Patient-oriented Nurse with 20 plus years of diverse experience in direct patient care, staff supervision, and department operations. Skilled at multitasking and prioritizing patient needs and daily assignments. Offering expertise with Emergency Room specialty. Diligent nursing professional with demonstrated success in emergency patient care. Agile and responsive to dynamic patient needs and environmental conditions. Team-oriented and reliable with expert healthcare knowledge, clear verbal and written communication skills and sound clinical judgment. Adaptable medical professional demonstrating expertise and knowledge through over 20 years in healthcare roles. Committed to leading highly effective teams to delivering exceptional patient care and customer service. Eager to fulfill challenging new role in any capacity to apply knowledge and skills.
Work History
Charge Registered Nurse
Santa Rosa Medical Center
06.2012 - Current
Teamed on triage, trauma and emergency interventions involving gunshot wounds, MVC's, neurological and cardiac emergencies.
Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures and safety protocols.
Monitored nursing care, patient assessment processes and treatment implementations.
Administered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
Coordinated nursing care on unit through staff assignments, assisting and rounding with physicians, monitoring patient orders and communicating with ancillary departments.
Built rapport with patients and family members to deliver exceptional care and provide extraordinary customer service.
Educated patients and answered questions about health condition, prognosis and treatment.
Supervised and managed daily scheduling, tasking and administration.
Education
Associate of Arts - Nursing
Pensacola Junior Collage
Pensacola, FL
06.1998
Skills
Critical Thinking
Decision Making
Compassionate and Caring
Care Coordination
Direct Patient Care
Crisis Prevention Intervention
Customer Relations
Customer Service
Safety Risk Assessment
Certification
CPR
ACLS
NRP
NRP S.T.A.B.L.E.
PALS
TNCC
Additional Information
Volunteer work as the Medical Officer with The Young Marines of Pensacola.
Patient Care Technician/Health Unit Coordinator at Santa Rosa Medical CenterPatient Care Technician/Health Unit Coordinator at Santa Rosa Medical Center