Kept up with payroll and employees clock codes and adjusted as needed.
Assisted with developing departmental goals and objectives to improve satisfactory rating with patients.
Held onto employee files and updated accordingly.
Communicated with members of medical staff and department heads during weekly update meetings.
Ordered supplies and kept in touch with reps of various companies in relation to our procedures and equipment.
Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures and safety protocols.
Assessed patients to determine individual needs and develop care plans in coordination with multidisciplinary healthcare professionals.
Administered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
Established and continuously optimized unit schedules and individual work assignments when nurse manager was away.
Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
Supervised professional and paraprofessional nursing staff and delegated tasks to maintain continuum of care.
Evaluated skills of nursing personnel and verified staff certifications for validity.
Registered Nurse, Medical ICU
Spartanburg Regional Medical Center
Spartanburg, SC
03.2018 - 03.2019
Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients and determined next course of action.
Secured controlled narcotics and distributed medication on schedule to meet patient needs and minimize misuse opportunities.
Conferred with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches.
Implemented medication and IV administration, catheter insertion and airway management.
Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
Advocated for patients by communicating care preferences to practitioners, verifying interventions met treatment goals and identifying insurance coverage limitations.
Registered Nurse, Endoscopy
Spartanburg Medical Center
Spartanburg, SC
03.2014 - 02.2018
Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process and management and lifestyle options.
Implemented medication and IV administration, catheter insertion and airway management.
Administered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
Monitored patient condition by interpreting and tracking EKG readings, identifying irregular telemetry readings and updating team members on changes in stability or acuity.
Collected blood, tissue and other laboratory specimens and prepared for lab testing.
Pre-op, Intra-Op, Recovery, and on-call/Emergency for Endoscopy unit.
Precept and PRN Charge for the Endoscopy department.
Super-User for the implementation of EPIC charting service.
Certified Gastroenterolgy Registered Nurse Certification June 2017
Registered Nurse, Orthopedic Unit
Spartanburg Regional Medical Center
Spartanburg, SC
09.2011 - 03.2014
Managed care from admission to discharge.
Administered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
Oversaw delivery of care for patients on medical-surgical unit, providing direct care, delegating nursing assignments, and supervising team comprised of nurses, LPNs, technicians and unit clerks.
Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures and safety protocols.
Took patient vital signs, prepared and administered medications at physician direction and monitored patient symptoms and comfortability.
Pre and Post Orthopedic Surgery patients including total joint program.
ER Registered Nurse at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center Main Campus & Mary Black CampusER Registered Nurse at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center Main Campus & Mary Black Campus