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REGISTERED NURSE CHARGE NURSE
Professional Summary

Looking for a fast paced, goal oriented, diverse workplace with both independent work and a team structured environment. Diligent Charge Nurse offering an 8-year background providing attentive care in critical care settings. Successful in anticipating and meeting needs of patients, colleagues and supervisors alike. Expertise in Telemetry.

Skills
  • Designating tasks to staff to match their skills and strengths
  • Effective Leader
  • Enthusiastic mentor
  • Strong conflict resolution skills
  • Ability to maintain composure in stressful and difficult times
  • Well versed in meditech software
  • Strong desire to learn and grow
  • Reading telemetry strips
  • Critical thinking
  • Multidisciplinary team collaboration
  • Planning and execution
  • Patient Education
Work History
Registered Nurse Charge Nurse, 05/2019 to Current
Company Name – City, State
  • Respond to patient requests with appropriate clinical and personal assistance
  • Perform ongoing assessments to evaluate mental health needs, working with multidisciplinary team to develop, initiate, manage and modify individualized plans of care
  • Review post-operative orders and continuously monitored patients' post-operative vitals, set up PCA and fluids and oriented patients to unit to achieve optimal outcomes
  • Oversee delivery of care for all patients on a 36-bed telemetry unit and delegating nursing assignments and supervising team comprised of nurses, PCTs, and unit clerks
  • Deliver high level of quality care to diverse populations while overseeing patient admission and triaging based on acuity and appropriate department admission
  • Lead teams in driving successful patient outcomes by prioritizing standard of care and best practices
  • Contribute substantially to successful department JCAHO accreditation by consistently operating to highest standards of care
  • Train new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures and safety protocols to optimize performance and safety
  • Managed 9-12 nurses and nursing activities in 36-bed unit by providing comprehensive nursing guidance and maintaining outstanding patient satisfaction and care standards
Registered Nurse, 09/2012 to 05/2019
Company Name – City, State
  • Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions
  • Provided didactic and clinical instructions to orient new nurses and potential student nurses to achieve training outcomes
  • Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans
  • Monitored patient condition, including interpreting and tracking EKG readings, identifying irregular telemetry readings and updating team members on changes in stability or acuity
  • Gathered lab specimens, ordered testing and interpreted results to diagnose patients
  • Monitored patient reactions to drugs and carefully documented progress of individuals participating in clinical trials
  • Managed quality care for patients with varied conditions, including heart failure, end-stage renal disease and coronary artery disease
  • Participated in education activities, including evidence-based practice project implementation, nursing competency development and nursing simulation activities
  • Managed care from admission to discharge, including patient assessments, care planning, health educations and discharging support to provide comprehensive care to over 4-6 patients daily
Registered Nurse, 09/2011 to 09/2012
Company Name – City, State
  • Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans
  • Delivered outstanding care to patients with various diagnoses and managed care from treatment initiation through to completion
  • Monitored patient condition, including interpreting and tracking EKG readings, identifying irregular telemetry readings and updating team members on changes in stability or acuity
  • Facilitated therapeutic communication, conflict resolution and crisis intervention by redirecting negative behaviors and helping patients regain or improve coping abilities to prevent further disability
  • Collaborated with leadership to devise initiatives for improving nursing satisfaction, retention and morale
  • Advised patients and caregivers of proper wound management, discharge plan objectives, safe medication use and disease management
Patient Care Technician, 01/2006 to 02/2009
Company Name – City, State
  • Monitored, tracked and conveyed important patient information to healthcare staff to help optimize treatment planning and care delivery
  • Interacted effectively with patients, families, staff and other hospital department staff to deliver high level of customer service and teamwork
  • Answered call lights and supported patient comfort and safety by adjusting bed rails and equipment
  • Maximized patient satisfaction by helping individuals carry out personal tasks such as dressing and walking
  • Obtained biological specimens for ordered tests and prepared for laboratory transport
  • Helped patients maintain healthy skin by checking wounds, assessing integrity and bathing bedbound individuals
  • Gathered dietary information, assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives and support wellness goals
  • Obtained patient vital signs and reported results to staff nurse or physician, noting changes from prior measurements
Education
Bachelor's degree: NursingWestern Governor's University
  • Recipient of Scholarship
  • Anticipated graduation Summer of 2020
ADNConcorde Career College - City, State
