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IMCU STAFF NURSE
Professional Summary
Experienced job title licensed in licenses with strong clinical and people skills. Professionally trained job title with experience ensuring high standards of culturally competent care for wide variety of patients with diverse needs. Responsible job title with excellent communication skills demonstrated by number years of experience in healthcare. 
Skills
  • Strong clinical judgment
  • High level of autonomy
  • Problem resolution capability
  • Qualified critical care nurse
  • Patient evaluation/intervention
  • Professional bedside manner
Work History
IMCU Staff Nurse, 06/2012 to Current
 Providence Hospital
  • Serves patients through important processes like assessment, planning, intervention and implementation in compliance with unit standards.
  • Identifying emergency situations and responding to them with sound judgment.
  • Administering advanced assessment skills and treatments for the treatment plan.
  • Collaboration with professionals and staff for ensuring quality care.
  • Liaison between patients and physicians to ensure patient comprehension of treatment plans.
  • Provide education and support to the patients and their families.
  • Pharmacological and non-pharmacological management and treatment of various disorders and diseases.
  • Assist patients with bathing, dressing, feeding, lifting and transferring.
  • Assess and record vital signs, record information on patient charts.
  • Implement physician orders.
  • Assess and record intake/output of all fluids.
  • Collect blood, tissue and other laboratory specimens and prepared them for lab testing.
  • Insert and maintain intravenous catheters, initiate fluids.
  • Initiate and maintain critical drips (i.e.Insulin, Cardizem, Heparin).
  • Monitor and assess arrhythmias and communicate dysthythmias to physician.
  • Assess patient for transfer to step-down units on a day-to-day basis.
  • Actively engage and participate in continuing edcuation classes to include the critical care consortium.
  • Member of the Clinical Ladder committee.
  • Contribute substantially to successful department JCAHO accreditation.
  • Ensure HIPAA compliance.
  • Preceptor to nursing students, delegating tasks while supervising and providing assistance.
  • Serves as unit charge nurse.
  • Complete incoming shift assignment for nurses.
  • Give change of shift report to incoming charge nurse.
  • Shift exchange pixis count.
  • Ensure transfers/discharges are done within one hour, and if not communicate with RN supervisor or RN manager.
  • Check code cart and intubation tray.
Medical Assistant, 02/2007 to 08/2010
 Riverside Medical Associates
  • Assistant to Endocrinologist, providing care for patients with thyroid disease and diabetes.
  • Obtained patient vital signs, blood pressure, weight, height, respiration, temperature and pain.
  • Performed 12-lead EKGs to be read by Endocrinologist.
  • Performed lab tests and communicated results.
  • Scheduled and obtained precertification for routine tests ordered by the doctor.
  • Authorized drug refills and provided detailed prescription information to pharmacies.
  • Assisted with front office duties to include answering phones, scheduling appointments, checking in patients, inputting and updating patient information and collecting copayments.
Medical Assistant, 05/2005 to 02/2007
 Metropolitan Cardiovascular Consultants
  • Served as medical assistant for patients with cardiovascular disease.
  • Obtained vital signs, blood pressure, temperature, pulse, respirations and pain.
  • Performed 12-lead EKG to be read by physician.
  • Holter monitor prepartion.
  • Initiated IV lines for isotope injection during nuclear stress tests.
  • Assisted the Cardiologist with stress and stress thallium testing, to include monitoring blood pressure, heart rate and pain and closely monitored patients for signs and symptoms of distress.
  • Performed lab tests and communicated results.
  • Authorized drug refills and provided detailed prescription information to pharmacies.
  • Performed monthly inventory and maintained office and medical supply counts.
  • Assisted with front office duties to include answering phones, scheduling appointments, checking in patients, inputting and updating patient information and collecting copayments.

 
Medical Assistant, 08/2004 to 05/2005
 Chesapeake & Washington Heart Care
  • Provided care for patients with cardiovascular disease.
  • Placed patients in exam rooms for triage.
  • Obtained vital signs, blood pressure, temperature, pulse, respirations, pain.
  • Performed 12-lead EKG's to be read by the physician.
  • Holter monitor preparation.
  • Administered injections and scheduled hospital procedures.
  • Performed lab tests and communicated results.
  • Assisted with front office duties to include answering phones, scheduling appointments, checking in patients, inputting and updating patient information and collecting copayments
Education
Associates Degree of Science: Nursing, December 2011
 Prince George's Community College - Largo, MD
Affiliations
  • Member, American Nurses Association (ANA)
  • BCLS certified
  • ACLS certified
  • Mental Health First Aid certified
  • Member, Prince George's Community College, Health Collegian Center; a scholarly organization

 

Activities
  • Participant, Walk for the Cure
  • Volunteer, Bone Marrow Drive
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Resume Overview

Companies Worked For:

  • Providence Hospital
  • Riverside Medical Associates
  • Metropolitan Cardiovascular Consultants
  • Chesapeake & Washington Heart Care

School Attended

  • Prince George's Community College

Job Titles Held:

  • IMCU Staff Nurse
  • Medical Assistant

Degrees

  • Associates Degree of Science : Nursing , December 2011

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