Riley Caldwell
Adairsville,GA
Summary
Hardworking and Compassionate Registered Nurse with success providing individualized patient care. Committed to delivering best-in-class patient care through effective education and counseling. Team oriented and focused on increasing and enhancing patient care and satisfaction.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse
Devereux Advanced Behavioural Health
06.2023 - Current
- Enhanced therapeutic communication skills through active listening and empathy, fostering positive rapport with patients and families.
- Administered psychotropic medications accurately and monitored patients for potential side effects, promptly addressing any concerns or issues that arose.
- Advocated for the rights of people with mental illnesses, challenging stigma while promoting awareness and understanding of their unique needs within the healthcare system.
- Quickly became proficient in ChartMeds for medication administration and MyAvatar for charting.
Registered Nurse and Charge Nurse
Wellstar Health System
12.2021 - Current
- Coordinated nursing care on unit through staff assignments, assisting and rounding with physicians, monitoring patient orders, and communicating with ancillary departments including social work, chaplains, and patient care technicians
- Precepted new nurses in proper techniques, hospice standards of care, and safety protocols
- Administered medications and treatments to patients as ordered by physician via oral, IV, subcutaneous, and feeding tube route
- Skilled in IV insertion, chest port access, central line dressing changes, and indwelling catheter insertion
- Maintained accountability for accurate narcotic count at the beginning and end of each shift
- Assisted with conflict resolution when appropriate as charge nurse
- Cared for up to 7 patients as a staff nurse as well as charge nurse
- Proficient in EPIC electronic charting system.
Registered Nurse
Trustaff Travel Nursing
04.2021 - 12.2021
- Assisted in developing care plans for patients with complex needs and helped patients with using rehabilitation equipment
- Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments
- Conferred with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches from admission to discharge
- Learned facility's policies and procedures during a short orientation period
- Cared for up to 10 patients at a time
- Became proficient in the Cerner electronic charting system.
Registered Nurse
Wellstar Health System
08.2019 - 04.2021
- Followed Medicare guidelines closely to ensure compliance
- Collaborated with healthcare team to provide adequate symptom management including but not limited to pain, anxiety, terminal agitation, nausea/vomiting, and respiratory distress
- Educated patients and families on current plan of care, medication uses and side effects, and symptoms to be aware of when it comes their specific terminal illness
- Cared for up to 7 patients in an 18-bed unit.
Registered Nurse
Piedmont Atlanta Hospital
03.2018 - 08.2019
- Administered medications and treatment to patients including Chemotherapy and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans
- Accessed chest ports and changed central line dressings using sterile technique
- Managed care from admission to discharge
- Educated patients and families on medical-surgical procedures, therapeutic regimens, and pain management techniques
- Cared for post-operative bariatric surgical patients
- Cared for up to 6 patients at a time on a 42-bed unit in a fast-paced environment.
Education
Bachelor of Science: Nursing -
Kennesaw State University
Kennesaw, GA12.2017
Skills
- Proficient in Epic, Cerner, and MyAvatar
- Precepting students and new hires
- Medication and IV administration
- PIV insertion
- Port access
- Central Line dressing changes
- Patient and family advocacy
- Relationship Building
Certification
BLS
Compact Licensure
Timeline
Registered Nurse
Devereux Advanced Behavioural Health
06.2023 - Current
Registered Nurse and Charge Nurse
Wellstar Health System
12.2021 - Current
Registered Nurse
Trustaff Travel Nursing
04.2021 - 12.2021
Registered Nurse
Wellstar Health System
08.2019 - 04.2021
Registered Nurse
Piedmont Atlanta Hospital
03.2018 - 08.2019
Bachelor of Science: Nursing -
Kennesaw State University
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