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Sonya Sims-Smith

Bartlett,TN

Summary

Caring Registered Nurse with excellent communication skills and 12 years experience in bedside nursing care. Seeking a responsible/challenging position in a thriving hospital to fully utilize my professonal nursing experience.

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience

Work History

RN Float Pool

Methodist University Hospital
07.2023 - Current

Travel Nurse

Aya Healthcare
02.2022 - 05.2023
  • Worked on multiple units including Med Surg, Cardiac, and SDU.
  • Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
  • Documented all elements of care and updated patient charts and confidential files to reflect changes in care plans, interventions applied, and observations.
  • Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to develop impactful treatment plans.
  • Delivered outstanding care to patients with various diagnoses and managed care from treatment initiation through to completion.

Registered Nurse

St Francis Hospital-Bartlett
08.2014 - 02.2022
  • Staff nurse on a 16 bed Step Down Unit, providing care to patients needing treatment of acute or chronic illnesses.
  • Additional responsibilites include: unit charge nurse and artery sheath removal.

Registered Nurse

Baptist Memphis Hospital
01.2011 - 08.2015
  • Utilized strong assessment skills to determine necessary patient care on a 19 bed unit for Acute Hematology Oncology patients and critical care patiens.
  • Frequent assessments, CVP monitoring, cardiac monitoring, and       titration of emergency drips.
  • Assist in numerous bedside precedures including: chest tubes, central line placement, and endotracheal tube placement.
  • Experience with ventilators.

Registered Nurse

METHODIST UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL Oncology Special Care Unit
05.2007 - 01.2012
  • Staff nurse on 12 bed unit, providing care to patients with hematologic malignancies undergoing autologous and allogenic peripheral stem cell transplantation.
  • Advisor for graduate nurses, as well as experienced nurses new to the unit, providing education related to disease processes and policies and procedures specific to th unit.
  • Responsibilities include assisting the physician with procedures performed at the bedside such as bone marrow biopsy aspiration and lumbar punctures; administering and monitoring chemotherapy, biotherapy, growth factors, and various blood products.
  • Skilled in recognizing the onset of various oncologic emergencies such as tumor lysis syndrome, superior vena cava syndrome, disseminated intravascular coagulation, and spinal cord compression.
  • Experience includes cardiac monitoring, administering respiratory treatments, operating 12 lead EKG, venipuncture, accessing implanted ports, sterile techniques used for implanted ports and PICC lines.
  • and computer documentation.

Education

FNP

Walden University
Minneapolis, MN

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS
Memphis, TN
2007

Skills

  • Enthusiastic caregiver
  • IV drug therapy management
  • Collaborative team player
  • Excellent computer documentation
  • Skilled in conducting physical examinations
  • Superior problem solving and communication skills
  • Medication administration expert
  • Strong clinical judgment
  • Preceptor
  • Hospice and palliative care experience
  • Patient/family focused
  • Patient and family advocacy
  • Proper catheter insertion/removal
  • Insulin medication assistance
  • Foley catheter insertion/removal familiarity
  • Tracheotomy care
  • Safe NG tube insertion and removal

References

 References available upon request

Interests

Registered Nurse (RN), State Board of Nursing, Tennessee [2007 to present] Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Certification [2012 to present] Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification [2006 to present]

Additional Information

  • LICENSES Registered Nurse (RN), State Board of Nursing, Tennessee [2007 to present] Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Certification [2012 to present] Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification [2006 to present]
  • ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Memphis, TN, United States Licenses and Certifications Registered Nurse, State Board of Nursing, Tennessee Basic Life Support, American Heart Association Chemotherapy Provider, Oncology Nursing Society

Timeline

RN Float Pool

Methodist University Hospital
07.2023 - Current

Travel Nurse

Aya Healthcare
02.2022 - 05.2023

Registered Nurse

St Francis Hospital-Bartlett
08.2014 - 02.2022

Registered Nurse

Baptist Memphis Hospital
01.2011 - 08.2015

Registered Nurse

METHODIST UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL Oncology Special Care Unit
05.2007 - 01.2012

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS

FNP

Walden University

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