Wendy Bates
Danville,KY
Summary
Compassionate Staff Nurse known for high productivity and efficiency in task completion. Specialize in patient care management, emergency response, and wound care with adeptness in utilizing critical thinking to address complex situations. Excel in communication, teamwork, and adaptability, ensuring seamless collaboration with healthcare teams and optimal patient support. Many years experience as nurse extender with management of patient care in office setting as well as inpatient hospital care. Strong patient advocate for best outcome of care.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Staff Nurse
Select Medical
02.2023 - 10.2024
- Demonstrated effective communication skills while interacting with patients, families, physicians and other healthcare staff members.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary team members to develop plans of care for patients.
- Utilized an electronic medical record system to store patient information securely.
- Implemented infection control measures to reduce the spread of contagious diseases.
- Managed multiple tasks simultaneously while maintaining quality standards of care.
- Provided direct patient care including wound dressing, administering medication and IV therapy.
- Assessed patients to determine their physical condition, health status and needs.
- Care for critically ill patients on ventilators.
- Advocated for patient needs with interdisciplinary team and implemented outlined treatment plans.
- Observed strict safety measures, including checking medication dosages before administration to patients.
Staff Nurse
Saint Joseph East Hospital
11.2021 - 02.2023
- Demonstrated effective communication skills while interacting with patients, families, physicians and other healthcare staff members.
- Managed a patient load of 2 to 3 ICU patients, providing education, treatments, IV therapy, critical care drips, venipuncture, arterial lines, ventilators, c-pap\bi-pap, insertion of nasogastric tubes, and wound care.
- Evaluated patient care needs, prioritized treatment, and maintained patient flow.
- Utilized strong assessment skills to determine necessary patient care.
- Experienced in CRRT, ECMO, and Ballon pump
- Used EPIC for EMR
Staff Nurse
Lexington Clinic Cardiology
07.2020 - 11.2021
- Work closely with a cardiologist and extenders performing stress tests, bubble studies, and management of their Coumadin clinic.
- Educate patients on medication and activity.
- Assisted with office pacemaker clinic and performed pacemaker interrogation.
Nurse Extender
Rhythm Specialist
01.2020 - 06.2020
- Helped start a private clinic with my doctor
- Started up a pacemaker clinic, scheduled procedures, ran prior authorizations, educated patients on medication and procedures for arrhythmias and cardiomyopathy
- Admission and discharge teaching for patients undergoing electrophysiology procedures
- Explanation of procedure outcome and aftercare.
- Scheduled follow-up appointments.
- Close communication with other participating doctors with patient care.
Nurse Extender
Saint Joseph Cardiology Associates
10.2015 - 12.2019
- Direct care for patients in office, hospital, and procedure lab.
- Duties include patient education, medication management, prior authorizations, dictation, follow-up care after procedures, discharge from hospital, and arrangement of follow-up appointments.
- Managed multiple tasks simultaneously while maintaining attention to detail.
- Provided patients with emotional support and encouragement during their hospital stay.
- Participated in interdisciplinary team meetings to review progress notes and develop new goals for individualized care plans.
Endoscopy Nurse
Saint Joseph Hospital
08.2015 - 10.2015
- Provided pre-operative and post-operative patient education.
- Maintained a clean environment by adhering to infection control protocols.
- Reported any changes in the patient's condition to attending physician immediately.
- Provided education about diet modification following endoscopic procedure.
Nurse Extender
Hospitalist Associates of Lexington
09.2010 - 05.2015
- Worked for two physicians at three L-tach facilities.
- Duties included dictation, discharge education, teaching of disease process, assessment of patients, running codes, monitoring patient care, working closely with consulting physicians regarding patient care, working with case management, and home health.
Staff Nurse
Saint Joseph Hospital
09.2006 - 09.2010
- Started as a staff nurse on the telemetry floor.
- Performed all tasks with a patient-centered focus while seeking opportunities for improvement of processes and treatments.
- Provided necessary health education training for patients.
- Assisted patients with multiple chronic diagnoses, including but not limited to atrial fibrillation, coronary artery disease, congestive heart failure, and COPD.
- Became clinical manager of the telemetry floor.
- Duties included staff assignments based on evaluation of staffing requirements and managed team of medical support personnel.
- Trained staff nurses to provide top-quality care.
- Supervised ancillary staff
- Transferred to CCU in May of 2009
- Managed a patient load of 2-3 ICE patients, providing education, treatments, IV therapy, critical care drips, wound care, assisted with bed-side procedures
- Evaluated patient care needs, prioritized treatment and maintained patient flow
- Utilized strong assessment skills to determine necessary patient care
- Experience in vent management, trach care, CRRT and balloon pumps
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Western Governors University
Salt Lake City, UT06-2017
Associate of Applied Science - Nursing
Lexington Community College
Lexington, KY06-2006
Skills
- Family Education
- Chronic Disease Management
- Patient Education
- Regulatory Compliance
- Care Planning
- Tracheostomy Care
- Team training and development
- Patient Management
- Quality Improvement
- Wound Care
- Critical Care
- Intake and discharge
- Direct Patient Care
- Health Promotion
- Patient Safety
- Medication Administration
- Skill Development
- Hospice Care
- Medication and IV administration
- Disease Prevention
- Accurate Documentation
- Medical Procedure Preparation
- Nursing Standards
- Critical Thinking
- Time Management
- Specialized Healthcare Referrals
- Prior Authorizations
- Cardiac Surgery
- Arrhythmias
- Resource Allocation
Timeline
Staff Nurse
Select Medical
02.2023 - 10.2024
Staff Nurse
Saint Joseph East Hospital
11.2021 - 02.2023
Staff Nurse
Lexington Clinic Cardiology
07.2020 - 11.2021
Nurse Extender
Rhythm Specialist
01.2020 - 06.2020
Nurse Extender
Saint Joseph Cardiology Associates
10.2015 - 12.2019
Endoscopy Nurse
Saint Joseph Hospital
08.2015 - 10.2015
Nurse Extender
Hospitalist Associates of Lexington
09.2010 - 05.2015
Staff Nurse
Saint Joseph Hospital
09.2006 - 09.2010
Associate of Applied Science - Nursing
Lexington Community College
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Western Governors University
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