Tina M. Jones

• Handled high-stress situations with professionalism and grace, defusing tension and maintaining a calm atmosphere during intake procedures.
• Implemented evidence-based nursing practices, enhancing the quality of care provided to patients during the intake process.
• Enhanced communication between interdisciplinary teams, fostering a collaborative environment for patient-centered care.
• Supported intake processes by gathering comprehensive information from new patients efficiently.

Charge Nurse and Preceptor on acute inpatient combined medical-psychiatric unit providing care for medically complex patients with co-occurring psychiatric disorders.

Coordinated unit operations, patient flow, staffing assignments, admissions, discharges, and interdisciplinary communication.

Managed behavioral crises, suicide precautions, medical emergencies, and complex psychiatric presentations while ensuring patient and staff safety.

Precepted and mentored new nursing staff on psychiatric assessment, medical stabilization, de-escalation techniques, medication administration, and hospital protocols.

Collaborated with psychiatry, hospital medicine, social work, case management, and ancillary services to develop comprehensive patient-centered treatment plans.

Oversaw compliance with safety standards, restraint/seclusion policies, infection prevention, and documentation requirements.

• Monitored patient vital signs and recovery progress in post-anesthesia care unit.
• Reduced complications by promptly identifying and addressing post-operative issues in PACU patients.
• Assisted physicians with bedside procedures in the PACU setting, such as wound care, dressing changes, and insertion of invasive monitoring devices.
• Enhanced patient safety during transfers to other units by providing handoff communication that accurately conveyed critical information about the patient''s condition, potential risks, and ongoing treatment plans.

• Led staff training sessions on advanced monitoring equipment and safety procedures.
• Contributed to efficient unit operations by assisting in the orientation of new staff members to PACU procedures and best practices.
• Assisted in ensuring that work flow and patient care was prioritized by cross training in other areas such as Pre-assessment, Preop, and operating room.
• Quickly responded to situations impacting safety and security to unit, actualizing crisis prevention interventions to control and de-escalate situations.

Performed rapid triage assessments in high-volume emergency department to prioritize patient care based on acuity and presenting symptoms.

Utilized clinical judgment and established triage protocols to identify emergent, urgent, and non-urgent conditions.

Initiated emergency interventions, standing orders, diagnostic testing, and timely referrals to appropriate levels of care.

Monitored patient flow and collaborated with physicians, advanced practice providers, EMS, and ancillary departments to improve throughput and reduce wait times.

Provided care for patients presenting with acute illness, trauma, psychiatric emergencies, and medical instability.