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REGISTERED NURSE
Summary
Caring, hardworking and service-oriented Registered Nurse with more than 30 years of psychiatric, utilization review, medical, rehab, home health, and long term care experience. Well-versed in offering evidence-based, therapeutic care for patients dealing with several type disorders. Collaborative and motivational leader with expertise in training new nursing staff while providing top-notch service to patient populations.
Highly trained Registered Nurse with strong clinical abilities and a successful career in both psychiatric and medical surgical facilities. Most recently in the last three years I have worked Drug rehab and Long term care. I am proactive and organized with a passionate commitment to exceptional patient care.
I have twenty plus years of managing and supervising multi-disciplinary staff of a ninety four bed acute care admission psychiatric program.
I hold a Tennessee multistate license.
Skills
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Experience
March 2015 to Current
Lehigh Valley Hospital & HealthPalmerton , PARegistered Nurse
- Coordinated care with physicians and other clinical staff to prepare for treatment, carry out interventions and enhance continuum of care to deliver comprehensive services.
- Monitored and recorded patient condition, vital signs, recovery progress and medication side effects.
- Administered medications, tracked dosages and documented patient conditions.
- Cared for more than 25 patients each shift while delegating assignments and supervising junior team members to handle needs of patients bed on various units units that include acute care, geriatric, psych and long term care.
- Maintained personal and team compliance with medication administration standards and patient care best practices.
- Cultivated working partnerships with patients and medical staff members, using feedback and clinical data to improve quality care and patient outcomes.
- Consistently assessed and evaluated patients' health needs by coordinating across medical disciplines to create, implement and modify personalized care plans.
- Guided therapeutic communication, conflict resolutions and interventions by deflecting undesirable behaviors to assist patients with developing and amplifying coping skills.
- Communicated with primary care physicians or emergency care providers to relay patient needs.
- Immunized patients against influenza and pneumonia to protect vulnerable populations from serious illnesses.
- Imparted medical, operational and patient care knowledge to junior nurses to maximize performance and quality of team operations.
- Supervised ancillary staff of on-call nurses, including scheduling shifts, delegating assignments and monitoring quality of care.
- Treated patients using pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatment modalities to address various disorders, diseases and injuries.
- Oversaw patient admission and discharge processes to coordinate efficient movements and related paperwork.
March 1993 to February 2019
Kaiser PermanenteGlen Burnie , MDProgram Nurse Supervisor
- Trained new RN hires and ancillary staff members to meet patient service goals, champion standards of care and improve patient overall satisfaction.
- Prepared for HIPAA and Joint Commission reviews, making required brochures and pamphlets available to patients in all clinics.
- Improved patient outcomes and quality of care by determining and suggesting changes to processes.
- Provided clinical leadership and oversight to ninety-two-bed acute psychiatric care and medical-surgical unit, including daily scheduling, tasking and administration.
- Counseled patients and caregivers, providing emotional, psychological and spiritual support.
- Completed daily chart audits and assessed clinical records to verify accuracy, evaluate performance against goals and check for appropriate education of patients and families.
- Planned and spearheaded in-service educational programs focusing on fall safety, skin care and adherence to core measures.
- Managed and provided leadership to help staff with direct and indirect patient care.
- Oversaw nursing operations for staff, providing personnel with guidance and patients with high quality care.
- Designed strategies to resolve nursing and patient satisfaction issues, improve response and patient care quality and propose plans to enhance quality and safety initiatives hospital-wide.
- Assessed patients' response to treatment and suggested ways to combat side effects.
- Delivered direct patient care, including stabilizing patients and identifying treatment options.
- Administered medications and assisted in diagnostic testing for HIV-positive patients.
- Offered clinical leadership and oversight to staff
- Acted as patient advocate and implemented total patient care through team nursing process covering several high acuity patients per shift.
- Guided therapeutic communication, conflict resolutions and interventions by deflecting undesirable behaviors to assist patients with developing and amplifying coping skills.
- Consistently assessed and evaluated patients' health needs by coordinating across medical disciplines to create, implement and modify personalized care plans.
- Maintained personal and team compliance with medication administration standards and patient care best practices.
- Worked with management to identify and implement initiatives to increase nursing staff retention, morale and satisfaction.
- Collaborated with doctors to plan post-treatment home care and prevent return hospitalization due to complications.
- 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, tracked dosages and documented patient conditions.
