Relief Charge Nurse Resume Example
Registered nurse and Relief Charge Nurse seeking professional growth in a leadership role as a Clinical Coordinator in Medical Acute. I have experienced leadership skills and enhanced problem solving with my recent role of Relief Charge Nurse for the past two years. Interested in expanding knowledge in effective positive leadership, problem solving, being an advocate for the patient and the health team, as well as creating a healthy work environment for Medical Acute.
Registered Nurse (California) License: 95042531 12/2019 - 12/2021
Progressive Care Certified Nurse (PCCN) Certification: 10/2020 - 9/2023
Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification: 07/2020 - 07/2022
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Certification: 07/2020 - 07/2022
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- Advocate for the nursing staff for a safe and healthy work environment.
- Be an advocate for the patients and encourage their role in their plan of care with the health team.
- Trouble shoot problems and issues among patients, family, hospital policies, and the health teams involved.
- Address Doctors concerns and requests as needed. Ensure orders are followed as instructed with the required level of skill from the staff members.
- Demonstrate effective communication to resolve miscommunications and involve House Supervisor, Risk Management, Patient Rep and Ethics as needed.
- Follow up on unresolved issues or missing equipment.
- Assign patients for the day shift and night shift with the appropriate nursing staff members based on acuity, report and skill level.
- Manage patient census with staffing during the 12 hour shift to help maintain the unit budget.
- Ensure all team members are receiving breaks and offer help throughout the shift.
- Act as Unit Secretary when we are short staffed
- Administrate oral, intravenous, and subcutaneous medications using the seven rights for each patient.
- Monitor vital signs, perform complete head-to-toe assessments as needed for each patient during 12 hour shift.
- Insert peripheral IV, nasogastric tubes, indwelling catethers, and deep suctioning using aseptic technique.
- Communicate effectively with patients, family members and the health team in order to have a positive outcome for the patient and the unit.
- Delegate task appropriately to peers and nurse assistants for patient safety.
- Attend unit meetings and Pain Management Meetings
- Provide patient-centered education for patients
- Act as a preceptor for nursing students and new gradate nurses on the Pulmonary Renal Unit.
- Answered call lights and phone calls in efficient manner to help assist the nursing staff.
- Acted as patient advocate and implemented total patient care up to 8 high acuity patients per shift.
- Obtained and recorded patients' temperature, pulse, oxygen saturation and blood pressure.
- Updated patient status to attending bedside nurse
- Worked as part of the team to ensure proper body mechanics and safety to the patients and staff.
- Properly document all intake and output
- Monitored up to 45 cardiac rhythms for arrhythmia and updated assigned RN and Doctors as needed.
- Administered vaccinations, IV fluids, preformed water therapy, and wound care treatment for house pet animals.
- Assisted Doctor with cesarean birth with cats and dogs.
- Cared for newborn animals overnight with bottle feedings.
- Filled medication orders; prepared liquid medications from tablets and power using proper dosages based upon weight and age of animal.
Courses included: Theories ,Technology, Education, Ethics, Research, Community Health, and Leadership. 90 clinical hours were included in Community Health for public nursing.
Two year nursing program in acute-care hospital setting which included 240 clinical hours with each semester. Preceptorship in the 4th semester was in the Step Down ICU unit at Hoag Hospital which included 96 clinical hours.
Complete acute and long term Nursing Assistant program in 6 months. Completed Telemetry Technician course and 12 lead EKG.
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Resume Overview
School Attended
- Vanguard University
- Santa Ana College
- North Orange County Regional Occupational Program
Job Titles Held:
- Relief Charge Nurse
- Registered Nurse: Clinical Nurse II
- Nurse Assistant and Telemetry Technician
- Veterinary Technician Assistant
Degrees
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing : Nursing
Associates Degree in Nursing : Nursing
Certificated Nursing Assistant : Nursing
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