Sandra Hosea

• Educated patients in regards to office policies, medical procedure steps, recovery measures and medication instructions.
• Recorded patient information in electronic medical records system accurately and efficiently.
• Facilitated communication between patients, family members, and healthcare professionals.
• Responded to routine patient inquiries, assessed patient needs, conferred with physician regarding care plan and assisted physician with sensitive components of examinations.
• Monitored infection control procedures to verify facility-wide health and safety.
• Assisted physicians with patient care, including administering injections and medication.
• Evaluated nursing intervention outcomes by conferring with other healthcare team members.
• Documented all treatments given in accordance with established guidelines.
• Provided pre- and post-operative nursing care.
• Charted changes in patient conditions and discussed concerns with supervising healthcare provider.
• Assembled and used catheters, tracheotomy tubes or oxygen suppliers.
• Managed medications for multiple patients simultaneously while adhering to safety protocols.
• Guaranteed exceptional care quality by correctly administering medication, inserting and caring for catheters, dressing and changing wounds and assisting with personal hygiene.
• Collaborated with colleagues to develop treatment plans tailored to individual needs of each patient.
• Coordinated with other healthcare professionals to ensure optimal patient outcomes.
• Educated clients, patients and caregivers on medical diagnoses, treatment options, chronic disease self-management and wound management.
• Took temperatures or blood pressures, dressed wounds and provided other basic patient care or treatments.
• Collaborated with multi-disciplinary staff to improve overall patient care and response times.
• Participated in continuing education activities in order to stay up-to-date on best practices.
• Observed strict confidentiality and safeguarded all patient-related information.
• Communicated with patients with compassion while keeping medical information private.
• Measured and recorded patient height, weight and other vital signs.
• Measured patients' weight, height, body temperature, pulse rate, and blood pressure each day.

Nine years experience as medica surgical nurse. Seven years orthopedic and neurosurgery computer base training/documentation, EKG testing, pre and post op teaching, PCA pumps, glucose monitoring, continuous passive motion devices, dressing changes, catheter changes, IV starts. I work well independently as well as team member. I am a fast learner. I consider myself good with people. I feel that I would be an asset to your clients and you as an employee.