Teresa Reilly

• Work as a float nurse on various medical, surgical, step-down, and emergency units of a level one trauma healthcare system
• Precept and educate new float nurses as well as act as their mentor as they progress in their careers

• Worked as a remote case manager for chronic kidney disease patients in PA

• Performed home care visits to patients that were recently hospitalized to prevent re-admissions.

• Provided CKD education on symptom management, dialysis modalities, dietary restrictions, and lifestyle modification

• Delivered nursing care on various medical, surgical and step down units at both CCHS Wilmington and Newark campuses

• Precepted newly hired float nurses and provided education and support to new, travel, and transfer RNs

• Worked as a relief nursing home RN for 8-10 shifts for a facility that had a Covid outbreak

• Delivered specialized orthopedic care to both elective and non-elective joint replacement surgeries

• Educated patients on post-op joint precautions as well as self care/ home care instructions

• Provided specialized acute care to geriatric patients aged 70 and older on CCHS's Acute Care of the Elderly (ACE) unit

• Worked as charge nurse and nurse preceptor for the majority of shifts worked during the last 3 years of my position

• Experienced in the behavior and medical management of patients with delirium, dementia and Alzheimer's disease

• Served 1 year on the unit's quality and safety council and collaborated on a project related to orthostatic hypotension and the risk of inpatient hospital falls