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LEAD NURSE, AMBULATORY CARE SURGICAL NURSE POOL
Professional Summary
Driven nursing professional with 10 years' nursing experience in varying patient care environments and specialties. Accomplished at communicating with patients and colleagues; demonstrating compassion and respect for the inherent dignity, worth, and uniqueness of every individual, unrestricted by considerations of social or economic status or cultural beliefs. Skilled at working independently and also collaboratively with the multi-disciplinary team. Successful at delivering high-quality patient care to advance recovery goals and improve overall health.
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Work History
Lead Nurse, Ambulatory Care Surgical Nurse Pool , 11/2015 to Current
University Of Michigan Health System – City , STATE
University Of Michigan Health System – City , STATE
- Provide culturally sensitive and individualized nursing care across multiple medical specialties with primary focus on surgery clinics
- Telehealth/ telephone triage management
- Assessment, screening, test monitoring, and enter orders per protocol
- Provide patient and family education and coaching related to chronic conditions
- Educated patients, family members, and caregivers pre and post-operative patient care instructions
- Effective communication and collaboration with other health care providers for thorough, complete patient care and promote continuity
- Informed patients and families of effective treatment options and at-home care strategies, enhancing long-term outcomes
- Taught patients how to improve lifestyle choices, dramatically reducing chance of symptom re-occurrence
- Educate and guide other float nurses
- Decreased patient re-hospitalization and boosted recovery rates by coordinating with specialists, physicians and at-home caregivers
- Demonstrated ability to advocate for and strive to protect health, safety, and rights of patient
- Equipped patients with tools and knowledge needed for speedy and sustained recovery
- Facilitated therapeutic communication, conflict resolution and crisis intervention by redirecting negative behaviors and helping patients regain or improve coping abilities to prevent further disability
- Provided skilled, timely and level-headed emergency response to critically-ill patients
Perioperative Nurse, Main Operating Room, 01/2012 to 11/2015
University Of Michigan Health System – City , STATE
University Of Michigan Health System – City , STATE
- Successful completion of Perioperative nursing internship
- Circulator for Pod 2 encompassing General Surgery, Orthopedics and Transplant
- Remained calm during high-stress, critical situations, demonstrating sustained focus and problem solving in real time
- Performed preoperative assessments on patients and evaluated overall health
- Monitored surgical patients and delivered quality level of care before, during and after operations to promote positive outcomes
- Assisting and supporting the procedure and the surgical team
- Monitoring the environment and protecting the sterile field
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions
- Communicated with healthcare team members to plan, implement and ensure proper and appropriate level of care
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures and safety protocols to optimize performance and safety
- Kept count of all surgical instruments and sponges used during operations and procedures
Nurse, Step-down Stroke and Telemetry , 09/2009 to 01/2012
Munson Medical Center – City , STATE
Munson Medical Center – City , STATE
- Close monitoring and assessment of stroke/vascular/cardiac patient's pre and post events/procedures
- Work alongside and assisting neurologists, cardiologists and other specialists
- Assisted with treatment and procedures done at the bedside
- Conferred with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches
- Assessed patients to determine individual needs and develop care plans in coordination with multidisciplinary healthcare professionals
- Partnered with physicians, social workers, activity therapists, nutritionists and case managers to develop and implement individualized care plans and documented all patient interactions and interventions in electronic charting systems
- Demonstrated ability to advocate for and strive to protect health, safety, and rights of patient
- Educated patients and answered questions about health condition, prognosis and treatment
- Helped patients achieve higher standards of living through effective ADL coaching and assistance
- Equipped patients with tools and knowledge needed for speedy and sustained recovery
Education
Bachelor of Science: Nursing, 2009
Western Michigan University Bronson School of Nursing - City
Western Michigan University Bronson School of Nursing - City
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School Attended
- Western Michigan University Bronson School of Nursing
Job Titles Held:
- Lead Nurse, Ambulatory Care Surgical Nurse Pool
- Perioperative Nurse, Main Operating Room
- Nurse, Step-down Stroke and Telemetry
Degrees
- Bachelor of Science : Nursing , 2009
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