Dedicated and compassionate Registered Nurse (RN) with progressive career history in direct patient care, triage and care coordination in fast-paced environment. Detail-oriented team player with strong communication skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy. Proven to remain calm under pressure and skillfully handle high acuity patients in high-stress situations. Consistently develops strong relationships with patients and families through empathetic communication, respectful attitude and excellent patient care. Compassionate patient advocate and quick-thinking problem solver with excellent judgment.
Provide care for up to 5 patients and their families on the Trauma Nursing Unit (TNU). Serve as a resource for other nurses on the unit. Assist other nurses in the care of medical/surgical/telemetry/burn patients. Mentor/preceptor to new nurses as well as nursing students.
Charge Nurse at a 25 bed Critical Care Access Hospital. Provided a wide variety of care including geriatrics, pediatrics, labor and delivery, newborn, emergency, preoperative and postoperative general surgery. Responsibilities also included the supervision of LVN's while multitasking excellent patient care.
Charge Nurse in a 365 bed hospital providing care in geriatrics, pediatrics, psych/mental health, epilepsy, and rehabilitation. Provided direct patient care for up to 8 patient's while overseeing several LVN's and coordinating admissions and discharges. Additional experience gained floating to oncology, rehab, orthopedics, and ICU.