Rutchell Thompson
Marshfield,MO
Summary
Experienced nursing professional bringing demonstrated clinical expertise, leadership skills and technical knowledge. Proficient in updating charts, monitoring medications and working with multidisciplinary teams to optimize patient care. Quality-driven and efficient with strong interpersonal abilities.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Charge Nurse
CoxHealth Hospital
Springfield, MO
01.2013 - 09.2024
- Managed staffing levels within the unit while ensuring optimal levels of patient care.
- Participated in quality improvement initiatives to ensure best practice standards were met within the unit setting.
- Responded quickly to emergent situations such as cardiac arrest or respiratory distress.
- Delegated tasks appropriately among staff members according to their qualifications.
- Performed patient admissions, transfers, and discharges planning for assigned patients.
- Served as a preceptor for new nurses by providing orientation to unit policies and procedures, coaching on clinical skills, and mentoring on professional development issues.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to develop individualized care plans for patients.
- Audited patient charts in real-time, verifying accuracy and completion of information.
Staff Nurse
CoxHealth Hospital
Springfield, MO
01.2011 - 01.2013
- Provide direct patient care, including wound care, medication administration, and IV therapy.
- Assessed patients to determine their physical condition, health status and needs.
- Identified potential problems or issues that may arise during treatment, such as drug interactions or allergies, and provided appropriate interventions when necessary.
- Observed strict safety measures, including checking medication dosages before administration to patients.
- Interpreted and evaluated diagnostic tests to identify and assess patient's condition.
- Assessed patient conditions, monitored behaviors and updated supervising physicians with observations and concerns.
- Coordinated care with physicians and other clinical staff to prepare for treatment, carry out interventions and enhance continuum of care.
Licensed Practical Nurse
Primrose Place Coxhealth
Springfield, Missouri
06.2008 - 12.2010
- Performed physical assessments, including vital signs and health history documentation.
- Administered prescribed medications and started intravenous fluids to address patient symptoms and underlying etiologies.
- Observed changes in patient's condition and reported any significant changes to the physician.
- Assisted in the development and implementation of nursing policies and procedures.
- Provided patient care in accordance with physicians' orders and nursing standards of practice.
- Monitored vital signs, fluid intake and output levels, glucose levels, and other medical tests results.
- Administered prescribed medications or started intravenous fluids, noting times and amounts on patient charts.
- Coordinated with doctors and registered nurses to develop care plans for patients.
- Delivered high-quality direct and indirect nursing care to patients.
- Directed implementation of improved patient care and documentation methods and procedures to achieve quality objectives.
- Evaluated nursing intervention outcomes by conferring with other healthcare team members.
Certified Nurse Assistant
Coxhealth
Springfield, MO
10.2004 - 06.2008
- Checked vital signs, including temperature, pulse, respiration rate, blood pressure and oxygen saturation levels.
- Assisted patients with daily living activities, including bathing, dressing, and grooming.
- Documented information in patient charts and communicated status updates to interdisciplinary care team.
- Assisted nurses with wound care for pressure ulcers, bed sores and surgical site wounds.
- Measured and recorded food and liquid intake and output, reporting changes to medical or nursing staff.
- Turned and repositioned bedridden patients to prevent bedsores.
- Answered call lights in a timely manner and responded appropriately to requests from patients or family members.
- Provided compassionate care to elderly, disabled and terminally ill individuals.
- Reported any changes in a patient's condition immediately to the supervising nurse.
Education
Associate of Science - Associates of Nursing
Ozarks Community College
Springfield, MO12-2007
Skills
- Team Leadership
- Patient Care Assignment
- Patient Advocacy
- Care Coordination
- Care Quality Evaluation
- Nursing Care Coordination
- Patient record auditing
- Decision-Making
- Calm and Composed
Certification
- Med-Surg Cetified
- ACLS Certified
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Charge Nurse
CoxHealth Hospital
01.2013 - 09.2024
Staff Nurse
CoxHealth Hospital
01.2011 - 01.2013
Licensed Practical Nurse
Primrose Place Coxhealth
06.2008 - 12.2010
Certified Nurse Assistant
Coxhealth
10.2004 - 06.2008
Associate of Science - Associates of Nursing
Ozarks Community College
- Med-Surg Cetified
- ACLS Certified
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