Caring nurse with four and half years of experience providing individualized and direct patient care. Insightful and dedicated to providing best-in-class care through effective team education. Proven ability to work closely with teams to enhance patient care standards. Ability to exercise self-control in potentially volatile situations, including verbal or physical confrontations. Skilled at working independently and also collaboratively with the multi-disciplinary team. Maintains cultural and diversity awareness when dealing with patients, visitors, co-workers and other customers. Participates in performance improvement activities to improve patient safety and quality of care.
Self-motivated, decisive healthcare professional with proven bedside manner, clinical skills and diagnostic support experience. Manage and document current conditions to effectively support patients and work within multidisciplinary healthcare team to enhance outcomes.
- Oral and written communication
- Excellent problem-solving abilities
- New employee mentoring
- Excellent communication skills
- Collecting vitals
- Oxygen saturation standards
- Medication administration
- Data entry
- Current Alabama licensure with State Board of Nurse Examiners
- Diabetes management
- Patient assessments
- Multitasking ability
- Patient advocacy
- Long-Term Care
- Intravenous Therapy
- Staff Supervision
- Infection Control Measures
Vandalia, IL, 07/2020 - Current
- Developed positive employee relations, incentives and recognition programs to promote teamwork and mutual respect.
- Collaborated with staff, management and external groups to coordinate patient care.
- Performed rounds to observe care and interview staff, residents and families.
- Participated in 9:00 aam management team meetings to discuss resident status, census changes and resident complaints or concerns.
- Communicated with patients, ensuring that medical information was kept private.
- Generated and reviewed incident reports, including employee write-ups, actualizing appropriate corrective action plans to mitigate ongoing and potential situations.
Buffalo, NY, 10/2019 - 07/2020
- Taught patients how to improve lifestyle choices, dramatically reducing chance of symptom reoccurrence.
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
- Delivered outstanding care to patients with various diagnoses and managed care from treatment initiation through to completion.
- Equipped patients with tools and knowledge needed for speedy and sustained recovery.
- Addressed disruptions in patient care, including delays in discharge, postponed procedures and discharge equipment unavailability.
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures and safety protocols to optimize performance and safety.
- Advised patients and caregivers of proper wound management, discharge plan objectives, safe medication use and disease management.
- Delivered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections, monitoring responses to address new concerns.
- Managed care for post-operative patients from initial recovery through discharge.
- Managed quality care for patients with varied conditions, including heart failure, end-stage renal disease and coronary artery disease.
Manly, IA, 02/2015 - 12/2019
- Checked and recorded vital signs of patients and reported changes in patients' behavior or conditions
- Demonstrated ability to advocate for and strive to protect health, safety, and rights of patient
- Adhered to treatment plan instructions when administering medications and treatments to patients
- Managed patient care through closely monitoring respiration, blood pressure and blood glucose levels
- Maximized patient satisfaction by helping individuals carry out personal tasks such as dressing and walking
- Cared for over 20 Geri patients and Alzheimer's and Dementia\Behavioral problems patients each day with quality-driven support
City, STATE, 02/2019 - 04/2019
- Worked closely with experienced Registered Nurse at ER facility
- Collaborated with team to deliver timely service of items
- Monitored patient status and reported update to senior medical staff
- Initiated standard medical care, including vital sign monitoring and medication administration
- Maintained safe and comfortable environment for each patient
- Administered oral, intramuscular and IV medications to patients and monitored responses
- Maintained strict patient data procedures to comply with HIPAA laws and prevent information breaches
- Observed strict safety measures, including checking medication dosages before administration to patients
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School Attended
- Herzing University
- Fortis Institute - Birmingham
- Jackson-Olin High School
Job Titles Held:
- ADON
- Registered Nurse
- LPN-Charge Nurse
- Preceptorship-Student
Degrees
- Associate of Science
- Associate of Science
- High School Diploma
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