Ohio State Board Certified Registered Nurse with over 10 years of experience delivering high-quality care to patients in acute and critical care units. Proven leader effective at uniting and guiding nursing teams toward achieving patient care goals, improving satisfaction and supporting wide-spread healthcare system improvements. Focused on continuously advancing expertise in Acute care while driving innovation.
Skills
Schedule coordination
Policy updates
Clinical management
Medical screening
Unit administration
Patient monitoring
Acute and rehabilitative care
Patient Management
Nursing Plan Development and Modification
IV and venipuncture certified
Setting appointments
Vascular care understanding
Strong medical ethic
Family and patient support
Nursing Plan Development
Coordinating referrals
Monitoring vital signs
Medication and IV administration
Changing tracheostomies
Enthusiastic caregiver
Taking vitals
Triaging patient concerns
Disease management programs
Palliative and Pain Management
Gastroenteral nutrition education
Health and wellness expertise
Infectious disease control
Gastrostomy tube care
Patient relations
Patient discharging
Patient advising
IV drug therapy management
Documenting vitals
Checking oxygen levels
Life-sustaining machines
Diabetes management
Patient Care
Patient education and counseling
Emotional awareness
Nursing staff leadership
Critical care
Managing personal care
Home visits
Removing stitches and staples
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification
Coordinated care with physicians and other clinical staff to prepare for treatment, carry out interventions and enhance continuum of care to deliver comprehensive services.
Administered medications, tracked dosages and documented patient conditions.
Monitored and recorded patient condition, vital signs, recovery progress and medication side effects.
Assisted patients with healing and recovery after surgery by closely monitoring and caring for wounds, answering questions and educating about continued care strategies.
Trained new RN hires and ancillary staff members to meet patient service goals, champion standards of care and improve patient overall satisfaction.
Delivered direct patient care, including stabilizing patients and identifying treatment options.
Communicated with primary care physicians or emergency care providers to relay patient needs.
Developed and adapted individualized treatment plans according to patient recovery goals.
Treated patients using pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatment modalities to address various disorders, diseases and injuries.
Promoted healthy lifestyle choices to reduce re-emergence of painful or dangerous symptoms.
Cared for more than 150 patients each shift while delegating assignments and supervising junior team members to handle needs of 35 bed Skilled-unit.
Administered oral, intramuscular and IV medications to patients and monitored responses.
Improved patient outcomes and quality of care by determining and suggesting changes to processes.
11/2012 to 11/2013
Neuro ICU Registered NurseMedical Search International – Red Bank, NJ,
Executed oral care, endotracheal suctioning, repositioning and chest physiotherapy for critically ill patients.
Performed therapeutic nursing care interventions for patients with neurosurgical and neurological injuries, including stroke, brain hemorrhage, trauma and tumors.
Assessed patients for delirium risk factors, managing pain, sedation and agitation.
Monitored critical patient safety utilizing validated assessment tools such as continuous infusions, patency of intravenous lines and IV ports
Informed treating team of subtle changes indicative of derangement of cerebral hemodynamics, intervening appropriately.
Monitored and recorded patient condition, vital signs, recovery progress and medication side effects.
Administered medications, tracked dosages and documented patient conditions.
Instructed patients, caregivers and families on diagnoses, treatment options and self-management to maintain continuity of care.
Assessed patient health needs by reviewing and tracking EKG readings to address telemetry readings and quickly inform teammates on stability or acuity changes.
Administered scheduled medications and therapies intravenously, rectally, orally, subcutaneously and via intramuscular injections while overseeing pain management plans.
Updated physicians on patient test results and assisted in developing care plans.
11/2011 to 11/2013
RN Floor NurseSouthwest General Hospital – City, STATE,
Monitored and recorded patient condition, vital signs, recovery progress and medication side effects.
Coordinated care with physicians and other clinical staff to prepare for treatment, carry out interventions and enhance continuum of care to deliver comprehensive services.
Administered medications, tracked dosages and documented patient conditions.
Collected lab specimens, ordering and interpreting diagnostic tests and lab results.
Performed blood and blood product transfusions and intravenous infusions to address patient symptoms or underlying causes.
Coordinated and managed care for patients undergoing myocardial infarction screening and anticoagulation therapies.
Communicated with primary care physicians or emergency care providers to relay patient needs.
Administered scheduled medications and therapies intravenously, rectally, orally, subcutaneously and via intramuscular injections while overseeing pain management plans.
Assessed patients' response to treatment and suggested ways to combat side effects.
Conducted patient assessments and diagnostic tests to provide physician with important patient health information.
Oversaw patient admission and discharge processes to coordinate efficient movements and related paperwork.
Education and Training
Expected in 06/2010 to to
Associate of Science: Nursing Fortis College - Centerville - Dayton, OH GPA:
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