Taryn Collins
Newark
Summary
Dedicated and compassionate Registered Nurse (RN) with progressive career history in direct patient care, triage and care coordination in fast-paced environment. Proven to remain calm under pressure and skillfully handle difficult patients and high-stress situations. Consistently developing strong relationships with patients and families through empathetic communication, respectful attitude and excellent customer service.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse
The Ohio Mental Health Center at The Trails
08.2024 - 04.2025
- Advised patients and caregivers of proper medication and crisis management, discharge plan objectives, safe medication use, and disease management.
- Leveraged feedback and process improvement opportunities to create safer and healthier environment and increase patient satisfaction.
- Explained course of care and medication side effects to patients and caregivers in easy-to-understand terms.
- Participated in evidence-based practice project implementation, nursing competency development and nursing simulation activities.
- Offered exceptional care and support to individuals recovering from acute incidents and dealing with chronic conditions.
- Collaborated with leadership to devise initiatives for improving nursing satisfaction, retention and morale.
- Educated family members and caregivers on patient care instructions.
- Delivered high level of quality care to diverse populations while overseeing patient admission and triaging based on acuity and appropriate department admission.
Clinical Coordinator RN
Heart of New Albany Davita Dialysis
08.2022 - 07.2024
- Implemented new policies and educated staff on changes.
- Coordinated, monitored, assigned, and documented patient and clinical care activities.
- Devised and implemented clinical protocols to ensure high-quality patient care.
- Built strong relationships with patients and families for optimized care satisfaction.
- Upheld quality assurance procedures to maintain patient safety and satisfaction.
- Quickly responded to situations impacting safety and security to unit, actualizing crisis prevention interventions to control and de-escalate situations.
- Explained course of care and medication side effects to patients and caregivers in easy-to-understand terms.
- Monitored patient reactions after administering medications and IV therapies.
- Used first-hand knowledge and clinical expertise to advocate for patients under care and enacted prescribed treatment strategies.
- Provided skilled, timely and level-headed emergency response to critically-ill patients.
Registered Nurse
Liberty Dialysis
07.2021 - 01.2023
- Led teams in driving successful patient outcomes by prioritizing standard of care and best practices.
- Offered exceptional care and support to individuals recovering from acute incidents and dealing with chronic conditions.
- Implemented care plans for patient treatment after assessing physician medical regimens.
- Evaluated patient histories, complaints, and current symptoms.
- Documented treatments delivered, medications and IVs administered, discharge instructions, and follow-up care.
- Conducted ongoing monitoring and evaluations of behaviors and conditions, and updated clinical supervisors with current information.
- Provided skilled, timely and level-headed emergency response to critically-ill patients.
- Recorded details regarding therapies to keep patient charts updated.
- Promoted patient and family comfort during challenging recoveries to enhance healing and eliminate non-compliance problems.
- Sustained quality standards by performing routine medication audits and upholding internal and industry best practices.
Registered Nurse
Licking Memorial Hospital
09.2020 - 04.2021
- Managed caseload of 8 patients simultaneously by providing bedside care, treatments, IV therapy, and wound care.
- Managed patients' pain by implementing pharmacological and non-pharmacological pain management interventions.
- Started intravenous fluids, administered medications, and documented patient charts by recording food and fluid output and intake.
- Educated patients and families on medical-surgical procedures, therapeutic regimens, and pain management techniques.
- Administered blood products and monitored vital signs to address immediate concerns.
- Monitored patients before, during and after surgical operations to evaluate patient care.
- Provided inpatient care to diverse population of adult medical and surgical patients.
- Assisted with wound care, dressing changes and NG tube placement to maintain stable patient conditions.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary team members to facilitate comprehensive patient-centered care.
- Performed nursing assessments and developed patient-specific treatment plans to deliver comprehensive care.
- Monitored and managed pain levels of post-surgical patients to reduce unnecessary opiate usage.
- Advocated for and strived to protect health, safety, and rights of patient.
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses.
- Performed intravenous therapy procedures and monitored chest tubes.
- Utilized Meditech and Epic to document data related to patient care such as medications, interventions and patient responses.
- Monitored patient vital signs to perform thorough condition assessments.
- Provided health education to patients and families regarding discharge instructions and plans of care.
- Monitored hemodynamic variances to identify signs of life-threatening complications.
Education
Associate of Applied Science - Nursing
Central Ohio Technical College
Newark07-2020
Skills
- Medical assessment
- Discharge coordination
- Nursing staff leadership
- Lab result interpretation
- Infectious disease control
- IV management
- Precepting
- Clinical judgment
- EMR systems
- High level of autonomy
- Microsoft Office use
- Wound care
Certification
- BLS
Timeline
Registered Nurse
The Ohio Mental Health Center at The Trails
08.2024 - 04.2025
Clinical Coordinator RN
Heart of New Albany Davita Dialysis
08.2022 - 07.2024
Registered Nurse
Liberty Dialysis
07.2021 - 01.2023
Registered Nurse
Licking Memorial Hospital
09.2020 - 04.2021
Associate of Applied Science - Nursing
Central Ohio Technical College
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