Rutha Yohannes
San Francisco,US
Summary
A registered nurse seeking a position in nursing. I hope to help the multidisciplinary team by coordinating comprehensive care plans, ensuring smooth transitions of care, and ultimately improving patient outcomes. A candidate who is organized and dependable and who can manage multiple priorities while maintaining a positive attitude. Willingness to take on additional responsibilities to achieve team goals. I am a dedicated and passionate job seeker with excellent organizational skills. Ready to help the team achieve company goals.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse
Kentfield Hospital
450 Stanyan St 6th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94117
04.2024 - Current
- Administered medications and treatments according to established protocols, ensuring patient safety and compliance.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to develop personalized care plans for diverse patient populations.
- Monitored vital signs and patient conditions, swiftly identifying changes to initiate appropriate interventions.
- Educated patients and families on health management, enhancing understanding of treatment procedures and recovery processes.
- Utilized critical thinking skills to prioritize nursing interventions based on patients'' acuity levels and individual needs.
- Conducted thorough patient assessments to identify changes in condition, promptly notifying physicians and initiating appropriate interventions when necessary.
- Enhanced patient satisfaction by providing compassionate, holistic nursing care that addressed physical, emotional, and spiritual needs.
- Served as a preceptor for nursing students during their clinical rotations, providing valuable real-world experience and guidance to foster professional growth.
- Monitored patient reactions after administering medications and IV therapies.
Surgical Pathology-Lab Assistant
Sutter Hospital
Oakland
10.2014 - 07.2021
- Cross trained in three different areas (Gross-room, Cytology-Lab and Pathology Front Desk)
- Assist the Pathologists in the gross room and autopsies and is responsible for a variety of duties including: Frozen sections, Fine needle aspiration biopsies, Act as a liaison between clinicians, patients and the Pathologist, Stocking and delivery of supplies, Transport specimens and slides, Answer telephones, Accurately labeling and accession cases, Handle hazardous
- As a Cytology Lab-Tech, I help in patient diagnosis by preparing and staining slides that contain cell samples or various bodily fluids
- Assist more than five Pathologists a day at the front desk with several duties such as, distributing slides, daily gathering cases for Tumor Board presentation, communicating with clinicians awaiting biopsy result, sending out tissue samples to several cancer laboratory testing companies for additional testing, processing patients requests for a second opinion, research studies, and for legal cases.
Point of Care-Lab Assistant
Sutter Hospital
Oakland
01.2011 - 02.2014
- Point of Care Operator Entry and Recertification Verification documents were complete and current
- Patient Care Unit audits for regulatory Compliance
- Checked reagent and supply dating and out-dating
- Compliance maintenance, quality control and quality assurance documents for review
- Distributed and monitored regulatory Proficiency Testing samples for analysis
- Monitored and verified malfunctions of glucose meters brought in for repair
- Monitored electronic transmission errors in POC results filing into E.H.R
- Corrected errors when warranted.
Front Desk Receptionist
East Bay Aids Center - Sutter Hospital
Oakland
01.2009 - 04.2011
- Checking patients in and out of appointments, registration, data entry, placing reminder calls, prescription refill and worked closely with interdisciplinary team of social workers, doctors, nurses, and medical assistants in coordinating patient care for an outpatient clinic.
Laboratory Clerk
Sutter Hospital
Oakland
01.2005 - 11.2009
- Receive patient lab orders to place in Epic
- Maintain standing lab orders and make sure the orders are up to date
- Reported critical lab results to nurses and physicians in a timely manner on an in-patients and out patients
- Maintain patient lab records and requisition by scanning into Epic
- Handled numerous phone calls simultaneously
- Explained test requirements to outpatients, proper collection and stability.
Education
ENTRY-LEVEL MASTER OF SCIENCE IN NURSING-FNP - NURSING
Samuel Merritt University
Oakland, CA12.2022
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (B.S.) - BIOLOGY
San Francisco State University
San Francisco, CA05.2016
Skills
- Medication and IV administration
- Medication administration
- Direct patient care
- Patient assessments
- Wound care
- Compassion and empathy
- Professional bedside manner
- Tracheostomy care
- Lab result interpretation
- Complex Problem-solving
- Clinical judgment
- Patient and family advocacy
- Emotional awareness
Certification
- Licensed Registered Nurse, #95359762
- BLS
- ACLS
- EKG certification
Timeline
Registered Nurse
Kentfield Hospital
04.2024 - Current
Surgical Pathology-Lab Assistant
Sutter Hospital
10.2014 - 07.2021
Point of Care-Lab Assistant
Sutter Hospital
01.2011 - 02.2014
Front Desk Receptionist
East Bay Aids Center - Sutter Hospital
01.2009 - 04.2011
Laboratory Clerk
Sutter Hospital
01.2005 - 11.2009
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (B.S.) - BIOLOGY
San Francisco State University
ENTRY-LEVEL MASTER OF SCIENCE IN NURSING-FNP - NURSING
Samuel Merritt University