Tammy Jo Collins
Butte,NE
Summary
To obtain full time employment in the medical field.
Registered Nurse with background in patient care and nursing. Skilled in managing complex medical conditions and supporting patient recovery.
Experienced with patient care, critical thinking, and effective communication. Utilizes medical knowledge to support patient recovery and manage complex conditions. Strong understanding of healthcare protocols and compassionate care delivery.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse
Buke Community Memorial Hospital
Burke, SD
04.2025 - Current
- Schedule is 36+ hrs weekly, scheduled as 3 12hr shifts each week.
- On Call 4 Weekends a year; ambulance transports as needed.
- Charge nurse rotation
- Age of clients served: Pediatric-Geriatric
- Work both ER and Hospital floor
- Provide patient care under the direct supervision of Physician or Physician Assistant.
- Collecting and recording nursing histories
- Administering treatments according to policies and procedures
- Maintaining a clean and safe environment for patient care
- Reinforce patient teaching according to patient care plans
- Observe patient condition and take vital signs
- Record observations in patients’ charts
- Assist physicians with exams and treatments
- Prepare patient for examination
- Setting up equipment needed for treatment
- Carrying out ordered treatments and charting them
- Explaining to and instructing patient in necessary treatments
- Review physician orders and assure necessary arrangements are made
- Review patient medication records
- Provide patient and family instruction regarding patient care upon discharge
Med/Surg/ER RN
Wagner Community Memorial Hospital-Avera
04.2021 - 02.2025
- Schedule is 36+ hrs weekly, scheduled as 3 12hr shifts each week.
- On Call 4 Weekends a year; ambulance transports as needed.
- Charge nurse rotation
- Age of clients served: Pediatric-Geriatric
- Work both ER and Hospital floor
- Provide patient care under the direct supervision of Physician or Physician Assistant.
- Collecting and recording nursing histories
- Administering treatments according to policies and procedures
- Maintaining a clean and safe environment for patient care
- Reinforce patient teaching according to patient care plans
- Observe patient condition and take vital signs
- Record observations in patients’ charts
- Assist physicians with exams and treatments
- Prepare patient for examination
- Setting up equipment needed for treatment
- Carrying out ordered treatments and charting them
- Explaining to and instructing patient in necessary treatments
- Review physician orders and assure necessary arrangements are made
- Review patient medication records
- Provide patient and family instruction regarding patient care upon discharge
Med/Surg/ER RN
West Holt Memorial Hospital
05.2020 - 04.2021
- Schedule is 36+ hrs weekly, scheduled as 3 12hr shifts each week.
- Age of clients served: Pediatric-Geriatric
- Work both ER and Hospital floor
- Provide patient care under the direct supervision of Physician or Physician Assistant.
- Collecting and recording nursing histories
- Administering treatments according to policies and procedures
- Maintaining a clean and safe environment for patient care
- Reinforce patient teaching according to patient care plans
- Observe patient condition and take vital signs
- Record observations in patients’ charts
- Assist physicians with exams and treatments
- Prepare patient for examination
- Setting up equipment needed for treatment
- Carrying out ordered treatments and charting them
- Explaining to and instructing patient in necessary treatments
- Review physician orders and assure necessary arrangements are made
- Review patient medication records
- Provide patient and family instruction regarding patient care upon discharge
Med/Surg/ER RN
Goodland Regional Medical Center
10.2019 - 05.2020
- Schedule is 36+ hrs weekly, scheduled as 3 12hr shifts each week.
- Age of clients served: Pediatric-Geriatric
- Work both ER and Hospital floor
- Provide patient care under the direct supervision of Physician or Physician Assistant.
- Collecting and recording nursing histories
- Administering treatments according to policies and procedures
- Maintaining a clean and safe environment for patient care
- Reinforce patient teaching according to patient care plans
- Observe patient condition and take vital signs
- Record observations in patients’ charts
- Assist physicians with exams and treatments
- Prepare patient for examination
- Setting up equipment needed for treatment
- Carrying out ordered treatments and charting them
- Explaining to and instructing patient in necessary treatments
- Review physician orders and assure necessary arrangements are made
- Review patient medication records
- Provide patient and family instruction regarding patient care upon discharge
Med/Surg LPN-C, Med/Surg/ER/Charge RN
Dundy County Hospital
04.2017 - 05.2020
- Schedule is 12-24 hrs weekly, scheduled as 1-2 12hr shifts each week.
- Age of clients served: Pediatric-Geriatric
- Work both ER and Hospital floor
- Provide patient care under the direct supervision of Physician or Physician Assistant.
