Sandy Demosthene
Chester,VA
Summary
Hardworking and enthusiastic Registered Nurse seeking a position within the healthcare system. Highly enthusiastic about meeting individual, team, and management objectives. Emphasis and ability in prioritizing patient care, organizing workflow, and effectively communicating and delegating work tasks. Critical thinker who thrives in a demanding environment with excellent multitasking skills. Excellent time-management skills. Able to work well independently and as a collaborator to provide quality care and diligent, with an objective goal of providing superior medical care.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Orthopedics Registered Nurse
HCA TriCities Hospital
12.2023 - Current
- Used critical thinking skills to assess and evaluate patient physical, psychosocial and emotional needs.
- Improved patient satisfaction by providing compassionate and comprehensive nursing care to post-operative patients.
- Enhanced patient recovery by developing and implementing individualized care plans.
- Educated patients and families on post-operative care, including medication administration, wound care, and rehabilitation exercises.
- Took patient vital signs, prepared and administered medications at physician direction and monitored patient symptoms and comfortability.
- Documented treatments delivered, medications and IVs administered, discharge instructions, and follow-up care.
- Monitored patient reactions after administering medications and IV therapies.
- Managed patients recovering from medical or surgical procedures.
- Explained course of care and medication side effects to patients and caregivers in easy-to-understand terms.
Med/Surg Telemetry Nurse
HCA Aventura Hospital
01.2023 - 12.2023
- Monitor patients cardiac rhythms
- Monitor for any abnormalities and notify MD
- Encourage and Reinforce teaching of disease process
- Perform hourly rounding to ensure patients safety
- Manage patient’s pain and facilitate teamwork
- Maintain appropriate aseptic technique for preparation of procedures and administration of medications/injections
- Provide therapeutic communication
Registered Nurse
Regents Park At Aventura
01.2022 - 01.2023
- Record a patient’s medical history accurately
- Take and record measurements of blood pressure, temperature, and heart rate
- Observe patients under treatment to identify progress, and side-effects of medications
- Monitor patients’ condition including fluid intake and output and compose patient charts
- Assist ailing patients in daily necessary activities
- Administer injections, prescribed medications, enemas, clean and dress wounds
- Collect samples for lab testing as assigned
- Provide emotional and psychological support when needed
- Communicate with patients’ family or friends to provide advice, comfort, and release instructions
Private Duty Certified Nursing Assistant
Private Patient
01.2019 - 01.2021
- Provided companionship and conversational engagement with patient
- Assisted with administration of medication and therapies
- Light housekeeping tasks and meal preparation
- Helped patient use the bathroom
- Cleaned and bathed patient
- Maintained patient’s hygiene and change bedding
- Turned, repositioned and moved patient between wheelchairs, seats and beds
- Served meals and helped patients eat their food
- Measured vital signs like blood pressure and temperature
- Listened to patients regarding any health concerns they might have and report details to a Registered Nurse or Doctor
Home Health Aide
Interim Healthcare
01.2015 - 01.2016
- Provided patient and family with emotional support maintain a clean, orderly and well stocked environment
- Assisted with activities for daily living such as bathing, grooming, and meals
- Completed and submitted clinical documentation in accordance with agency guidelines
Certified Nursing Assistant
Manor
01.2014 - 01.2016
- Assessed and documented vital signs
- Performed routine test such as urine analysis, vision, and hearing assessments
- Assisted patients with activities for daily living such as bathing, grooming, and meals
- Completed and submitted clinical documentation in accordance with agency guidelines
Education
Bachelor of Science in Nursing - Registered Nurse
Miami Regional University
Miami Springs, FL05.2022
Associate of Arts - Liberal Arts & Sciences
Rockland Community College
Suffern, NY05.2018
Skills
- Critical thinker/Analytical
- Experience with laboratory
- Team player with diligent
- Problem Solver
- Tests and equipment
- Work habits
- Skilled at Clearly
- Effective Time Management
- Compassionate and caring Communicating with Patient
- Clinical research
- Computer proficiency: MS
- Ability to Work Under Pressure
- Able to Multitask
- Word, Excel, & Power Point
- Electronic Medical Record
- Trilingual, (English/Creole/French)
Certification
- Virginia Board of Nursing, Multistate Registered Nurse License #RN0001331232 Issued:07/29/2024 Expires:04/30/2027
- Basic Life Support (BLS/CPR) Expires 11/2026
- Certified Phlebotomist and EKG Technician, Certification Issued:07/2018
- Certified Nursing Assistant & Home Health Aide, Certification Issued:06/2014
- Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) November2026
LNGG
Trilingual, (English/Creole/French)
CLINICAL ROTATIONS
- Clinical for Interprofessional Care of the Critically Ill & Injured
- Clinical for Vulnerable and Underserved Population
- Clinical for Community and Public Health Nursing
- Clinical for Interprofessional Care of the Client & Family Across Lifespan II Clinical for Care of the Aging Population
- Clinical for Care of Women, Newborn and Children
- Clinical for Interprofessional Care of the Client & Family Across the Lifespan I
- Clinical for Foundations of Interprofessional Care Across the Lifespan
- Clinicals for Interprofessional Care of the Mental Health Client
- Clinical Nursing Instructor taught, and supervised nursing tasks learned and performed during clinical rotations. Tasks performed were head-to-toe assessments, vital signs, assisting patients with personal hygiene, making beds, and helping patients with mobility issues. Other clinical tasks were assisting in procedures such as placing IVs, removing foley catheters, medication calculations, and medication administration. During the shift, one written nursing care plan had to be completed by each nursing student to including the nursing process for patient care, assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation had to be completed.
Timeline
Orthopedics Registered Nurse
HCA TriCities Hospital
12.2023 - Current
Med/Surg Telemetry Nurse
HCA Aventura Hospital
01.2023 - 12.2023
Registered Nurse
Regents Park At Aventura
01.2022 - 01.2023
Private Duty Certified Nursing Assistant
Private Patient
01.2019 - 01.2021
Home Health Aide
Interim Healthcare
01.2015 - 01.2016
Certified Nursing Assistant
Manor
01.2014 - 01.2016
Associate of Arts - Liberal Arts & Sciences
Rockland Community College
Bachelor of Science in Nursing - Registered Nurse
Miami Regional University
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