Ngemneh Iris RN
Justin,TX
Summary
Registered Nurse focused on providing high quality care across the lifespan and maintaining direct lines of communication with patients and other members of the health-care team. Superb interpersonal and leadership skills. Over 5 years of nursing and leadership experience. Seeking a position in a facility or community setting that diagnoses and manages both common and complex medical conditions in patients of all ages.
Healthcare professional with focus on case management and patient care coordination. Adept at developing and implementing comprehensive care plans tailored to individual patient needs. Recognized for strong team collaboration and adaptability in dynamic healthcare environments.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Registered Nurse Case Manager
VITAS Healthcare
01.2024 - Current
- Evaluated patient progress and adjusted care plans accordingly, ensuring continuity of care across all healthcare settings.
- Collaborated with physicians and other healthcare providers to ensure appropriate resource utilization for complex cases.
- Provided education and support to patients and families, empowering them to make informed decisions regarding their healthcare needs.
- Improved patient outcomes by consistently providing comprehensive assessments and developing tailored care plans.
- Participated in on-call rotations to deliver after-hours care.
- Conducted comprehensive assessments of patients'' physical, emotional, and social needs in order to develop individualized care plans that facilitated optimal health outcomes.
- Enhanced interdisciplinary team communication through regular case conferences, promoting effective collaboration for optimal patient care.
- Advocated for patients by communicating care preferences to practitioners, verifying interventions met treatment goals and identifying insurance coverage limitations.
Registered Nurse Case Manager
University Behavioral Health/Denton
09.2022 - Current
- Ensure that all staff members deliver care in accordance with the Standards of Care and Practice.
- Makes assignments that reflect the competence of staff and patient needs. Ensures that an assignment sheet is filled out every shift.
- Implement hospital policies and procedures and act as a resource to the staff.
- Responsibilities for compliance with the Joint Commission, state and regulatory standards and patient rights standards.
- Documents patient information and nursing care in the provision of nursing services.
- Identifies patient problems based upon data collected through nursing assessment as well as integrating information obtained through family, significant other, and/or primary caregiver.
- Establishes priorities based on nursing assessment, problems identified, and estimated length of stay while developing short- and long-term goals and desired outcomes on an individual basis.
- Provided nursing care for psychiatric patients using the nursing process.
- Medication administration and side effect monitoring.
- Ensuring safety and providing crisis intervention strategies.
- Participating in the treatment team and facilitating patient care plans.
- Make frequent rounds of all units to determine patient needs and address issues of concern with staff.
- Communicate with medical staff to coordinate medical, psychiatric, and nursing care of the patients.
- Working with Psychiatric patients from ages thirteen (13) and older.
- Administered medications and treatments as prescribed by physicians.
Charge Nurse/Advocate
Valley Hope Detox Center
01.2024 - 06.2025
- Executes prescribed treatments and medication interventions as established for each patient.
- Maintains a safe and sanitary environment applying infection control techniques and universal precautions.
- Adheres to all policies and procedures regarding patient information protection and HIPPA.
- Assists with detox admissions and provides patient care support during the patient detoxification process including pre-screening of patients, obtaining physical assessment data and health history, administering detox treatment plans, and monitoring of patients.
- Records treatment activities and patient observations in patient records accurately and timely; completes paperwork requirements as needed in an accurate and timely manner.
- Oversees non-licensed nursing staff as instructed by and under the direction of the facility Nursing Director.
- Conducted daily shift briefs to inform staff of changes in patient care assignments.
- Optimized patient satisfaction through timely response to concerns and effective communication among staff members.
- Promoted a safe working environment by adhering to infection control policies and regularly reviewing safety protocols.
- Contributed significantly towards Joint Commission accreditation compliance through regular audits, staff education and process improvement recommendations.
Corrigan Mental Hospital
03.2022 - 09.2022
- Communicate with medical staff to coordinate medical, psychiatric, and nursing care of the patients.
