Temple Gibson
Arpin
Summary
Seasoned nursing professional offering proven clinical knowledge, natural interpersonal strengths and technical abilities. Excels in ensuring high standards, and aligning efforts with organizational goals. Quality-focused and efficiency-driven leader.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Registered Nurse
Maxim Healthcare
07.2023 - 06.2024
- Respond to medical emergencies and provide correctional care to inmates
- Provide health care assessments, manage medical records, and coordinate health services for inmates
- Ensure inmates receive the best possible care and treatment
- Follow safety protocols and maintain a safe environment for inmates
- Facilitated communication between medical staff and correctional facility management
- Trained new staff on proper documentation and medical care protocols
- Salinas Valley State Prison Travel Contract
Registered Nurse Clinical Supervisor
Oak Park Surgery Center
08.2021 - 06.2023
- Clinical Supervisor of surgical services responsible for the surgical services department, including 1 OR room, 1 Minor room, PACU, and Sterile Processing areas
- Responsible for a team of 13 staff members
- Responsible for maintaining Survey readiness at all times.
- Responsible for maintaining quality patient care and customer satisfaction
- Implement new policies and educate staff on changes
- Facilitate the hiring of qualified surgical personnel by interviewing applicants and making recommendations for employment
- Clinical documentation auditing with amazing ability to review medical records accurately
- Direct patient care preoperatively and postoperatively
Executive Director/Director of Patient Care Services
Compass At Home
04.2020 - 07.2021
- Assists with recruitment, selection, hiring, orientation, and evaluation of personnel
- Consistently model the organization’s philosophy of customer service by demonstrating responsibility for improvement of operational efficiency empowering employees to address service issues with knowledge and support and to pervasively communicate the expectations of dedication to both internal and external customer service
- Manage and provide ongoing education, in-service training programs and competency evaluations to improve patient care and employee efficiency for all health care personnel
- Mentor employees, conduct performance evaluations, counsel and provide disciplinary actions to assigned personnel, and work to facilitate individual and team development that drives positive results
Registered Nurse Clinical Supervisor
Compass At Home
12.2018 - 04.2020
- Oversee and manage 20 clinical and support staff in patient care activities while maintaining a high level of staff morale and professionalism
- Evaluated services to determine medical appropriateness
- Implemented utilization management nursing functions
- Analyzed patient records, and participated in interdisciplinary collaboration with professional staff
- Created the staff training guides and performed the initial and ongoing training to all employees by monitoring, coaching, and evaluating all staff to ensure adherence to the Policy and Procedure Manual
- Staff coordination
- Assisted in networking groups, consortium meetings, and other ways to promote the agency and increase the business
Intake RN and On-Call Supervisor
Central Coast Home Health
07.2016 - 12.2018
- Served as primary RN in Intake, working with a multitude of disciplines and departments
- Worked closely with other Intake staff to ensure timely patient care, scheduling of staff, assisting with inbound faxes (i.e. start of care orders, lab results, lab orders, signed orders), sending outbound faxes
- Received, recorded, and addressed incoming and outgoing communication via telephone and email
- Answered phone calls related to patient inquiries, physician orders, facility questions need, scheduling needs
- On-Call Supervisor evenings and weekends which included handling all staffing needs and scheduling, inputting new patients from faxes into system, handling all incoming questions from staff, patients and doctors/doctors’ offices and contacted hospitals to confirm patients admits or discharges
- Arranged IV patients supplies and scheduling of staff to meet their needs, ordering Wound Vacs and supplies and managing all out of area discharges
Medical Surgical Floor RN
French Hospital Medical Center
02.2016 - 07.2016
- Provided patient care to 4-5 medical surgical patients
- Performed assessments; provided complex wound care; monitored various drainage devices, etc; provided intravenous therapy
- Utilize deep clinical knowledge, effective communication, collaboration, and negotiation skills to influence stakeholders on patient care decisions to maximize health outcomes.
- Served as a mentor, preceptor and coach to nursing school students and inexperienced licensed/unlicensed staff.
- Medication administration and documentation utilizing EMR.
- Documented the patient’s plan of care using identified nursing diagnoses, expected patient outcomes, and selected nursing interventions
Private Duty Home Health RN
Maxim Healthcare
11.2015 - 02.2016
- Maintained accurate and detailed patient records and charts.
- Educated patients and families regarding importance of health promotion and disease prevention.
- Performed trach care, suctioning and connected/disconnected to vent per schedule.
- Administered respiratory treatments.
- Administered meds and nutrition via g-tube.
- Performed daily assessments and documented all care and treatments.
- IV infusion administration and management.
Corrections and Rehabilitation RN
California Mens Colony
07.2007 - 02.2011
- Conducted triage care for inmates to determine direction of medical treatment.
- Cared for patients in prison hospital and performed daily duties of inmates in hospital setting from wound care, medication management, to IV medication administration.
- Administered monthly injections.
- Monitored and administered medication to inmates on suicide watch in Mental Health Crisis Unit.
- Collected samples, such as urine, and blood from inmates for testing along with starting IV’s and administering Flu vaccinations.
Medical Surgical Floor Nurse
French Hospital Medical Center
08.2005 - 07.2007
- Day-to day admissions, transfers, and discharges of patients in the hospital.
- Monitored, treated and cared for hospitalized patients.
- Observed patients’ conditions, measuring and recording food and liquid intake and output and vital signs, and report changes to professional staff.
- Supervised health care aides.
- Educated patients on how to manage their conditions.
- Updated records via EMR
- Medication administration
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of Phoenix
Tempe, AZ07-2017
Associate of Science - Registered Nursing
Cuesta College
San Luis Obispo, CA06-2005
Skills
- Medication and IV administration
- Direct patient care
- Documentation and charting
- Strong clinical judgment
- Patient and family advocacy
- Infection control measures
- Compassion and empathy
- Patient management
- Nursing staff leadership
- Precepting
- Team coordination
- Staff supervision
Timeline
Registered Nurse
Maxim Healthcare
07.2023 - 06.2024
Registered Nurse Clinical Supervisor
Oak Park Surgery Center
08.2021 - 06.2023
Executive Director/Director of Patient Care Services
Compass At Home
04.2020 - 07.2021
Registered Nurse Clinical Supervisor
Compass At Home
12.2018 - 04.2020
Intake RN and On-Call Supervisor
Central Coast Home Health
07.2016 - 12.2018
Medical Surgical Floor RN
French Hospital Medical Center
02.2016 - 07.2016
Private Duty Home Health RN
Maxim Healthcare
11.2015 - 02.2016
Corrections and Rehabilitation RN
California Mens Colony
07.2007 - 02.2011
Medical Surgical Floor Nurse
French Hospital Medical Center
08.2005 - 07.2007
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of Phoenix
Associate of Science - Registered Nursing
Cuesta College
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