- Collecting and recording nursing histories
- Administering treatments according to policies and procedures
- Maintaining a clean and safe environment for patient care
- Reinforce patient teaching according to patient care plans
- Observe patient condition and take vital signs
- Record observations in patients’ charts
- Assist physicians with exams and treatments
- Prepare patient for examination
- Setting up equipment needed for treatment
- Carrying out ordered treatments and charting them
- Explaining to and instructing patient in necessary treatments
- Review physician orders and assure necessary arrangements are made
- Review patient medication records
- Provide patient and family instruction regarding patient care upon discharge
Clinic LPN-C
Quick Care (urgent care clinic)
Scottsbluff, NE
11.2016 - 04.2017
- Complete lab draws for face to face patients and walk-ins
- Complete EKGs for pre-operative physicals and when needed for other appointments.
- Continually communicate with all providers and schedulers throughout the day to plan patient care
- Review patient charts for lab results and report to providers as needed.
- Contact patients regarding appointments, lab results, and any other information that providers need passed along.
- Answer questions for patients and work as an advocate for them, keeping lines of communication open with providers.
- Observe patient condition and take vital signs
- Record observations in patients’ charts
- Assist physicians with exams and treatments
- Prepare patient for examination
- Setting up equipment needed for treatment
- Carrying out ordered treatments and charting them
- Explaining to and instructing patient in necessary treatments
Clinic LPN-C
Regional West Physicians Clinic-Orthopedics
Scottsbluff, NE
09.2014 - 11.2016
- Perform LPN nursing duties including but not limited to: taking vital signs, performing screening processes according to criteria and interviewing patients. Communicate findings verbally to the physician/clinic provider and document all pertinent and required information in the patient's written or electronic medical record.
- Assist the provider with in-office procedures, prepare medications and perform dressing changes and patient education as instructed. Laboratory procedures are collected and processed according to CLIA regulations, as ordered by the provider. Prepare rooms, supplies, instruments and equipment for needed patient care. Assure written or electronic documentation of all patient care and treatment.
- Monitor, order and process supplies, medications, samples, etc. to assure accurate and adequate inventory, documentation and record keeping. Communicate accurate and timely information to other staff regarding needed supplies or ordering.
- Under physician direction, provide phone triage of patients, evaluate and complete Insurance Pre-Authorization for specific tests and procedures and works closely with case managers and third party payers to assure Provider orders for patient care are completed in a timely manner. Evaluate need for patient medication assistance and assist with application as appropriate.
- Assist with non-clinical functions as needed; such as scheduling appointments, completion of FMLA, Work Comp, Work status forms; and other office duties as appropriate.
- Contribute to quality of patient care by following standards, policies, QI protocols and participation in quality audits. Maintain competency in skills and procedures.
PCU LPN-C
Box Butte General Hospital
Alliance, NE
07.2013 - 09.2014
Med/Surg LPN-C
Sidney Regional Medical Center
Sidney, NE
11.2012 - 07.2013
- Age of clients served: Neonatal-Geriatric
- Provide patient care under the direct supervision of Physician or Physician Assistant.
- Collecting and recording nursing histories
- Administering treatments according to policies and procedures
- Maintaining a clean and safe environment for patient care
- Reinforce patient teaching according to patient care plans
- Observe patient condition and take vital signs
- Record observations in patients’ charts
- Assist physicians with exams and treatments
- Prepare patient for examination
- Setting up equipment needed for treatment
- Carrying out ordered treatments and charting them
- Explaining to and instructing patient in necessary treatments
- Review physician orders and assure necessary arrangements are made
- Review patient medication records
- Provide patient and family instruction regarding patient care upon discharge
Telemed LPN-C
Rozene/ VA North Platte CBOC
North Platte, NE
10.2011 - 11.2012
- Worked with the following specialties:
- Audiology
- Behavior Management
- Chronic Pain
- Diabetic Forum Group
- Endocrin
- Gastrology
- Infectious Disease
- Mental Health
- MOVES program
- Nutrition
- Oncology
- Orthopedics
- Pacer Clinic
- Palliative Care
- Pharmacy
- Polytrauma Speech Therapy
- Anesthesia Pre-op
- PTSD Group
- Sleep Study Group
- Urology
- Vascular
- Wound care
- Assist in the clinic with face to face patients and walk-ins
- Complete lab draws on Telemed patients
- Assist in clinic doing lab draws for face to face patients and walk-ins
- Complete EKGs for Telemed patients and clinic patients
- Continually communicate with all providers and schedulers throughout the day to plan patient care
- Review patient charts for lab results and report to providers as needed.
