Seasoned nursing professional offering proven clinical knowledge, natural interpersonal strengths, and technical abilities. Excellent in interdisciplinary collaboration and focused on optimizing patient care and support. Quality-focused and efficiency-driven leader.
Skills
Initiate preventative health
At ease with patient consultation
A patient and family advocate
Patient educator
Skilled response to injury
Organized
Work History
Camp Registered Nurse, 05/2013 - 07/2019 Hickman Mills C-1 School District – Kansas City, MO,
Delivered high level of quality care to diverse populations while overseeing scout admission process to camp. Weekly 150-400 scouts in camp, with new set every week for 6 weeks.
Monitored medical conditions by conducting health screenings when needed and reviewing patient histories for all scouts and adult leaders.
Leveraged feedback and process improvement opportunities to create safer and healthier environment, and to increase satisfaction.
Transformed cabin into health lodge to provide necessary first aid and medical support for various injuries, illnesses. Created inventory, monitored supplies, and maintained health code sterilization for area.
Administered prescriptions in line with physician orders and treatment to patients and monitored responses.
Educated parents, scouts, and leaders. Answered questions about health conditions, prognosis, and treatment. Worked with them on appropriate over-the-counter medication, storage, distribution for underage scout administration.
Performed triage on all incoming patients and determined severity of injuries and illnesses, then referred any to EMT transport for life-threatening injuries.
School Nurse, 2006 - 2007 Memorialcare Health System – Santa Ana, CA,
Oversaw health services for school of 1000 students and faculty.
Performed triage on all incoming patients and determined severity of injuries and illnesses.
Organized backlog of vaccination records bringing all students to current and compliant state with vaccination standards.
Delegated appropriate work to nonmedical personnel.
Responded to patient requests with appropriate clinical and personal assistance.
Protected patients and healthcare team members from infection by sterilizing equipment and reusable supplies.
Provided medical consultations to other school personnel to promote well-coordinated school health and safety efforts.
Observed and documented patient factors such as diets, physical activity levels and behaviors to understand conditions and effectively modify treatment plans.
Strengthened training and nursing knowledge by taking part in continuing education programs and district-provided workshops.
Developed care plans and made referrals as necessary for students with health concerns or injuries.
Explained course of care and medications, including side effects to patients and caregivers in easy-to-understand terms.
Performed frequent checks on life support equipment and made necessary adjustments to preserve optimal patient conditions.
Educated family members and caregivers on patient care instructions.
Registered Nurse, Medical-Surgical Unit, 10/2005 - 10/2006 Maricopa Medical Center – City, STATE,
Conferred with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches.
Advised patients and caregivers of proper wound management, discharge plan objectives, safe medication use, disease management.
Prepared patients for surgery, educating patients and family members on surgical procedures such as wound debridement and cardiac catheterization, surgical placement of wound vac, or chest tube insertion.
Implemented interventions, including medication and IV administration, catheter insertion and airway management.
Documented patient information obtained from interviews concerning symptoms, medications and prior treatment.
Provided exceptional care to 4 high-acute patients needing complex care for patients that are transitioning to or from ICU, are in isolation, or have multiple complex diagnoses.
Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
Taught patients how to improve lifestyle choices, dramatically reducing symptom reoccurrence.
Delivered medications via oral, IV, intramuscular injections, monitoring responses to address new concerns.
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 .
Collaborated with leadership to devise initiatives for improving floor organization using LEAN techniques.
Collected blood, tissue and other laboratory specimens and prepared for lab testing.
Managed quality care for patients with varied conditions, including heart failure, end-stage renal disease and coronary artery disease.
Monitored patient condition, including interpreting and tracking EKG readings, identifying irregular telemetry readings and updating team members on changes in stability or acuity.
Education
Bachelor of Science: Nursing, Expected in 08/2021 - Grand Canyon University - Phoenix, AZ GPA:
Member of National Nurses Association
Invited into Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing
Associate of Science: Nursing, Expected in 06/2005 - Maricopa Community Colleges - Scottsdale Community College - Scottsdale, AZ GPA:
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School Attended
Grand Canyon University
Maricopa Community Colleges - Scottsdale Community College