- Cultivated working partnerships with patients and medical staff members, using feedback and clinical data to improve quality care and patient outcomes.
- Acted as patient advocate and implemented total patient care through team nursing process.
- Managed and provided leadership to help staff with direct and indirect patient care and telemetry monitoring.
- Oversaw nursing operations for staff providing personnel with guidance and patients with high-quality care.
- Boosted patient outcomes by prioritizing nursing tasks and assignments and accurately reporting on each patient's status.
March 2009 to August 2012
TriStar Centennial Parthenon PavillionCity , STATEPsych Staff Nurse
- Participated in continuing education programs and workshops to enhance training and nursing knowledge.
- Administered oral, intramuscular and IV medications to patients and monitored responses.
- Maintained strict patient data procedures to comply with HIPAA laws and prevent information breaches.
- Executed appropriate steps for patient treatment following careful review of physician medical regimen.
- Assessed patient conditions, monitored behaviors and updated supervising physicians with observations and concerns.
- Imparted medical, operational and patient care knowledge to junior nurses to maximize performance and quality of team operations.
- Addressed unit staff concerns, including staffing ratios, resource management, allocation of responsibilities and optimized workload management.
- Immunized patients against influenza and pneumonia to protect vulnerable populations from serious illnesses.
- Utilized computerized Resource and Patient Management System (RPMS) and Electronic Health Record (EHR) system.
- Used facility EMR system to update patient records, transmit prescriptions and transfer files.
- Responded to emergency situations with speed, expertise and level-headed approaches to provide optimal care, support and life-saving interventions.
- Monitored diet, physical activity, behaviors and other patient factors to assess conditions and adjust treatment plans.
- Treated patients using pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatment modalities to address various disorders, diseases and injuries.
- Delivered quality patient care from admission to discharge through direct supervision of all nursing and ancillary staff.
- Cared for patients recovering from psychiatric disorders and provided personalized daily assistance.
- Developed and adapted individualized treatment plans according to patient recovery goals.
- Conducted patient assessments and diagnostic tests to provide physician with important patient health information.
- Advocated for patient needs with interdisciplinary team and implemented outlined treatment plans.
- Managed and provided leadership to help staff with direct and indirect patient care.
- Communicated with primary care physicians or emergency care providers to relay patient needs.
- Trained and mentored new RNs on best practices, hospital policies and standards of care.
- Coordinated with healthcare team to establish, enact and evaluate patient care plans.
- Monitored and recorded patient condition, vital signs, recovery progress and medication side effects.
- Delivered information regarding care and medications to patients and caregivers in comprehendible terminology.
- Consistently maintained core measures, patient satisfaction and HCAPs.
- Coordinated care with physicians and other clinical staff to prepare for treatment, carry out interventions and enhance continuum of care to deliver comprehensive services.
- Answered patient questions and provided take-home materials for further information.
- Counseled patients and caregivers, providing emotional, psychological and spiritual support.
- Observed strict safety measures, including checking medication dosages before administration to patients.
- Treated patients by administering various types of medications and therapies.
- Helped patients and families feel comfortable during challenging and stressful situations, promoting recovery and reducing compliance issues.
Education and Training
December 1990
Tennessee State University
City, StateNursing
Associate of Science
City, StateNursing
Associate of Science
Accomplishments
- Nursing Supervision - Supervised ancillary staff of 10 on-call nurses.
- Collaboration - Collaborated with physicians to plan and implement patient care.
- Reporting - Prepared regular charts on patient's health related history, medication restrictions and allergies.
- Assessment - Executed full patient assessments, including NG and G tubes.
- Family Support - Educated families about procedures, treatment regimens, prevention and care.
- Patient Care - Ensured quality control through admissions, assessment, treatment and referral for a broad range of patients. Treated patients suffering from trauma, acute chest pain, respiratory failure and drug overdoses.
- Documentation - Documented patient intake information.
- OSHA Compliance - Properly disposed of daily biohazard waste in compliance with federal and local regulations.
- Patient Education - Educated patients about medical procedure steps, recovery measures and medication instructions.
- Documentation - Documented patient information obtained from intake interviews.
- Physician Support - Consistently praised by physicians for efficient assistance in minor procedures and patient handling.
Certifications
- CPR certified through American Heart Association
- Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification
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School Attended
- Tennessee State University
Job Titles Held:
- Registered Nurse
- Program Nurse Supervisor
- Psych Staff Nurse
Degrees
- Nursing Associate of Science
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