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Work History
Education
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Rochelle Johnson

NORTH VALLEY STREAM,NY

Summary

Seasoned nursing professional offering proven clinical knowledge, natural interpersonal strengths, and technical abilities. Knowledgeable about EMR charting, medication administration, and interdisciplinary collaboration focused on optimizing patient care and support. Quality-focused and efficiency-driven leader.

Overview

23
23
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Patient Flow/Triage Specialist/ Bed Manager

New York Presbyterian- Cornell
01.2017 - Current

Bed assignment for patients accepted to a team

  • Obtained case history and gathered triage information to determine appropriate avenues for care.
  • Facilitate admissions directly to inpatient units
  • Facilitate outside transfers of patients directly to an inpatient unit
  • Tier Three Huddles
  • Bed Management Metrics
  • Manage Cath lab throughput
  • Manage EP lab throughput
  • Manage EP lab throughput
  • Coordinate inpatient throughput in various settings
  • Delivered orientation and training of less experienced clinic staff in specific operations and procedures.
  • Suggested appropriate disposition to acting physicians based on assessment.
  • Communicated with healthcare team members to plan, implement, and enhance treatment strategies from floor to Step-down

Hospice RN

Catholic Health Center LI
01.2016 - 01.2016
  • Recognized and understood specific stages of the dying process, providing comfort-based care during vulnerable times.
  • Developed and implemented an individualized care plan for each hospice patient following physician instructions.
  • I provided a high level of quality, compassionate care to patients and caregivers during each nursing shift.
  • Offered listening ear to both patients and loved ones to meet emotional and mental, as well as physical needs
  • Recognized and understood specific stages of the dying process, providing comfort-based care during vulnerable times.
  • Developed and implemented individualized care plan for each hospice patient while following physician instructions.
  • Taught family members and caregivers various ways to manage patients' pain, how to check for vital signs, and proper methods for dressing changes.

RN, Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU)

New York Presbyterian-Cornell
01.2006 - 01.2016
  • Educated patients, families, and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
  • Managed care from admission to discharge.
  • Organized and managed care of patients undergoing various therapies and procedures.
  • Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients, and determined a course of action

Community Health Nurse

Hospice of New York
01.2004 - 01.2006
  • Maintained confidentiality in patient, family, and client facility staff matters.
  • We performed treatments as ordered by physicians and documented actions.
  • I Collaborated with other health-focused organizations and agencies to promote community health.
  • Attended pertinent educational workshops to maintain current competency and licensure in nursing and managed ten to twelve patients weekly.

Staff Nurse (Acute Care)

St. Vincent Catholic Medical Center
01.2001 - 01.2005
  • Performed various nursing interventions such as wound dressing, vital sign monitoring, and specimen collection.
  • Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
  • Monitored patients' conditions and reported changes in physical presentation, appearance, and behavior to discuss treatment with physicians.
  • We assessed patients' physical, psychological, physiological, and cognitive status.

Education

Master of Science - Nursing Leadership And Administration

Capella University
Minneapolis, MN
12.2022

BSN in Nursing - Nursing

Adelphi University
Garden City, NY
01.2013

Skills

  • Ability to obtain histories and physicals because of skilled nursing assessment
  • Clinical Skills
  • Triage Procedures
  • Research-based nursing care
  • Patient-family education
  • Emergency Interventionist
  • Formulate, initiate, and evaluate nursing care plans
  • Provide health care management and counseling for long-term residents with common and chronic illnesses
  • Monitor/administer TPN, IV Therapy, line, and site
  • Execute Foley cauterization and maintain patency
  • Maintained constant observation to ensure patient safety
  • Nursing Quality of Care Communities:
  • Wound Care Committee
  • Assessed wounds and recommended care, treatment, and appropriate diet Reinforced protocols that prevent ulcers
  • Admission History Team
  • Member: Verify Health Care Proxy; Advance Directives & Immunization Status; Validated functional status; Ensured all admission histories are complete, medication reconciliation
  • Rapid Response Team
  • Member: Responded to emergencies as step down & medical/surgery units; Assessed patients for further management and critical care unit
  • Chart Review
  • Diabetic Nursing Protocols
  • Triage New Patients: From the emergency room, outside hospitals, clinics, and home for admission
  • Palliative Care Review and Implementation
  • Homecare eligibility and initiation
  • Initiate and Monitor patients on CRRT and peritoneal dialysis in intensive care setting
  • Medical Triage
  • Patient-focused therapy

Career Experience

  • Charge Nurse, Responsible for scheduling, staffing census, and conflict resolution., Unknown, 2017-01-01, Present
  • Hospice RN, Managed care of assigned patients in the hospital and community. Implemented safe, efficient, and therapeutic nursing care. Assessed wounds, recommended care, treatment, and appropriate diets. Initiated and maintained communication with Attending Physicians, Volunteers, Bereavement, and other Hospice Staff members. Strategized with providers and other agencies to coordinate optimal care as needed. Produced data on physical, psychological, social, and spiritual factors influencing patient/family health status. Increased compliance and maintained vital documentation on all patients. Coordinated care with all disciplines of the healthcare team. Managed admission and discharge of patients to homes, facilities, and various communities. Educated patients and families regarding medication usage, dosage, side effects, and safety; disease process and management; dietary needs and interventions required to terminate care. Administered strict observations and maintenance of universal infection control precautions and isolate techniques, Catholic Health Center LI, Bethpage, NY, 2016-01-01, 2016-12-31
  • RN, Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU), Unknown, New York Presbyterian-Cornell, New York, NY, 2006-01-01, 2016-12-31
  • Community Health Nurse, Unknown, Hospice of New York, Queens, NY, 2004-01-01, 2006-12-31
  • Staff Nurse (Acute Care), Unknown, St. Vincent Catholic Medical Center, New York, NY, 2001-01-01, 2005-12-31

Affiliations

American Nurses Association

Certification

  • Licensed Registered Professional Nurse 2001 -present

Timeline

Patient Flow/Triage Specialist/ Bed Manager

New York Presbyterian- Cornell
01.2017 - Current

Hospice RN

Catholic Health Center LI
01.2016 - 01.2016

RN, Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU)

New York Presbyterian-Cornell
01.2006 - 01.2016

Community Health Nurse

Hospice of New York
01.2004 - 01.2006

Staff Nurse (Acute Care)

St. Vincent Catholic Medical Center
01.2001 - 01.2005

Master of Science - Nursing Leadership And Administration

Capella University

BSN in Nursing - Nursing

Adelphi University
Rochelle Johnson