Tracy Quade

• Read physician orders and administered therapies, treatments and medications.
• Administered medications, tracked dosages and documented patient conditions.
• Explained treatment procedures, medication side effects, special diets and physician instructions to patients.

Provided assistance to floor nursing for the ongoing care and maintenance of residents with multiple conditions. Obtain daily laboratory results for review and notification of physician and family. Worked as a team member, with other members of administration, to ensure a caring comfortable resident centered environment for facility. Take call on a rotational basis for absent nurses.

• Assessed competency of clinical staff to promote quality, continuity and safety.
• Oversaw new nursing employee orientation process, including explanation of personnel policies and individual duties.
• Reviewed daily documentation of dispensing of controlled substances, immediately noting any discrepancies from shift to shift.
• Participated in weekly meetings with department heads to discuss census information, admissions and discharges for residents.
• Communicated with patients with compassion while keeping medical information private.
• Worked closely with Director of Nursing to maintain day-to-day operations.

• Monitored and recorded patient condition, vital signs, recovery progress and medication side effects.
• Administered medications, tracked dosages and documented patient conditions.
• Coordinated care with physicians and other clinical staff to prepare for treatment, carry out interventions and enhance continuum of care to deliver comprehensive services.
• Assessed patients' response to treatment and suggested ways to combat side effects.
• Coordinated with clinical staff to keep patients updated and informed on care issues, including discharge delays, equipment inaccessibility and procedure postponements.
• Reached out to patients to convey lab results and provide care instructions.
• Administered oral, intramuscular and IV medications to patients and monitored responses.
• Delivered care to 6-7 patients per day, including coordinating and evaluating interdisciplinary care.
• Collected lab specimens, ordering and interpreting diagnostic tests and lab results.
• Maintained composure and efficiency during rapid response situation and emergency codes.
• Boosted patient outcomes by prioritizing nursing tasks and assignments and accurately reporting on each patient's status.
• Delivered quality care and comfort to patients with heart failure, pulmonary hypertension, pulmonary embolisms and end-stage renal disease.
• Administered scheduled medications and therapies intravenously, rectally, orally, subcutaneously and via intramuscular injections while overseeing pain management plans.

Charge Nurse in Medical, Observation Unit and Post OP. PRN status 09/2008 - 03/2010. Partnered with team of Registered Nurses to ensure over all well-being of all patients. Often commended for maintaining the safety, respect and dignity of residents. Coordinated with doctors and registered nurses to develop care plans for patients. Cleaned and sterilized instruments and disposed of contaminated supplies. Interviewed patients to obtain medical information and measure their vital signs, weight and height. Monitored post-op vitals, set up PCA, fluids, reviewed post-op orders and orient patients to unit.