Tiffany Hamilton
San Augustine,TX
Summary
Seasoned nursing professional offering proven clinical knowledge, natural interpersonal strengths and technical abilities. Knowledgeable about EMR charting, medication administration and interdisciplinary collaboration focused on optimizing patient care and support. Quality-focused and efficiency-driven leader. Patient-oriented nurse with 12 years of diverse experience in direct patient care, staff supervision, and inpatient and outpatient department operations. Skilled at multitasking and prioritizing multiple patient needs and services. Organize and distribute daily assignments. Offering hemodialysis, pediatric orthopedic, and medical surgical expertise with cardiovascular specialty.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Nurse Manager/Clinical Coordinator RN
AQua Dialysis
07.2019 - Current
- Communicate with healthcare team members to plan, implement and enhance treatment strategies.
- Promote patient and family comfort during challenging recoveries to enhance healing and eliminate non-compliance problems.
- Adhere to strict safety measures by carefully determining proper dosages before administering medications.
- Analyze emergency situations and take prompt action to save lives.
- Administer different therapies and medications in line with physician orders and treatment plan.
- Manage and organize data for 18 patients' monthly anemia management.
- Offer exceptional care and support to individuals recovering from acute incidents and dealing with chronic conditions, while working closely with nephrologists to provide optimal care of patient.
- Administer medications to 18 patients within specific timeframe and monitor response to medications.
- Advocate for and strive to protect health, safety and rights of patient.
- Quickly respond to situations impacting safety and security to unit, actualizing crisis prevention interventions to control and de-escalate situations.
Hemodialysis Registered Nurse - Charge
Dialysis Clinic Inc.
02.2017 - 01.2023
- Facilitate therapeutic communication, conflict resolution and crisis intervention by redirecting negative behaviors and helping patients regain or improve coping abilities.
- Monitor patient reactions after administering medications and IV therapies.
- Work with healthcare team to develop new dialysis treatment flow sheet and other log forms, improving clinical documentation and accountability.
- Check and record patients’ vitals, ensure that dialysis machines are set up correctly, and teach patients how to operate home dialysis machines.
- Increased patient satisfaction and decreased non-compliance issues by 95%.
- Work with the dialysis technicians to ensure that dialysis machines and equipment are set up correctly and dialysis prescriptions are correct.
Pediatric Orthopedic RN
Shriners Hospital For Children
07.2014 - 10.2020
- Collaborated with leadership to devise initiatives for improving nursing satisfaction, retention and morale.
- Educated family members and caregivers on patient care instructions from admission to discharge.
- Delivered high level of quality care to diverse populations of up to 20 patients, while overseeing patient admission and triaging based on acuity and appropriate department admission.
- Managed and monitored patients recovering from medical and surgical orthopedic procedures.
- Strengthened training and nursing knowledge by taking part in continuing education programs and 4 workshops.
- Created spreadsheets using Microsoft Excel for daily, weekly and monthly reporting
- Helped surgeons apply and remove casting material.
Registered Staff Nurse, Medical-Surgical
Woodland Heights Medical Center
10.2018 - 09.2019
- Worked within interdisciplinary health care team to develop, implement and make adjustments to patient care plans, individualizing strategies and methods to improve health and meet recovery goals.
- Effectively prioritized assignments, executing care based on each patient's relative condition and delegating tasks to available personnel deliver safe and efficient care.
- Verified patients had information necessary for ongoing care, providing guidance on diagnoses, management of medications and prevention methods.
- Administered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Implemented medication and IV administration, catheter insertion and airway management.
- Educated patients and families on medical-surgical procedures, therapeutic regimens and pain management techniques.
RN, Medical-Surgical
CHI St. Luke's Health Memorial Lufkin
05.2015 - 05.2016
- Administered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Minimized hospital stays with recovery-centered approaches, reducing average in-patient stay length.
- Monitored patient condition by interpreting and tracking EKG readings, identifying irregular telemetry readings and updating team members on changes in stability or acuity.
- Maintained quality care and comfort for patients with heart failure, pulmonary hypertension and other conditions.
- Contributed substantially to successful department JCAHO accreditation by consistently operating to highest standards of care.
- Managed quality care for patients with heart failure, end-stage renal disease and coronary artery disease.
- Reviewed post-operative orders and continuously monitored patients' post-operative vitals, set up PCA and fluids and oriented patients to unit.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Stephen F. Austin State University
Nacogdoches, TX05-2014
Bachelor of Science - Molecular Biology
Houston Baptist University
Houston, TX08-2007
Bachelor of Science - Psychology
Houston Baptist University
Houston, TX08-2007
Skills
- Strong clinical judgment
- Medication Administration PO/IV/IM/SQ
- EMR / EHR and HIPAA Compliance
- Culturally competent and diversity minded
- Enthusiastic team player with positive attitude
- Direct Patient Care and Infection Control
- Care Plan Development Planning and Scheduling
- Ability to work calmly and efficiently under stressful circumstances
- Staff education and training
- CPR: BLS, PALS, ACLS
Membership
American Nephrology Nurses Association Member
American Nurses Association Member
Timeline
Nurse Manager/Clinical Coordinator RN
AQua Dialysis
07.2019 - Current
Registered Staff Nurse, Medical-Surgical
Woodland Heights Medical Center
10.2018 - 09.2019
Hemodialysis Registered Nurse - Charge
Dialysis Clinic Inc.
02.2017 - 01.2023
RN, Medical-Surgical
CHI St. Luke's Health Memorial Lufkin
05.2015 - 05.2016
Pediatric Orthopedic RN
Shriners Hospital For Children
07.2014 - 10.2020
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Stephen F. Austin State University
Bachelor of Science - Molecular Biology
Houston Baptist University
Bachelor of Science - Psychology
Houston Baptist University