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Thara James
Nursing
Glen Allen,VA
Summary
Hardworking and passionate job seeker with strong organizational skills eager to secure Dialysis Registered Nurse position. Ready to help team achieve company goals. Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals. To seek and maintain full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills. Patient-oriented Nurse with 2.5 years of diverse experience in direct patient care, staff supervision and department operations. Skilled at multitasking and prioritizing patient needs and daily assignments. Offering expertise with Dialysis specialty. Hardworking Dialysis Nurse assesses, plans, develops, implements and evaluates nursing programs, departments and clinical areas. Enthusiastic and driven with desire to provide high level of compassion in patient care to improve overall outcomes.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
2
2
Certificates
1
1
Language
Work History
Critical Care Registered Nurse
HCA Healthcare Inc.
Richmond, VA
09.2023 - Current
- Proven ability to learn quickly and adapt to new situations.
- Conducted patient assessments, recorded vitals, and analyzed records and charts to define care requirements.
- Coordinated with healthcare staff from various disciplines to devise, carry out, and manage personalized care plans to benefit patient health and recovery.
- Oversaw various aspects of telemetry by administering pa catheters and arterials, vasoactive drugs, titration, thrombolytic therapy, dysrhythmia interpretation, and chest tubes.
- Personalized bedside care and interactions based on cultural backgrounds of different patients.
- Documented work in hospital system and updated patients' charts with orders and observations.
- Responded rapidly to critical codes to coordinate stabilization treatments and restore vital functions.
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Advocated for patients by communicating care preferences to practitioners, verifying interventions met treatment goals and identifying insurance coverage limitations.
- Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients, and determined next course of action.
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
- Managed quality care for patients with heart failure, end-stage renal disease and coronary artery disease.
- Maintained quality care and comfort for patients with heart failure, pulmonary hypertension, and other conditions.
- Implemented medication and IV administration, catheter insertion, and airway management.
- Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
- Monitored patient condition by interpreting and tracking EKG readings, identifying irregular telemetry readings and updating team members on changes in stability or acuity.
- Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
- Managed care from admission to discharge.
Dialysis Registered Nurse
Renai Medicity Multi Super Speciality Hospital
Kochi, Kerala
04.2015 - 07.2016
- Analyzed emergency situations and took prompt action to save lives.
- Educated family members and caregivers on patient care instructions.
- Accurately documented treatment, medications and IVs administered, discharge instructions and follow-up care.
- 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.
- Administered different therapies and medications in line with physician orders and treatment plan.
- Communicated with healthcare team members to plan, implement and enhance treatment strategies.
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
- Advocated for and strived to protect health, safety, and rights of patient.
- Leveraged feedback and process improvement opportunities to create safer and healthier environment and increase patient satisfaction.
- Followed all personal and health data procedures to effectively comply with HIPAA laws and prevent information breaches.
- Promoted patient and family comfort during challenging recoveries to enhance healing and eliminate non-compliance problems.
Dialysis Registered Nurse
Iqraa International Hospital And Research Centre
Calicut, Kerala
10.2008 - 10.2009
- Educated family members and caregivers on patient care instructions.
- Accurately documented treatment, medications and IVs administered, discharge instructions and follow-up care.
- Evaluated patient histories, complaints and current symptoms.
- Explained course of care and medication side effects to patients and caregivers in easy-to-understand terms.
- Communicated with healthcare team members to plan, implement and enhance treatment strategies.
- Monitored patient reactions after administering medications and IV therapies.
- Analyzed emergency situations and took prompt action to save lives.
Dialysis Registered Nurse
Lisie Hospital
Kochi, Kerala
04.2008 - 10.2008
- Analyzed emergency situations and took prompt action to save lives.
- Educated family members and caregivers on patient care instructions.
- Accurately documented treatment, medications and IVs administered, discharge instructions and follow-up care.
- Cared for patients in 13-bed unit, supporting fellow nurses in delivering outstanding treatment to patients.
- Evaluated patient histories, complaints and current symptoms.
- Explained course of care and medication side effects to patients and caregivers in easy-to-understand terms.
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
- Administered medications to patients and monitored response to medications.
- Administered different therapies and medications in line with physician orders and treatment plan.
- Monitored patient reactions after administering medications and IV therapies.
Education
Diploma In General Nursing And Midwifery - Nursing Education
Koshys School Of Nursing
Bangalore 08.2004 - 08.2007
Bachelor Of Science In Nursing (Post Basic) - Nursing Education
Ikon College Of Nursing
Bangalore 09.2009 - 09.2011
Skills
Intravenous therapy
Medication Administration
Sanitation
Oxygen saturation standards
Collecting vitals
Patient consultation
Insulin medication assistance
Patient and family advocacy
Feeding assistance
Professional bedside manner
Patient Management
Patient evaluation
Physical assessments
Critical care
Care Plan Development
Patient discharge
Lab result interpretation
IV setup
Certification
Basic Life Support
Software
Microsoft Excel
CCD Teacher
Working as CCD (Confraternity of Christian Doctrine) for Elementary kids.
Timeline
Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support
10-2023
Critical Care Registered Nurse
HCA Healthcare Inc.
09.2023 - Current
Basic Life Support
01-2023
Dialysis Registered Nurse
Renai Medicity Multi Super Speciality Hospital
04.2015 - 07.2016
Bachelor Of Science In Nursing (Post Basic) - Nursing Education
Ikon College Of Nursing
09.2009 - 09.2011
Dialysis Registered Nurse
Iqraa International Hospital And Research Centre
10.2008 - 10.2009
Dialysis Registered Nurse
Lisie Hospital
04.2008 - 10.2008
Diploma In General Nursing And Midwifery - Nursing Education
Koshys School Of Nursing
08.2004 - 08.2007