Therese Williams
Denton,NC
Summary
Patient-oriented Nurse with over ten 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 hospice and home health specialty.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Clinical Nurse Manager
Kindred At Home
2020.04 - 2020.09
- Reviewed and approved orders.
- Quality review of documentation.
- Collaboration with multidisciplinary team to provide patient care.
- Monitored for laboratory results, to include peak and trough of antibiotics.
- Collaborated with physicians and interdisciplinary teams to devise and manage individualized plans of care.
Hospice Registered Nurse
Liberty Home Care And Hospice
2014.09 - 2019.03
- Developed and implemented individualized care plan for each hospice patient while following physician orders.
- Notified physicians and multidisciplinary team of change in patient status and needs.
- Conveyed treatment options, diagnosis information and home care techniques to patients and caregivers to continue care consistency.
- Observed and documented patient factors such as diets, physical activity levels and behaviors to understand conditions and effectively modify treatment plans.
- Recorded details regarding therapies to keep patient charts updated.
- Updated patient care plans.
- Provided recertification for continued care.
- Promoted patient and family comfort during challenging recoveries to enhance healing and eliminate non-compliance problems.
- Provided appropriate wound care and reported any changes to provider.
- Explained course of care and medication side effects to patients and caregivers in easy-to-understand terms
- Educated family members and caregivers on patient care instructions.
- Provided care for anticipatory grief for patient, family and care givers.
Health Maintenance Nurse
Accordant Health Services
2012.08 - 2013.03
- Evaluated patient histories, complaints, and current symptoms.
- Explained course of care and medication side effects to patients and caregivers in easy-to-understand terms.
- Followed all personal and health data procedures to effectively comply with HIPAA laws and prevent information breaches.
- Evaluated patients for compliance with medication regiment for chronic illnesses.
- Determined patients' health status, recent physician order changes as well as hospitalizations.
- Provide feedback on health contracts meant to empower patients.
Allied Health Instructor
Lexington City Schools
2010.08 - 2011.06
- Evaluated students' competencies through written assignments and examinations.
- Provided immediate and constructive feedback to students individually and as group.
- Instructed students on how to perform head-to-toe assessments on patients and how to intervene in medical emergencies.
- Analyzed clinical settings' success in helping students achieve course and program outcomes.
- Assigned students to patients based on students' learning objectives and patient needs.
- Distributed course syllabus and communicated course standards and learning objectives to students for four courses per semester.
- Supervised approximately ten students when providing patient care in various clinical settings.
- Delivered individualized instruction on observation, assessment, decision-making, and patient health teaching.
Inpatient Hospice Nurse
Hospice Of Davidson County
2009.08 - 2010.08
- Performed triage on incoming patients to determine needs.
- Contacted provider for orders and for changes in patient status.
- Provided patient assessment every shift and as needed for patient status and needs.
- Provided wound care if needed and advised provider of any changes.
- Provided updates on patient conditions to patients, family, and caregivers. Assessed for needs for anticipatory grief as well as the five stages of grief.
- Appropriate administration of medications per patient needs as ordered by provider with follow up evaluation of medication effectiveness.
- Updated patients' charts with assessments, interventions, provider orders.
Education
Associate of Science - Nursing
Davidson County Community College
Thomasville, NC05.2002
Skills
- Patient Advocacy
- Electronic Medical Record Software
- Patient Education
- Patient Care Assessment
Timeline
Clinical Nurse Manager
Kindred At Home
2020.04 - 2020.09
Hospice Registered Nurse
Liberty Home Care And Hospice
2014.09 - 2019.03
Health Maintenance Nurse
Accordant Health Services
2012.08 - 2013.03
Allied Health Instructor
Lexington City Schools
2010.08 - 2011.06
Inpatient Hospice Nurse
Hospice Of Davidson County
2009.08 - 2010.08
Associate of Science - Nursing
Davidson County Community College
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