Stephanie DeBacco
Cowansville,Pa
Summary
Knowledgeable Clinical Instructor with ten years of combined experience in home health and emergency department nursing, precepting and nurse education. Prepared to bring talent, expertise and leadership to growing LPN and RN nursing program.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse
Emerus Holdings
03.2023 - Current
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
- Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients, and determined next course of action.
- Managed care from admission to discharge.
- Evaluated healthcare needs, goals for treatment, and available resources of each patient and connected to optimal providers and care.
- Orchestrated quality-driven, cost-effective care in high-volume emergency setting.
Clinical Nurse Educator
Concordia Visiting Nurses
11.2022 - 03.2023
- Identified and assigned appropriate activities and projects to enhance student learning.
- Liaised with medical and nursing personnel to evaluate and improve teaching and nursing practices.
- Contributed educational and clinical expertise to help optimize training courses and boost student learning.
- Coached underperforming students to help meet clinical objectives
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
- Passionate about learning and committed to continual improvement.
- Organized and detail-oriented with strong work ethic.
- Trained up to 10 students to identify signs of patient health deterioration and clinical equipment malfunction to promote achievement of course objectives
- Directly cared for patients at least 10 hours each month to maintain currency on clinical techniques
Registered Nurse, Emergency Department
ACMH
05.2016 - 09.2022
- Participated in nursing simulation activities, evidence-based practice project implementation and competency development to further nursing education.
- Evaluated healthcare needs, goals for treatment, and available resources of each patient and connected to optimal providers and care.
- 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.
- 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.
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
- Providing care for ED patients in 14 bed ER and 7 bed urgent care.
Role of charge nurse, triage, and most recently navigating heavy patient flow during pandemic
As nursing supervisor, managed bed placement for admitted patients. (telemetry/med/surg/ICU/CCU/PACU)
Managed staffing for all nursing units.
Would be happy to elaborate on these roles during face-to-face meeting of that is needed.
Registered Nurse
Concordia Visiting Nurses
07.2013 - 02.2016
- Responsible for case managing up to 50 patients within territory
- Providing patients with education regarding medications, disease process, procedures and plan of care increasing their ability to remain in their home.
- Provides professional nursing care by utilizing all elements of the nursing process
- Initiates and sustains implementation of orders for medications and treatments as prescribed by physician in the plan of care
- Completes, maintains and submits accurate and relevant clinical notes regarding patient’s condition and care given
- Self-directed with the ability to work autonomously.
- Maintains proper equipment and supplies to perform duties effectively
- Conferred with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches.
- Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
Education
MSN - Nursing Education
Duquesne University
Pittsburgh, PA05.2024
BSN -
Ohio University
Athens, OH05.2020
Diploma - Nursing
Citizens School of Nursing
New Kensington, PA06.2013
Skills
- Patient Treatment
- Supervising Students
- Clinical Instruction
- Performing Physical Assessments
- Competency Assessment
- Compliance Requirements
- Teaching Material Preparation
- Electronic Charting
- Leadership Abilities
- Mentoring proficiency
Certification
BLS
ACLS
PALS
Timeline
Registered Nurse
Emerus Holdings
03.2023 - Current
Clinical Nurse Educator
Concordia Visiting Nurses
11.2022 - 03.2023
Registered Nurse, Emergency Department
ACMH
05.2016 - 09.2022
Registered Nurse
Concordia Visiting Nurses
07.2013 - 02.2016
MSN - Nursing Education
Duquesne University
BSN -
Ohio University
Diploma - Nursing
Citizens School of Nursing
BLS
ACLS
PALS
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