Pamela Adcox
Tonganoxie,KS
Summary
Acute Dialysis professional with extensive experience in acute dialysis care, known for providing compassionate patient care and ensuring high clinical standards. Committed to collaborative teamwork and adapting to changing clinical environments. Recognized for strong assessment skills and critical decision-making.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Acute Dialysis RN
Davita Inc.
Riverside, MO
11.2010 - Current
- Administered acute dialysis treatments to patients, ensuring adherence to safety protocols and best practices.
- Monitored vital signs and patient responses during procedures, adjusting care plans as necessary for optimal outcomes.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to develop individualized care plans that addressed patients' specific medical needs.
- Educated patients and families on dialysis procedures, enhancing understanding and compliance with treatment regimens.
- Implemented quality assurance measures to enhance patient satisfaction and safety within the dialysis unit.
- Mentored junior nursing staff on best practices in acute dialysis care, fostering professional development and teamwork.
- Led initiatives to streamline workflow processes, improving overall efficiency in patient care delivery within the unit.
- Conducted regular assessments of equipment functionality, coordinating maintenance to minimize downtime and ensure reliability.
Circulating OR Nurse, PACU Nurse, Floor Nurse
Minimally Invasive Surgery Hospital
Lenexa, KS
02.2010 - 03.2011
- Coordinated surgical team activities to ensure optimal patient care and workflow efficiency.
- Monitored patients' vital signs during procedures, ensuring immediate response to any changes.
- Assisted surgeons with instrument handling and procedural setup, maintaining sterile environment.
- Anticipated potential needs in the operating room environment by maintaining an organized workspace and replenishing supplies as needed for efficient workflow.
- Safeguarded patients from harm by accurately identifying and verifying surgical sites, protecting against wrong-site surgeries.
- Conducted thorough assessments of operative sites both pre-and post-procedure, reporting any abnormal findings promptly to minimize potential complications.
- Reduced surgery delays by efficiently preparing the operating room with necessary equipment, instruments, and supplies.
- Expedited patient recovery by promptly addressing postoperative complications or concerns through timely intervention and collaboration with other healthcare providers.
- Consistently met strict regulatory requirements for safe medication administration during surgeries while adhering to facility policies regarding controlled substances management.
- Collaborated closely with surgeons, anesthesia providers, and other healthcare professionals to deliver optimal patient care in the operating room.
- Collected, labeled, and transported specimens and delivered to lab for testing.
- Assisted physicians in operating room by providing necessary supplies and equipment.
- Utilized sterile techniques and infection-control guidelines to maintain clean and safe environment.
- Prepped operating rooms to comply with environmental asepsis standards.
- Provided effective bedside care to patients before and after procedures to deliver comfort.
- Monitored patients' vital signs and administered medications per physician orders or good practices.
- Documented treatments delivered, medications and IVs administered, discharge instructions, and follow-up care.
- Educated family members and caregivers on patient care instructions.
Education
Associate of Science - Nursing
Kansas City Kansas Community College
Kansas City, KS12-2009
High School Diploma -
Basehor High School
Basehor, KS12-1983
Skills
- Vascular Access management
- Critical thinking
- HIPAA compliance
- Documentation accuracy
- Patient education techniques
- Telemetry monitoring
- Continuous renal replacement therapy
- Hemodialysis expertise
- Policy adherence
- Peritoneal dialysis
- Blood transfusion administration
- Lab result interpretation
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Time management
- Problem-solving
- Attention to detail
- Multitasking
- Electrolyte monitoring
- Hypertension control
- Pre-dialysis care
- Infection control practices
- Clinical decision making
- Post-dialysis care
- CPR certification
- Excellent communication
- Reliability
- Organizational skills
- Team collaboration
- Patient safety
- Adaptability and flexibility
- Catheter care
- Critical care nursing
- Specimen collection
- Medication administration
- Professionalism
Certification
Certified preceptor
Certified in: Plasmapheresis
Hemodialysis
Peritoneal Dialysis
Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy
ACLS/BLS
Timeline
Acute Dialysis RN
Davita Inc.
11.2010 - Current
Circulating OR Nurse, PACU Nurse, Floor Nurse
Minimally Invasive Surgery Hospital
02.2010 - 03.2011
Associate of Science - Nursing
Kansas City Kansas Community College
High School Diploma -
Basehor High School