- Advocate on behalf of all patients to protect their rights while hospitalized and investigate grievances and rights violations as assigned.
- Geriatric treatment knowledge.
- Make frequent rounds of all units to determine patient needs and address issues of concern with staff.
- Participate in continuous quality improvement measures of the nursing department and hospital.
- Evaluate patients' care through assessments, planning, intervention, and comparison of established standards.
Pembroke Hospital
09.2021 - 09.2022
- Ensure a safe and therapeutic environment.
- Consistently identify patient needs.
- Provide general and psychiatric patient care.
- Evaluate the effectiveness of interventions.
- Document and communicate unusual changes in client behaviors.
- Glucose check/ insulin administration.
- Psych evaluation.
- Basic life support training/certification.
- Non-violent crisis Intervention (CPI) instructor.
- Medication administration.
- Detox evaluation.
Mas medical staffing home/hospice healthcare
05.2021 - 09.2022
- Coordinates hospice care by working with other team members as well as with the patients/family members to ensure needs are met.
- Evaluate the effectiveness of hospice services to the patient and family on an ongoing basis.
- Perform evaluations for hospice care along with informational visits as needed.
- Utilize the nursing process to provide professional nursing care.
- Consult with the attending physician and Hospice Medical Director concerning changes in patients’ condition requiring order changes and/or changes in the plan of care.
- Take responsibility for ensuring patients’ plans of care are kept current.
- Provide education to patients/family members regarding the dying process, plan of care and offer guidance with healthcare decisions.
- Provide dietary counseling, taking into account health issues and dietary changes at the end of life.
- Perform death visit per agency’s policy.
- Participate in the patient’s discharge planning process.
HCR Manor Care, Heartland Rehab/Nursing
12.2020 - 09.2021
- Registered Nurse and Admission Nurse.
- Preceptor to new graduates and new nurses.
- Administration and management oral, intravenous and topical medication.
- Dementia/ Alzheimer’s patient training.
CNA / Registered Nurse
People Incorporated Rehab center
01.2018 - 12.2020
- Provide palliative care in long term and short-term settings, which typically range from assessments to development and implementation of care plans.
- Communicate with the supervisor to coordinate medical, psychiatric, and nursing care of the patients.
- Make frequent rounds of all units to ensure safety of patients.
- Participate in continuous quality improvement measures of the nursing department and hospital.
- Evaluate patient care through assessment, planning, intervention, and re-evaluation, written documentation, observation, and comparison of established standards.
Education
Master of Science -
Southern New Hampshire College
New Hampton, NH01-2025
Associate of Science - Nursing
Labouré college
Milton, MA01.2020
Skills
- Medication administration expert
- Skilled in conducting physical examinations
- Broad medical terminology knowledge
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification
- Health and wellness expertise
- Geriatric treatment knowledge
- Diabetes, Hospice and Stroke Patient Care
- IV drug therapy management
- Care coordination
- Case evaluation
- Discharge planning
- Geriatric care
- Patient assessments
- Medical records management
- Home care management
- Staff management
- Service coordination
- Mental health support
- Pediatric care
- Resource utilization
- Ethical considerations
- Referral coordination
- Patient advocacy
- Healthcare regulations
- Care management
- Case management
- Staff education and training
Languages
French
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Registered Nurse Case Manager
VITAS Healthcare
01.2024 - Current
Charge Nurse/Advocate
Valley Hope Detox Center
01.2024 - 06.2025
Registered Nurse Case Manager
University Behavioral Health/Denton
09.2022 - Current
Corrigan Mental Hospital
03.2022 - 09.2022
Pembroke Hospital
09.2021 - 09.2022
Mas medical staffing home/hospice healthcare
05.2021 - 09.2022
HCR Manor Care, Heartland Rehab/Nursing
12.2020 - 09.2021
CNA / Registered Nurse
People Incorporated Rehab center
01.2018 - 12.2020
Associate of Science - Nursing
Labouré college
Master of Science -
Southern New Hampshire College
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