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TAYLOR BLANKENSHIP

CHARLESTON,UNITED STATES

Summary

Highly analytical team player with excellent multitasking abilities and a flexible approach to managing competing priorities. Enthusiastic about learning more about the business industry and building a solid career foundation in the business industry.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

REGISTERED NURSE - EMERGENCY PSYCHIATRIC (Charge)

Centra Health
11.2023 - 09.2024
  • Deliver comprehensive nursing care for behavioral health patients, ensuring accurate assessments and treatment plans.
  • Monitor patient progress and adjust care plans as needed, maintaining high standards of patient safety.
  • Execute crisis intervention and de-escalation techniques, fostering a secure environment for psychiatric patients.
  • Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to develop and implement effective treatment strategies.
  • Facilitate group therapy sessions, promoting emotional well-being and patient engagement.
  • Streamlined admission and discharge processes, optimizing patient flow and significantly reducing wait times in the EmPATH Unit

REGISTERED NURSE - EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT

Centra Health
08.2021 - 09.2024
  • Deliver high-quality patient care in a high-stress emergency department, managing rapidly changing conditions.
  • Collaborate with physicians to assess and treat patients, ensuring swift and effective care.
  • Adapt to new policies, procedures, and systems efficiently, maintaining high standards of care.
  • Respond promptly to critical situations like cardiac arrest and respiratory distress, ensuring patient safety.
  • Conduct diagnostic tests and administer medications, monitoring patient responses and updating records.
  • Responded rapidly to critical changes in patient conditions, performing diagnostic tests and maintaining a clean, safe environment in the ED.

REGISTERED NURSE - EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT (TRAVEL RN)

Aya Healthcare: Novant Health
09.2023 - 10.2023
  • Deliver high-quality patient care in a high-stress emergency department, managing rapidly changing conditions.
  • Collaborate with physicians to assess and treat patients, ensuring swift and effective care.
  • Adapt to new policies, procedures, and systems efficiently, maintaining high standards of care.
  • Respond promptly to critical situations like cardiac arrest and respiratory distress, ensuring patient safety.
  • Conduct diagnostic tests and administer medications, monitoring patient responses and updating records.
  • Responded rapidly to critical changes in patient conditions, performing diagnostic tests and maintaining a clean, safe environment in the ED.

REGISTERED NURSE - EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT (TRAVEL RN)

TNAA: McLeod Medical Center
06.2023 - 09.2023
  • Deliver high-quality patient care in a high-stress emergency department, managing rapidly changing conditions.
  • Collaborate with physicians to assess and treat patients, ensuring swift and effective care.
  • Adapt to new policies, procedures, and systems efficiently, maintaining high standards of care.
  • Respond promptly to critical situations like cardiac arrest and respiratory distress, ensuring patient safety.
  • Conduct diagnostic tests and administer medications, monitoring patient responses and updating records.
  • Responded rapidly to critical changes in patient conditions, performing diagnostic tests and maintaining a clean, safe environment in the ED.

REGISTERED NURSE - EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT (TRAVEL RN)

Aya Healthcare: Roper St. Francis
12.2022 - 04.2023
  • Deliver high-quality patient care in a high-stress emergency department, managing rapidly changing conditions.
  • Collaborate with physicians to assess and treat patients, ensuring swift and effective care.
  • Adapt to new policies, procedures, and systems efficiently, maintaining high standards of care.
  • Respond promptly to critical situations like cardiac arrest and respiratory distress, ensuring patient safety.
  • Conduct diagnostic tests and administer medications, monitoring patient responses and updating records.
  • Responded rapidly to critical changes in patient conditions, performing diagnostic tests and maintaining a clean, safe environment in the ED.

FRONT OFFICE ASSOCIATE/CLINICAL AREA

Gastroenterology Associates of Central Virginia
05.2019 - 07.2021
  • Oversaw daily office operations, ensuring smooth opening and closing procedures.
  • Greeted and assisted patients, enhancing their experience with professional service.
  • Coordinated patient appointments, reducing wait times and optimizing schedules.
  • Collected and verified patient information, streamlining billing processes.
  • Managed high-volume phone calls, resolving inquiries efficiently.
  • Streamlined patient check-in/out processes, optimizing scheduling and minimizing wait times while maintaining accurate records and billing procedures

CUSTOMER SERVICE ASSOCIATE/FRONT END MANAGER

Kmart
04.2016 - 01.2018
  • Led front-end operations, optimizing customer flow and reducing wait times. Implemented efficient cash handling
    procedures, enhancing accuracy and security.
  • Fostered a cohesive team environment, mentoring new hires and promoting cross-departmental cooperation to improve overall store performance.
  • Resolved customer inquiries and complaints, ensuring high satisfaction levels and repeat business.
  • Assisted in product selection, providing accurate pricing and promotion details, enhancing sales.
  • Handled cash transactions and refunds securely, maintaining accuracy and trust.
  • Managed daily operations as Front End Manager, fostering a collaborative team environment.
    Maintained a clean, organized workspace, ensuring products were well-stocked and displayed.

Education

Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) - Leadership, Project Management, & Accounting

Capella University
Minneapolis, MN
08.2024

Bachelor's Degree in Science of Nursing (BSN) -

American Sentinel University
Aurora, CO
12.2022

Associates Degree in Nursing (ADN) -

Centra College of Nursing
Lynchburg, VA
12.2020

High School Diploma -

Brookville High School
Lynchburg, VA
06.2018

Health Science I & II in Nursing -

Centra Virginia Community College
Lynchburg, VA
05.2018

Skills

  • Clinical Knowledge
  • Critical Thinking
  • Communication
  • Time Management
  • Flexibility
  • Adaptability
  • Problem Solving
  • Dependability
  • Accountability
  • Professionalism

Certification

  • BLS - Basic Life Support
  • ACLS- Advanced Cardiac Life Support
  • PALS - Pediatric Advanced Life Support
  • TNCC- Trauma Nursing Core Course
  • ENPC- Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course
  • NIHSS- National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale
  • CPI- Crisis Prevention Institute
  • STABLE


Timeline

REGISTERED NURSE - EMERGENCY PSYCHIATRIC (Charge)

Centra Health
11.2023 - 09.2024

REGISTERED NURSE - EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT (TRAVEL RN)

Aya Healthcare: Novant Health
09.2023 - 10.2023

REGISTERED NURSE - EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT (TRAVEL RN)

TNAA: McLeod Medical Center
06.2023 - 09.2023

REGISTERED NURSE - EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT (TRAVEL RN)

Aya Healthcare: Roper St. Francis
12.2022 - 04.2023

REGISTERED NURSE - EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT

Centra Health
08.2021 - 09.2024

FRONT OFFICE ASSOCIATE/CLINICAL AREA

Gastroenterology Associates of Central Virginia
05.2019 - 07.2021

CUSTOMER SERVICE ASSOCIATE/FRONT END MANAGER

Kmart
04.2016 - 01.2018

Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) - Leadership, Project Management, & Accounting

Capella University

Bachelor's Degree in Science of Nursing (BSN) -

American Sentinel University

Associates Degree in Nursing (ADN) -

Centra College of Nursing

High School Diploma -

Brookville High School

Health Science I & II in Nursing -

Centra Virginia Community College
TAYLOR BLANKENSHIP