Certifications
  • Crisis Prevention Intervention (CPI) Certified
  • Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) - Expiration 1/31/21
  • Basic Life Support (BLS) - Expiration 3/31/20
  • Applied Self Reliance Principles Certified
Skills
  • Designating tasks to staff to match their skills and strengths
  • Effective Leader
  • Enthusiastic mentor
  • Strong conflict resolution skills
  • Ability to maintain composure in stressful and difficult times
  • Well versed in meditech software
  • Strong desire to learn and grow
  • Reading telemetry strips
  • Critical thinking
  • Multidisciplinary team collaboration
  • Planning and execution
  • Patient Education
Work History
Registered Nurse Charge Nurse, 05/2019 to Current
Company Name – City, State
  • Respond to patient requests with appropriate clinical and personal assistance
  • Perform ongoing assessments to evaluate mental health needs, working with multidisciplinary team to develop, initiate, manage and modify individualized plans of care
  • Review post-operative orders and continuously monitored patients' post-operative vitals, set up PCA and fluids and oriented patients to unit to achieve optimal outcomes
  • Oversee delivery of care for all patients on a 36-bed telemetry unit and delegating nursing assignments and supervising team comprised of nurses, PCTs, and unit clerks
  • Deliver high level of quality care to diverse populations while overseeing patient admission and triaging based on acuity and appropriate department admission
  • Lead teams in driving successful patient outcomes by prioritizing standard of care and best practices
  • Contribute substantially to successful department JCAHO accreditation by consistently operating to highest standards of care
  • Train new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures and safety protocols to optimize performance and safety
  • Managed 9-12 nurses and nursing activities in 36-bed unit by providing comprehensive nursing guidance and maintaining outstanding patient satisfaction and care standards
Registered Nurse, 09/2012 to 05/2019
Company Name – City, State
  • Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions
  • Provided didactic and clinical instructions to orient new nurses and potential student nurses to achieve training outcomes
  • Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans
  • Monitored patient condition, including interpreting and tracking EKG readings, identifying irregular telemetry readings and updating team members on changes in stability or acuity
  • Gathered lab specimens, ordered testing and interpreted results to diagnose patients
  • Monitored patient reactions to drugs and carefully documented progress of individuals participating in clinical trials
  • Managed quality care for patients with varied conditions, including heart failure, end-stage renal disease and coronary artery disease
  • Participated in education activities, including evidence-based practice project implementation, nursing competency development and nursing simulation activities
  • Managed care from admission to discharge, including patient assessments, care planning, health educations and discharging support to provide comprehensive care to over 4-6 patients daily
Registered Nurse, 09/2011 to 09/2012
Company Name – City, State
  • Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans
  • Delivered outstanding care to patients with various diagnoses and managed care from treatment initiation through to completion
  • Monitored patient condition, including interpreting and tracking EKG readings, identifying irregular telemetry readings and updating team members on changes in stability or acuity
  • Facilitated therapeutic communication, conflict resolution and crisis intervention by redirecting negative behaviors and helping patients regain or improve coping abilities to prevent further disability
  • Collaborated with leadership to devise initiatives for improving nursing satisfaction, retention and morale
  • Advised patients and caregivers of proper wound management, discharge plan objectives, safe medication use and disease management
Patient Care Technician, 01/2006 to 02/2009
Company Name – City, State
  • Monitored, tracked and conveyed important patient information to healthcare staff to help optimize treatment planning and care delivery
  • Interacted effectively with patients, families, staff and other hospital department staff to deliver high level of customer service and teamwork
  • Answered call lights and supported patient comfort and safety by adjusting bed rails and equipment
  • Maximized patient satisfaction by helping individuals carry out personal tasks such as dressing and walking
  • Obtained biological specimens for ordered tests and prepared for laboratory transport
  • Helped patients maintain healthy skin by checking wounds, assessing integrity and bathing bedbound individuals
  • Gathered dietary information, assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives and support wellness goals
  • Obtained patient vital signs and reported results to staff nurse or physician, noting changes from prior measurements
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Resume Overview

School Attended

  • Western Governor's University
  • Concorde Career College

Job Titles Held:

  • Registered Nurse Charge Nurse
  • Registered Nurse
  • Patient Care Technician

Degrees

  • Bachelor's degree : Nursing
    ADN

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