Registered Nurse resume example

Administered chemotherapy infusions

mixed chemotherapy medications

• Administered medications, tracked dosages and documented patient conditions.
• Coordinated care with physicians and other clinical staff to prepare for treatment, carry out interventions and enhance continuum of care to deliver comprehensive services.
• Used facility EMR system to update patient records, transmit prescriptions and transfer files.
• Managed patient care chemotherapy schedules
• Managed patients interdisciplinary cancer care team including but not limited to radiation oncology, surgery, social work, financial assistance
• Coordinated and maintained specialty medications with pt individual specialty pharmacies to maintain exact oncology scheduled medication doses.
• Responsible for reviewing all lab results, understanding which were critical to send to oncology physicians.
• Conducted prior authorizations for anything pt insurance required including but not limited to medications, chemotherapy, supportive medications, radiology, blood transfusions, biopsies, bone marrow aspirations
• Provided emotional support for patients and their loved ones

Staff nurse, then Charge nurse on a busy 31 bed oncology unit

• Administered medications, tracked dosages and documented patient conditions.
• Monitored and recorded patient condition, vital signs, recovery progress and medication side effects.
• Coordinated care with physicians and other clinical staff to prepare for treatment, carry out interventions and enhance continuum of care to deliver comprehensive services.
• 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.
• Worked with management to identify and implement initiatives to increase nursing staff retention, morale and satisfaction.
• Supervised ancillary staff, on-call nurses, including scheduling shifts, delegating assignments and monitoring quality of care.
• Performed blood and blood product transfusions and intravenous infusions to address patient symptoms or underlying causes.
• Assisted in developing and maintaining peritoneal dialysis policies and protocols
• Monitored and educated nursing students and externs on proper care procedures and prioritization strategies.
• Planned and spearheaded in-service educational programs focusing on fall safety, skin care and adherence to core measures.
• Monitored and managed various treatment and care interventions, including IV administration, wound and ostomy care and catheter insertion.
• Collaborated with doctors to plan post-treatment home care and prevent return hospitalization due to complications.
• Delivered quality care and comfort to patients with heart failure, pulmonary hypertension, pulmonary embolisms and end-stage renal disease.
• Boosted patient outcomes by prioritizing nursing tasks and assignments and accurately reporting on each patient's status.
• Trained and mentored new RNs on best practices, hospital policies and standards of care.
• Counseled caregivers and families on end-of-life planning and educated on patient care options.
• Cultivated working partnerships with patients and medical staff members, using feedback and clinical data to improve quality care and patient outcomes.
• Trained new RN hires and ancillary staff members to meet patient service goals, champion standards of care and improve patient overall satisfaction.
• Created and managed nursing staff unit schedules
• Set up trays, supplies and sterile fields for outpatient bone marrow aspirations.