Tara Adler
Registered Nurse
Edgewater,NJ
Summary
Compassionate Registered Nurse with experience offering comprehensive patient care in inpatient environments. Works well with diverse patient populations and fosters trusting relationships to improve outcomes. Efficiently coordinate with healthcare professionals to advance patient care.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
2
2
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Registered Nurse
South Beach Psychiatric Center
Staten Island, NY
10.2023 - Current
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
- Evaluated healthcare needs, goals for treatment, and available resources of each patient and connected to optimal providers and care.
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Audited charts and reviewed clinical documents to verify accuracy.
- Conferred with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches.
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
- Contributed substantially to successful department JCAHO accreditation by consistently operating to highest standards of care.
- Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
- Managed care from admission to discharge.
- Advocated for and strived to protect health, safety, and rights of patient.
- Oversaw care of suicidal patients and acted swiftly to reduce risk of harm to themselves or others.
- Monitored vital signs, nutritional intake and signs and symptoms of complications to report deviations to supervisor.
- Responded to numerous volatile situations and violent outbreaks to restore safety and security of patients and staff.
- Conducted therapy for mentally ill patients in group and individual settings to assist patients in achieving normalcy.
- Explained useful coping methods to relieve depression and anxiety.
- Developed successful discharge plans to help continuity of care upon patient release.
- Observed and documented patient factors such as diets, physical activity levels and behaviors to understand conditions and effectively modify treatment plans.
- Facilitated therapeutic communication, conflict resolution and crisis intervention by redirecting negative behaviors and helping patients regain or improve coping abilities.
- Quickly responded to situations impacting safety and security to unit, actualizing crisis prevention interventions to control and de-escalate situations.
Administrative Assistant
Genetech
Staten Island, NY
04.2009 - 07.2023
- Executed record filing system to improve document organization and management.
- Developed and updated spreadsheets and databases to track, analyze, and report on performance and sales data.
- Restocked supplies and placed purchase orders to maintain adequate stock levels.
- Received and sorted incoming mail and packages to record, dispatch, or distribute to correct recipient.
- Answered multi-line phone system, routing calls, delivering messages to staff and greeting visitors.
Education
Associate of Applied Science - Nursing
College of Staten Island of The City University of New York
Staten Island, NY 08.2010 - 03.2012
Skills
Restraint Techniques
Medication Management
Therapeutic Care Plans
Patient Relationships
Crisis Management
Health Management
Long-term Care
Preventive health
Chronic disease management
Progress Evaluation
Timeline
Registered Nurse
South Beach Psychiatric Center
10.2023 - Current
Associate of Applied Science - Nursing
College of Staten Island of The City University of New York
08.2010 - 03.2012
Administrative Assistant
Genetech
04.2009 - 07.2023