Years of Professional Experience
Sydney King
Summary
Dedicated and compassionate Registered Nurse (RN) with progressive career history in direct patient care, triage and care coordination in fast-paced environment. Proven to remain calm under pressure and skillfully handle difficult patients and high-stress situations. Consistently developing strong relationships with patients and families through empathetic communication, respectful attitude and excellent customer service.
Overview
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Certifications
Work History
Neonatal Registered Nurse
Rapides Women's and Children's Hospital
Alexandria, LA
05.2019 - 06.2022
- Educated new parents on how to properly care for infants by instructing parents on bottle feeding, bathing, circumcision care and breastfeeding.
- Facilitated therapeutic communication, conflict resolution and crisis intervention by redirecting negative behaviors and helping patients regain or improve coping abilities.
- Leveraged feedback and process improvement opportunities to create safer and healthier environment and increase patient satisfaction.
- Advocated for and strived to protect health, safety and rights of patient.
- Conveyed treatment options, diagnosis information and home care techniques to patients and caregivers to continue care consistency.
- Conducted ongoing monitoring and evaluations of behaviors and conditions, and updated clinical supervisors with current information.
PACU Registered Nurse
Rapides Regional Medical Center
Alexandria, LA
06.2022 - Current
- Promoted quality of care by adhering to industry standards and measuring health outcomes against patient care goals and benchmarks.
- Collaborated with patients and healthcare teams to assess, plan, implement and evaluate custom care plans for each individual.
- Provided individualized care and dedicated oversight to Number patients on average in post-operative recovery room.
- Evaluated patients' pain levels, implementing correct dosage of medication to alleviate discomfort.
- Delivered high level of quality care to diverse populations while overseeing patient admission and triaging based on acuity and appropriate department admission.
- Provided skilled, timely and level-headed emergency response to critically-ill patients.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Northwestern State University of Louisiana
Natchitoches, LA05.2022
Associate of Science - Nursing
Northwestern State University of Louisiana
Natchitoches, LA05.2019
Skills
- Procedure Assistance
- Treatment Plan Modification
- Care Coordination
- Creative Problem Solving
- Healthcare Team Collaboration
- Patient Recovery Assessments
- Medical Histories and Assessments
- EMR Systems
- Issue Assessment and Monitoring
- Protocol and Procedure Improvement
Certification
- ACLS
- PALS
- BLS
- S.T.A.B.L.E. Certification
- Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP)
Timeline
PACU Registered Nurse
Rapides Regional Medical Center
06.2022 - Current
Neonatal Registered Nurse
Rapides Women's and Children's Hospital
05.2019 - 06.2022
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Northwestern State University of Louisiana
Associate of Science - Nursing
Northwestern State University of Louisiana