Patient-oriented Nurse with 18 years of diverse experience in direct patient care, staff supervision and department operations. Skilled at multitasking and prioritizing patient needs and daily assignments. Knowledgeable about EMR charting, medication administration and interdisciplinary collaboration focused on optimizing patient care and support. Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude and a natural interpersonal strength.
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Michelle Schmidt
Oregon City,OR
Summary
Overview
18
years of professional experience
1
Certification
Work History
Hands Full Wellness LLC
Health and Wellness Nurse Coach
01.2023 - Current
Job overview
- Client focused promotion and facilitation of growth, health and wellbeing of whole person
- Utilize communication skills to help clients understand how to adapt to healthy lifestyle changes
- Understood client limitations based on medication or physical disabilities while building exercise plans
- Developed care plans and agendas for clients based on individual health concerns and advised on specific diet and exercise plans
- Assisted and coached clients during physical exercises to promote safety of clients and effectiveness of routines
- Strived to eliminate high-risk behavior through education, diet, exercise, stress reduction and clean living for clients
Legacy Emanuel Hospital
Relief Charge Nurse/ Staff Nurse
07.2005 - Current
Job overview
- Precepted new nurses on hospital policies and procedures, patient care protocols, medical procedures and patient interventions.
- Charge Nurse of 33 bed, medical, surgical, trauma, neurology, orthopedic unit
- Delegated responsibilities to nursing staff as per need of department
- Organizing, prioritizing, and delegating nursing workflow through out ward
- Facilitated therapeutic communication, conflict resolution and crisis intervention by redirecting negative behaviors and helping patients regain or improve coping abilities.
- Quickly responded to situations impacting safety and security to unit, actualizing crisis prevention interventions to control and de-escalate situations.
- Provided exceptional care to high-acute patients needing complex care such as ventilator management, extensive wound care, complex orthopedic and traumatic injury and rehabilitation.
- Communicated with healthcare team members to plan, implement and enhance treatment strategies.
- Managed patients recovering from medical or surgical procedures.
- Educated family members and caregivers on patient care instructions.
- Documented treatments delivered, medications and IVs administered, discharge instructions, and follow-up care.
Education
National Academy of Sports MedicineGilbert, AZ
Certified Personal Trainer
04.2023
University Overview
The Nurse Coach CollectivePortland, OR
Nurse Coach - Board Certified from Transformative Nurse Coaching
05.2022
University Overview
Linfield CollegePortland, OR
Bachelor of Science from Nursing
2005
University Overview
Skills
- Positive energy that is compassionate and caring
- Interpersonal Communication Skills
- Passionate in promoting preventative care
- Knowledge in nutrition, fitness and positive transformative health care practices
- Self motivated and driven
- Comfortable with diverse populations and personalities
- Resource person, leader and preceptor
- Knowledge concepts of body systems and diagnosis
- Complex Problem-Solving in high acute Medical, Surgical, Orthopedic, Neurology and Trauma units of level one hospital
- Planned and coordinated daily care with interdisciplinary team
- Unit Operations of 33 bed Unit
- Delegation, Motivation and conflict resolution
- Accurate Documentation and Medication Administration
- Group and individual coaching
- Health and wellness knowledge
Certification
- BLS-CPR
- Board certified Nurse Coach, American Holistic Nurses Credentialing Corporation - 2022
- Certified Personal Trainer, NASM - 2023
Timeline
Health and Wellness Nurse Coach
Hands Full Wellness LLC
01.2023 - Current
Relief Charge Nurse/ Staff Nurse
Legacy Emanuel Hospital
07.2005 - Current
National Academy of Sports Medicine
Certified Personal Trainer
The Nurse Coach Collective
Nurse Coach - Board Certified from Transformative Nurse Coaching
Linfield College
Bachelor of Science from Nursing