TANISHA R RAGLAND RN, BSN, PMHNP-BC
Rochester,NY
Summary
Knowledgeable and Energetic Critical Care Registered Nurse with 9 years experience working in fast pace Trauma ICU's and Emergency Departments as a staff Nurse and Charge Nurse in various settings.
Proficient in EPIC/Cerner use with proven history of efficient and effective triage and patient management.
Service oriented, organized and proactive in nature. Adept at providing immediate and individualized care. Superior leadership and team building skill..
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse, Intensive Care Unit/ER Charge Nurse
Martin Luther King Community Hosp (Staff)
Los Angeles, CA
08.2016 - Current
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
- Facilitated therapeutic communication, conflict resolution and crisis intervention by redirecting negative behaviors and helping patients regain or improve coping abilities to prevent further disability.
- Informed patients and families of effective treatment options and at-home care strategies, enhancing long-term outcomes.
- Delivered outstanding care to patients with various diagnoses and managed care from treatment initiation through to completion.
- Taught patients how to improve lifestyle choices, dramatically reducing chance of symptom reoccurrence.
- Monitored patient condition, including interpreting and tracking EKG readings, identifying irregular telemetry readings and updating team members on changes in stability or acuity.
- Monitored patients' respiratory status and ventilator operation and made adjustments to promote stabilization.
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures and safety protocols to optimize performance and safety.
- Secured controlled narcotics and distributed medication on schedule to meet patient needs and minimize misuse opportunities.
- Advised patients and caregivers of proper wound management, discharge plan objectives, safe medication use and disease management.
- Advocated for patients by communicating care preferences to practitioners, verifying interventions met treatment goals and identifying insurance coverage limitations.
- Managed quality care for patients with varied conditions, including heart failure, end-stage renal disease and coronary artery disease.
Registered Nurse, ER/ICU
Snap Nurse Kaiser Riverside
Riverside, CA
02.2021 - 04.2021
- Worked helping care for Covid patients, to decompress overflowing ICU's during the pandemic
- Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients and determined next course of action.
- Maintained detailed records of patient conditions, reactions and progress in alignment with physician orders.
- Monitored patient condition, including interpreting and tracking EKG readings, identifying irregular telemetry readings and updating team members on changes in stability or acuity.
Registered Nurse, ICU/ER Supervisor Covid 19
Krucial Staffing
Mc Allen, Texas
06.2020 - 10.2020
- Delivered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections, monitoring responses to address new concerns.
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures and safety protocols to optimize performance and safety.
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Answered codes quickly and orchestrated efficient, skilled medical care.
- Communicated with family members and loved ones to provide information about patient care, treatments and medical options.
- Provided care for ICU patients on multiple Covid Units
- Assisted in diagnosis and treatment of conditions such as unstable angina, cardiomyopathy, coronary artery disease, and cardiac dysrhythmia.
- Adjusted job assignments and schedules to keep pace with fast paced facility needs, factoring in processes, employee knowledge and patient and facility needs.
- Applied strong leadership talents and problem-solving skills to maintain team efficiency and organize workflows to meet any daily demand.
Charge Nurse, Intensive Care Unit/ER Covid 19
Bellevue Hospital (Krucial Staffing) ICU/ FLOAT
New York, NY
01.2020 - 06.2020
- Temporary Assignment Covid Crisis.
- Set up, operate, or monitor invasive equipment and devices such as endotracheal tube and tracheotomy equipment, mechanical ventilators, catheters, central lines, nasogastric and Naso/oral gastric tubes.
- Perform administrative duties that facilitate admission, transfer, or discharge of patients.
- Manage patients' pain relief and sedation by providing pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions, monitoring patients' reactions, modifying as needed.
- Perform emergency medical procedures, such as BLS, ACLS, and other condition stabilizing interventions.
- Document data related to patients' care including assessment results, interventions, medications, patient responses, or treatment changes.
- Administer blood and blood products transfusions, and monitor for adverse reaction.
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
- Promoted professional development opportunities to encourage nurses to pursue continuous training.
- Supervised new employees, and seasoned staff to promote adherence to established patient care standards and practices.
- Investigated and independently resolved complaints from staff, physicians and patients by leveraging clinical judgment and unit management expertise.
