Sabrina Benn

Advocated for patients by communicating care preferences to practitioners, verifying interventions met treatment goals and identifying insurance coverage limitations.

• Effectively communicates with physicians regarding patient needs, responses to treatments, and requests for medication changes.
• Evaluate healthcare needs, goals for treatment, and available resources of each patient and connect them to optimal providers and care.
• Responds promptly and professionally to all patient care needs.
• Participates in on-call rotations to deliver after-hours care.
• Participate in patient and family planning processes, as well as provide education and address all question and concerns.
• Admit patients to Hospice as deemed appropriate by Hospice MD

• Managed care from admission to discharge.
• Administered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
• Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients and determined next course of action.
• Conferred with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches.
• Maintained quality care and comfort for patients with heart failure, pulmonary hypertension and other conditions with 5:1 and sometimes 6:1 Nurse to patient ratios.

• Performed clinic opening, closing and shift-change actions and kept accurate shift-change logs.
• Administered medications via oral route and monitored responses to 100+ clients daily.
• Maintained Methadone stock within optimal levels to meet expected clinic and client needs.
• Trained, mentored and developed new nurses with positive and encouraging techniques to maximize performance and team contributions.
• Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
• Secured controlled narcotics and distributed medication on schedule to meet patient needs and minimize misuse opportunities.
• Worked extra shifts during busy periods and covered for call-in employees to maintain service levels.

• Oversaw delivery of care for patients on medical-surgical unit, 6:1 nurse to patient ratios, providing direct care, delegating nursing assignments, and supervising team comprised of nurses, LPNs, technicians and unit clerks.
• Provided didactic and clinical instructions to orient new nurses and potential student nurses to achieve training outcomes.
• Led successful team comprised of RNs, LPNs and ancillary staff.
• Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures and safety protocols.
• Monitored patient condition by interpreting and tracking EKG readings, identifying irregular telemetry readings and updating team members on changes in stability or acuity.
• Audited charts and reviewed clinical documents to verify accuracy.