Driven nursing professional with 32 years' experience in clinic, long term and hospital care environments. Talented at conducting patient assessments, developing individualized care plans and implementing prescribed orders. Successful at delivering high-quality patient care to advance recovery goals and improve overall health. Patient-oriented with diverse experience in direct patient care and staff supervision Skilled at multitasking and prioritizing patient needs and daily assignments. Passionate with nurturing new orientee in their new job, considering their goals, level of learning and sharing my skills, knowledge and personality. Recognized by the medical team for great critical thinkimg
Skills
Medication and IV administration
Wound Management
Unit administration
Electronic Health Records Management
Patient Assessment and Care
Charting Medication Administration
Mentoring and coaching
Nursing Plan Development
Seizure management
Tracheostomy care
Gastrostomy tube care
Patient Care and Education
Intravenous Therapy and Blood Withdrawal Certification
Patient Management
Policy and procedure compliance
Patient rights advocacy
Diabetes management
Staff Development and Precepting
Education and Training
Philippine Women's UniversityPhilippines, Expected in 03/1988 ā āBachelor of Science:Nursing - GPA:
Experience
The Pediatric Connection - Nurse Euless, TX, 02/2005 - Current
Liaised between patients and doctors, completing comprehensive assessments and recording medical information to achieve recovery goals.
Administered medications, tracked dosages and documented patient conditions.
Interfaced with patients to complete comprehensive assessments to determine needs, document medical information and communicate findings with healthcare team to ensure continuum of care.
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, IVs, and injections in accordance with treatment plan directions.
Served as a primary coordinator of all disciplines to ensure comprehensive patient care across multi-disciplined healthcare teams.
Promoted healthy lifestyle choices to reduce re-emergence of painful or dangerous symptoms.
Imparted medical, operational and patient care knowledge to junior nurses to maximize performance and quality of team operations.
Kept abreast of advances in medicine, computerized diagnostic and treatment equipment, data processing technology, imaging advances, government regulations, health insurance changes and financing options.
Measured and monitored patient EKGs.
Delivered quality patient care from admission to discharge through direct supervision of all nursing and ancillary staff.
Provided orientation, education and mentorship of staff members.
Performed assessment planning, implementation and evaluation of care for assigned patients, including discharge planning, utilizing interdisciplinary team approach.
Participated in committees to optimize and standardize practices and procedures across all hospital nursing stations.
Assisted patients to complete activities of daily living (ADL), including bathing, feeding, lifting and transferring.
Counseled and educated patients and caregivers on diagnoses, chronic disease self-management, wound management and medications.
Delivered compassionate care to increase comfort and psychological, social and spiritual well-being.
Community Health System - Clinic Manager Crestview, FL, 05/1995 - 06/2005
Developed relationships with healthcare providers to sustain strong referral pipeline.
Ordered all supplies needed for the pharmacy and kept tabs on inventory levels.
Supervised administrative staff of [Number][Job title]s, delivering consistent coaching and mentoring to improve job efficiency.
Recruited and hired intelligent clinical and administrative staff to bolster skills set of already talented team.
Created and maintained facility documents and records, maintaining accuracy while managing sensitive data.
Solicited medical history information from patients to provide best and most effective medical advice.
Communicated with patients with compassion while keeping medical information private.
Supervised team of lab technicians, interns and support staff.
Maintained adequate unit supplies to meet expected patient demands.
Oversaw delivery of high-quality, cost-effective care with focus on patient safety, comfort and dignity.
Monitored delivery of patient care for entire unit, including implementation of care plans.
Maintained comprehensive patient care plans and monitored staffs' implementation of physician's orders.
Built and maintained excellent rapport with patients and loved ones.
Collaborated with physicians and nursing staff to deliver quality care.
Coordinated care with physicians and other clinical staff to prepare for treatment, carry out interventions and enhance continuum of care to deliver comprehensive services.
Trained and mentored new RNs on best practices, hospital policies and standards of care.
Provided continuous assessment of patients in [Type] unit from admission to discharge.
Distributed assignments to RNs, LPNs and resident advisors while providing guidance and training to ensure proper care was administered to patients.
University Of Tennessee Medical Center - Staff Nurse Knoxville, TN, 09/1990 - 12/1992
Treated patients by administering various types of medications and therapies.
Administered oral, intramuscular and IV medications to patients and monitored responses.
Monitored and recorded patient condition, vital signs, recovery progress and medication side effects.
Communicated effectively with physicians and provided support during surgical procedures.
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