Patricia Ervin
Kernersville,NC
Summary
Organized and dependable nurse seeking a part-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management, and problem-solving skills. Successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.
Overview
2
2
years of professional experience
2
2
Certification
Work History
HomeCare Assessment Nurse
Touched By Angels Home Health
05.2023 - Current
- Counsel patients and Aides via telephone according to established guidelines and protocols, advising on provider-established plans of care.
- Obtain case history and gathered triage information to determine appropriate avenue for care.
- Assist in management of patient utilization of health care system and provided patient education relative to health care needs, use of community resources and responsibilities of membership in managed care.
- Deliver orientation and training to PCA and CNAs in clinic operations and procedures.
- Evaluate patient histories, complaints, and current symptoms.
- Educate family members and caregivers on patient care instructions.
- Follow all personal and health data procedures to effectively comply with HIPAA laws and prevent information breaches.
- Perform 5-7 assessments each shift
Charge Nurse
NaphCare
11.2022 - 05.2023
- Trained new nurses and EMT's in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
- Collaborated with other healthcare professionals to provide quality patient care.
- Monitored nursing care, patient assessment processes, and treatment implementations.
- Administered medications and treatments to patients as ordered by physician, maintaining accountability for accurate narcotic count at end of each shift.
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
- Worked with patients diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), asthma, congestive heart failure (CHF), cerebrovascular accidents (CVA), diabetes or sepsis to asses needs and determine best options for care.
- Cared for patients' wounds and changed dressings.
- Developed and implemented specific nursing care plans to cater to individual patient needs.
- Quickly responded to situations impacting safety and security to unit, actualizing crisis prevention interventions to control and de-escalate situations.
- Evaluated patient histories, complaints, and current symptoms.
- Provided skilled, timely and level-headed emergency response to critically-ill patients.
- Communicated with healthcare team members to plan, implement and enhance treatment strategies.
- Facilitated therapeutic communication, conflict resolution and crisis intervention by redirecting negative behaviors and helping patients regain or improve coping abilities.
Registered Nurse, Critical Care Unit/ED
Novant Health, Inc
06.2021 - 12.2022
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
- Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients, and determined next course of action.
- Managed care from admission to discharge.
- Implemented medication and IV administration, catheter insertion, and airway management.
- Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
- Advocated for patients by communicating care preferences to practitioners, verifying interventions met treatment goals and identifying insurance coverage limitations.
- Advised patients and caregivers of proper wound management, discharge plan objectives, safe medication use, and disease management.
- Collected blood, tissue, and other laboratory specimens and prepared for lab testing.
- Monitored patient condition by interpreting and tracking EKG readings, identifying irregular telemetry readings and responding accordingly.
- Oversaw various aspects of telemetry by administering vasoactive drugs, titration, thrombolytic therapy, dysrhythmia interpretation.
- Performed timely resuscitation and stabilization of acutely ill patients.
- Operated critical care equipment to keep patients stable and promote recovery.
- Administered medications to treat patients' symptoms and address underlying disease progression.
- Counseled patients and families on treatments, care options and discharge instructions.
Education
Bachelor of Nursing -
Winston-Salem State University
Winston-salem, NC12.2023
Associate Degree in Nursing -
Forsyth Technical Community College
Winston-salem, NC05.2022
Bachelor of Science - Biomedical Sciences
University of South Florida
Tampa, FL12.2017
Skills
- Health Data Management
- EMR System/EPIC/Oasis
- Management of PICC Line
- Patient and Caregiver Education
- Emotional Support
- Wound Care
- Nursing Process
- Medical Histories and Vital Statistics
- Patient Admission
- Clinical Judgement
- Workload Management
- Patient Safety
- Emergency Response
- Direct Patient Care
Certification
PALS
BLS
Timeline
HomeCare Assessment Nurse
Touched By Angels Home Health
05.2023 - Current
Charge Nurse
NaphCare
11.2022 - 05.2023
Registered Nurse, Critical Care Unit/ED
Novant Health, Inc
06.2021 - 12.2022
Bachelor of Nursing -
Winston-Salem State University
Associate Degree in Nursing -
Forsyth Technical Community College
Bachelor of Science - Biomedical Sciences
University of South Florida
PALS
BLS
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