Natalie Skipper

• Administered medications using automated dispensing systems to ensure precise dosage and timing.
• Conducted thorough patient assessments to identify changes in condition, promptly notifying physicians and initiating appropriate interventions when necessary.

• Advocated for patients by communicating care preferences to providers, verifying interventions met, and treatment goals.
• Evaluated healthcare needs, goals for treatment and available resources of each patient in order to provide optimal care.

• Established COVID relief care to patients and community members.
• Provide professional and holistic nursing care to up to six patients taking into consideration physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of each individual.
• Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process and management and lifestyle options.

• Provide organized, safe, compassionate, and evidence-based nursing care to patients and families on various units with responsibilities and duties delegated as a float pool nurse.
• Collaborated with physicians to assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing changing conditions.

Work to support and enhance safety, patient experience, communications, and efficiency on Urology/Plastics/Abdominal Transplant unit.

• Performed administrative and technical assistance and support.
• Communicate and relay needs of patients, families, nursing staff, physicians, and other staff.
• Collaborates with staff and leaders to develop, oversee, and operate unit effectively.

Provide direct and general nursing care to individuals on Urology/Plastics/Abdominal Transplant unit.

• Specialized in providing quality care to patients under parameters of Oregon state licensing board, and under supervision of RN.
• Patient populations include those with CKD, hepatitis, pancreatitis, DIEP flap, nephrolithiasis, vaginoplasty, phalloplasty, etc.
• Record vital signs, height, weight, food and fluid intake and output, perform finger sticks for blood sugar checks, and report abnormal results and document findings to RN and in electronic medical record.
  

Caring for elderly/ developmentally disabled residents in residential home setting.

• Resident population included those with cerebral palsy, congestive heart failure, Alzheimer's disease, and schizophrenia
• Assisted with activities of daily living including assisted with feedings, transferring to/from wheelchair, assisted with bathing, dressing, and restroom needs
• Administered medication, documented changes in residents, assisted with updating resident care plans, and established trusting relationships with residents and families

Assisted population of elderly residents in assisted living and skilled care setting.

• Patient population included those with Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, COPD, congestive heart failure, etc.
• Assisted residents with activities of daily living including transferring, bathing, dressing, and restroom needs.