Susie Anderson
Neosho,MO
Summary
Adaptable Registered Nurse with 4+ years of work experience. Aiming to leverage a proven knowledge of patient relations, managed care skills, and procedure preparation to successfully fill the Registered Nurse role at your company. Frequently praised as hard-working by my peers, I can be relied upon to help your company achieve its goals.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Process/Recovery Registered Nurse
FREEMAN HEALTH
JOPLIN, MO
07.2019 - Current
- Collaborate with other health care professionals and service providers to ensure optimal patient care.
- Observe, interview, and assess patients to identify care needs.
- Monitor or evaluate medical conditions of patients in collaboration with other health care professionals
- Plan, evaluate, or modify treatment programs based on information gathered by observing and interviewing patients, or by analyzing patient records
- Identify training needs or conduct training sessions for nursing students or medical staff.
- Perform discharge planning for patients.
- Direct or supervise nursing care staff in the provision of patient therapy.
- Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients and determined next course of action.
- Implemented medication and IV administration, catheter insertion and airway management.
- Managed care from admission to discharge.
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
- Collected blood, tissue and other laboratory specimens and prepared for lab testing.
- Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
- Organized and managed care of patients undergoing various therapies and procedures.
- Advised patients and caregivers of proper wound management, discharge plan objectives, safe medication use and disease management.
- Reviewed post-operative orders and continuously monitored patients' post-operative vitals, set up PCA and fluids and oriented patients to unit.
- Audited charts and reviewed clinical documents to verify accuracy.
- Provided clinical instructions to orient new nurses and potential student nurses to achieve training outcomes.
- IV insertions to pre-operative patients.
Monitor
05.2018 - 07.2019
- Record, and report symptoms or changes in patients' conditions.
- Maintain accurate, detailed reports and records.
- Modify patient treatment plans as indicated by patients' responses and conditions.
- Consult and coordinate with healthcare team members to assess, plan, implement, or evaluate patient care plans
- Monitor all aspects of patient care, including diet and physical activity.
Student Assistant
05.2017 - 05.2018
- Answer patient call signals, signal lights, bells, or intercom systems to determine patients' needs.
- Change bed linens or make beds.
- Collect specimens, such as urine, feces, or sputum.
- Communicate with patients to ascertain feelings or need for assistance or social and emotional support
- Feed patients or assist patients to eat or drink.
- Record height or weight of patients.
- Provide physical support to assist patients to perform daily living activities, such as getting out of bed, bathing, dressing, using the toilet, standing, walking, or exercising
- Record vital signs, such as temperature, blood pressure, pulse, or respiration rate, as directed by medical or nursing staff
- Restock patient rooms with personal hygiene items, such as towels, washcloths, soap, or toilet paper.
- Supply, collect, or empty bedpans.
- Turn or reposition bedridden patients.
- Undress, wash, and dress patients who are unable to do so for themselves.
Education
Associate - Science
NORTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA A&M
A.S - Business Administration
Bachelor of Science - Nursing Science
WESTERN GOVERNORS UNIVERSITY
07.2021
Skills
- Accurate Documentation
- Preventive Healthcare
- Compassionate and Caring
- Blood Draw and Sample Collection
- Patient Condition Monitoring
- Medical Supply Management
- Patient Examination
- Medical Procedure Preparation
- Monitoring Vital Signs
- Patient Care Assessment
- Clear Patient Communication
- Treatment Preparation
- Patient and Family Advocacy
Timeline
Process/Recovery Registered Nurse
FREEMAN HEALTH
07.2019 - Current
Monitor
05.2018 - 07.2019
Student Assistant
05.2017 - 05.2018
Associate - Science
NORTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA A&M
A.S - Business Administration
Bachelor of Science - Nursing Science
WESTERN GOVERNORS UNIVERSITY
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