Dedicated, passionate, adaptable and hard-working nurse with success in autonomous nursing roles and making critical decisions. Background in hospice care, acute care, homecare, LTC and TCU, as well as the training and educating of new nurses, ancillary staff, patients and their caregivers. A life-long learner with a niche for hospice care and care of their loved one's in the final days/weeks/years of their lives.
Skills
Guest services
Inventory control procedures
Merchandising expertise
Loss prevention
Cash register operations
Product promotions
Experience
10/2021 to Current
Director of MDSInterim Home Healthcare Company – Phillipsburg, OH,
Assisted with the development of comprehensive resident assessments and maintained care plans for 56 bed facility.
Coordinated completion of resident assessments in accordance with current federal and state regulations.
Verified quality of assessments to accurately reflect the physical, mental and psychosocial status of each resident.
Trained and supervised health care workers conducting resident assessments.
04/2020 to 10/2021
Registered Nurse, Case ManagerGrifols Inc. – Akron, OH,
Lead Medicare nurse coordinated skilled support services between therapies and providers and collaborated with entire interdisciplinary team to facilitate delivery of care and services
Performed sterile central line dressing changes, obtained lab samples and delivered them to health care facilities per provider request
Administered IV/IM medications, provided medication set-ups, IV lab draws, sterile dressing changes, care of wounds, admission/discharge/recertification of Medicare A and MA insured clients.
11/2019 to 04/2020
Registered Nurse, Case ManagerGrifols Inc. – Anderson, IN,
Certified in behavioral health management, initiating different modalities of treatment and interventions to allow clients to stay at home versus transferring to higher level of care.
Counseled client's and caregivers, providing emotional, psychological and spiritual support
03/2016 to 10/2019
Registered NurseCompany Name – City, State,
Performed blood/blood product transfusions and intravenous infusions, including administration of chemotherapy's, collected lab specimens via central lines
Treated patients on medical-surgical/oncology unit suffering from chronic and acute medical concerns and assisted patients with healing and recovery after surgery per provider orders
Assessed patients in active drug and alcohol withdrawal; MINDS protocol
Administered medications, treatments, immunizations and vaccinations base off orders and nursing judgement
Trained new RN hires, ancillary staff and student nurses, assisted in the management of the New Grad Program
Basic EKG interpretation
Managed IV's and IV pumps, followed infection control policies and procedures
Effectively collaborated with hospitalists, SW's, multidisciplinary team to manage and address patient care needs
03/2014 to 03/2016
Registered NurseCompany Name – City, State,
Monitored and recorded patient condition, vital signs, client's decline in status for changes to care interventions
Counseled caregivers and families on end-of-life stages, grief, process of hospice care and educated on patient care options.
Developed and adapted individualized treatment plans according to client physical, emotional, spiritual health status
Provided symptom management visits ie: pain, SOB, falls, wounds per family/facility request, collaborated with facility staff, families and healthcare team to change/update current interventions as applicable
Consistently assessed and evaluated patients' health needs, collaborating bi-weekly via IDT meetings with hospice team
Attended deaths of client's, collaborated with family, medical director, funeral/cremation centers. prepared the deceased for removal from their home, education and destruction of medications following client's passins
03/2013 to 03/2014
Registered Nurse, Case ManagerCompany Name – City, State,
Provided medication management with weekly/bi-weekly medication setups, administration of SQ, IM injections, catheter changes, wound care
Education to clients and caregivers on disease processes, when to seek emergency medical services, provided symptom management interventions
Communicated with primary care physicians, specialists, emergency care providers and case managers to relay client's needs and provide quality and continuity of care
08/2012 to 03/2013
Registered NurseCompany Name – City, State,
Provided cares from administering medications and treatments to wound care, tracheostomy, catheters, pressure ulcer care, leg wraps,
Confirmed physician orders and documented in residents charts
Followed HIPAA regulations, resident privacy and rights
Ensured proper documentation, accuracy of nursing assessments, both intermittent and comprehensive to report on resident's health status.
Education and Training
Expected in 08/2012 to to
Associate of Science: Nursing Anoka Ramsey Community College - Coon Rapids, MN GPA:
Expected in 05/2016 to to
Bachelor of Science: Nursing Metropolitan State University - Saint Paul, MN GPA:
Expected in to to
Public Health Nurse: Metropolitan State University - Saint Paul, MN GPA:
Accomplishments
Named Public Health Nurse of the year and mentioned in Minneapolis magazine (Fall, 2019).
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