Yvonne Banot
Livermore,CA
Summary
Enthusiastic Nurse eager to contribute to team success through hard work, attention to detail and excellent organizational skills. Motivated to learn, grow and excel in the IVF - Infertility unit.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Assistant Nurse Manager
Kaiser Permanente
San Leandro, CA
10.2012 - Current
- Created work schedules for multiple shifts to confirm complete floor coverage.
- Developed departmental goals and objectives to improve satisfactory rating with patients.
- Performed real-time chart audits for patients ensuring accuracy and completeness of information while capitalizing on opportunities for process improvement.
- Kept organized records of facility's services and utilization of inpatient beds.
- Verified facility remained up-to-date and compliant with laws and regulations.
- Streamlined steps in rapid response situations by prioritizing and delegating tasks.
- Communicated with members of medical staff and department heads during weekly update meetings.
- Supervised, directed and motivated high-quality performance from nursing staff.
- Investigated and independently resolved complaints from staff, physicians and patients by leveraging clinical judgment and unit management expertise.
- Assessed patients to determine individual needs and develop care plans in coordination with multidisciplinary healthcare professionals.
- Developed strategy to target nursing and patient satisfaction issues, improve response and patient care quality and suggest actionable improvements to promote hospital-wide quality and safety initiatives .
- Reviewed department performance and adjusted coverage to compensate for changing conditions.
- Established and continuously optimized unit schedules and individual work assignments.
- Promoted professional development opportunities to encourage nurses to pursue continuous training.
- Supervised professional and paraprofessional nursing staff and delegated tasks to maintain continuum of care.
- Evaluated skills of nursing personnel and verified staff certifications for validity.
- Fostered improvement in staff development, personnel training and standards of patient care.
Registered Nurse
Kaiser Permanente
Hayward, CA
06.2008 - 10.2012
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process and management and lifestyle options.
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures and safety protocols.
- Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients and determined next course of action.
- Administered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Implemented medication and IV administration, catheter insertion and airway management.
- Managed care from admission to discharge.
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
- Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
- Monitored patient reactions to drugs and carefully documented findings.
- Evaluated healthcare needs, goals for treatment and available resources of each patient and connected to optimal providers and care.
- Advised patients and caregivers of proper wound management, discharge plan objectives, safe medication use and disease management.
- Secured controlled narcotics and distributed medication on schedule to meet patient needs and minimize misuse opportunities.
- Reviewed post-operative orders and continuously monitored patients' post-operative vitals, set up PCA and fluids and oriented patients to unit.
- Participated in nursing simulation activities, evidence-based practice project implementation and competency development to further nursing education.
- Contributed substantially to successful department JCAHO accreditation by consistently operating to highest standards of care.
- Provided didactic and clinical instructions to orient new nurses and potential student nurses to achieve training outcomes.
- Minimized hospital stays with recovery-centered approaches, reducing average in-patient stay length.
Medical Assistant
Kaiser Permanente
Hayward, CA
05.1998 - 06.2008
- Sanitized, restocked and organized exam rooms and medical equipment.
- Obtained client medical history, medication information, symptoms and allergies.
- Directed patients to exam rooms, fielded questions and prepared for physician examinations.
- Collected and documented patient medical information such as blood pressure and weight.
- Performed clerical duties, such as word processing, data entry, answering phones and filing.
- Documented vital signs and health history for patients in clinic and hospital environments.
- Called and faxed pharmacies to submit prescriptions and refills.
- Scheduled appointments, registered patients and distributed sample pharmaceuticals as prescribed.
- Kept medical supplies in sufficient stock by monitoring levels and submitting replenishment orders before depleted.
- Taught patients about medications, procedures and care plan instructions.
- Completed clinical procedures and gathered patient data for interpretation by physician.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Samuel Merritt University
Oakland, CA05.2018
Associate of Science - Nursing
Kreiskrankenhause Hassfurt
Germany03.1996
Skills
- Information Systems Development
- Staff Supervision
- Medical Administration
- Employee Training Program
- Floor Assignments
- Staff Mentoring
- Quality Assurance
- Employee Performance Evaluations
- Task Delegation
- Hiring and Terminations
- Critical Thinking
- Discharge Planning
- Clinical Staff Management
- Nursing Staff Support
- Staffing Requirements
- Facility Inspections
- Nursing Assignments
Certification
- Registered Nursing License - Expires 01/31/2024
- Basic Life Support - Expires 01/31/2023
- NRP - Expires 02/29/2024
Timeline
Assistant Nurse Manager
Kaiser Permanente
10.2012 - Current
Registered Nurse
Kaiser Permanente
06.2008 - 10.2012
Medical Assistant
Kaiser Permanente
05.1998 - 06.2008
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Samuel Merritt University
Associate of Science - Nursing
Kreiskrankenhause Hassfurt
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