V LeAnne LeMaster
Moore,SC
Summary
Organized and knowledgeable Registered Nurse experienced in treating and caring for patients. Successful in providing fast and accurate assessments and working calmly under pressure. Recognized for collaborating well with doctors to maintain superior healthcare practices.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
Work History
RN
Spartanburg County School District 6
Spartanburg, SC
06.2023 - Current
- Assessed student and staff health and developed individualized care plans accordingly.
- Provided direct nursing care to students and staff, including administering medications, wound care, and healthcare education.
- Educated students and staff on health maintenance, disease prevention, and treatment options.
- Maintained accurate documentation of student records in accordance with HIPAA regulations.
- Administered medications and treatments, monitoring students for reactions and side effects.
- Provided students and family health education focusing on self-management, prevention and wellness.
- Provided emotional support and counseling to students.
Clinical Instructor
HB Swofford Career Center
Inman, SC
03.2023 - 06.2023
- Supervised small groups of medical students during their clinical rotations at hospitals and clinics.
- Assessed student competency levels through direct observation in the hospital setting.
- Communicated students' individual and group performance to lead faculty.
- Liaised with clinical site managers to ensure quality learning experiences for students.
- Addressed student concerns and questions, providing academic and professional support.
- Guided students in developing effective patient communication and bedside manners.
- Evaluated student performance, providing constructive feedback to foster professional growth.
RN, Registered Nurse First Assistant
Greenville Hospital System/Prisma Health
Greenville, SC
11.2008 - 02.2018
- Collaborated with physicians in developing patient-specific treatment plans.
- Assisted doctors during medical procedures.
- Responded quickly to life-threatening situations by providing appropriate interventions.
- Ensured compliance with infection control policies and procedures.
- Maintained accurate documentation of patient records in accordance with HIPAA regulations.
- Managed complex cases involving multiple diagnoses or treatments.
- Worked closely with other healthcare professionals to coordinate patient care.
- Carried out physician orders regarding tests or medication administration accurately and safely.
- Identified potential safety hazards in the environment or among patients' behaviors.
- Attended continuing education courses to stay up-to-date on current trends in nursing practice.
- Maintained thorough, accurate and confidential documentation in electronic medical records.
- Recorded patient condition, vital signs, recovery progress and medication side effects.
- Evaluated patients, recognized and addressed complications and coordinated treatment with other members of critical care team.
- Assessed and prepared patients for procedures, performing initial and ongoing patient assessments.
- Trained and mentored new RNs on best practices, hospital policies and standards of care.
- Responded to emergency situations with speed, expertise and level-headed approaches to provide optimal care, support and life-saving interventions.
- Coordinated with healthcare team to establish, enact and evaluate patient care plans.
- Maintained strict patient data procedures to comply with HIPAA laws and prevent information breaches.
- Prepared medical equipment and tools to aid physician during examination and treatment of patients.
- Assessed patient's condition pre-operatively and intra-operatively, providing necessary interventions as needed.
- Provided assistance to the surgeon during operations by preparing instruments and materials, cutting sutures, retracting tissue and applying dressings.
- Performed wound closure procedures including skin suturing and stapling.
- Ensured aseptic technique was maintained throughout the operating room environment.
- Monitored vital signs such as blood pressure, pulse rate, temperature and respiration rate before, during and after surgical procedure.
- Administered medications according to physician orders in accordance with hospital policies and procedures.
- Documented patient data relevant to operative care in medical records.
- Collaborated with anesthesiologists to ensure optimal sedation levels of patients during surgery.
- Maintained sterility of all equipment used during surgery by following standard operating protocols.
- Assisted in positioning patient on the operating table prior to beginning procedure.
- Directed nursing staff to provide appropriate postoperative care for surgical patients.
Registered Nurse First Assistant
Carolina Plastic Surgery & Laser Center
Spartanburg, SC
01.2000 - 11.2008
- Assessed patient's condition pre-operatively and intra-operatively, providing necessary interventions as needed.
