NAOMI LONGWORTH

• Treated variety of illnesses affecting offenders in close quarters.
• Stabilized prisoners suffering from falls, stab wounds or other injuries prior to hospital transfer.
• Created and implemented care plans for prisoners suffering from chronic conditions.
• Performed mental health evaluations when warranted and recommended patients to therapists.
• Complied with all security regulations within prison system and administered care in safest possible environment.
• Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.

• Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients and determined next course of action.
• Managed care from admission to discharge.
• Conferred with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches.
• 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.
• Assessed electronic medical record for required documentation to support MDS coding.
• Verified prompt and accurate completion of MDS activities for billing.
• Led weekly utilization review to go over recent clinical activities.

• Managed patients recovering from medical or surgical procedures, including facilitating wound care, ostomy care, pressure ulcer prevention and pain management.
• Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process and management and lifestyle options.
• Delivered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections, monitoring responses to address new concerns.
• Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures and safety protocols to optimize performance and safety.
• Worked collaboratively on Covid unit to provide care during the pandemic.
• Charge nurse on 17 bed unit with 4 nurses and 2 aids.
• Managed and provided leadership to help staff with direct and indirect patient care and telemetry monitoring

• Effectively prioritized assignments, executing care based on each patient's relative condition and delegating tasks to available personnel deliver safe and efficient care.
• Observed and reported patient condition, progress and medication side effects to accurately document updates.
• Performed various nursing interventions such as wound dressing, vital sign monitoring and specimen collection.

• Memorial Regional Hospital, Bon Secours - Mechanicsville, VA - Orthopedics & Telemetry - May 2019 to July 2019 - Epic Charting
• Anne Arundel - Annapolis, MD - General Surgical & Telemetry - Jan. 2019 to April 2019 - Epic Charting
• Beckley ARH - Beckley, WV - Med/Surg & Telemetry - Oct. 2018 to Dec. 2018 - Paper Charting
• Dartmouth Hitchcock - Lebanon, NH - Med/Surg & Telemetry - Jul. 2018 to Sep. 2018 - Epic Charting
• Mercy Hospital - Springfield, MO - Med/Surg - Apr. 2018 to Jul. 2018 - Epic Charting
• St. Mary's Hospital - Lewiston, ME - Rehabilitation - Nov. 2017 to Apr. 2018 - Paper and Electronic Charting

Established and maintained effective communication with physicians, patients, family members, hospital staff, administration, and management.

• Implemented new unit assignments based on evaluation of staffing requirements.
• Assisted with behavioral/emotional support and supervision for those with dementia and Alzheimer's.

• Assessed patients in active withdrawal and provided interventions to manage physical and psychological withdrawal symptoms.
• Collected blood, tissue and other laboratory specimens and prepared them for lab testing.