Stacy Moore
Livonia
Summary
Dedicated registered nurse with charge nurse experience, delivering exceptional patient care in procedural settings. Skilled in interdisciplinary collaboration and managing team workflows to enhance operational efficiency and patient outcomes.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Registered Nurse B.S., Charge Nurse Level III
UR Pain Treatment Center
06.2021 - Current
- Provide direct patient care for patients ranging from 13 through advanced age for procedures including trigger points, joint injections, epidural steroid injections, sympathetic and neurolytic blocks, radio frequency ablations, spinal cord stimulator trials, minimally invasive lumbar decompression, kyphoplasty, intracept, SI fusions, and discectomies. As well as during Ketamine and Lidocaine infusions.
- While in the procedure/OR room, provide optimum patient care based on continuous assessment of patients physical and psychosocial needs.
- Provide pre-, intra-, and post-procedural care for patients undergoing treatment for a variety of chronic and acute pain conditions.
- Administer conscious sedation as well as single agent analgesic medications via IVP.
- Provide proficient care to patients with skills such as organization, critical thinking, strong IV skills, time management, and strong assessment skills.
- Manage the daily assignment to ensure efficient workflow in procedures and in the clinic.
- Assure daily procedure volume is appropriate and safe.
- Assisted with scheduling last-minute add-on cases and provided dates and procedure times for all infusions, SI fusions, Qutenza patches, Intracept sympathectomies, baclofen trials, and catheter studies.
- Triage phone calls and in-basket messages as well as screening the daily procedural schedule and screening more advanced procedures such as the kyphoplasties to ensure the patient is prepared for their scheduled procedure.
- Works with an interdisciplinary team of anesthesiologists and APPs in a fast-paced off-site procedural and infusion suite.
- Supported 12 nurses and 6 ambulatory patient care techs by assisting providers and schedulers with care coordination for 9 providers.
- Reviewed and processed vacation time requests for nursing staff to ensure adequate coverage. and schedule all 13 nurses for the 8-week time blocks.
- As the unit educator, organize teaching materials and hold in-services to all nursing and tech staff to ensure staff is trained according to the unit and hospitals up-to-date policy changes.
- Facilitated collaboration with representatives to coordinate in-service training sessions for staff. for new possible procedures.
- Organize materials needed for new procedures in coordination with our supply ordering department as well as the reps for any tissues needed prior to the start of new procedures.
- Be knowledgeable of policies and procedures related to patient care from pre-operative, intraoperative, to post-operative areas.
- Ensured staff compliance with education requirements by tracking and assigning unit-specific training. according to hospital requirements to maintain quarterly competency requirements.
- Organize materials provided by the rep to create pre-op, intra-op, and post-op procedure instructions according to IFUs.
- Assist the scheduling team with scheduling patients once authorization has been obtained as well as re-scheduling patients due to unforeseen circumstances.
Registered Nurse B.S., GI Nurse
Westfall Surgery Center
06.2020 - 06.2021
- Assessed patients' physical and psychosocial needs in the endoscopy room to deliver optimum care.
- Administer conscious sedation medications via IVP.
- Planned and implemented the patient’s plan of care, communicated with team members, and evaluated the effectiveness of this care.
- Managing care of patients before, during, and after GI procedures.
- While in pre-an, assess if the patient is clinically stable for the procedure, perform a med reconciliation, review medical history, and place a peripheral IV or access a mediport.
- Work in all areas of the endoscopy suite including pre-an, PACU, and anesthesia nurse in the procedure room.
- While in PACU recover patients from moderate (conscious) sedation and deep sedation.
- Monitored patients' cardiac, respiratory, and consciousness levels during recovery to ensure safe discharge readiness.
- Coordinated discharge instructions with the provider, patient, and support person to facilitate a smooth transition post-procedure.
Registered Nurse B.S. (Level III), Hospice RN Case Manager
UR Home Care
10.2017 - 03.2020
- Evaluated, admitted, and managed cases for patients and families accessing hospice services, ensuring comprehensive care tailored to individual needs.
- Acted as the primary resource and contact for patients and families throughout the end-of-life process, advocating for quality of life and adherence to patient and family wishes with respect and dignity.
- Conducted ongoing assessments of patients, ensuring timely initiation of care plans and accurate representation of clinical, functional, and psychosocial needs.
- Develops hospice plan of care in conjunction with patient, family, physician, hospice medical director and interdisciplinary group.
- Performed weekly assessments of patient condition and care requirements to ensure symptom management aligned with patient goals.
- Coordinates care and services in collaboration with the interdisciplinary team.
- Provides education to patient, families, and providers regarding the hospice philosophy and end of life care.
- Participates and ensures that hospice services are consistent with the agency vision, mission, and values.
- Secure medical orders from healthcare providers and approval of medical services.
Registered Nurse B.S. (Level II Weekend Contract), Wilmot Cancer Center
Strong Memorial Hospital
07.2015 - 10.2017
- Record and communicate the data to appropriate members of the multidisciplinary team.
- Analyze assessment data and formulate nursing judgments / diagnoses based on the physical, psychosocial, and educational needs of the patient/family.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary team to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate patient care.
- Address the following to achieve the desired outcomes for the patient, including: Physical care: Including circulation, ventilation, elimination, mobility, protective mechanisms, infection, prevention, nutrition, and comfort Psychological care: Including coping, sexuality, stress, loss, death/dying, anxiety, fear, growth and development.
- Education/rehabilitative care: Including discharge planning, patient/family education, living with a chronic illness, long-term complications, follow-up care, potential re-hospitalization.
- Evaluated patient responses to interventions to assess progress toward outcomes and revised nursing diagnoses and care plans accordingly.
- Acted as a role model and resource for nursing staff and health care professionals in the management of BMT patients.
- Performed therapeutic and diagnostic procedures, administered medications, and operated equipment on the BMTU.
- Participate in peer review and interdisciplinary program evaluation to assure that high quality nursing care is provided.
- Contribute to the scientific base of nursing practice and BMT nursing through participation in and application of research.
Education
BSN - Nursing
ROBERTS WESLEYAN COLLEGE
NORTH CHILI, NY05-2015
Skills
- Conscious sedation
- IV medication administration
- Procedural nursing
- Pre-procedure care
- Post-operative care
- Patient monitoring
- Patient assessment
- Patient triage
- CVC Line care
- Infection control measures
- Clinical judgment
- Interdisciplinary collaboration
- Patient education
- Time management
- Strong IV skills
- Procedure coordination
- Staff training
- Staff supervision
- Team leadership
- Conflict resolution
- Communication skills
- Patient advocacy
- Patient evaluation
Accomplishments
- Nominated for the Betsy Slavinskas Ambulatory Nursing award
- ACLS and BLS certification
Timeline
Registered Nurse B.S., Charge Nurse Level III
UR Pain Treatment Center
06.2021 - Current
Registered Nurse B.S., GI Nurse
Westfall Surgery Center
06.2020 - 06.2021
Registered Nurse B.S. (Level III), Hospice RN Case Manager
UR Home Care
10.2017 - 03.2020
Registered Nurse B.S. (Level II Weekend Contract), Wilmot Cancer Center
Strong Memorial Hospital
07.2015 - 10.2017
BSN - Nursing
ROBERTS WESLEYAN COLLEGE