Committed professional nurse driven by challenges, excelling in optimal patient care outcomes. A skilled team player dedicated to achieving the highest standards of knowledge in all aspects of ethical quality nursing and medical practice management. Compassionate healthcare advocate of patient’s rights, self determination, achievement of wellness goals while upholding respect to differences in culture, preferences, and values.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse Supervisor
VNA Barnabas Health
West Orange, NJ
11.2020 - Current
Partnered with organizational and unit leaders to devise QA/QI initiatives, continuously improving delivery of care, patient outcomes and overall services.
Coordinated and led in-services to facilitate nursing leadership development and career growth.
Monitored and managed various treatment and care interventions.
Updated physicians on patient test results and assisted in developing care plans.
Trained new RN hires and ancillary staff members to meet patient service goals, champion standards of care and improve patient overall satisfaction.
Counseled patients and caregivers, providing emotional, psychological and spiritual support.
Maintained personal and team compliance with medication administration standards and patient care best practices.
Monitored and recorded patient condition, vital signs, recovery progress and medication side effects.
Treated patients suffering from chronic and acute medical concerns, including asthma, seizure disorders and pneumonia.
Acted as patient advocate and implemented total patient care through team nursing process.
Case Manager
VNA Barbara’s Health
West Orange, NJ
01.2019 - Current
Informed patients and families of treatment options and at-home care strategies to reduce unnecessary burden on hospital resources.
Optimized program resource utilization to prevent unnecessary hospital admissions.
Reviewed treatment plans against individual goals and healthcare standards.
Facilitated ongoing case management services to support successful outcomes and meet stabilization goals.
Developed comprehensive client-driven case plan with short and long-term goals.
Protected patient data in alignment with HIPAA privacy protocols.
Monitored and managed various treatment and care interventions.
Focal responsibilities include delivering dependable evidenced based practice quality patient centered care throughout the peri-operative experience. Responsible for effective patient teaching while providing various essential levels of support for both patients, families, caregivers. Instrumental facility coordinator, partnering with multiple ophthalmic surgeon practices to ensure successful elective and emergent surgical contractual agreements and assisting with scheduling of surgical flow as well as staffing and inventory needs. Fostering of healthy relationships with anesthesia providers in joint ordinance of patient care, surgical coordinators, and vendors.
Critical implementation of accreditation and company policy guidelines in goal of exceeding strategic patient surgical outcomes and sound business operational goals. Member of leadership team for staff and nursing education; participant of several company committees designed to elevate quality improvement measures through policy creation, regulation, implementation, and monitoring.
Nursing staff member skilled in all aspects of facility preoperative care, operating room circulating nursing, and postoperative patient care and responsibilities.
Educated in safe sterile Surgical Scrub technique for all of the facility’s specialities, as well as experience in scrubbing for cataract and retinal procedures. Charge Nurse duties which includes of management of nursing staff, patient care technicians, sterilization processing and inventory departments.
Markedly increased patient surveyed satisfaction by decreasing scheduled surgical wait times and managing surgeon and patient scheduling.
Education
Associate of Applied Science - Registered Nurse
Essex County College
Newark, NJ
2011
Associate of Science - Paralegal Studies
Essex County College
Newark, NJ
Bachelor of Science - Pure and Applied Science
Hampton University
Hampton, VA
Skills
Utilization management
Quality controls
Patient and family focused
Infection control standards
Personal and professional integrity
Cultural awareness and sensitivity
Patient care planning
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification
Staff training and development
Sterilization techniques
Staff performance evaluations
Strong clinical judgment
Problem resolution ability
Critical thinking proficiency
Certification
BLS - Basic Life Support
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
Current Certified Femto Second Laser Operator (Catalys Precision Laser System)
Affiliations
NJ AASC and ASCA Organizational Member
Parish Nurse Volunteer, Habitat for Humanity,
The Valerie Children's Fund
VP of Nursing Class/Phi Theta Kappa/Dean's List
Daisy Award 2020
Honoree of annual nursing recognition award, nominated by fellow coworkers and clinical managers.
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