Samantha Smith
Tyler,TX
Summary
- Highly motivated and skilled Registered Nurse since 2022, with nine prior year of experience as a Licensed Vocational Nurse. Have 2 years of acute care and the past 9 years of experience in various settings, including rehabilitation, home health, hospice, long term acute care, long term care, psych, pediatrics, and trauma. Currently, work as a Intermediate care nurse at a level one trauma center, trauma IMC. Trained in critical care, NIH certified, has obtained ACLS and experience as a charge nurse.
- Comfortable in fast paced emergency situations, capable of working well under pressure while remaining calm. Flexible, quick learner who adapts easily to new situations, and continually strives to expand professional knowledge and responsibilities.
- Innovative problem solver, successful in managing time, prioritizing task,exercising sound judgement, and improving the safety and quality of patient care.
- Effective communicator who easily relates well to people from all cultures and socioeconomic conditions as well as successfully builds and maintains positive rapport with patients, families, staff, and other healthcare professionals.
- Creates a positive work environment and promotes teamwork by serving as resource mentor regarding clinical patient care issues and decision making skills.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Intermediate Care Staff RN, Trauma
UT Health East Texas (Level 1 Trauma Center)
Tyler , Texas
08.2022 - Current
- Performed RN duties for critically ill patients.
- Provided trauma specific patient care such as stabilizing critical patients, fluid resuscitation, ACLS, assist providers with chest tube, line insertions, wound care, and following protocols to prevent VAP, CAUTI, and CLABSI.
- Worked within interdisciplinary health care team to develop, implement and make adjustments to patient care plans, individualizing strategies and methods to improve health and meet recovery goals.
- Conferred with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches.
- Verified patients had information necessary for ongoing care, providing guidance on diagnoses, management of medications and prevention methods.
- Effectively prioritized assignments, executing care based on each patient's relative condition and delegating tasks to available personnel deliver safe and efficient care.
- Performed various nursing interventions such as wound dressing, vital sign monitoring and specimen collection.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process and management and lifestyle options.
- Implemented medication and IV administration, catheter insertion and airway management.
- Coordinated with physicians to perform bedside procedures such as intravenous injections, vascular line insertions and bronchoscopies.
- Precepted student nurses and oriented new hires, providing guidance and mentorship when teaching on hospital policies, emergency procedures and nursing best practices.
Long Term Acute Care Staff, LVN
UT Health East Texas (18 Bed Unit)
Tyler , Texas
05.2021 - 05.2022
- Resuscitated and provided patient centered care. Performed assessments, monitored and identified changes in patient conditions/status to provide appropriate interventions that promoted healing.
- Obtained and interpreted patient health data to initiate, implement, and revise plan of care to meet patient, physician and family needs by using excellent communication skills and developing trusting relationships.
- Coordinating patient care with in-house multidisciplinary teams.
- Responded to patient requests with appropriate clinical and personal assistance.
- Protected patients and healthcare team members from infection by sterilizing equipment and reusable supplies.
- Managed patient care through closely monitoring respiration, blood pressure and blood glucose levels.
- Cared for wounds, provided treatments and assisted with procedures.
- Monitored, tracked and conveyed important patient information to healthcare staff to help optimize treatment planning and care delivery.
- Assisted with admissions, appointments, transfers and discharges.
- Performed routine evaluations of each patient's status, needs and preferences.
- Delivered updates in patient status to charge nurse, recording changes in medical records.
- Administered controlled narcotics, inserted IVs and performed catheterizations.
- Educated patients and caregivers on medical diagnoses, treatment options, chronic disease self-management and wound management.
- Minimized staff and patient infection risk by cleaning and disinfecting equipment instruments.
Charge Nurse, LVN
Reunion Plaza Health Care And Rehabilitation
Tyler , Texas
04.2014 - 03.2021
- Ensured implementation and maintenance of protocols were followed in compliance with evidence based nursing practice standards and patient care outcomes, as well as maintaining regulatory standards of core measures.
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures and safety protocols.
- Implemented quality patient care techniques to align with safety, health and organizational regulations.
- Administered medications and treatments to patients as ordered by physician, maintaining accountability for accurate narcotic count at end of each shift.
- Cared for patients' wounds and changed dressings.
- Educated patients and caregivers of various available external resources to support wound management, disease management and medication administration.
- Supervised and managed daily scheduling, tasking and administration.
- Interacted smoothly with patients and loved ones, updated on care plans and advocated for needs.
- Helped long-term care residents with bathing, dressing, feeding and other daily living activities.
- Worked with patients diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), asthma, congestive heart failure (CHF), cerebrovascular accidents (CVA), diabetes or sepsis to asses needs and determine best options for care.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
West Coast University
Richardson, TX08.2022
Practical Nursing - Practical Nursing
Baptist Health Schools Little Rock
Little Rock, AR06.2013
Skills
- Mechanical ventilation
- ABG/lab value interpretation
- Tracheostomy care
- Chest tube management
- Cardiac rhythm strip interpretation
- In depth knowledge of IV therapy
- Chest pain management
- Palliative care awareness
- High level of autonomy
- Patient-family focus centered care
- Extensive wound care therapy, wound care/wound vac certified
- Patient/family advocate
- Intravenous Injections
- Immunizations and Vaccinations
- Intakes and Discharges
- Charge Nurse duties
- Patient Examination
- Acute Illness
- Patient Ventilation
- PICC Lines
- Preventive Healthcare
- Patient Condition Monitoring
- Monitoring Vital Signs
- Blood Draw and Sample Collection
- EPIC EMR
- Treatment Preparation
- Accurate Documentation
- Prioritizing Patients
- Infection Control Measures
- Medical Procedure Preparation
- Student Precepting
Timeline
Intermediate Care Staff RN, Trauma
UT Health East Texas (Level 1 Trauma Center)
08.2022 - Current
Long Term Acute Care Staff, LVN
UT Health East Texas (18 Bed Unit)
05.2021 - 05.2022
Charge Nurse, LVN
Reunion Plaza Health Care And Rehabilitation
04.2014 - 03.2021
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
West Coast University
Practical Nursing - Practical Nursing
Baptist Health Schools Little Rock
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