- Contact patients regarding appointments, lab results, and any other information that providers need passed along.
- Answer questions for patients and work as an advocate for them, keeping lines of communication open with providers.
- Assisting with making necessary arrangements and helping with ordering medications when patients are having difficulties.
- Observe patient condition and take vital signs
- Record observations in patients’ charts
- Assist physicians with exams and treatments
- Prepare patient for examination
- Setting up equipment needed for treatment
- Carrying out ordered treatments and charting them
- Explaining to and instructing patient in necessary treatments
Licensed Practical Nurse
Ogallala Community Hospital
Ogallala, NE
09.2006 - 09.2011
- Age of clients served: Neonatal-Geriatric
- Provide patient care under the direct supervision of Physician or Physician Assistant.
- Collecting and recording nursing histories
- Administering treatments according to policies and procedures
- Maintaining a clean and safe environment for patient care
- Reinforce patient teaching according to patient care plans
- Observe patient condition and take vital signs
- Record observations in patients’ charts
- Assist physicians with exams and treatments
- Prepare patient for examination
- Setting up equipment needed for treatment
- Carrying out ordered treatments and charting them
- Explaining to and instructing patient in necessary treatments
- Review physician orders and assure necessary arrangements are made
- Review patient medication records
- Provide patient and family instruction regarding patient care upon discharge
Home Health Aide
All About Caring
North Platte, NE
06.2006 - 08.2006
- Assist with bathing/dressing
- Assist with cooking/cleaning
- Medication reminders
- Assist with physical therapy
- Take vital signs
- Drive to appointments and shopping
- Run errands for home bound clients
Education
Associate Degree Nursing - Nursing
Colby Community College
Colby, KS05-2019
Licensed Practical Nursing - Nursing
Mid Plains Community College
North Platte, NE07-2006
Associates of Applied Science - Medical Office Technology
Mid Plains Community College
North Platte, NE05-2005
Highschool diploma - undefined
Ogallala Senior High
Ogallala, NE05-1994
Skills
- Medication and IV administration
- Direct patient care
- Patient assessments
- Documentation and charting
- Patient education and counseling
- Clinical judgment
- Patient and family advocacy
- Infection control measures
- Patient care
- Wound care
- Compassion and empathy
- Professional bedside manner
- Family education
- Emergency care
Affiliations
- 4-H Active member 1982-1994 Ogallala, NE
- Keith County 4-H Council Member Jan 2009-Dec 2010 Ogallala, NE
- COADNS 2018-2019 Colby, KS
Certification
- Registered Nurse License: Nebraska Multi-State #88969 expiration date 10/31/2026
- Medical Transcriptionist Certificate
- BLS certification: Expires 12/31/2026
- ACLS: Expires 12/31/2026
- TNCC: Expires 11/30/2027
- EPNC: Expires 09/30/2026
- PALS: Expires 03/31/2025
- NRP: Expires 10/31/2025
- Stop the bleed Instructor certified
- NE DL#: V00297723
Timeline
Registered Nurse
Buke Community Memorial Hospital
04.2025 - Current
Med/Surg/ER RN
Wagner Community Memorial Hospital-Avera
04.2021 - 02.2025
Med/Surg/ER RN
West Holt Memorial Hospital
05.2020 - 04.2021
Med/Surg/ER RN
Goodland Regional Medical Center
10.2019 - 05.2020
Med/Surg LPN-C, Med/Surg/ER/Charge RN
Dundy County Hospital
04.2017 - 05.2020
Clinic LPN-C
Quick Care (urgent care clinic)
11.2016 - 04.2017
Clinic LPN-C
Regional West Physicians Clinic-Orthopedics
09.2014 - 11.2016
PCU LPN-C
Box Butte General Hospital
07.2013 - 09.2014
Med/Surg LPN-C
Sidney Regional Medical Center
11.2012 - 07.2013
Telemed LPN-C
Rozene/ VA North Platte CBOC
10.2011 - 11.2012
Licensed Practical Nurse
Ogallala Community Hospital
09.2006 - 09.2011
Home Health Aide
All About Caring
06.2006 - 08.2006
Licensed Practical Nursing - Nursing
Mid Plains Community College
Associates of Applied Science - Medical Office Technology
Mid Plains Community College
Highschool diploma - undefined
Ogallala Senior High
Associate Degree Nursing - Nursing
Colby Community College