Monica Patin

• Supervised team of 60 staff members including scheduling and maintaining appropriate staffing ratios for a variable patient census in the acute care setting.
• Collaborated with a team of Nursing Managers in the development, implementation, and operation of the COVID Care Unit. This unit infused monoclonal antibodies to the high-risk patient population and achieved success in decreasing hospitalizations in this patient group.
• Established and maintained effective communication with physicians, staff, and community organizations to promote high quality patient care.
• Recruited, hired, and trained RN, LPN, and MA staff, providing direct supervision, ongoing staff development and continuing education to employees.
• Maintained medication inventory, supplies, and equipment to accommodate patient care needs while minimizing waste financial loss.
• Assisted with facility audits and inspections, identifying areas needing improvement, correcting areas of deficiency to achieve and maintain compliance with associated regulatory bodies.
• Monitored moderately complex on-site laboratory in accordance with State and CLIA guidelines, including all documentation, accession logs, and required quality controls.

• Evaluated and monitored care and services throughout shift to promote efficient and high-quality care.
• Supported staff RN and medical assistants on the floor especially during high patient volume shifts.
• Developed and distributed shift assignments for staffing the various areas of the unit on a day-to-day basis.
• Participated in recruitment, hiring and training of all non-providers.
• Designed and introduced leadership development, coaching and team management model, resulting in promotion of employees into increased levels of responsibility.

• Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
• Provided a timely and skilled emergency response to critically ill patients. Moving patients to CC bay when needed or facilitating transfer to high level facility.
• Trained new nurses in proper standards of care, treatments, procedures, and safety protocols.
• Audited charts and reviewed clinical documents to verify accuracy and provide staff feedback in real time during their shifts.
• Collaborated with leadership to devise initiatives for improving nursing satisfaction, retention, and morale.

• Performed triage on incoming patients and determined severity of injuries and illnesses.
• Performed various nursing interventions such as wound dressing, vital sign monitoring, and specimen collection.
• Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections, blood products and monitored responses.
• Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
• Precepted student nurses and oriented new hires

• Worked with multidisciplinary team to carry out successful treatment plans for diverse acute and chronic conditions.
• Provided physical assessments, medication, and chronic disease management to home health patients.
• Identify and treat individual home care needs by completing detailed assessments and reviewing documentation.
• Documented patient vitals, behaviors, and conditions to communicate concerns to supervising nurse.
• Explained course of care and medication side effects to patients and caregivers in easy-to-understand terms.
• Equipped patients with tools and knowledge needed for speedy and sustained recovery.