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Vanessa Jones

Birmingham,AL

Summary

Hardworking and passionate job seeker with strong organizational skills eager to secure a Nurse Practitioner position. Ready to help team achieve company goals. Enthusiastic, eager to contribute to team success through hard work, attention to detail, and excellent organizational skills. Motivated to learn, grow and excel in the profession. Skilled in working under pressure and adapting to new situations and challenges to best enhance the organizational brand. Highly qualified and board certified, family nurse practitioner driven to build strong relationships with patients and families.

Excellent reputation for resolving problems, improving customer satisfaction, and driving overall operational improvements. Dedicated to supporting the needs of patients with unsurpassed clinical knowledge and interpersonal communication skills. Alabama-licensed healthcare professional, passionate about providing culturally competent assistance to every patient. Excellent problem-solving, charting, and quality assurance management skills. With the expertise achieved and an attitude of commitment, including the ability to collaborate with team members and ability to self-motivate; there is a certainty of being an asset to the company and a valuable team member.

Overview

24
24
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Nurse Practitioner-Hospitalist

Team Health
Knoxville, TN
12.2021 - Current
  • Performed patient physicals and compared and contrasted results with established medical records to provide proper diagnosis and facilitate appropriate treatment.
  • Ordered and interpreted diagnostic tests to develop and implement treatment plans.
  • Assessed patients to determine individual needs and develop care plans in coordination with multidisciplinary healthcare professionals.
  • Teamed with physicians to provide comprehensive patient care, referrals and high-risk management strategies.
  • Coordinated with physicians, specialists and other medical staff to develop treatment plans for chronic conditions.
  • Discussed care plans with patients and explained test results and proper use of medications.
  • Adhered to hospital procedures, policies and protocols to support patient safety.
  • Educated patients on treatment options, medical needs and non-medical options for treatments and therapy.
  • Admit average of 5-6 patients. Overnight on call NP-hospitalist for average of 35 patients.

Registered Nurse- Charge- Cardiac Care Unit

VA Medical Center
Birmingham, AL
10.2014 - Current
  • Currently intermittent float-pool as of February 2022, up until then was CCU charge nurse on night shift fulltime.
  • Collaborate with multidisciplinary team evaluating patient care plan outcomes, implementing or adjusting interventions accordingly
  • Collaborate with physicians to quickly assess patients, delivering appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions
  • Clearly and thoroughly explain diagnoses, treatment options and procedures to patients and loved ones, checking in to verify understanding
  • Informed patients and families of effective treatment options and at-home care strategies, enhancing long-term outcomes
  • Provide acute and close monitoring of adult cardiac patients with arrhythmia disorders, myocardial infarct, anticoagulation therapy, cardiac and peripheral diagnostic procedures
  • Interpret cardiac rhythms while assisting with urgent cardiac interventions, including transcutaneous pacing, defibrillation, and cardioversion
  • Maintain continuous hemodynamic monitoring and support for critically ill patients, with overall goal of delivering care to minimize morbidity and mortality
  • Proficient in monitoring patients on ventilators and interpretation of arterial blood gases
  • Proficient in Intra-aortic balloon pump and Swan Ganz monitoring,
  • Code Blue and Critical assessment team (CAT) member; respond to Code blue and assist with code as per ACLS guidelines; respond to CAT calls and provide necessary clinical skills, knowledge and expertise needed to ensure patients receive immediate acute care
  • Train and mentor new RNs on best practices, hospital policies, and standards of care
  • Address unit staff concerns, including staffing ratios, resource management, allocation of responsibilities and optimized workload management
  • Delivered oral medications, intramuscular injections, IV medications, and IV fluids to mitigate or resolve patient symptoms
  • Contributed substantially to successful department JCAHO accreditation by consistently operating to highest standards of care

Signify Health

Nurse Practitioner
Dallas, TX
09.2020 - 09.2022
  • Perform telehealth assessments 10-15 patients daily
  • Promoted available resources and connected individuals with services.
  • Gave public talks on importance of health education and specific disease prevention and treatment strategies.
  • Provided expertise for clinical support and services.
  • Continually improved knowledge, skills and performance based on feedback and self-identified professional developmental needs.

