Sylvia Owen
Macon,GA
Summary
Dynamic Registered Nurse with extensive experience in emergency care at Atrium Healthcare. Proven ability to enhance patient outcomes through strong clinical judgment and compassionate care. Skilled in trauma nursing and emergency triage, effectively managing critical situations while providing emotional support to families. Committed to delivering high-quality, evidence-based nursing practices.
Overview
36
36
years of professional experience
Work History
Registered Nurse
Lesley Cown MD
08.2022 - Current
- Utilized critical thinking skills to prioritize nursing interventions based on patients'' acuity levels and individual needs.
- Conducted thorough patient assessments to identify changes in condition, promptly notifying physician and initiating appropriate interventions when necessary.
- Administered medications safely according to established guidelines while closely monitoring for side effects or adverse reactions requiring intervention.
- Enhanced patient satisfaction by providing compassionate, holistic nursing care that addressed physical, emotional, and spiritual needs.
Clinical Documentation Specialist
Atrium Healthcare
07.2008 - 01.2023
- Facilitated interdisciplinary collaboration between physicians, nurses, case managers, coders, and other relevant stakeholders regarding the appropriate representation of patient severity levels within EHRs.
- Analyzed data from audits to identify areas for improvement in clinical documentation processes, implementing targeted interventions for positive change.
- Expedited accurate clinical documentation completion by promptly responding to queries from healthcare providers and support staff, offering timely guidance and support.
- Reduced risk exposure by promptly addressing any identified discrepancies or inconsistencies within patient records.
Cardiac Cath Lab Registered Nurse
Atrium Healthcare
01.2000 - 01.2008
- Assisted physicians with diagnostic and interventional procedures, ensuring optimal patient care and safety.
- Minimized complications by identifying and responding to emergent situations promptly and efficiently.
- Improved patient outcomes by providing high-quality nursing care in the Cardiac Cath Lab setting.
- Enhanced patient care by effectively monitoring vital signs and hemodynamic parameters during procedures.
- Assisted in the identification and treatment of life-threatening arrhythmias during cardiac catheterization procedures.
Registered Nurse, Emergency Department
Atrium Healthcare
09.1989 - 09.2000
- Demonstrated strong clinical reasoning skills when assessing patients'' conditions, initiating appropriate interventions, and escalating concerns to physicians as needed.
- Improved patient outcomes by consistently providing high-quality emergency care and implementing evidence-based nursing practices.
- 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.
- Reduced patient wait times by efficiently triaging patients based on acuity levels and prioritizing urgent cases.
- Teamed on trauma and emergency interventions involving serious head injuries, gunshot wounds, and thoracic trauma in a Level 1 Trauma Center
- Optimized patient flow within the Emergency Department by collaborating with charge nurses in coordinating bed assignments and discharges according to capacity constraints.
- Enhanced patient satisfaction by delivering compassionate, culturally sensitive care tailored to individual needs and preferences.
- Acted as a resource for colleagues by sharing clinical expertise, participating in educational opportunities, and serving as a preceptor for new nurses joining the Emergency Department team.
- Provided valuable support to families during critical situations by offering emotional support, answering questions, and assisting with decision-making processes related to their loved one''s care.
- Educated patients and answered questions about health condition, prognosis, and treatment.
- Provided skilled, timely and level-headed emergency response to critically-ill patients.
- Monitored patient reactions after administering medications and IV therapies.
Education
Bachelor of Science -
University of Phoenix
Tempe, AZBachelor of Science -
Macon State College
Macon, GASouthwest High School
Macon, GASkills
- EKG interpretation
- Patient assessments
- Pediatric advanced life support
- Medication administration
- Trauma nursing
- Charting and clinical documentation
- Advanced cardiac life support
- Emergency triage
- Advanced cardiovascular life support (ACLS)
- Critical thinking
- Medication and IV administration
- Blood draw and sample collection
- Strong clinical judgment
- Student precepting
- Certified in CPR/AED
- Compassionate and caring
- Vitals monitoring
- Wound care
- Cardiac monitors
- Nursing performance assessment
Timeline
Registered Nurse
Lesley Cown MD
08.2022 - Current
Clinical Documentation Specialist
Atrium Healthcare
07.2008 - 01.2023
Cardiac Cath Lab Registered Nurse
Atrium Healthcare
01.2000 - 01.2008
Registered Nurse, Emergency Department
Atrium Healthcare
09.1989 - 09.2000
Bachelor of Science -
University of Phoenix
Bachelor of Science -
Macon State College
Southwest High School
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