Utah State Board Certified Registered Nurse with over 13 years of experience delivering high-quality care to patients in adult and pediatric care populations. 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
Medication and IV administration
Family and patient support
Medical assessment
Documenting vitals
Patient Care
Infant CPR certified
Patient Management
Patient Satisfaction and Process Improvement
Nursing Plan Development
Committed to pediatric nursing
Staff Development and Precepting
Nursing Plan Development and Modification
Nursing staff leadership
Patient relations
Experience
05/2014 to Current
Registered Nurse/Shared Leader, PediatricsConnecticut Children's Medical Center – East Hartford, CT,
Coordinated care with physicians and other clinical staff to prepare for treatment, carry out interventions and enhance continuum of care to deliver comprehensive services.
Improved patient outcomes and quality of care by determining and suggesting changes to processes.
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.
Completed daily chart audits and assessed clinical records to verify accuracy, evaluate performance against goals and check for appropriate education of patients and families.
Supervised ancillary staff of on-call nurses, including scheduling shifts, delegating assignments and monitoring quality of care.
Delivered direct patient care, including stabilizing patients and identifying treatment options.
Trained and mentored new RNs on best practices, hospital policies and standards of care.
Worked with management to identify and implement initiatives to increase nursing staff retention, morale and satisfaction.
Prepared for HIPAA and Joint Commission reviews.
Addressed unit staff concerns, including staffing ratios, resource management, allocation of responsibilities and optimized workload management.
Collected lab specimens, ordering and interpreting diagnostic tests and lab results.
Helped pediatric patients understand and feel at ease with vaccines, tests and minor procedures.
Maintained adequate unit supplies to meet expected patient demands.
Developed and maintained quality care systems and standards, including creating and improving medical protocols and guidelines.
Participated in hospital-wide initiatives and committees to improve patient care, satisfaction and safety.
Trained and floated/worked as needed on the mother/baby unit and the neonatal intensive care unit.
05/2012 to 01/2015
Registered Nurse, Float PoolAmita Health – Signal Mountain, TN,
Coordinated care with physicians and other clinical staff to prepare for treatment, carry out interventions and enhance continuum of care to deliver comprehensive services.
Educated mothers on newborn care and post-delivery health to optimize outcomes.
Maintained composure and efficiency during rapid response situation and emergency codes.
Delivered high-quality nursing care to patients on the medical-surgical unit with emphasis on orthopedics, urology and gastro-intestinal post-operative patients.
Cared for patients on the following units: Intermediate Care, Cardiovascular, Orthopedics, surgical, surgical intermediate care, rehab, mother/baby, pediatrics, and same day surgery.
Administered scheduled medications and therapies intravenously, rectally, orally, subcutaneously and via intramuscular injections while overseeing pain management plans.
Assessed patients in active drug and alcohol withdrawal and provided interventions to manage physical and psychological withdrawal symptoms.
Treated patients suffering from chronic and acute medical concerns, including asthma, seizure disorders and pneumonia.
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