Registered Nurse - RN II; Children's Unit Resume Example
Compassionate Registered Nurse (RN-II) with three+ years of experience in delivering comprehensive patient care in Child & Adolescent inpatient psychiatric environment. Works well with entire family unit, fostering trusting relationships to improve outcomes. Efficiently coordinates with all members of treatment team to advance patient care. Compassionate, driven, dedicated, with excellent interpersonal skills. Strong desire to provide quality nursing care in a setting incorporating a team-oriented work ethic, also thrives independently. Second-career in nursing stems from an undeniable, renewed sense of purpose to serve all populations with dignified care. Special interests include pediatrics and behavioral health; however, open to and excited for new opportunities for career advancement and personal growth. Possesses desire to expand skillset and knowledge in new nursing fields.
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- Registered Nurse: Connecticut State Board of Nursing | License No. 139077
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certified by American Heart Association | Effective through 05/2021
- Nonviolent Crisis Intervention (CPI) training | Effective through 09/2021
Southern Connecticut State University - City, State
- Magna Cum Laude; GPA 3.79
- Sigma Theta Tau International Member (Nursing Honor Society)
- Dean's List; GPA 3.93
- Dean's List (3 years); GPA: 3.74
- Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society Member
Hartford HealthCare - Institute Of Living – City , STATE
- Resident staff nurse for 3.5+ years on the children's inpatient psychiatric unit; caring for children ages 5-12
- Assumes role of charge/resource nurse on evening & night shifts; responsible for units' safety & operations, serving as leader
- Responsible for completing shift assignments & delegation of tasks for both nurses & psychiatric technicians
- Collaborates with interdisciplinary healthcare team to meet patients' personal, physical, psychological & cognitive needs by developing and implementing individualized care plans and documenting patient's progress
- Well-versed in communication with DCF and protocols surrounding DCF committed patients
- Administers medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses; observed and reported patient condition, progress and medication side effects to accurately document updates
- Precepts new RNs in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures & safety protocols to optimize performance & safety
- Helped to implement new fall prevention initiative program and preserves its' ongoing success
- Delivers care to patients with various behavioral health/psychiatric diagnoses
- Received specialized training (as selected staff member) in Care Pathways to utilize with Autism Spectrum Disorder population
- Provides detailed communication with patients/families serving as an advocate for the family unit
- Excels at maintaining global awareness to keep entire milieu safe
- Communicates efficiently with management personnel regarding unit acuity, staffing issues, etc.; successfully & independently problem-solves for a variety of issues
- Collaborates with attending/on-call psychiatrists to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment - maintaining milieu & patient safety & increasing levels of care when necessary
- Facilitates therapeutic communication, conflict resolution and crisis intervention by redirecting negative behaviors and helping patients regain or improve coping abilities thereby reducing seclusion/restraint occurrences
- Emphasizes verbal de-escalation and non-physical crisis intervention in all situations; utilizing seclusion/restraint only when all options have been exhausted and it is critical to ensure safety for self (patient) or others; conducting restraint debriefings with patient and staff after crisis event and notifying patients' guardians
- Utilizes behavioral strategies (behavioral reward plans, positive reinforcement) to promote adherence to care plans, adoption of healthy behaviors and engagement in self-care
- Provides continuing care of patient – from conducting admission assessments, including patient/body search, safety assessments, abuse screens, to discharge of patient ensuring holistic care throughout their hospitalization
- Builds positive staff relationships promoting teamwork; quickly responds to medical & psychiatric emergencies on neighboring units
Private Employer – City , STATE
Hartford Children's Theatre – City , STATE
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School Attended
- Southern Connecticut State University
- Eastern Connecticut State University
- Housatonic Community College
Job Titles Held:
- Registered Nurse - RN II; Children's Unit
- Professional Nanny
- Associate Artistic Director/Artist/Stage Manager
Degrees
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing : Accelerated Career Entry , 2016
Bachelor of Arts in Theatre & Communications Integration
Associate of Arts (2), Theatre Arts/Liberal Arts; Associate of Science, General Studies
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