Experienced nursing professional bringing demonstrated clinical expertise, leadership skills and technical knowledge. Proficient in nursing skills and working with multidisciplinary teams to optimize patient care. Quality-driven and efficient with strong interpersonal abilities. Patient-oriented, compassionate nursing professional experienced in patient care and advocacy within Inpatient units. Accomplished at implementing policies, procedures and protocols to achieve core measures benchmarks. Caring and attentive preceptor dedicated to optimizing nurses' skills and knowledge.
Skills
Communication skills
Prioritization
Delegation
Organization
Leadership
Teambuilding
Resource
Acute and rehabilitative care
Medication and IV administration
Staff Development and Precepting
Nursing skills
Care across the lifespan, except birth and newborns
Unit workflow
Interdisciplinary collaboration
Supervision
Planning and Evaluating
Computer skills
Analytical
Relationship building
Experience
02/2014 to Current
Relief Charge Nurse/RN Med-Surg Floor NurseMonarch Healthcare Management – White Bear Lake, MN,
Facilitated patient admission, transfer and discharge processes.
Educated patients on disease prevention and health maintenance.
Precepted new staff nurses to provide education on hospital policies and procedures, patient care skills, medical procedures and techniques and patient assessments and interventions.
Created and implemented care plans after reviewing patients' imaging and test results, working closely with other members of interdisciplinary team.
Collaborated with physicians and nursing staff to deliver quality care.
Built and maintained strong working relationships between nursing department and other disciplines.
Coordinated and performed patient admissions, transfers and discharges.
Oversaw medication administration, monitored distribution and documented responses.
Built and maintained excellent rapport with patients and loved ones.
Educated patients, caregivers, and families on diagnoses, treatment and disease prevention.
Monitored delivery of patient care for entire unit, including implementation of care plans.
Coordinated care with physicians and other clinical staff to prepare for treatment, carry out interventions and enhance continuum of care.
Collaborated with multidisciplinary healthcare specialists to devise, implement, and modify plans of care defining patient outcome goals
Monitored and recorded patient condition, vital signs, recovery progress and medication side effects.
Audited patient charts in real-time, verifying accuracy and completion of information.
Assessed unit patients continuously from admission to discharge.
Trained and mentored new RNs on best practices, hospital policies and standards of care.
Conducted telemetry monitoring on patients, recording cardiac rhythm data.
02/2013 to 12/2017
Registered NurseAya – Papillion, NE,
Administered medication to patients according to strict schedules.
Collaborated with interdisciplinary team of professionals as well as patients and families to determine appropriate treatment options.
Collected and documented vital signs to track current patient conditions.
Communicated concerns regarding clients' status, care and environment to nursing supervisors, clinical care supervisors and case managers.
Followed rehabilitation and treatment care plans to accelerate patient recovery, minimize pain and optimize patient outcomes.
Delivered compassionate care to increase comfort and psychological, social and spiritual well-being.
Observed and carried out physician and nursing orders.
Administered medications, tracked dosages and documented patient conditions.
Liaised between patients and doctors, completing comprehensive assessments and recording medical information to achieve recovery goals.
Performed assessment planning, implementation and evaluation of care for assigned patients, including discharge planning, utilizing interdisciplinary team approach.
Implemented and monitored care plans and evaluated, recorded and communicated individual patients' conditions.
06/2009 to 10/2012
Registered Nurse, Surgical FloorIllinois Valley Community Hospital – City, STATE,
Pre op and Post op care of surgical patients
Charge nurse position position after 1 year of experience
Monitored and managed various treatment and care interventions.
Educated patients on disease prevention and health maintenance.
Monitored patient status and treatment progress, reporting observations to physicians.
Updated physicians on patient test results and assisted in developing care plans.
Monitored and recorded patient condition, vital signs, recovery progress and medication side effects.
Administered medications, tracked dosages and documented patient conditions.
Precepted new staff nurses to provide education on hospital policies and procedures, patient care skills, medical procedures and techniques and patient assessments and interventions.
Delegated and prioritized tasks, streamlining steps in rapid response situations.
Utilized Situation-Background-Assessment-Recommendation (SBAR) and electronic health records to document treatments and patient status observations.
Managed patient admissions and hospital discharges to various settings, including home care, rehabilitation or self-care.
Delivered personal nursing assistance in pre- and post-operative situations.
Examined and addressed lacerations, contusions and physical symptoms to assess and prioritize need for further attention.
02/2006 to 08/2010
Registered Nurse, Long Term CareHeritage Health Nursing Home – City, STATE,
Started at this facility as a Certified Nursing Assistant
Monitored and managed various treatment and care interventions.
Monitored and recorded patient condition, vital signs, recovery progress and medication side effects.
Administered medications, tracked dosages and documented patient conditions.
Treated patients suffering from chronic and acute medical concerns, including asthma, seizure disorders and pneumonia.
Prioritized nursing tasks and assignments and accurately reported patient status.
Counseled patients and caregivers, providing emotional, psychological and spiritual support.
Assessed patients' response to treatment and suggested ways to combat side effects.
Improved patient outcomes and quality of care by determining and suggesting changes to processes.
Delivered care to 20+ patients per day, including coordinating and evaluating interdisciplinary care.
Education and Training
Expected in 08/2021
Bachelor of Science: Nursing Western Governors University - Salt Lake City, UT GPA:
Expected in 05/2009
Associate of Applied Science: Nursing Illinois Valley Community College - Oglesby, IL GPA:
Accomplishments
Promoted from Registered Nurse to Relief Charge Nurse, in less than 12-months
Developed posterboard presentation as educational material during mandatory employee training for PICC lines
Activities and Honors
RN preceptor since Jan 2015
Community Health Bike Rodeo May 2016
Excellence Award from WGU in Organizational Systems and Quality Leadership- Apri 2021
Certifications
Licensed Professional Registered Nurse - Issued June 2009- lic no. 041376732
Advanced Cardiac Life Support Provider- Sep 2019
Pediatric Advanced Life Support provider- Sep 2019
Open School Basic Certificate from Institute for Healthcare Improvement- March 2021
Genetics, Genomics, Genethics for Nursing from American Museum of National History- Jan 2021
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