Olivia Foster
Registered Nurse
Alto,Georgia
Summary
Hardworking Registered Nurse with success providing individualized patient care. Committed to delivering best-in-class patient care through effective education and counseling. Proven leadership focused on increasing and enhancing patient care and satisfaction. Streamline safety protocols for comprehensive patient care.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse, ICU
Prisma Health Oconee Memorial Hospital
Seneca, SC
11.2022 - Current
- Used critical thinking to break down problems, evaluate solutions and make decisions.
- Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients, and determined next course of action.
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
- Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
- Maintained quality care and comfort for patients with heart failure, pulmonary hypertension, and other conditions.
- Used first-hand knowledge and clinical expertise to advocate for patients under care and enacted prescribed treatment strategies.
- Offered exceptional care and support to individuals recovering from acute incidents and dealing with chronic conditions.
Registered Nurse, ICU
Habersham Medical Center
Demorest, GA
05.2022 - Current
- Contributed substantially to successful department DNV accreditation by consistently operating to highest standards of care.
- Organized and managed care of patients undergoing various therapies and procedures.
- Advocated for patients by communicating care preferences to practitioners, verifying interventions met treatment goals and identifying insurance coverage limitations.
- Taught patients how to improve lifestyle choices, dramatically reducing chance of symptom reoccurrence.
- 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.
Registered Nurse, Medical-Surgical Unit
Habersham Medical Center
Demorest, GA
09.2020 - Current
- Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients and determined next course of action.
- Advocated for patients by communicating care preferences to practitioners, verifying interventions met treatment goals and identifying insurance coverage limitations.
- Organized and managed care of patients undergoing various therapies and procedures.
- Monitored patient reactions to drugs and carefully documented findings.
- Reviewed post-operative orders and continuously monitored patients' post-operative vitals, set up PCA and fluids and oriented patients to unit.
- Provided didactic and clinical instructions to orient new nurses and potential student nurses to achieve training outcomes.
- Managed care from admission to discharge.
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures and safety protocols.
Direct Care Staff Member
Shepherds Hill Academy
Martin, GA
09.2018 - 08.2020
- Documented client progress and services performed, reporting changes in client condition to manager and Therapeutic staff.
- Remained alert to problems or health or behavioral issues of clients and competently responded.
- Entertained or read aloud to patients to improve mental health and alertness.
- Collaborated with Therapeutic, Medical, and Academic staff to create and achieve goals in a pediatric population.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Toccoa Falls College
Toccoa Falls, GA05.2020
Skills
- Medical Histories and Assessments
- Shock Symptom Identification
- Treatment Plan Creation and Revision
- ICU Operations
- Maintaining Patient Safety Standards
- Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
- Blood Transfusion Administration
- Nursing Assignments
- HIPAA and Confidentiality Compliance
- Withdrawal Symptoms
Certification
- PALS - Pediatric Advanced Life Support
- ACLS- Advanced Cardiac Life Support
- BLS- Basic Life Support
Timeline
Registered Nurse, ICU
Prisma Health Oconee Memorial Hospital
11.2022 - Current
Registered Nurse, ICU
Habersham Medical Center
05.2022 - Current
Registered Nurse, Medical-Surgical Unit
Habersham Medical Center
09.2020 - Current
Direct Care Staff Member
Shepherds Hill Academy
09.2018 - 08.2020
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Toccoa Falls College
- PALS - Pediatric Advanced Life Support
- ACLS- Advanced Cardiac Life Support
- BLS- Basic Life Support
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