- Provided assistance to the surgeon during operations by preparing instruments and materials, cutting sutures, retracting tissue and applying dressings.
- Performed wound closure procedures including skin suturing and stapling.
- Ensured aseptic technique was maintained throughout the operating room environment.
- Collaborated with anesthesiologists to ensure optimal sedation levels of patients during surgery.
- Maintained sterility of all equipment used during surgery by following standard operating protocols.
- Assisted in positioning patient on the operating table prior to beginning procedure.
- Directed nursing staff to provide appropriate postoperative care for surgical patients.
- Provided support services such as stocking supplies, cleaning up spills or disposing of contaminated materials from the OR suite.
- Participated in quality improvement activities related to perioperative services within the healthcare facility.
- Prepared patients for discharge from PACU after successful completion of surgical procedure.
- Worked collaboratively with other medical personnel such as surgeons, anesthesiologists and scrub techs to ensure efficient delivery of care.
- Managed a variety of complex cases involving multiple concurrent surgeries.
- Recognized potential complications associated with specific surgical procedures and took appropriate action when needed.
- Coordinated patient flow through the operating room suite in order to maximize efficiency while maintaining high standards of care.
- Performed admission evaluations of new patients to obtain basic medical information and reported deviations from normal findings to attending physician.
- Assisted with body plane closures, wound dressings and securing of drainage systems.
- Assisted in performing surgical procedures consistent with standards of care and practice guidelines.
- Communicated with professionalism and compassion when interacting with surgical team and patients.
- Set up equipment, tools and supplies for procedures and organize instruments as directed in surgeons' preference cards.
- Exhibited confidence to work extremely well under pressure and with variety of physicians of different temperaments.
- Demonstrated appropriate techniques to assist surgeons with closure of incisions.
- Created and maintained sterile operating fields to minimize infection risks.
- Follows complex and comprehensive verbal and written instructions.
- Sanitized and maintained surgical instruments and equipment to minimize infection risks.
- Used retractors, sponges and suctioning and irrigating equipment to create unobstructed operating fields.
- Communicated with patients after surgery to assess recovery and mitigate complications.
- Pursued numerous learning opportunities in order to continuously expand core knowledge associated with surgical and technical procedures to advance patient care.
- Organized supply room and ordered supplies and equipment.
- Actualized inventory management procedures to control medications and supplies as well as to rotate stock and remove expired medications.
- Educated patients on diagnoses, treatment plans and post-operative care by providing instructions on medication self-administration and home care.
- Helped prepare team by assisting with gowning and gloving of staff.
- Obeyed established surgical techniques and procedures during operations.
- Used hemostatic clamps, suture ligatures and electrocautery equipment to control bleeding.
- Managed and maintained surgical suites by sterilizing and organizing equipment.
- Dressed wounds with antiseptic compounds and sterile coverings to protect surgical sites and promote healing.
- Assisted physicians during diagnosis and treatment, as well as assisting during surgery.
- Reviewed physician orders to appropriately count and dispense pre-operative and post-operative medications.
Education
RNFA
University of Rochester
Rochester, NY06-2017
Associate of Science - Nursing
University of South Carolina
Spartanburg, SC01-2000
Skills
- Patient Evaluation
- Health Promotion
- Compassion and Empathy
- Quality Improvement
- Clinical judgment
- Wound Care
- Critical Care
- High level of autonomy
- Infection control measures
Timeline
RN
Spartanburg County School District 6
06.2023 - Current
Clinical Instructor
HB Swofford Career Center
03.2023 - 06.2023
RN, Registered Nurse First Assistant
Greenville Hospital System/Prisma Health
11.2008 - 02.2018
Registered Nurse First Assistant
Carolina Plastic Surgery & Laser Center
01.2000 - 11.2008
RNFA
University of Rochester
Associate of Science - Nursing
University of South Carolina
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