Tameka Smiley

• Developed and implemented nursing policies and procedures.
• Coordinated interdisciplinary team meetings to review patient progress and plan care strategies.
• Conducted regular meetings with staff to discuss concerns or issues related to nursing practices.
• Investigated incidents or complaints from patients or their families.
• Received and investigated complaints from families, patients and clinical staff, devising solutions to multifaceted challenges.
• Applied clinical judgment and comprehensive knowledge of facility policies to assist floor nurses with patient care decisions.
• Performed personnel interviewing, hiring, disciplinary actions and dismissals.
• Oversaw patient immunization, supporting nurses through vaccine-specific training and supervising administration.

• 2017-2019: Worked as Rehab nurse
• 2019-2021: Assistant Rehab Director
• 2021-2022:Worked as Infection control Nurse

and Staff Development.

• Provided care and education to inmates with chronic illnesses.
• Documented patient progress notes accurately and efficiently in the electronic medical record system.
• Assessed, planned, implemented and evaluated nursing care for assigned inmates.
• Performed triage assessments of walk-in inmates in a clinic setting.
• Administered medications and treatments according to physician orders.
• Monitored vital signs, administered injections, and provided assistance with medical procedures.

• Assessed and monitored vital signs of critically ill patients.
• Performed bedside procedures, including intubation, central line placement, arterial lines, chest tubes and wound care.
• Administered medications as prescribed by physicians.
• Facilitated admission and discharge processes for ICU patients.
• Conducted ongoing assessment of pain levels among ICU patients.
• Initiated resuscitation measures when necessary following cardiac arrest or respiratory failure events.