Sandra Jones

• Administered medications accurately and safely, reducing medication errors and adverse reactions.
• Enhanced patient satisfaction through effective communication, empathy, and timely response to their needs.
• Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams for comprehensive patient care plans, resulting in better health outcomes.
• Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.

• Administered medications accurately and safely, reducing medication errors and adverse reactions.
• Enhanced patient satisfaction through effective communication, empathy, and timely response to their needs.
• Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams for comprehensive patient care plans, resulting in better health outcomes.
• Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.

• Administered medications accurately and safely, reducing medication errors and adverse reactions.
• Enhanced patient satisfaction through effective communication, empathy, and timely response to their needs.
• Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams for comprehensive patient care plans, resulting in better health outcomes.
• Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.

• Administered medications accurately and safely, reducing medication errors and adverse reactions.
• Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
• Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
• Managed care from admission to discharge.
• Monitored patient reactions to drugs and carefully documented findings.
• Evaluated patient histories, complaints, and current symptoms.

• Administered medications accurately and safely, reducing medication errors and adverse reactions.
• Enhanced patient satisfaction through effective communication, empathy, and timely response to their needs.
• Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams for comprehensive patient care plans, resulting in better health outcomes.
• Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.

• Monitored patients' conditions and reported changes in physical ability
• Collaborated with members of patients' healthcare team to deliver appropriate level of care.
• Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
• Supervised, directed and motivated high-quality performance from nursing staff.
• Interacted effectively with department managers to promptly correct problems and improve services.
• Supervised team of 15 nurses and 6 clinical nursing assistants.
• Investigated and independently resolved complaints from staff, physicians and patients by leveraging clinical judgment and unit management expertise.
• Reviewed department performance and adjusted coverage to compensate for changing conditions.
• Established and continuously optimized unit schedules and individual work assignments.
• Prioritized and distributed assignments and workload based on individual staff strengths and experience.
• Coordinated departmental operations according to administrative, legal and medical guidelines.
• Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures and safety protocols.

Caring for Covid positive patients on airborne/droplet/contact precautions with acute respiratory conditions dependent on oxygen or bipap.

• Monitored diet, physical activity, behaviors and other patient factors to assess conditions and adjust treatment plans.
• Provided skilled direct nursing care to
• Covid positive patients in Medical Surgical/Telemetry, Intermediate care department.
• Administered scheduled medications and therapies intravenously, rectally, orally, subcutaneously and via intramuscular injections while overseeing pain management plans.
• Coordinated with healthcare team to establish, enact and evaluate patient care plans.
• Administered oral, IV and IM medications and monitored patient reactions.
• Assessed patient conditions, monitored behaviors and updated supervising physicians with observations and concerns.
• Documented all therapies, to keep patient charts up-to-date.
• Managed elements of patient care from admission to discharge or transfer to other units.
• Performed various nursing interventions such as wound dressing, vital sign monitoring and specimen collection.

• Administered medications, nursing assessments, patient care and documentation on Telemetry floor.
• Monitored diet, physical activity, behaviors and other patient factors to assess conditions and adjust treatment plans.
• Provided skilled direct nursing care to cardiac patients in Telemetry department.
• Treated patients using pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatment modalities to address various disorders, diseases and injuries.
• Administered oral, IV and IM medications and monitored patient reactions.
• Documented all therapies, including assessments and medication administration to keep patient charts up-to-date.
• Used EPIC EMR system to update patient records, transmit prescriptions and transfer files.
• Coordinated care for up to 6 patients per shift in busy cardiac setting.
• Managed elements of patient care from admission to discharge or transfer to other units.

• Administer medications, nursing assessments, documentation, and teaching in post-op setting.
• Interpreted and implemented individual care plans.
• Supervised CNAs and other staff delivering care in post-op setting by coaching and supporting.
• Initiated admissions, transitions and discharges by communicating with colleagues as well as patients and family members.
• Communicated with nursing personnel to enforce procedures, policies and regulations.
• Completed required forms and chart documentation, including recording vital signs, medications and other information.
• Observed strict safety measures, including checking medication dosages before administration to patients.
• Assessed patient conditions, monitored behaviors and updated supervising physicians with observations and concerns.
• Helped patients and families feel comfortable during challenging and stressful situations, promoting recovery and reducing compliance issues.
• Used EPIC EMR system to update patient records, transmit prescriptions and transfer files.
• Monitored post-op vitals, set up PCA, fluids, reviewed post-op orders and assimilated patients to unit.
• Managed elements of patient care from admission to discharge or transfer to other units.

• Vital Health Services | home health, care management.
• Trained and mentored new RNs on best practices, hospital policies and standards of care.
• Coordinated with healthcare team to establish, enact and evaluate patient care plans.
• Counseled caregivers and families on end-of-life planning and educated on patient care options.
• Maintained strict patient data procedures to comply with HIPAA laws and prevent information breaches.
• Helped patients and families feel comfortable during challenging and stressful situations, promoting recovery and reducing compliance issues.
• Counseled patients and caregivers, providing emotional, psychological and spiritual support.
• Utilized computerized Resource and Patient Management System (RPMS) and Electronic Health Record (EHR) system.
• Answered patient questions and provided take-home materials for further information.
• Advocated for patient needs with interdisciplinary team and implemented outlined treatment plans.

• Managed and provided leadership to help staff with direct and indirect patient care and telemetry monitoring.
• Monitored diet, physical activity, behaviors and other patient factors to assess conditions and adjust treatment plans.
• Observed strict safety measures, including checking medication dosages before administration to patients.
• Administered oral, IV and intra-muscular medications and monitored patient reactions.
• Coordinated with healthcare team to establish, enact and evaluate patient care plans.
• Delivered information regarding care and medications to patients and caregivers in comprehensible terminology.
• Maintained strict patient data procedures to comply with HIPAA laws and prevent information breaches.
• Reached out to patients to convey lab results and provide care instructions.
• Coordinated care for up to 6 patients per shift in busy Medical Surgical setting.
• Used EPIC EMR system to update patient records, transmit prescriptions and transfer files.
• Answered patient questions and provided take-home materials for further information.
• Managed elements of patient care from admission to discharge or transfer to other units.