Dedicated and compassionate Registered Nurse (RN) ready to work in an organization with a mission to improve the quality of life for patients and families with dignity, compassion and respect. Enthusiastic Registered Nurse eager to contribute to team success through hard work, attention to detail and compassionate care.
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- Manage patient's care from admission to discharge.
- Provide exceptional care to patients and their families on the in-patient unit at St. Vincent's Riverside.
- Perform ongoing evaluations and assessments to revise initial plan of care as patient's needs changed during their stay on unit and documented appropriately.
- Collaborate weekly and as needed with interdisciplinary team meeting with physician, nurse manager, chaplain and social worker to discuss patients and their needs.
- Assist patients and family with compassion, respect and dignity. Educate patients and families on their disease processes and dying process if necessary.
- Responsible for pain and symptom management. Collaborate with physician or nurse practitioner as needed.
- Maintain patient's comfort and quality of life.
- Administer medications as ordered by MD or Nurse practitioner.
- Comfort grieving family members and friends.
- Evaluated work performance of 50 nursing personnel to determine wage increases and implement discipline.
- Collaborated with Chief Medical Director, Director of Nursing, Leadership Team, Nurses and external groups to coordinate patient care.
- Developed positive employee relations, incentives and recognition programs to promote teamwork and mutual respect.
- Performed rounds to observe care and interview staff, residents and families.
- Identified department issues to recommend corrective actions.
- Participated in management team meetings to discuss resident status, census changes and resident complaints or concerns.
- Introduced and implemented new testing and interpretation procedures to maintain standards of care and meet quality assurance benchmarks.
- On-call on nights and weekends
- Recruited, hired and trained all staff, providing direct supervision, ongoing staff development and continuing education to employees.
- Direct day-to-day administrative and operational functions for 10-bed detox facility, 50+ beds in residential and an adolescent unit providing guidance and leadership to over 50 employees across three departments.
- Established new policies and updated existing policies to improve standard of care for patients.
- Implemented new charting program, called Smart Care. Helped create instruction manual for all staff to utilize. Ensured all staff were trained on new program before role out date.
- Reviewed Nurse's charting before and after implementing new program.
- Worked on in-patient hospice unit at St. Vincent's hospital in Jacksonville, Fl and at Warner Center in Fernandina Beach, Fl.
- Performed ongoing evaluations and assessments to revise initial plan of care as patient's needs changed during their stay on unit and documented appropriately.
- Collaborate weekly and as needed with interdisciplinary team meeting with physician, nurse manager, chaplain and social worker to discuss patients and their needs.
- Assist patients and family with compassion, respect and dignity. Educate patients and families on their disease processes and dying process if necessary.
- Responsible for pain and symptom management. Collaborate with physician or nurse practitioner as needed.
- Maintain patients comfort and quality of life.
- Administer medications as ordered by MD or Nurse practitioner.
- Comfort grieving family members and friends.
- Managed care from admission to discharge
- Provided patient care and/or support nursing activities according to facility policies.
- Performed vital signs, physical assessments, administering and monitoring medications and treatments.
- Performed therapeutic and emotional communication with developmentally challenged patients.
- Performed basic nursing skills to include urinary catheterization, feeding tubes, and ostomy care.
- Performed IM, subcutaneous injections of medication, and invasive procedures.
- Liaison between medical staff, patients, and family members. Critical thinking to include effective communication, problem solving, conflict resolution and decision making Maintained EMR documentation.
- Unique assessment skills acquired with nonverbal individuals and critical thinking skills utilized daily.
- Provided pediatric care and/or supported nursing activities according to site policies.
- Performed patient evaluations and implemented care plans.
- Administered Medication Transcribed and performed Physician orders including verbal and written.
- Provided patient care such as weighing, physical exams, vital signs, dressing wounds, oxygen therapy, and nursing assessments.
- Provided emergency care as needed.
- Educated parents on wellness and procedures for pediatric patient.
- Ensured HIPAA compliance.
I have been going to South University and working on completing the RN-MSN Leadership program. Completed all course work, except for 100 hours of clinicals due to preceptor getting Covid. Will finish hours in July 2022 with a preceptor at St. Vincent's Riverside.
Nursing President's List & Dean's List several times during course of program. Current licenses: RN9352056 Current Certifications: BLS through the American Heart Association.
Current licenses: RN9352056 Current
Certifications: BLS through the American Heart Association. Current
As the Assistant Director of Nursing at Gateway Community Services received an excellence in service award in medical services for 2021.
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School Attended
- South University
- Florida State College of Jacksonville
Job Titles Held:
- Registered Nurse- St. Vincent's Riverside
- Assistant Director of Nursing
- Registered Nurse
- Registered Nurse
- Registered Nurse
Degrees
- Master of Science
- Associate of Science Degree
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