Monica S. Davis

• Collaborated with members of patients' healthcare team to deliver appropriate level of care.
• Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
• Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
• Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
• Assists surgeons and anesthesia with perioperative patient care.

• Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
• Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
• Proven ability to learn quickly and adapt to new situations.
• Worked well in a team setting, providing support and guidance.
• Worked effectively in fast-paced environments.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Assist surgeons and anesthesia providers with patient care

Assisted surgeons of various specialties with surgical procedures.

Provided optimal perioperative care for patients.

Provided quick assessments and helped to determine treatment for patients requiring critical care.

Provided peri-operative care to patients.

Assisted anesthesia providers and surgeons to provide care of patients in need of surgical intervention.

Worked with administrative and surgical staff to meet requirements of patients and providers.

Carefully documented patient care and progress.

• Coordinating with staff and providers to manage the daily processes of the hospi- tal
• Including but not limited to staffing, patient safety, patient and staff complaints and assisting in and managing emergency issues as needed
• Coordinating with providers to ensure optimal care of patients
• Administering and reading TB skin tests and staff flu vaccinations
• Being a liaison between staff and hospital admin- istration in various situations.

• Managing care for the patients in the only burn unit in Mississippi
• Coordinating with the Director and burn surgeons, NPs and staff to assist in providing optimal care for patients
• Providing administrative support and being the liaison between the executives and staff
• Managing time for payroll and unit audits as needed.

• Caring for the intraoperative patient in various services
• Collaborating and assisting staff members, anesthesia staff and medical staff to provide the safest and most efficient care of assigned patients
• Managing vascular services by insuring supplies, equipment and staff are available for care.

• Providing essential diabetes education to patient in inpatient and outpatient settings
• As- sessing readiness for living life with diabetes
• Collaboratiing with providers about treat- ment plans that increase likelihood of patient success.

• Providing education and support for patients of primary care and endocrinology offices in MS and Southern AL
• Services included but were not limit- ed to teaching on the Astra Zeneca medication, exenatide
• Successfully coordinated with offices and patients to provide this complimentary resource
• Training was also done for staff and providers on product and services
• Territory management was essential due to the size of the assigned geography.

• Providing valued telephonic diabetes education to members of Superior Health plan in
• Texas
• Collaborating with case managers and providers as needed to insure optimum pa- tient care.

• Diabetes Management assistance for pregnant women with diabetes
• Making insulin and medication adjustments as needed to obtain optimal diabetes management in collabora- tion with various medical offices across the country.

• Planning and implementing diabetes education classes and 1:1 education sessions and doing inpatient hospital consults for patients with diabetes
• Being a resource and liaison for hospital nurses and staff
• Coordinating between pharmacies, insurance companies and patients to meet the needs of the patients
• Checking in and triaging patients for visits/classes
• Evaluating program efficacy and outcomes for educa- tion sessions
• Making follow up assessments for patients with various medical needs
• Teaching and promoting the concept of diabetes health and wellness in all cultures and age groups while furthering the model of a Diabetes Care Team.

• Planning and presenting diabetes education workshops for community and/or faith based organizations
• While averaging 20 to 30 participants per session, lead- ership skills are demonstrated by motivating and influencing others in improving their quality of life through proven medical principles
• Evaluates practices of self and others using professional standards, relevant statutes, and continued professional and personal development
• Serves as an educator by; monitoring, reviewing, evaluating developing and updating training and educational material through individual research experiences and research principles
• Responsible for updating and developing curriculum, lesson plans and appropriate visual aids to enhance student learning and participation
• Consis- tently takes appropriate action to improve performance through mentorship and by identi- fying problems and providing resolutions
• Maintains professional development by seek- ing knowledge and skills to maintain expertise in area of practice and obtaining Diabetes
• Educator Certification
• Participates in educational activities to improve clinical knowl- edge and enhance role performance
• Supports and enhances client self-determination.

