Years of healthcare experience
Tracy DUBOSE RN.452576
RN
Van,OH
Summary
Dedicated and compassionate nurse with proven ability to provide patient care in fast-paced environment. Calm and level-headed when handling high-stress situations. Uses strong communication skills and humor to develop professional relationships with patients and families.
Overview
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Work History
Clinical Nurse
Miami Valley Hospital North
08.2018 - Current
- Monitored, tracked and conveyed important patient information to healthcare staff to help optimize treatment planning and care delivery.
- Managed patient care through closely monitoring respiration, blood pressure and blood glucose levels.
- Cared for wounds, provided treatments and assisted with procedures.
- Documented accurate and complete patient information to address patient problems and expected outcomes.
- Administered controlled narcotics, inserted IVs and performed catheterizations.
- Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
- Performed routine evaluations of each patient's status, needs and preferences.
- Assisted with admissions, appointments, transfers and discharges.
- Obtained patient vital signs and input/output measurements from inpatients.
- Comforted and counseled patients and families throughout care process.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary team of healthcare and social service providers to address patients' needs through effective intervention and care planning.
- Used aseptic techniques to provide sterilized wound care and dressing applications.
- Educated patients and caregivers on medical diagnoses, treatment options, chronic disease self-management and wound management.
- Gathered lab specimens, ordered testing and interpreted results to diagnose patients.
- Delivered updates in patient status to charge nurse, recording changes in medical records.
- Evaluated patients to identify and address wounds, behavioral concerns and medically relevant symptoms.
- Offered immediate assistance in emergency and routine paging situations to evaluate needs and deliver care.
- Monitored and tracked patient vitals in Epic to keep team informed of changing conditions.
Clinical Support Worker
Dayton Children's
04.2006 - 06.2018
- Entered patient follow-up appointments into operating system.
- Prepared initial delivery tickets and checked demographic info on new patients.
- Delivered quality, comprehensive services to customers through team approach.
- Performed routine office tasks necessary for office operation and presentation.
- Communicated medical need for patient visits to scheduling department.
- Noted physician orders in chart and completed directed actions.
- Disinfected tools, equipment and surfaces between patients.
- Completed necessary reports and documentation on time and to specifications.
- Assisted patients with therapy exercises as specified by care team.
- Helped clinical staff with in-office procedures by organizing spaces and passing instruments.
- Inspected equipment for defects and completed basic repairs.
- Quickly learned new skills and applied them to daily tasks, improving efficiency and productivity.
- Carried out day-day-day duties accurately and efficiently.
- Provided assistance in daily living activities by dressing, grooming, bathing and toileting patients.
- Promoted good oral and personal hygiene by aiding patients with shaving, bathing and teeth brushing.
- Turned and positioned bedbound patients to prevent bedsores and maintain comfort levels.
- Monitored, tracked and conveyed important patient information to healthcare staff to help optimize treatment planning and care delivery.
- Documented vital signs to inform nurses and physicians of any changes in patient status.
- Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
- Assisted patients with mobility issues in areas such as beds, wheelchair usage and automobile travel.
- Agreed to take on additional shifts and extra hours during busy periods and holidays to maintain proper staffing and floor coverage.
- Placed and removed protective devices such as bedside rails and hand restraints to prevent patient injury during treatment.
- Assisted with patient transfer and ambulation.
- Assisted in feeding patients by offering fluids and snacks and recording amounts consumed in logbook
- Kept accurate records of patients' care, condition and progress.
- Delivered compassionate care and clear communication in handling issues of death and dying.
- Offered immediate assistance in emergency and routine paging situations to evaluate needs and deliver care.
- Obtained biological specimens for ordered tests and prepared for laboratory transport.
- Collaborated with peers and attended meetings to brainstorm new activities for patients and discuss ways to resolve issues.
- Scheduled and accompanied client to medical appointments.
- Used Epic to maintain records of services performed and apparent condition of patients.
Preschool Teacher
Queen Of Martyrs Child Care Center
04.1996 - 04.2006
- Maintained well-controlled classrooms by clearly outlining standards and reinforcing positive behaviors.
- Gave one-on-one attention to children while maintaining overall focus on entire group.
- Sanitized toys and play equipment each day to maintain safety and cleanliness.
- Applied play-based strategies to provide diverse approaches to learning.
