Rachel Morgan
Naples,FL
Summary
Accomplished RN Team Lead at Preferred Care Home Health, adept in wound care with wound care certification and patient education, with a proven track record in improving care delivery through effective team leadership and compassionate, culturally-sensitive care. Excelled in clinical judgment and mentoring staff, significantly enhancing patient outcomes and operational efficiency. While at current company also was Director of Wound care, Clinical supervisor for wound care team and with assistance from Marketing agent created in depth wound care program for Preferred Care.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
RN Team Lead Wound Care Team
Preferred Care Home Health
12.2015 - Current
- Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients, and determined next course of action.
- Monitored patient reactions to drugs and carefully documented findings.
- Managed care from admission to discharge.
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
- Administered medications and treatments as prescribed by physicians.
- Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Advised patients and caregivers of proper wound management, discharge plan objectives, safe medication use, and disease management.
- Conveyed treatment options, diagnosis information and home care techniques to patients and caregivers to continue care consistency.
- Evaluated patient histories, complaints, and current symptoms.
- Explained course of care and medication side effects to patients and caregivers in easy-to-understand terms.
- Followed all personal and health data procedures to effectively comply with HIPAA laws and prevent information breaches.
- Communicated with healthcare team members to plan, implement and enhance treatment strategies.
- Recorded details regarding therapies to keep patient charts updated.
- Used first-hand knowledge and clinical expertise to advocate for patients under care and enacted prescribed treatment strategies.
- Trained new team members by relaying information on company procedures and safety requirements.
- Evaluated employee skills and knowledge regularly, training, and mentoring individuals with lagging skills.
- Gathered, organized and input information into digital database.
- Evaluated staff performance and provided coaching to address inefficiencies.
- Generated reports detailing findings and recommendations.
Education
Associate of Applied Science - Registered Nurse
Sauk Valley Community College
Dixon, IL05-2010
Skills
- Health promotion
- Clinical judgment
- Compassion and empathy
- Discharge planning
- Culturally-sensitive care
- Diabetes management
- Precepting
- Discharge coordination
- Nursing staff leadership
- Chart updating
- IV management
- Medical assessment
- Infectious disease control
- Home visits
- Wound care
- Patient assessment
- Evaluations
- Patient education and counseling
- Medication and IV administration
- EMR systems
- Emotional intelligence
- Managing deadlines
- Complex Problem-solving
- Relationship building
- Care plan development
- Diabetes and nutrition education
- G-tube care
- Home care
- Documenting vitals
- Direct nursing care
- Case management
- Taking vitals
- Follow-up calls
- Geriatric care
- Basic life support
Certification
- Registered Nurse License (RN) - State Board of Nursing.
Timeline
RN Team Lead Wound Care Team
Preferred Care Home Health
12.2015 - Current
- Registered Nurse License (RN) - State Board of Nursing.
Associate of Applied Science - Registered Nurse
Sauk Valley Community College
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