Registered Nurse, Skilled Care Nurse, Supervisor Resume Example

• Patient education, Pre -op and Post-op Care
• Administering IV conscious sedation and monitoring patient.
• Monitored post-op vitals, fluids, reviewed post-op orders and orient patients to unit.
• Developed and maintained quality care systems and standards, including but not limited to, creating and improving medical protocols/guidelines.
• Actively participated in unit-based Quality Assurance Program.
• Provided palliative care in outpatient settings ranging from assessment to development and implementation of care plans.
• Sound, ethical and independent decision-making ability consistent with medical protocols.
• I am an energetic employee who quickly establishes rapport with patients and colleagues.
• Performed all tasks with a patient-centered focus while seeking opportunities for improvement of processes and treatments.
• Assisted patients with healing and recovery after surgery.
• Managed team of medical support personnel.

St. Mary's Hospital merged with Blessing Hospital and all impatient medical services were moved to Blessing in 1993. I selected an open position in Dialysis unit in 1993-1995.  

• Sound, ethical and independent decision-making ability consistent with medical protocols.
• Performed all tasks with a patient-centered focus while seeking opportunities for improvement of processes and treatments.
• Provided necessary health education training for patients.
• Managed clients with Renal Failure, providing education, dialysis treatments, IV therapy, venipuncture, assisting doctors in the insertion of perm cath, sterile technique, monitoring lab values, therapeutic interventions, proving emotional support.  
• Evaluated patient care needs, prioritized treatment and maintained patient flow.

1992 

• Acted as patient advocate and implemented total patient care through a team nursing process covering 8-10 high acuity patients per shift on the Intermediate Care Unit.
• Trained staff nurses
• Treated patients with strokes, chest pain, post-op patients with complications, Patients with cardiac history needing telemetry, Post- Myocardial Infarction patients on step down unit, patients with drug overdose.
• Monitored telemetry and initiated appropriate interventions per protocol.