- Addressed behavioral and learning issues with parents and daycare management.
- Observed children to identify individuals in need of additional support and developed strategies to improve assistance.
- Promoted sensory development by providing access to different textures.
- Identified signs of emotional and developmental problems in children and reported to parents.
- Allowed for ample outdoor discovery time in schedule each day.
- Organized activities to teach preschool children foundational learning skills such as letters and numbers.
- Protected children in-class, at play and off-site with observational skills and positive reinforcement for good behavior.
- Instructed ASL at beginning and intermittent levels to preschool and adult learners.
- Attended training programs to improve professional knowledge and interpretation skills.
- Collaborated in planning meetings to better serve the hearing impaired in child care settings.
- Facilitated communication between deaf or hard of hearing.
- Collaborated with parents, school faculty and social workers to address problems and grow student success.
- Conducted individual and group counseling sessions for parents of deaf children.
- Prepared students for later educational experiences by encouraging exploration of learning opportunities and perseverance through challenging tasks.
- Encouraged students to explore age-appropriate activities.
- Identified cases of domestic abuse or other family problems and encouraged students or parents to seek additional assistance from mental health professionals.
- Provided classes to teach students to handle conflicts without resorting to violence.
- Carried out day-day-day duties accurately and efficiently.
- Demonstrated respect, friendliness and willingness to help wherever needed.
- Worked flexible hours; night, weekend, and holiday shifts.
- Prepared instruction materials, constructed bulletin boards and set up work areas.
- Kept classrooms clean, neat and properly sanitized for student health and classroom efficiency.
- Delivered personalized educational, behavioral and emotional support to individual students to enable positive learning outcomes.
- Reported on student progress, behavior and social skills to parents.
- Encouraged dynamic and pleasant educational environment by promoting both gentle discipline and cooperation.
- Organized and guided skills practice, research and memorization tasks for students.
- Monitored students on field trips, handling roll call and group movement to keep youths safe in public settings.
- Maintained head count and attendance sheets.
- Implemented practice exercises and used repetition, enabling students to grasp new concepts quickly.
- Prepared reports and paperwork for parent-teacher conferences.
- Managed workflows of classroom volunteers and trained on school procedures.
- Identified methods and tools to promote student success in project-based learning.
- Planned, formulated and assessed goals, policies and activities designed to implement educational objectives and performance standards.
- Assisted disabled children to support independence and well-being.
- Supervised daily activities and provided assistance to staff.
- Engaged children in meaningful conversation, socialization and activity while providing personal care assistance.
- Recognized and reported abnormalities or changes in childs' health status to parent.
- Assisted school aged children with self-administered medications.
- Determined specific needs and provided most appropriate level of supervision and support for childs' needs and well-being.
- Report child's mental status, sleep quality. eating patterns, and daily activities to parents.
- Planned healthy meals, purchased ingredients and cooked meals to provide adequate nutrition for child's wellbeing.
- Planned, prepared and taught lesson plans, giving students individual support.
- Demonstrated positive and effective classroom management skills.
- Demonstrated willingness to accept feedback and make corrections based on advice from peers, parents and manager.
- Understood critical development years for young minds and structured lessons to meet cognitive abilities.
- Utilized curriculum which reflected diverse educational, cultural and linguistic background of multiple family dynamics.
- Built solid and trusting rapport with children and families, fostering trust and communication to meet case needs.
- Reported child abuse in accordance with legal standards of mandatory reporters.
- Planned, promoted and managed parent workshops on assisting children in attaining academic success.
- Used critical thinking to break down problems, evaluate solutions and make decisions.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Western Governors University
Salt Lake City, UT08.2023
Associate of Science - Nursing
Brightwood College
Dayton, OH10.2017
Skills
- ASL Interpretation, intermediate level
- Intakes and Discharges
- Medication Administration
- Complex Problem-Solving
- Medical Condition Monitoring
- Medication Side Effect Knowledge
- Patient Education
- Judgment and Decision-Making
- Social Perceptiveness
- Inpatient Care
- Resource Utilization
- Time Management
- Infection Control
- Critical Thinking
- Medical recordkeeping
- Patient Assessments
- Chronic disease management
- Care Coordination
- Diagnostic Assessments
- Patient Health Information Access
Languages
ASL
Limited Working
Certification
- BLS -maintained, 1996-present
- ASL
- NIHS
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