TARA RITZMA

• Educated family members and caregivers on patient care instructions.
• Monitored patient reactions after administering sedation medications intravenously.
• Managed patients recovering from pain procedures.
• Communicated with healthcare team members to plan, implement and enhance treatment strategies.
• Documented treatments delivered, medications and IVs administered, discharge instructions, and follow-up care.
• Equipped patients with tools and knowledge needed for speedy and sustained recovery.
• Set up sterile field/procedure trays utilizing sterile technique; prep/scrub patients prior to procedure.

I became the Charge RN on the unit I previously worked on from 2009 to 2016. See skills listed below.

• Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
• Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
• Managed care from admission to discharge.
• Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
• Worked various units of the hospital that widened assessment skills.
• Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
• Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients, and determined next course of action.

• Served as a Charge nurse/preceptor on a 19 bed Observation Unit
• Supervised and managed daily scheduling, tasking, and administration.
• 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.
• Collaborated with other healthcare professionals to provide quality patient care.
• Communicated with healthcare team members to plan, implement and enhance treatment strategies.

• Maximized patient satisfaction by helping individuals carry out personal tasks such as dressing and walking.
• Monitored, tracked, and conveyed important patient information to healthcare staff to help optimize treatment planning and care delivery.
• Obtained biological specimens for ordered tests and prepared for laboratory transport.
• Corresponded with appropriate doctors to report any changes occurring in patients' health.
• Monitored vital signs and record in EHR

• Ordered all office supplies including ink cartridges, toner, and paper.
• Answered and managed incoming and outgoing calls while recording accurate messages.
• Served as a runner to various attorney's offices/court.