MERRIE JOYNER

Taking a break due to burnout and family obligations,

Ready to return to work in Behavioral Health as Registered Nurse.

• Worked with multidisciplinary team to carry out successful treatment plans for diverse acute and chronic conditions.
• Determined and addresses individual home care needs by completing detailed assessments and reviewing documentation.
• Administered different therapies including wound care and medications in line with physician orders and treatment plan.
• Provided physical assessments, medication, and chronic disease management to home health patients.
• Documented patient vitals, behaviors, and conditions to communicate concerns to supervising nurse.
• Coordinated with other healthcare team members to support patient needs.
• Educated patients and families on disease processes, medications and treatments.
• Assessed patients' health status and developed individualized care plans to suit needs.
• Followed all personal and health data procedures to effectively comply with HIPAA laws and prevent information breaches.

• RN on 4 East, Ortho floor
• Caring for orthopedic patients from post-op through discharge
• Caring for patients post-op general surgery as well as patients with chronic illnesses
• Advised patients and caregivers of proper wound management, discharge plan objectives, safe medication use, and disease management.
• Quickly responded to situations impacting safety and security to unit, actualizing crisis prevention interventions to control and de-escalate situations.

• Conducted Mental Health admission assessments
• Assisted patients in understanding the nature of emotional disturbances and to accept the need for treatment.
• Assisted in maintaining a safe and secure environment for staff and patients.
• Administered and noted reactions to psychotropic drugs and other medications as ordered by the physicians.
• Worked as a multidisciplinary team, including nursing, physicians, and social workers in order to determine a safe discharge for patients.
• Arranged further medical attention when necessary.

• Charge nurse on acute rehabilitation unit.
• Provide care for people with physical disabilities and chronic illness using specialized knowledge and clinical skills of rehab nursing
• Completion and documentation of Nursing Admission assessments including identifying patient problems in order to create an individualized plan of care.
• Coordinated nursing care activities in collaboration with other members of the interdisciplinary rehabilitation team to facilitate achievement of overall goals.
• Provided direction and supervision of ancillary nursing personnel, demonstrated professional judgment, used problem solving techniques and time-management principles, and delegated appropriately.
• Actively works to ensure proper coverage of personnel on the unit.
• Served on both the unit and facility-wide falls committee.

• Employed as patient care RN on busy med-surg unit.
• Accurately documented all elements of nursing assessment, treatments, medications, discharge instructions, and follow-up care.
• Managed care for post-operative patients through discharge.
• Chronic patient care in med-surg unit, adeptly handling all aspects of treatment from medication to wound care to monitoring for 5-6 patients per shift.
• Caring for patients post-op general surgery as well as patients with chronic illnesses