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IV NURSE
Professional Summary
Current High-performing Manager in healthcare with experience in hospital and medical office environments. With leadership ability and excellent communication skills demonstrated by a number of years of experience in healthcare. Looking to make positive changes in communities, staff, and healthcare teams by improving team building skills, providing skilled training and education, and acute care nurse perspective to staff with the results of better compassionate care for residents and patients.
Skills
  • Strong clinical judgment
  • Patient counseling professional
  • Acute care expertise
  • Palliative care awareness
  • Qualified critical care nurse
  • Adept at prioritizing/managing deadlines
  • Thorough physical assessments
  • Preceptor
  • Adept at directing staff meetings
  • High level of autonomy
  • Hospice and palliative care experience
  • In-depth knowledge of intravenous therapy
  • Professional and compassionate bedside manner
  • Hospice philosophy understanding
Work History
IV Nurse, 06/2020 to Current
GCS Cancer/Northside Hospital – Kennesaw, GA
  • Led teams in driving successful patient outcomes by prioritizing standard of care and best practices.
  • Performed frequent checks on life support equipment and made necessary adjustments to preserve optimal patient conditions.
  • Provided skilled, timely and level-headed emergency response to critically-ill patients.
  • Took samples such as blood and urine to complete diagnostic and routine assessment tests.
  • Managed various medications and treatments, which included peritoneal dialysis, IV push, oral, subcutaneous, IV infusion and intramuscular injections and [Type] treatment.
  • Educated patients and caregivers of various available external resources to support wound management, disease management and medication administration.
  • Promoted patient independence by teaching self-care skills and explaining conditions and medications.
  • Managed daily staff assignments and patient scheduling to guarantee clinic coverage and flow.
  • Analyzed patient assessments and laboratory data to bring any issues to attention of physicians.
  • Delivered oral medications, intramuscular injections and IV fluids to mitigate or resolve patient symptoms.
Nurse Shift Supervisor, 02/2015 to Current
Roswerll Nursing Rehab – Roswell, GA
  • Trained, evaluated and coached clinical staff to improve performance.
  • Kept facility in compliance with HIPAA, OSHA and other applicable guidelines.
  • Managed clinical oversight for over 200 bed unit.
  • Supervised and managed the daily activities of a clinical team consisting of 10  nurses and 32 support staff
  • Oversaw and managed  over 40 clinical and support staff in patient care activities while maintaining a high level of staff morale and professionalism.
  • Treated patients with strokes, head traumas, comas, and intracranial hematomas.
  • Cooperated and communicated effectively with physicians to ensure client satisfaction and compliance with set standards.
  • Diagnosed and treated patients with chronic and acute health problems such as MI, arrhythmias, asthma, COPD and pneumonia.
  • Confirmed accurate completion of forms/reports for the admission, transfer and/or discharge of each resident.
Director Of Nursing Wellness, 01/2013 to 01/2015
Heritage of Sandy Plains – Marietta, GA
  • Effectively managed clinical oversight for 70-bed unit.
  • Delegated and Directed staff nursing duties.
  • Experience with various medical conditions including Parkinson's, Dementia, Diabetes, Cancer, Alzheimer', Paget's disease and etc,
  • Strong leadership for nursing personnel and caregivers.
  • Oversaw and managed 40 clinical and support staff in patient care activities while maintaining a high level of staff morale and professionalism.
  • Self-directed with astute judgment skills. High level of personal accountability.
  • Processed monthly reports for department performance.
  • Administered job knowledge assessments and competency testing for certification-level training.
  • Managed and directed fiscal operations, including planning budgets, authorizing expenditures, accounting, establishing service rates and coordinating financial reporting.
  • Coordinated nursing department activities to ensure availability of appropriate clinical and support staff for resident care.
  • Conducted monthly patient case conferences, in-services and staff meetings to educate staff and facilitate good communication.
  • Investigated and reported issues relating to patient care or conditions that might hinder patient well-being.
  • Established standards for selection, promotion and termination of staff.
LPN Charge Nurse, 01/2010 to 07/2013
Manorcare Decatur – Decatur, GA
  • Directed the new hires of LPN and RN recruits in skills and leadership training. Led training and managed classes of number students as well as staff annually.
  • Awarded Best Nurse in Facility for 2011-2012 for the highest  increase of patient care planing, acute care skills, customer service, team building and leadership.
  • Charge nurse on Med-surge and Longterm floor. Oversaw and Directed a moderate to high number of patients per shift.
  • Chronic patient care in med-surg unit, adeptly handling all aspects of treatment from medication to wound care to monitoring for number patients per shift.
  • Led CNA training program and conducted classes for prospective CNAs. Oversaw the training of number students annually.
  • Effectively supervised number LVNs, NAs and non-clinical staff. Improved annual employee retention rate from number to number percent.
  • Strong leader for nursing personnel assigned to the unit/shift.
Education
Associate of Science: Nursing/Science, 2010
Athens Technical College - Athens, GA
  • Awarded Top Acute Care Nurse awared
  • Coursework in Hospice, Palliative Nursing and Gerontology
  • Continuing education in Mental Health
ScienceBainbridge College
  • Continuing education in Science, Leadership, and communications.
  • Science major
Accomplishments
  • Supervision            
  • Headed onboarding process for new nursing staff.
  • Training                    
  • Trained team of staff nurses in medical office procedures to ensure consistent quality of care.
  • Implementation                    
  • Assisted in implementation of new tracking system that resulted in improved patient care.
  • Patient Care            
  • Delivered compassionate care that exceeded hospital requirements.
  • Successfully provided quality care to number of patients in type of environment.
  • Supervised team of  40 or more  staff members.
Certifications
  • Licensed LPN Nurse in the state of GA, LPN083688
  • Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Certification year to present
Additional Information
  • ADDITIONAL TRAINING, TITLES, AND AWARDS- Director of Nursing Wellness, Licensed LPN, LPN Supervisor and Charge Nurse, Athens Technical College- Certificate of Achievement for Acute Care Nursing
  • (Medical Professional Letters of Recommendation available upon request)
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Resume Overview

Companies Worked For:

  • GCS Cancer/Northside Hospital
  • Roswerll Nursing Rehab
  • Heritage of Sandy Plains
  • Manorcare Decatur

School Attended

  • Athens Technical College
  • Bainbridge College

Job Titles Held:

  • IV Nurse
  • Nurse Shift Supervisor
  • Director Of Nursing Wellness
  • LPN Charge Nurse

Degrees

  • Associate of Science : Nursing/Science , 2010
    Science

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