RN Staff Nurse
WellSpan Health York Hospital
York, PA
2011 - Current
- Administered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Effectively prioritized assignments, executing care based on each patient's relative condition and delegating tasks to available personnel deliver safe and efficient care.
- 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.
- Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
- Performed various nursing interventions such as wound dressing, vital sign monitoring and specimen collection
- Assessed physical, psychological, physiologic and cognitive status of patients
- Vaccinated patients to protect individuals from measles, pneumonia, influenza and other illnesses of concern
- Managed elements of patient care from admission to discharge or transfer to other units
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process and management and lifestyle options
- Monitored patients' conditions and reported changes in physical presentation, appearance and behavior to discuss treatment with physicians
- Conferred with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures and safety protocols
- Precepted student nurses and oriented new hires, providing guidance and mentorship when teaching on hospital policies, emergency procedures and nursing best practices
- Reported patients' status and delegated nurse assignments to achieve optimal outcomes
- Collected blood, tissue and other laboratory specimens and prepared for lab testing
