Tina Swords
Dover,USA
Summary
Experienced healthcare professional with nice years skilled in direct patient care, triage, critical thinking, and communication. Strong focus on team collaboration, delivering high quality wound care and achieving optimal patient outcomes. Reliable and adaptable, ensuring efficient and compassionate care in dynamic environments. Equipped with expertise in medical procedures, patient assessments, and care coordination.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse - Ambulatory
Wellspan Neurosurgery
10.2024 - Current
- Utilized critical thinking skills to prioritize nursing interventions based on patients'' acuity levels and individual needs.
- Conducted thorough patient assessments to identify changes in condition, promptly notifying physicians and initiating appropriate interventions when necessary.
- Administered medications safely according to established guidelines while closely monitoring for side effects or adverse reactions requiring intervention.
- Enhanced patient satisfaction by providing compassionate, holistic nursing care that addressed physical, emotional, and spiritual needs.
- Assisted in the training and mentorship of new nursing staff members, contributing to a positive work environment and high-quality patient care.
- Prevented the spread of infections by consistently adhering to strict infection control protocols and educating patients on proper hygiene practices.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to develop comprehensive treatment plans for complex patients with multiple comorbidities.
- Skillfully managed challenging patient situations using de-escalation techniques, crisis intervention strategies, and therapeutic communication skills.
- Improved patient outcomes by implementing evidence-based nursing interventions and individualized care plans.
- Participated in ongoing professional development opportunities to stay current on best practices in nursing care and emerging trends in healthcare delivery.
- Advised patients and caregivers of proper wound management, discharge plan objectives, safe medication use, and disease management.
- Contributed to interdisciplinary team meetings by presenting relevant clinical data about patients'' progress toward reaching established goals of care.
- Demonstrated expertise in wound management techniques resulting in accelerated healing times for patients with complex wounds or pressure injuries.
- Managed patients recovering from surgical procedures.
- Followed all personal and health data procedures to effectively comply with HIPAA laws and prevent information breaches.
- Perform triage on incoming patient calls and determine severity of pain and wound/incision concerns, when deciding appropriate guidance..
Registered Nurse
Wellsplan VNA
10.2021 - 10.2024
- Traveling to patients homes, creating and managing their care plans according to physicians instructions.
- Provide clinically excellent, patient-focused care for those who need health care assistance.
- Work closely in conjunction with the patient's physician and other VNA team members to include LPN, HHA, PT, OT, SLP, Nutrition, MSW and our Advanced Illness Program to provide exceptional patient experience in the comfort of the patient’s home.
- Manage patient case load independently, program management, patient and caregiver education and support, care coordination and clinical management.
- Provide care for patients recovering from an injury or recuperating from an illness.
- Educate patients and caregivers on how to successfully perform antibiotic administration and IV fluid management in the home.
- Obtain labs via PICC, CL and venipuncture for routine or emergent situations.
- Provide necessary wound care for successful wound healing by dressing changes or wound vac.
- Complete evaluation tasks, including reviewing medications and vital signs.
Registered Nurse
Wellsplan, York Hospital
02.2017 - 10.2021
- Provides direct patient care by safely and independently administering medications, treatments, and nursing interventions based on assessment and plan of care.
- Organizes and prioritizes time based on patient condition and expected workload.
- Identifies and communicates individualized patient needs for inter-shift report and transfer/discharge.
- Appropriately and correctly document interventions/care plans, utilizes flow sheets, progress notes, and/or electronic medical records for documentation. Validates compliance with system and unit-specific clinical initiatives, i.e. pain scores, restraints, fall precautions, etc.
- Participates in data collection for performance improvement activity. Recognizes the value of evidence-based research as it applies to best practice.
- Delegates aspects of care to other nursing personnel in order to meet patient needs and to maximize team performance. Monitors completion of tasks that are assigned or delegated to the patient care team.
- Promotes collaboration and cooperation among physicians, nursing staff, and other members of the interdisciplinary team. Contributes to effective communications among all team members. Begins to display conflict resolution and negotiation skills to maximize team performance.
- Skin Champion: maintain yearly certification through NDNQI and attend mandatory quarterly meetings, participating in skin audits for the unit every quarter.
- Wound Vac Champion: providing education and necessary assistance to the staff on the unit as needed in the proper administration, maintenance and removal of wound vac.
- Trained and proficient in Peritoneal Dialysis treatments.
- Trained and proficient in administering peripheral IV sites.
CNA
Wellsplan, York Hospital
01.2016 - 02.2017
- Provide general nursing aid care to all patients
- Bathing, toileting, transferring, ambulating
- Obtained vital signs and blood glucose monitoring
- Perform ECG
- Assist floor staff as needed
Nurse Extern II
HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital of York
07.2015 - 12.2015
- Provide general nursing care to all patients
- ADL’s, toileting, transferring, bathing
- Obtained vital signs, blood glucose monitoring, PT/INR, Hemoculture
- Performed procedures under the supervision of an RN
Education
Associates of Science - Nursing
Harrisburg Area Community College
Gettysburg, PA12.2016
Bachelor of Science in Nursing - Nursing
Western Governors University
01.2024
Associates of Business - Business
York College of Pennsylvania
12.1995
Skills
- Software: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Cerner Millennium, Medtech, EPIC
- BLS for Healthcare Certification
- Languages: Very basic understanding of the Spanish language
- Direct patient care
- Patient assessments
- Documentation and charting
- Infection control measures
- Wound care
- Removing sutures and staples
- Call triaging
Certification
Certified Wound Treatment Associate 2023
Wound Care Certified - currently enrolled in online class to be completed before October 2025.
Timeline
Registered Nurse - Ambulatory
Wellspan Neurosurgery
10.2024 - Current
Registered Nurse
Wellsplan VNA
10.2021 - 10.2024
Registered Nurse
Wellsplan, York Hospital
02.2017 - 10.2021
CNA
Wellsplan, York Hospital
01.2016 - 02.2017
Nurse Extern II
HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital of York
07.2015 - 12.2015
Bachelor of Science in Nursing - Nursing
Western Governors University
Associates of Business - Business
York College of Pennsylvania
Associates of Science - Nursing
Harrisburg Area Community College
Additional Experience
- Office Manager April 2011 – February 2014 Werner Bros Auto Sales
- Financial and document preparation
- Notarial duties
- Assistant Branch Manager, Commercial Loan Portfolio Administrator February 1996 – April 2011 PeoplesBank, A Codorus Valley Company
- Assisting customers in everyday banking needs, loans and annuities
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