Tammy Garrett
Jasper
Summary
Registered Nurse with extensive experience at Baptist Health Princeton Hospital. Proven ability to manage complex cardiac cases and deliver high-quality care. Skilled in interpreting EKGs and advocating for patients, ensuring optimal outcomes through collaboration and strong clinical judgment. Twenty five years as a nurse, June will be nine years at Princeton, and two years as a full time Charge Nurse.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
Work History
Charge Nurse, 3 West Cardiac Stepdown
Princeton Baptist Medical Center
04.2023 - Current
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
- Coordinated nursing care on unit through staff assignments, assisting and rounding with physicians, monitoring patient orders, and communicating with ancillary departments.
- Conducted daily shift briefs to inform staff of changes in patient care assignments.
- Mentored and supervised junior nurses, fostering a supportive and professional work environment.
Registered Nurse, 3 West Cardiac Stepdown
Princeton Baptist Medical Center
06.2017 - 04.2023
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Maintained quality care and comfort for patients with heart failure, pulmonary hypertension and other conditions.
- Conferred with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches.
- Managed quality care for patients with heart failure, end-stage renal disease and coronary artery disease.
- Monitored patient condition by interpreting and tracking EKG readings, identifying irregular telemetry readings and updating team members on changes in stability or acuity.
- Provided didactic and clinical instructions to orient new nurses and potential student nurses to achieve training outcomes.
- Contributed substantially to successful department JCAHO accreditation by consistently operating to highest standards of care.
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures and safety protocols.
Patient Care Coordinator
Comfort Care Hospice
04.2013 - 06.2017
- Coordinated all care of patients.
- Manager over 7 Case managers.
- Review all nurses notes.
- Chart audits.
- Scheduling of nurses, aides, chaplain, and social worker.
- Manager over 4 aides.
- Back up call for nurses on call.
- Review of admission.
- Took referrals and reviewed for appropriateness.
- Notified Md for any orders needed for field.
- Obtained prescriptions to meet patients pain needs.
- Ordered equipment for patients.
- Organized IDT meetings.
Rn Case Manager
Southern Care Hospice
07.2011 - 04.2013
- Made home and nursing home visits.
- Followed a case load of 10-12 patients.
- Admissions.
- Provided palliative care to patients.
- Educated caregiver of disease process of each case assigned.
Lpn Staff Nurse
Family Health and Associates
02.2005 - 07.2011
- Checked in patients.
- Ordered labs per Md request.
- Assisted Md with all procedures.( Wart removal, pap-smears, etc)
- Administered vaccines- give injections as ordered.
- Organized patients care: check-in, lab, to room.
- Called lab results to patients.Communicate with physicians and follow orders as directed.
Lpn Nurse
Consult America of Carbon Hill
08.2001 - 10.2010
- Total patient care for 25-30 beds
- Administer medication-give injections
- Communicate with physicians and follow orders as directed
Lpn Nurse
Walker County Board of Education
10.2001 - 02.2003
- Work directly with children of special needs such as: Diabetics, Asthmatics, Seizure disorders
- Treat injuries sustained while at school
- Administer medication as needed
- Assist in obtaining medical insurance for uninsured children
Education
Associate of Science - Registered Nurse
Bevill State Community College
Jasper, Al, United States2010
Licensed Practical Nurse - Nursing
Bevill State Community College
Sumiton, Al, United States2001
Skills
- Strong clinical judgment
- Hospice and Palliative care experience
- Patient evaluation/intervention
- ACLS/BLS certified
- Patient and family advocacy
- High level of autonomy
- Care of STEMI and NSTEMI patients
- Interpreting EKGs
- Implantable Pacemakers
- Temporary Pacemakers
- Management of Postoperative day 1 Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) patients
- Bed Management
References
Professional:
Laurie Garrison
1(205)915-0192
Michael Cofer
1(256) 339-7740
Personal:
Leslie Dunn
1(256)339-4492
Timeline
Charge Nurse, 3 West Cardiac Stepdown
Princeton Baptist Medical Center
04.2023 - Current
Registered Nurse, 3 West Cardiac Stepdown
Princeton Baptist Medical Center
06.2017 - 04.2023
Patient Care Coordinator
Comfort Care Hospice
04.2013 - 06.2017
Rn Case Manager
Southern Care Hospice
07.2011 - 04.2013
Lpn Staff Nurse
Family Health and Associates
02.2005 - 07.2011
Lpn Nurse
Walker County Board of Education
10.2001 - 02.2003
Lpn Nurse
Consult America of Carbon Hill
08.2001 - 10.2010
Associate of Science - Registered Nurse
Bevill State Community College
Licensed Practical Nurse - Nursing
Bevill State Community College
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