- Established and continuously optimized unit schedules and individual work assignments.
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures and safety protocols
- Implemented quality patient care techniques to align with safety, health and organizational regulations
- Identified unit areas of inadequacy and adjusted procedures to close gaps and improve policies
- Supervised patient admissions and discharges from hospital to various settings, including home care, rehabilitative facility or self-care
- Collaborated with various healthcare professionals to determine specific and individualized care plan based on goals and long-term health
- Coordinated nursing care on unit through staff assignments, assisting and rounding with physicians, monitoring patient orders and communicating with ancillary departments
- Monitored nursing care, patient assessment processes and treatment implementations.
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures and safety protocols.
- Implemented quality patient care techniques to align with safety, health and organizational regulations.
- Identified unit areas of inadequacy and adjusted procedures to close gaps and improve policies.
- Supervised patient admissions and discharges from hospital to various settings, including home care, rehabilitative facility or self-care.
- Coordinated nursing care on unit through staff assignments, assisting and rounding with physicians, monitoring patient orders and communicating with ancillary departments.
Registered Charge Nurse, Emergency Department
St Francis Medical Center (Emerald Healthcare)
Los Angeles, CA
02.2019 - 07.2019
- Provided initial assessment and safe care to stabilize patients in a fast-paced, 52- bed Level II trauma center Administered critical IV medications such as Cardizem, Dopamine, Insulin, Nitroglycerin, and Adenosine.
- Assisted with direct care of multiple traumas stabilizing patient and preparing for transport to a higher level of care.
- Assisted with cardiac arrests, stroke codes, and conscious sedation.
- Provided care to people across the lifespan with different conditions from infants, children, pregnant women, and elderly patients.
- Independently maintained safe and effective care to patients with different acuity levels in a time-restricted and demanding environment.
- Constantly communicated and collaborated with physicians and other healthcare professionals to ensure optimal care was given to patients in a timely manner Efficiently provided RN care for all ER patients, handled intubations, defibrillation's, splinting, conscious sedation and hypothermia protocol.
- Ability leverage interpersonal communication strengths to establish rapport and build trust with patients and families.
- Served as a preceptor/mentor to new nursing staff.
- Effectively prioritized assignments, executing care based on each patient's relative condition and delegating tasks to available personnel deliver safe and efficient care.
- Supervised new employees, student nurses and seasoned Nurses to promote adherence to established patient care standards and practices.
- Quickly responded to situations impacting safety and security to unit, actualizing crisis prevention interventions to control and de-escalate situations.
- Worked flexible hours; night, weekend, and holiday shifts.
- Used critical thinking to break down problems, evaluate solutions and make decisions.
- Managed quality assurance program, including on-site evaluations, internal audits and customer surveys.
- Developed team communications and information for meetings.
- Drove operational improvements which resulted in savings and improved profit margins.
- Supervised work of contracted employees to keep on task for timely completion.
- Onboarded new staff to unit and their duties
Registered Nurse, Intensive Care Unit/ER Float
Providence (AMN Healthcare)
San Pedro, CA
10.2018 - 01.2019
- Providing direct patient care in 28 bed ER.
- EPIC EMR.
- Collaborated with other medical staff to ensure patient care was appropriate throughout patients visit.
- Assumed Charge Nurse Role.
- Cared for patients with strokes and Stemi ensuring patients were assessed diagnosed, treated and transferred appropriately.
- IV insertion, administering IV medications, drips, 12 Lead EKG, cardiac monitoring.
- Initiating blood and blood products, transfusions and monitoring.
- SFBAR bedside report given Nurse to Nurse with every admitted patient.
- Monitored patient condition, including interpreting and tracking EKG readings, identifying irregular telemetry readings and updating team members on changes in stability or acuity.
- Informed patients and families of effective treatment options and at-home care strategies, enhancing long-term outcomes.
Registered Nurse, Emergency Department/Traveling ICU Registered Nurse
Kaiser Permanente (AMN Healthcare)
Santa Clara, CA
01.2017 - 08.2018
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
- Monitored patient condition, including interpreting and tracking EKG readings, identifying irregular telemetry readings and updating team members on changes in stability or acuity.
