Susan Todak
Allentown,United States
Summary
- Patient-focused Behavioral Health Nurse with 23 years of experience working directly with hospitalized psychiatric patients. Thorough, detail-oriented team player comfortable working in challenging environments, including psychiatric wards. Compassionate individual successfully reaching difficult patients with humility and honesty.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
Work History
RN Staff Nurse, Older Adult Behavioral Medicine Un
Sacred Heart Hospital (now St. Luke's)
Allentown, PA
09.1997 - 11.2017
- Worked within interdisciplinary health care team to develop, implement and make adjustments to patient care plans, individualizing strategies and methods to improve health and meet recovery goals. Went through an admission process with new patients and participated the in discharge process. Participted in weekly patient care conferences with health care team as well as giving daily patient updates to the MDs and their PAs. Developed patient's plan of care. Administered medications and observed to effectiveness and/or side-effects
Staff RN on Geri-Psych Unit
Touro Infirmary Hospital
New Orleans, LA
10.1993 - 07.1996
- Effectively prioritized assignments, executing care based on each patient's relative condition and delegating tasks to available personnel deliver safe and efficient care.
- Administered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections and monitored responses. Attended patient group meetings with staff Social Worker. Participated in weekly treatment team conferences.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing Science
Cedar Crest College
Allentown, PA05.1993
Associate of Science - Nursing
Fulton-Montgomery Community College
Johnstown, NY05.1981
Skills
- Medication Side Effect Knowledge
- Charting and Documentation
- Treatment Plan Modification
- Patient Intervention
- Delegation and Motivation
Timeline
RN Staff Nurse, Older Adult Behavioral Medicine Un
Sacred Heart Hospital (now St. Luke's)
09.1997 - 11.2017
Staff RN on Geri-Psych Unit
Touro Infirmary Hospital
10.1993 - 07.1996
Bachelor of Science - Nursing Science
Cedar Crest College
Associate of Science - Nursing
Fulton-Montgomery Community College
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