Robyn Thorp
Carlsbad,NM
Summary
Proficient and caring nursing team member offering outstanding patient-facing experience. Adept at addressing patient needs with compassionate care and attention to detail. Diligent about maximizing satisfaction, safety and wellness while serving patients of all backgrounds. Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Nursing
Carlsbad Medical Center
08.2015 - Current
- Triage and admission for the labor and delivery unit
- Assist mothers with laboring and delivery of their newborns.
- Recovery from birth and postpartum care until discharge.
- Antepartum care for mothers needing hospitalization.
- Labor/delivery/recovery, initial assessment and caring for well newborn as well as immediate stabilization.
- Administer medication and vaccines to newborns and mothers.
- Attend cesarean sections as newborn nurse and recovery of cesarean patients after initial surgery recovery completed
- Ongoing teaching from the day of admission to discharge
- Checked patient vitals such as temperature, blood pressure, and blood sugar levels.
- Upheld infection control and prevention policies across different patient-facing areas.
Nurse
Humphrey House, Guidance Center of Lea County
08.2012 - 08.2015
- Direct medical care of children age ranges of prenatal-19 years old in a CYFD placed teen group home and a pregnant Teen/Family Unit shelter and group home as well as in the outpatient setting
- Including maintains medical files, coordinating all health care provider appointments, psychiatric care, medication monitoring, getting children up to date on immunizations, physical assessments, and linking to specialists as needed
- Work directly with the agency psychiatrist in weekly clinic
- Participation in weekly treatment team meeting providing input on each client’s treatment as well as updating all staff members of health care needs of the children
- Direct communication with all referral sources including CYFD, DOH, parents, and foster parents
- Maintaining in house pharmacy according to state guidelines
- Training of Residential Treatment Assistance for assisting with medication administration.
- Assessment and case management of children from infants to 19 years old
- First aid care and triage of sick or injured children
- Attended daily and weekly treatment team meetings to discuss client cases and how to best meet the needs of the residents
- Supervision and training of medication assistance by Residential Treatment Assistants as well as Medication Administration Records and pharmacy
- Review of all physician orders and follow up as needed.
- Lead, motivated, developed, educated, and coached facility staff of 10 employees to ensure premier customer service and employee satisfaction
- Maintaining and documenting patient care in accordance with policies and procedures as well as professional standards
Client Services Coordinator
Carlsbad Mental Health Center
03.2000 - 08.2015
- Of Villa de Esperanza, a 30-day residential substance abuse treatment center overseeing a 16 bed facility
- Supervisor of Residential Treatment Assistants (RTA)
- Created work schedules, ensured that all policy and procedures were followed, and clients were treated with dignity and respect to enhance the quality of their treatment
- Facilitated 12 step recovery and education groups daily
- Conducted extensive teachings of the 12 step groups, physical issues associated with addiction, personal life enhancement skills, as well as problems solving skills
- Coordinated admission with referral sources
- After a screening was approved I began the process of sending admission letters to the client and their family, all referral sources, and stimulated the admission process internally
- Orientation of all new clients upon admission
- I reviewed the program structure, fielded any questions, oriented them to the facility grounds, and reviewed the grievance process
- Worked with agency psychiatrist with daily medication management appointments and follow up.
Education
Associates Degree of Nursing -
NMSU
2012
Associates Degree - General Studies
LPN-Western Texas College, NMSU
Snyder, TX1991
Skills
- Patient-Focused Care
- Blood Product Transfusion
- Patient Data Management Systems
- Charting and Documentation
- Intravenous Injections
- Infection Control Measures
- Confidentiality and HIPAA
- Prenatal Health
- Recovery Coaching
- Epidural Administration
- Pain Management Techniques
- Labor and Delivery Support
- Electronic Monitoring
- Hearing Screenings
- Immunizations and Vaccinations
Certification
- BLS - Basic Life Support
- NRP- Neonatal Resuscitation program
- ALS- Advanced Life Support
- STABLE
Timeline
Nursing
Carlsbad Medical Center
08.2015 - Current
Nurse
Humphrey House, Guidance Center of Lea County
08.2012 - 08.2015
Client Services Coordinator
Carlsbad Mental Health Center
03.2000 - 08.2015
Associates Degree of Nursing -
NMSU
Associates Degree - General Studies
LPN-Western Texas College, NMSU