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Rachel Michelle Ward

Cary,NC

Summary

Skilled clinical nurse with strong communication and interpersonal skills.  Enjoy working with all facets of a team to achieve positive patient outcomes.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Registered Nurse, Clinical Nurse II PRN

Duke Neurology
08.2019 - Current
  • Served as reserve clinical staff for Clinic 1L and Morreene road clinic
  • Responsible for intake and rooming of patients
  • Assisted with inbasket management
  • Participated in recruitment event

Registerd Nurse

Cynthia Gregg Face And Body Specialist
06.2019 - Current
  • Operating room circulating nurse
  • Prep patient for elective plastic surgery procedures: foley insertion, positioning, and sterile site preperation
  • Postoperative recovery

Registered Nurse, Emergencey Department

Wake Med
02.2019 - 06.2019
  • Accurately documented all elements of nursing assessment, including treatment, medications and IVs administered, discharge instructions and follow-up care
  • Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions
  • Collected blood, tissue and other laboratory specimens and prepared for lab testing
  • Implemented interventions, including medication and IV administration, catheter insertion and airway management
  • Administration and documentation of moderate sedation

Registered Nurse, / MS Nurse Navigator/Neurology Triage

Duke University Health System
10.2017 - 02.2019
  • Use nursing process to support MS division and patients in clinic
  • Attend division meetings and educational sessions
  • Establish management system for infusion coordination
  • Work closely with interdisciplinary teams to manage complex patient care needs
  • Ensure compliance of code cart daily
  • Use communication skills to serve as liaison and patient advocate
  • Review urgent referrals for prioritization
  • Prescription refill per protocol
  • Serve as Emergency Response educator
  • Float to clinic as needed

Registered Nurse, Clinical Nurse II

Duke University Health Systems, Neurology Stepdown
07.2015 - 10.2017
  • Provides care for acutely ill patients on 31 bed neuroscience intermediate/step down unit
  • Uses critical thinking to guide nursing process and prioritize patient care
  • Ensures that evidence base practice and DUH protocols dictate nursing care
  • Responsible for performing and effectively communicating changes in neurological assessments per unit protocol to medical team
  • Forges interpersonal relationships with patients and family to adequately meet needs
  • Obtains admission history, entering collected data into EPIC
  • Educates patients specific to condition, including precautions, potential post-op complications,etc
  • Communicates effectively with patients, family members, and multidisciplinary team, to provide patient centered care
  • Manages pain effectively, through a variety of modalities
  • Maintains supportive relationship with coworkers and delegate as appropriate
  • Effectively support staff and patient flow in role of Charge RN
  • Facilitates learning as preceptor in senior partnership program.

Registered Nurse, ACN II

Duke University Health System
04.2014 - 08.2015
  • Ambulatory Care Nurse in pediatric /adult clinic
  • Facilitated an environment for efficient intake and health maintenance
  • Collaborated with physicians, social work, and patient to identify needs
  • Assessed need for and administer immunizations
  • Managed oral and injectable medication inventory on med-peds unit
  • Assisted with gynecological procedures
  • Performed 12 lead EKG
  • Provided patient education in areas of contraception, asthma, and diabetes

Registered Nurse

Brian Center Southpoint
07.2013 - 01.2014
  • Provided nursing care to patients in rehabilitation and long term care setting

Education

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

East Carolina University
Greenville, NC

Associate of Science - Registered Nurse ADN

Durham Technical Community College
Durham, NC
2013

Associate of Arts - History

East Carolina University
Greenville, NC
1997

Skills

  • Primary Care experience
  • Step down care
  • Charge RN
  • Preceptor
  • Strong clinical judgment
  • Detail oriented
  • Team driven
  • High accountability

Affiliations

  • American Nurses Association (ANA) Member

Certification

  • RN, NCBON License # 26189
  • Basic Life Support

Commitees

  • Emergency Response Educator
  • Falls Champion
  • TGIT
  • STAR
  • Mentor for new hires

Timeline

Registered Nurse, Clinical Nurse II PRN

Duke Neurology
08.2019 - Current

Registerd Nurse

Cynthia Gregg Face And Body Specialist
06.2019 - Current

Registered Nurse, Emergencey Department

Wake Med
02.2019 - 06.2019

Registered Nurse, / MS Nurse Navigator/Neurology Triage

Duke University Health System
10.2017 - 02.2019

Registered Nurse, Clinical Nurse II

Duke University Health Systems, Neurology Stepdown
07.2015 - 10.2017

Registered Nurse, ACN II

Duke University Health System
04.2014 - 08.2015

Registered Nurse

Brian Center Southpoint
07.2013 - 01.2014

Associate of Science - Registered Nurse ADN

Durham Technical Community College

Associate of Arts - History

East Carolina University

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

East Carolina University

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