- Informed patients and families of effective treatment options and at-home care strategies, enhancing long-term outcomes.
- Conferred with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches.
- Delivered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections, monitoring responses to address new concerns.
- Diagnosed and treated patients with chronic and acute health problems such as MI, arrhythmias, asthma, COPD and pneumonia.
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
Traveling ICU Registered Nurse/ER Nurse
Kaiser Permanente (MedSource Nursing LLC)
Santa Clara, CA
08.2017 - 05.2018
- Proficiencies in emergency responses such as resuscitation/codes, hazmat response, emergency childbirth.
- Medication administration & management including titrating infusions & pediatric medications.
- Ensuring door to cath lab and door to TPA times are within hospital guidelines.
- Clinical skills: IV insertion, administering IV medications, drips, 12 Lead EKG, cardiac monitoring.
- Initiating blood and blood products, transfusions and monitoring.
- Proficient in RSI.
- Triaged patients and delegated treatment needs to qualified staff and specialized departments.
- Assessed and managed various patient treatments for numerous patient diagnoses from sepsis to acute respiratory distress.
- Oversaw various aspects of telemetry by administering PA catheters and arterials, vasoactive drugs, titration, thrombolytic therapy, dysrhythmia interpretation and chest tubes.
- Coordinated with healthcare staff from various disciplines to devise, carry out and manage personalized care plans to benefit patient health and recovery.
Education
Master of Science - Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner
Charles Drew University
Los Angeles, CA12.2020
Bachelors of Science Degree - Nursing
University of Rochester
Rochester, NY04.2014
Associate Degree - Applied Science, Nursing
Monroe Community College
2011
Associate Degree - Liberal Arts and Science
Monroe Community College
2006
Skills
- Certified Advanced Burn Life Support (ABLS), PALS, ACLS, BLS, & ATCN
- Interpersonal communication
- Trauma/SICU/MICU
- Team management
- Process improvement
- EMR
- Case Management
- Administrative
- Mentor
- Team building
- Customer service
Certification
Board Certified Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner
Registered Nursing Licensure in New York State, California, & Washington D.C Certified BLS for Healthcare providers (CPR & AED)
American Heart Association Certified for ACLS-American Heart Association, Certified Advanced Burn Life Support (ABLS) Certified Advanced Trauma Care for Nurses (ATCN) Certified for Pediatric Advance Life Support (PALS) CPI
Affiliations
Chi Eta Phi INC. Sorority
Timeline
Registered Nurse, ER/ICU
Snap Nurse Kaiser Riverside
02.2021 - 04.2021
Registered Nurse, ICU/ER Supervisor Covid 19
Krucial Staffing
06.2020 - 10.2020
Charge Nurse, Intensive Care Unit/ER Covid 19
Bellevue Hospital (Krucial Staffing) ICU/ FLOAT
01.2020 - 06.2020
Registered Charge Nurse, Emergency Department
St Francis Medical Center (Emerald Healthcare)
02.2019 - 07.2019
Registered Nurse, Intensive Care Unit/ER Float
Providence (AMN Healthcare)
10.2018 - 01.2019
Traveling ICU Registered Nurse/ER Nurse
Kaiser Permanente (MedSource Nursing LLC)
08.2017 - 05.2018
Registered Nurse, Emergency Department/Traveling ICU Registered Nurse
Kaiser Permanente (AMN Healthcare)
01.2017 - 08.2018
Registered Nurse, Intensive Care Unit/ER Charge Nurse
Martin Luther King Community Hosp (Staff)
08.2016 - Current
Master of Science - Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner
Charles Drew University
Bachelors of Science Degree - Nursing
University of Rochester
Associate Degree - Applied Science, Nursing
Monroe Community College
Associate Degree - Liberal Arts and Science
Monroe Community College
Board Certified Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner
Registered Nursing Licensure in New York State, California, & Washington D.C Certified BLS for Healthcare providers (CPR & AED)
American Heart Association Certified for ACLS-American Heart Association, Certified Advanced Burn Life Support (ABLS) Certified Advanced Trauma Care for Nurses (ATCN) Certified for Pediatric Advance Life Support (PALS) CPI
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