Field Nurse resume example

• Administers medications and treatments
• Participates in planning and implementing specialized procedures and duties assisting register nurses
• Assisting patients in learning appropriate self-care techniques
• Supervises LPNs and 2 certified nursing assistants
• Established effective communication to patient and family, team members, physicians, and other health care professionals to ensure coordination of services; provides appropriate referrals as necessary
• Completes required forms and documents in accordance with company policy and state and federal regulations
• Provide care utilizing infection control measures that protect both staff and patient
• Respond to 10 to 15 patient's requests with appropriate clinical and personal assistance

Administers medications and treatments.

• Assignment at Harbor Hospice Care PRN & Serenity Assisted Care Living
• Work as part of team to ensure proper care of body mechanics and safety of patient
• Maintained patient's charts and confidential files and Give & Take shift reports
• Administer all orders and PRN medications and over look medical supplies and equipment
• Established hospice care services for 30 elderly and disabled patients
• Established and maintained successful relationships with patients, families and physicians by utilizing exemplary communication and active listening skills
• Quickly responded to situations impacting safety and security to unit, actualizing crisis prevention interventions to control and de-escalate situations
• Observed and reported patient condition, progress and medication side effects to accurately document updates

• Assist Pharmacists preparing medications for dispensing, ordering of medications, and performing billing functions
• Maintain inventory control, including ordering, stocking, rotation drugs on shelves and return out dated medications
• Assist in training and orienting new employees
• Communicated with prescribers to verify medication dosages, refill authorizations and patient information
• Resolved non-routine issues like third-party billing, computer system and customer service issues
• Collected co-payments or full payments from customers
• Answered over 50 incoming phone calls daily and addressed questions from customers and healthcare providers