Yolanda Golston
Mayfield Hts
Summary
Competent Nurse with background in Endoscopy, and
Emergency Department, delivering patient-centered care in high-pressure environments. Coordinating with multidisciplinary teams to streamline procedures and enhance patient outcomes. Demonstrated abilities in critical thinking and patient education.
Overview
35
35
years of professional experience
Work History
Registered Nurse, Endoscopy
University Hospital CMC
06.2024 - Current
- Assisted physicians in performing complex endoscopic procedures, ensuring patient safety and comfort throughout.
- Applied advanced nursing skills to handle emergency situations during endoscopic procedures calmly and effectively.
- Educated patients on post-procedure care, increasing adherence to discharge instructions and promoting overall wellbeing.
- Managed sedation administration for optimal pain relief during clinical sessions while monitoring vital signs closely.
- Maintained a sterile environment, adhering to infection control guidelines and reducing the risk of crosscontamination.
- Managed patients recovering from medical or surgical procedures.
- Meticulously maintained endoscopic equipment in line with manufacturer recommendations, ensuring optimal performance during procedures.
- Admitting and discharging patients, making sure to answer any questions the patient may have prior to the procedure or after the procedure
Registered Nurse Emergency Department
University Hospital Ahuja
03.2023 - 06.2024
- Provide healthcare to patients who urgently need treatment and stabilizing them
- Triaging incoming patients based on their injury or illness, resources needed, and assigning an acuity level to them
- Completing a full head to toe assessment to obtain the patient's baseline upon arrival to the emergency department or sometimes a focused assessment depending on the reason the patient presented to the emergency department
- Inserting intravenous lines, drawing blood, administering medications via intravenous, subcutaneous injections and intramuscular injections
- Cleaning and dressing wounds
- Recognizing when there has been a change in mental status and immediately updating the attending provider
- Communicate with the patient keeping them informed of their care and continued plan of care
- I love working in a fast paced environment, I am a good critical thinker and always improving
- Great multitasker, work closely with the emergency medical staff and all interdisciplinary teams (nurses, medics physicians, respiratory therapist, registration, aides, physical/occupational therapy) to plan the patient's care
- Perform other medical tasks quickly and efficiently ex: completing electrocardiograms when needed, transporting patients to their floor/room when they have been admitted to the hospital, discharge patients making sure to review their discharge instructions in it's entirety
- In the emergency department I am assigned and responsible for four emergency department rooms and possibly a hallway bed
- I have also been assigned to care for psychiatric patients that was either pinked slipped or voluntarily admitted themselves for psychiatric evaluations
Police Dispatcher/911 Operator
Chagrin Valley Dispatch
03.2021 - 06.2021
- I entered criminal record checks, driver's license numbers and warrants into the telecommunications systems to fulfill police officer's requests
- I questioned callers to determine the nature of problems and locations to direct the type of response needed, relayed latest information to first responders via electronic means, telephone calls, and radio responses
- I received public emergency and non emergency calls and supervised response, prioritizing in order to effectively dispatch official units such a police, fire, and emergency medical services while tracking data in real time
Cleveland Police Dispatcher/911 Operator
City of Cleveland
04.1999 - 04.2021
- Received public emergency and non emergency calls and prioritizing them in order to effectively dispatch official units such as police, fire, and ambulance service to meet the individual caller's needs
- Completed appropriate forms for wanted persons, radio announcements for police departments needs such as BOLO (be on look out) requests, and sending messages to other law enforcement agencies via computer
- Relayed latest information to first responders via radio or telephone
- Worked with homeland security during Republican National Convention
Military Pay Technician
Defense Finance and Accounting Service
06.1993 - 02.1998
- Updated and assisted newly retired military service members in setting up their retirement accounts
- Corrected and adjusted retirement pay accounts
- Assisted in garnishments and offsets of retired pay accounts due to owed federal taxes
- Maintained employee confidence and protected payroll operations by keeping information confidential
- Responded to employees/clients questions and requests for information in a timely and knowledgeable manner
- Used critical thinking skills to break down problems, evaluate solutions, and make decisions regarding retirement accounts
Yeoman (Office Assistant)
United States Navy
01.1990 - 08.1992
- Completed all outgoing messages to be distributed to other departments and surrounding military bases, assisted with payroll, equipment maintenance, ordered supplies, and training of new personnel within the unit
- All was done with Secret Clearance
Education
ADN - Nursing
Kent State University
Twinsburg, OH05.2022
Certificate License Practical Nursing - Practical Nurse
Cuyahoga Community College
Cleveland, OH08.2019
High School Diploma -
Collinwood High School
Cleveland, OH06.1989
Skills
- Assessment skills
- Team player
- Goal oriented
- Willingness to learn
- Nursing documentation
- Vital signs monitoring
- Patient education
- HIPAA compliance
- IV insertion
- Post operative care
- Pre-operative care
- Conscious sedation
Timeline
Registered Nurse, Endoscopy
University Hospital CMC
06.2024 - Current
Registered Nurse Emergency Department
University Hospital Ahuja
03.2023 - 06.2024
Police Dispatcher/911 Operator
Chagrin Valley Dispatch
03.2021 - 06.2021
Cleveland Police Dispatcher/911 Operator
City of Cleveland
04.1999 - 04.2021
Military Pay Technician
Defense Finance and Accounting Service
06.1993 - 02.1998
Yeoman (Office Assistant)
United States Navy
01.1990 - 08.1992
Certificate License Practical Nursing - Practical Nurse
Cuyahoga Community College
High School Diploma -
Collinwood High School
ADN - Nursing
Kent State University
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