Driven, caring, hardworking, and compassionate, Arizona State Board Certified Registered Nurse with over 1 years of experience delivering high-quality care to patients. Proven leader effective at uniting and guiding nursing teams toward achieving patient care goals, improving satisfaction and supporting wide-spread healthcare system improvements. Focused on continuously advancing expertise in nursing while driving innovation.
Skills
Clear Patient Communication
Compassionate and Caring
Critical Thinking
Decision Making
Diet and Nutrition
Care Coordination
Medication Administration
Attention to Detail
Experience
Registered Nurse, 08/2020 - Current Hospice Of Chattanooga – Nashville, TN,
Monitored and managed various treatment and care interventions.
Updated physicians on patient test results and assisted in developing care plans.
Performed blood and blood product transfusions and intravenous infusions to address patient symptoms or underlying causes.
Monitored and recorded patient condition, vital signs, recovery progress and medication side effects.
Administered medications, tracked dosages and documented patient conditions.
Prioritized nursing tasks and assignments and accurately reported patient status.
Counseled patients and caregivers, providing emotional, psychological and spiritual support.
Maintained personal and team compliance with medication administration standards and patient care best practices.
Treated patients using pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatment modalities to address various disorders, diseases and injuries.
Assessed patients' response to treatment and suggested ways to combat side effects.
Collaborated with doctors to plan post-treatment home care and prevent return hospitalization.
Acted as patient advocate and implemented total patient care through team nursing process.
Utilized telemetry to monitor patients cardiac status.
Handled telemetry monitoring of patients cardiac rhythms.
Assessed patients using comprehensive evaluation techniques and sound clinical judgment.
Delivered physician-ordered treatments and monitored responses to quickly spot complications and side effects.
Improved care outcomes with proactive education, communication and guidance for patients and family members.
Patient Care Technician, 11/2018 - 08/2020 City Of Hope – Los Angeles, CA,
Documented patient intake and dietary requirements and aided with feeding and monitoring.
Obtained patient vital signs and reported results to staff nurse or physician to identify changes from prior measurements.
Responded to patient alarms and needs-assessment requests to identify course of treatment.
Promoted patient satisfaction by assisting with daily living needs such as bathing, dressing, toileting and exercising.
Restocked unit frequently with necessary medical supplies.
Supported healthy patient skin with bedside baths, wound care and integrity checks.
Transported patients to other areas of hospital in wheelchairs and gurneys for tests, treatments and therapies.
Assisted with patient admissions, discharges and transfers.
Collected biological specimens and packaged for laboratory transport to complete diagnostic tests.
Performed minor housekeeping tasks to keep patient areas clean and sanitized.
Manager, 01/2011 - 11/2018 Community Health System – Orange Beach, AL,
Trained employees on additional job positions to maintain coverage of roles at all times.
Assigned tasks to associates to fit skill levels and maximize team performance.
Recruited and hired qualified candidates to fill open positions.
Greeted and encouraged feedback from customers to implement in-store operational changes.
Conducted inventory counts by assessing current state of inventory integrity against target accuracy levels and tracking variances.
Collaborated with staff to maximize customer satisfaction, streamline procedures and improve bottom-line profitability.
Established and created training programs to enhance employee knowledge of best practices, resulting in improved customer satisfaction.
Daycare Worker, 01/2017 - 09/2018 Mountainside Fitness – City, STATE,
Enforced rules to teach good manners and maintain safe environment.
Secured indoor and outdoor premises to protect children.
Read aloud and played alphabet games to encourage early literacy.
Implemented warning and timeout strategies to encourage good behavior.
Tidied up, washed hands and assisted children in bathroom.
Observed and monitored children to identify developmental strengths and target enrichment activities.
Sanitized high-touch surfaces, including toys and tables to maintain clean, safe environment.
Education and Training
Bachelor of Science: Nursing, Expected in 07/2020 - Aspen University - Phoenix, AZ, GPA:
Accomplishments
Collaboration - Collaborated with physicians to plan and implement patient care.
Family Support - Educated families about procedures, treatment regimens, prevention and care.
Patient Education - Educated patients about medical procedure steps, recovery measures and medication instructions.
Physician Support - Consistently praised by physicians for efficient assistance in minor surgical procedures and patient handling.
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