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Tanya Berry

Myrtle Beach,SC

Summary

Looking for an opportunity to utilize knowledge of nursing with a challenging position as a nurse where professional and personal growth may be exhibited.

Overview

33
33
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Clinical Nurse IV

WakeMed Raleigh Campus
05.2021 - 07.2023
  • Fulfill roll of Charge Nurse in a 24-bed procedural area, evaluating staff requirements and making assignments
  • Preceptor to new hires
  • Pt population included preoperative care and post operative, direct recovery of heart catheterizations, device implantation, ablations, peripheral/arterial angioplasty, cerebral angiography
  • Procedures including fem stop, TR bands, sheath pulls, cardiac monitoring and cardiac drug infusions as needed.

Clinical Nurse

Alamance Regional Medical Center
06.2016 - 12.2020
  • Patient advocate/teaching: implement patient care using nursing process
  • Provide clinical skills including intravenous infusions(Heparin, Cardizem, Integrilin, Nitro, PCA) cardiac monitoring, and surgical patients.

Clinical Nurse II

Wakemed Cary Hospital
04.2004 - 06.2016
  • Fulfill role of charge nurse in 26 bed Clinical Evaluation Area/12 bed Chest Pain Center
  • Evaluate staffing requirements and make patient assignments
  • Preceptor to newly hired nurses
  • Patient advocate/teaching: implement patient care using nursing process
  • Provide clinical skills including intravenous infusions(Heparin, Cardizem, Integrilin, Nitro, PCA) cardiac monitoring, and surgical patients.

Clinical Administrator

Wakemed Cary Hospital
10.1999 - 03.2005
  • Assumed leadership responsibilities under the direction of the Manger and Nursing Services
  • Provided management stability and continuity in the absence of the Manager/Director by decision-making reflective of the Manger's/Director's philosophies as related to staffing, nursing care, and hospital objectives.

Nursing Supervisor

Telemetry Unit, Wakemed Cary Hospital
06.1998 - 10.1999
  • Assisted the unit manager in supervision, coordination, education, and management of nursing personnel to ensure consistent standards of practice and competencies in the delivery of patient care services on an assigned shift
  • Understood the needs of the organization and supports the mission, values, and management of patient care services.

Staff Nurse I Telemetry Unit

WakeMed Cary Hospital
06.1997 - 06.1998
  • Small unit 16 beds total
  • Charge experience
  • Bedside Cardioversions, TEE's, Cardizem/Heparin infusions

Staff Nurse Orthopedics

Johnston Memorial Hospital
03.1996 - 06.1997
  • Orthopedic skills, traction, casts, splinting, total joint

Staff Nurse

Mayview Convalescent Center
01.1991 - 06.1997
  • Started as an LPN in 1991, graduated with BSN in 1994
  • Dressing changes, medication passes for 20 patients.

Staff Nurse Medical Surgical Unit

Wayne Memorial Hospital
10.1994 - 02.1996
  • Charge experience
  • Chest tubes, Epidurals, TURPS, NG tubes, TPN/lipids

Education

BSN -

Barton College
Wilson, NC
05.1994

LPN -

Johnston Community College
Smithfield, NC
12.1990

Skills

  • Skilled communicator; able to maintain cultural sensitivity, establish rapport with members of diverse groups, and promote team cohesiveness
  • Highly organized and independent; able to effectively coordinate tasks to accomplish projects with timeliness and creativity
  • Organized, detail oriented, self-starter, able to strategize and prioritize effectively to accomplish multiple tasks and stay calm under pressure
  • Effective leader, skilled in enlisting support of all team members in alignment of organizational goals

Certification

  • Medical Surgical Nursing Board Certified, 06/01/14, 06/01/24
  • ANCC certification in Medical Surgical Nursing
  • Basic Life Support (BLS), 06/01/88-01/01/24
  • ACLS, 06/01/96-01/01/24

Timeline

Clinical Nurse IV

WakeMed Raleigh Campus
05.2021 - 07.2023

Clinical Nurse

Alamance Regional Medical Center
06.2016 - 12.2020

Clinical Nurse II

Wakemed Cary Hospital
04.2004 - 06.2016

Clinical Administrator

Wakemed Cary Hospital
10.1999 - 03.2005

Nursing Supervisor

Telemetry Unit, Wakemed Cary Hospital
06.1998 - 10.1999

Staff Nurse I Telemetry Unit

WakeMed Cary Hospital
06.1997 - 06.1998

Staff Nurse Orthopedics

Johnston Memorial Hospital
03.1996 - 06.1997

Staff Nurse Medical Surgical Unit

Wayne Memorial Hospital
10.1994 - 02.1996

Staff Nurse

Mayview Convalescent Center
01.1991 - 06.1997

BSN -

Barton College

LPN -

Johnston Community College
Tanya Berry