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Jessica Claire
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Professional Summary

Knowledgeable Nurse Manager with excellent conflict resolution and problem-solving abilities demonstrated across 16-year career history. Keeps units running at peak efficiency, quality and performance. Excellent communication and coordination skills. Proven clinical manager with 16 years of experience in nursing. Specializing in organizing and leading Medical Surgical Nursing. Diligent Nursing professional with demonstrated success in emergency patient care. Agile and responsive to dynamic patient needs and environmental conditions. Team-oriented and reliable with expert healthcare knowledge, clear verbal and written communication skills and sound clinical judgment. Goal-driven Healthcare Administration professional well-versed in recruiting, training and managing employees to provide exceptional resident services. Highly organized and hardworking with excellent planning and program management skills. Licensed in New Jersey. To seek and maintain a full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills.

Skills
  • Discharge Planning
  • Staff leadership
  • Data gathering
  • Medication management
  • Evaluation
  • Healthcare delivery
  • Patient care
  • Direct Patient Care
Work History
Assistant Nurse Manager, 01/XXX8 to Current
Atlantic Health SystemTotowa, NJ,
  • Managed 15 nurses and nursing activities in 20 bed hospital by providing comprehensive nursing guidance and maintaining outstanding patient satisfaction and care standards.
  • 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 .
  • Streamlined steps in rapid response situations by prioritizing and delegating tasks.
  • Integrated evidence-based nursing into practice environment for 15 nurses.
  • Supervised professional and paraprofessional nursing staff and delegated tasks to maintain continuum of care.
  • Administered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
  • Evaluated skills of nursing personnel and verified staff certifications for validity.
  • Coordinated and implemented in-service educational programs focusing on safety and adherence to protocols.
  • Investigated and independently resolved complaints from staff, physicians and patients by leveraging clinical judgment and unit management expertise.
  • Worked at least 160 hours per month as floor nurse to maintain clinical proficiency.
  • Conducted patient assessments and developed treatment plans.
  • Engaged and participated in consults, patient care plan development and patient monitoring.
  • Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
  • Assessed patients to determine individual needs and develop care plans in coordination with multidisciplinary healthcare professionals.
  • Reviewed department performance and adjusted coverage to compensate for changing conditions.
Registered Staff Nurse, Medical-Surgical, 04/2007 to 01/XXX8
Erlanger HealthChattanooga, TN,
  • Conferred with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches.
  • Worked within interdisciplinary health care team to develop, implement and make adjustments to patient care plans, individualizing strategies and methods to improve health and meet recovery goals.
  • Performed various nursing interventions such as wound dressing, vital sign monitoring and specimen collection.
  • Documented vital signs and health history for patients in clinic and hospital environments.
  • Administered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
  • Gathered patient health data through interviews and observation, documenting data in electronic records.
  • Verified patients had information necessary for ongoing care, providing guidance on diagnoses, management of medications and prevention methods.
  • Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures and safety protocols.
  • Effectively prioritized assignments, executing care based on each patient's relative condition and delegating tasks to available personnel deliver safe and efficient care.
  • Assessed physical, psychological, physiologic and cognitive status of patients.
  • Identified learning needs of patients and families and responded with advocacy and health education.
  • Enhanced patient outcomes by providing knowledgeable education on procedures, medications and other physician instructions.
  • Prepared and administered medications to alleviate patient symptoms.
  • Assisted with routine checks and diagnostic testing by collecting and processing specimens.
  • Collected blood, tissue and other laboratory specimens and prepared for lab testing.
  • Taught patients about medications, procedures and care plan instructions.
  • Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process and management and lifestyle options.
  • Monitored patients' conditions and reported changes in physical presentation, appearance and behavior to discuss treatment with physicians.
  • Facilitated operations of 20-bed medical-surgical floor, managing resources and directing work of nursing staff and patient care technicians
Staff Registered Nurse, 05/2005 to 01/2009
Mountainside HospitalCity, STATE,
  • Gathered patient health data through interviews and observation, documenting data in electronic records.
  • Performed various nursing interventions such as wound dressing, vital sign monitoring and specimen collection.
  • Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
  • Directed patient care by initiating and following through with plan of care, continuing care and discharge instructions.
  • Monitored patients' conditions and reported changes in physical presentation, appearance and behavior to discuss treatment with physicians.
  • Promoted patient independence by teaching self-care skills.
  • Managed elements of patient care from admission to discharge or transfer to other units.
  • Minimized hospital stays with recovery-centered approaches, reducing average in-patient stay length.
Education
Master of Science: Nursing Informatics, Expected in 12/2022
Grand Canyon University - Phoenix, AZ,
GPA:
Bachelor of Science: Nursing, Expected in 05/2009
Kean University - Union, NJ
GPA:
Associate of Science: Nursing, Expected in 01/2005
Union County College - Cranford, NJ
GPA:
Bachelor of Science: Public Health, Expected in 05/1999
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey - New Brunswick, NJ
GPA:
Certifications

Telemetry Certified

ACLS & BLS Certified

IV certified


Languages
English:
Native or Bilingual
Negotiated:
French:
Native or Bilingual
Negotiated:

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School Attended

  • Grand Canyon University
  • Kean University
  • Union County College
  • Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Job Titles Held:

  • Assistant Nurse Manager
  • Registered Staff Nurse, Medical-Surgical
  • Staff Registered Nurse

Degrees

  • Master of Science
  • Bachelor of Science
  • Associate of Science
  • Bachelor of Science

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