• In a large Orthopedic Specialty Center with a patient case load of approx- imately 100 per month
• Current responsibilities include working in various patient care areas to provide clinical nursing expertise, care, and education to a diverse patient popu- lation
• In addition, performing pre-op phone calls and providing clear and concise dis- charge instructions to patients and families with written and verbal communication
• Uti- lizing strong organizational and leadership skills, I collaborate with other health team members to assure quality care while circulating surgical cases
• Extremely interpersonal and able to converse and interact with leaders at all levels while mentoring staff
• Occa- sionally as needed, perform functional services as recovery room nurse or pain manage- ment nurse
• Continuously monitors the environment for potential and/or actual safety hazards and assures adherence to strict safety procedures by all staff.

• Worked intermittent agency nurse assignments for the Baltimore and Washington DC of- fices
• Agency staff nurse in operating rooms around the Baltimore area providing patient care and pre operative patient and family teaching
• Planned, documented and evaluated patient care and worked as a team member with minimal supervision
• Possesses the ability to deliver direct patient care, interpret and utilize policies and proce- dures and demonstrate knowledge of computer skills by entering and retrieving data., /travel nurse delivering patient care in select specialties across the country
• Educated patient/family on patient care strategies including pre operative and discharge teaching
• Served as preceptor and charge nurse for other nurses on units
• Prepared patients for surgery pre-op and provides post operative care
• Ability to recognizes and report physi- ology and/or psychological deviations such as symptoms of hemorrhage, shock, obstruct- ed airway and/or anaphylaxis
• Extremely proficient at charting pertinent data regarding the patient’s condition such as procedures performed, vital signs, pre-op and post-op as- sessments, consent, site verification, and handoff reports
• Ensured that all required labs and EKG, history and physicals are done prior to procedure
• Adhered to all rules of a safe environment in the peri-operative area with pin-point accuracy.

• Providing telephonic disease management to members with
• Diabetes, Heart Failure, Renal Failure and Lung Disease
• Educating patient and family on disease processes and prevention and management of complications
• Organized and pre- sented various health education projects
• Working special projects and training staff as needed.

• Implementing telephonic management for chronic diseases such as Diabetes, Heart Failure, Kidney Failure, Lung Disease and other disease modali- ties
• Experienced in chronic disease management both telephonic and face to face in community settings
• Possesses effective communication skills and customer service prac- tices.

• In busy operating room of a large teaching hospital providing direct patient care for perioperative patients
• These responsibilities include, but are not limited to: uti- lizing the nursing process in managing, developing, implementing and evaluating each patient's individual plan of care with an interdisciplinary team to attain specific clinical outcomes
• Implemented nursing interventions as necessary for assessing patient response to surgical procedures, guides and directs patient care delivery of support staff, partici- pates in and initiates Quality Assessment and Improvement program activities as applica- ble to the clinical area
• Promotes collaborative practice to provide and expedite quality patient care along the health care continuum; acts as patient advocate to assure appropri- ateness and quality of care.

• Staff/travel nurse assignments in operating rooms and/or labor and delivery suites in var- ious states providing direct patient care in both areas
• Evaluated and assessed patient condition, while carrying out prescribed medical treatments/procedures, and worked closely with physicians and other healthcare professionals to ensure optimal patient care
• Performed a wide range of complex nursing procedures, some of which include perform- ing catheterizations, IV insertion, accu-checks, initiating and abiding by isolation proto- cols.

• Managing day to day operations of a nine room operating suite
• Di- rectly supervised 35 employees’s while collaborating with physicians and staff to ensure efficient patient care
• Educated colleagues and served as a preceptor and/or mentor
• Used the group process to identify, analyze and resolve care problems
• Conducted pre-pro- cedural assessment, providing coaching and teaching in conscious sedation, recovery and discharge
• Scheduled, supervised and mentored nursing staff, distributed patient care as- signments, and notified nursing supervisors of staffing issues
• Upheld strict healthcare, nursing and hospital standards
• Initiated/participated in quality improvement activities that resulted in approved outcomes.