Rachel Bishop
Hallandale,FL
Summary
Patient-oriented LPN with 14 years of hands-on experience in delivering quality direct and indirect patient care to individuals in a medical setting. Skillfully completes tasks and fosters relationships with patients, caregivers and coworkers to drive patient care goals and advance nursing philosophies.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Clinical Manager/Lead Clinician
Sono Bello
Fort Lauderdale, FL
09.2020 - Current
- Gold Leaf Clinician of Sono Bello 2023
- Clinician spotlight of Sono Bello April 2022
- Manages flow of the clinical department with communication between operational management, clinicians, and surgeons.
- Completes clinical schedule and assigns daily tasks ensuring staff hours are kept under control.
- Maintains logs and clinc to assure they are kept up to AAAHC standards.
- Assists in surgery, pre ops, post ops, and wound care.
- Oversees surgery and clinic schedule for efficiency of the clinical department.
- Responds to all emails and nurse call backs on a daily basis.
- Initiates medical clearances during preop or new sales chart audits when deemed necessary.
- Audits new sales and chart audits before proceeding with surgery.
- Communicates with clinicians to keep them up to date with any new policies or changes with in the office.
- Peace keeper for clinical department to help provide a happy and health work environment.
- Safeguards relationship with surgeons and communicates with team with any preference changes.
- Investigated incidents or complaints related to clinical practice.
- Participated in meetings with other healthcare professionals to discuss best practices.
- Interviewed applicants and made recommendations for new hires.
- Ensured that staff members adhere to professional standards of practice.
- Trained staff nurses in medical office procedures to standardize quality of care.
Perioperative Nurse
Surgical Center of Broward County
Sunrise, FL
06.2011 - 10.2019
- Assesses and interviews patients in pre-op, patients performs EKGs and acquires blood specimens
- Initiates IVs and administers medications as ordered necessary for surgery
- Circulates among surgical team; coordinates communication and advocates for patients
- Provides and directs the nursing care while supervising paraprofessional personnel in the operating room
- Transfers, lifts, and moves unconscious/sedated patients into different positions and from stretcher to wheelchair
- Manage post-operative pain and surgical site
- Administered pain medication and implemented management techniques to assist patients experiencing discomfort.
- Identifies acute decline in patients status and uses critical thinking to effectively manage emergencies
- Responsible for proper documentation of information prior to discharge.
- Individualized care for each surgical patient by soothing anxieties, checking vital signs and explaining procedures.
- Delivered key information to patients and caregivers to prepare for operations, side effects and expected recovery process.
Staff Floor Nurse
Pediatric Associates
Hollywood, FL
12.2009 - 10.2011
- Performed patient assessments daily including all vital signs, hearing/vision screening, and health history from newborns to 21 years of age
- Responsible for maintaining detailed and accurate documentation of medications administered, observation of side effects, any medical problems/errors, health and immunization history in charts
- Extensive knowledge of immunizations, their schedules, and side effects
- Triaged patients upon arrival to the office or when calling the nurse hotline
- Answered nurse hotline phones and providing medical information to patients, families, or medical professionals
- Assisted physicians with in house tests and procedures
- Responsible for prescription refills, message taking, and other clerical duties
- Performed routine lab tests; finger sticks, urine dips, injections, and immunizations
- Completed insurance forms, pre-authorizations, and referrals forms
- Provided education to patients and their families regarding specific issues
- Placed follow up phone calls to families to ensure understanding and complacently.
Education
Practical Nursing
Sheridan Technical College
Hollywood, FL01.2009
Skills
- Multi-Tasking and Prioritization
- Staff Supervision
- Clear communicator
- Highly Organized
- Clinical Issues Understanding
- IV certified
- Compliance Monitoring
- Clinical Revenue Management
- Training and mentoring
- AAAHC regulations knowledge
References
REFERENCES:
Available upon request
Timeline
Clinical Manager/Lead Clinician
Sono Bello
09.2020 - Current
Perioperative Nurse
Surgical Center of Broward County
06.2011 - 10.2019
Staff Floor Nurse
Pediatric Associates
12.2009 - 10.2011
Practical Nursing
Sheridan Technical College
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