Certified Diabetes Educator Resume Example

• I am the only Registered Nurse in a very busy Internal Medicine Practice. Responsibilities include managing the patient's Plan of Care, individual teaching of high risk patients, and Team Leader in the office.
• I am responsible on educating the medical assistants to new policies and procedures as well as working with our physicians to collaborate on a patient's plan of care.
• Responsibilities also include monitoring that our health care metrics are met including, diabetes, hypertension, CHF, COPD, and many others.
• Responsible to triaging patient phone calls and directing them to the appropriate level of care.

Prior to my current position I worked at the Cleveland Clinic Anticoagulation Clinic.

• Handled all delegated tasks, including educating and monitoring patients that were on blood thinning agents.
• Education provided on an individual as well as group setting.
• Ensured that patient safety and education of anticoagulation therapy was a priority.

I began my nursing career in 1986 at Hillcrest Hospital which is part of the Cleveland Clinic Organization. I have worked in many settings there such as Medical/Surgical units, OB, Step-down, but for the most part (over 10 years) I was in the Coronary Care Unit.

• Administered oral, intramuscular and IV medications to patients and monitored responses.
• Coordinated care with physicians and other clinical staff to prepare for treatment, carry out interventions and enhance continuum of care to deliver comprehensive services.
• Developed and adapted individualized treatment plans according to patient recovery goals.
• Facilitated patient flow during emergency situations, directing evacuations, admissions and transfers.
• Designed strategies to resolve nursing and patient satisfaction issues, improve response and patient care quality and propose plans to enhance quality and safety initiatives hospital-wide.
• Worked as "team" to provide best patient outcomes.