Renee Morris

• Developed individual care plans for clients based on specific needs.
• Supported families through difficult times by offering emotional support and education on important care tasks.
• Offered patients and families emotional support and instruction in adaptation to disability or illness.
• Helped clients with managed home care, ensuring efficacy of care by monitoring health status.
• Assisted with end-of-life care.
• Monitored changes in clients' conditions to report concerns to supervisor.
• Reported unusual or urgent circumstances in patients' condition or environment immediately to nurse supervisor.
• Developed rapport to create safe and trusting environment for care.
• Developed and implemented care plans for clients.

• Provided high level of quality, compassionate care to patients and caregivers during nursing shift.
• Offered listening ear to both patients and loved ones to meet emotional and mental, as well as physical needs.
• Taught family members and caregivers various ways to manage patients' pain, how to check for vital signs and proper methods for dressing changes.
• Developed and implemented individualized care plan for each Home Health & Hospice patient while following physician instructions.
• On call for 16 hour shifts, ,as needed for evenings and nights for phone triage regarding assessment of symptoms. Requiring clinical decision making with high level of critical thinking and urgent visits as needed.
• Specialized care of Home Health, Hospice, and Palliative Care patients with catheters, IV therapies, medication adjustments for symptom management.
• Consultation and collaboration with other disciplines such as Social Workers, Primary Care M.D.s, Emergency M.D.s and RN specialists.

NOTE: This is the same position I held before I retired and then was rehired as a TPT, 9 months later.

See previous job responsibilities and descriptions.

• Performed triage on incoming patients and determined severity of injuries and illnesses.
• Explained course of care and medication side effects to patients and caregivers in easy-to-understand terms.
• Suggested appropriate disposition to patients and family members based on assessments.
• Educated family members and caregivers on patient care instructions.
• Provided skilled, timely and level-headed emergency response to critically-ill patients.
• Counseled patients via telephone according to established guidelines and protocols, advising on provider-established plans of care.
• Used first-hand knowledge and clinical expertise to advocate for patients under care and enacted prescribed treatment strategies.
• Communicated with healthcare team members to plan, implement and enhance treatment strategies.
• Conveyed treatment options, diagnosis information and home care techniques to patients and caregivers to continue care consistency.
• Verified, updated and communicated patient history prior to clinic appointments and procedures with providers.
• Conducted ongoing monitoring and evaluations of behaviors and conditions, and updated clinical supervisors with current information.
• Participated in evidence-based practice project implementation, nursing competency development and nursing simulation activities.
• Scheduled appointments for patients not requiring emergency services but needing examination from provider and consulting directly with provider.
• Recorded details regarding therapies to keep patient charts updated.