Registered Nurse-Floatpool

Saint Vincent Hospital
Birmingham, AL
10.2008 - 11.2020
  • Administer medications and treatment to patients and monitor responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
  • Deliver outstanding care to patients with various diagnoses and managed care from treatment initiation through to completion.
  • Monitor patient condition, including interpreting and tracking EKG readings, identifying irregular telemetry readings and updating team members on changes in stability or acuity.
  • Review post-operative orders and continuously monitor patients' post-operative vitals, set up PCA and fluids and orientate patients to unit to achieve optimal outcomes.
  • Collaborate with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
  • Provide exceptional care to high-acute patients needing complex care such as ventilator management, CRRT, IABP, hemodynamic monitoring, etc.
  • Conveyed treatment options, diagnosis information and home care techniques to patients and caregivers to continue care consistency.

Registered Nurse Charge-ICU Trauma

Carraway Methodist Medical Center
Birmingham, AL
11.1998 - 10.2008
  • Assessed, planned, implemented, and evaluated, patient care in ICU/trauma
  • Assisted physicians with bedside procedures such as Swan Ganz insertion, central venous and arterial line placements, chest tube/PEG tube insertion, colonoscopy, bronchoscopy, cauterization, intubation and other medical procedures
  • Setup and monitored medical devices such as transducer/ pressure lines, lumbar drains, cardiac and hemodynamic monitors and ventilator management
  • Started IVs, drew labs, arterial blood gases, sputum specimens, urinalysis, and other body fluids for analysis and testing
  • Delivered oral medications, intramuscular injections, IV fluids, Pressors, and blood products, to mitigate or resolve patient symptoms
  • Provided care and recovered patients after surgical procedures such as craniotomy, exploratory laparotomy, femoral popliteal bypass, gastric bypass, crushing wound injuries, cardiac catheterization, and other medical and surgical procedures
  • Leech therapy
  • Resolved conflicts and negotiated agreements between parties in order to reach win-win solutions to disagreements and clarify misunderstandings
  • Clearly and thoroughly explained diagnoses, treatment options and procedures to patients and loved ones, checking in to verify understanding
  • Coordinated nursing care activities in collaboration with other members of the interdisciplinary team to facilitate achievement of goals
  • Code Blue Team member

Education

Nursing

University of Alabama At Huntsville
Huntsville, AL
12.2018

Master of Science - Nursing

Jacksonville State University
Jacksonville, AL
05.2015

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

University of North Alabama
Florence, AL
05.2011

Associate of Science - Nursing

T.A. Lawson State Community College
Birmingham, AL
05.1998

Associate of Science - Medical Laboratory Technician

Jefferson State Community College
Birmingham, AL
08.1989

Skills

  • 24 years of critical care experience and expertise
  • Strong interpersonal skills and ability to promote problem solving skills, fostering critical thinking
  • Emotional intelligence
  • Effective oral and written communication
  • Patient and Family Education and Instructions
  • Preventative Health/Chronic Disease Management
  • Physical Assessments
  • Trained Preceptor/Mentor
  • Advanced Cardiac Life Support Certification
  • Infection control and aseptic procedures
  • EMR / EHR
  • HIPAA education
  • Emergency procedures
  • Shared governance
  • Regulatory compliance
  • High level of autonomy

Affiliations

American Association of Critical Nurses

Birmingham Chapter Critical Care Nurses Association

Certification

State of Alabama: RN Licensure, current through 12/2022

ANCC Certified as Family Nurse Practitioner, current through 2025

AANPCB Certified as Family Nurse Practitioner, current through 2025

BLS, ACLS, PALS, Certification current through 2024

Timeline

Nurse Practitioner-Hospitalist

Team Health
12.2021 - Current

Signify Health

Nurse Practitioner
09.2020 - 09.2022

Registered Nurse- Charge- Cardiac Care Unit

VA Medical Center
10.2014 - Current

Registered Nurse-Floatpool

Saint Vincent Hospital
10.2008 - 11.2020

Registered Nurse Charge-ICU Trauma

Carraway Methodist Medical Center
11.1998 - 10.2008

Nursing

University of Alabama At Huntsville

Master of Science - Nursing

Jacksonville State University

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

University of North Alabama

Associate of Science - Nursing

T.A. Lawson State Community College

Associate of Science - Medical Laboratory Technician

Jefferson State Community College

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