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Medsurg Tele Staff Nurse

• Sabbatical leave from Director of Nursing to help family in CA.

Helped daughter with childcare while in medical residency.

Helped orient new admissions. Met with at risk and depressed clients weekly.

• Oversaw 75 residents, took care of their health concerns, maintained and was responsible for their health charts Directed medical technicians with administration of residents' medications Assisted physicians who came for weekly medical care visits as they provided care for residents Drew all residents' necessary daily labs Analyzed all residents' labwork and studies and communicated with physicians, hospitals to coordinate care On-call at nights, phone triage, first responder for resident's medical complaints 24 hours/day Screened residents for admission and re-admission post-rehab stays to determine if patients were suitable for our level of care Examined and triaged emergency conditions, sent residents to hospitals for higher level of care Set up yearly flu shot clinic for residents and employees and families Set up all Walden III employees ppd clinic Set up psychiatric services and therapist to come weekly to Facility to care for resident's mental health needs Instituted program to monitor resident's I/O, PO intake, graphic representation to document and assess resident's needs for nutrition support Family tours for new residents.

• Nursing Care for mother with end-stage Alzheimer's disease.

• Primary care staff and/or charge nurse for pediatrics units (up to 16 patients) Angio inserts (IV starts), phlebotomy draws, respiratory treatments, administer all routes of medications Total patient care - pediatrics patients, as well as med-surg, geriatrics, and OB patients when other areas of the hospital were full R.N.
• Emergency Room Primary care nurse in Emergency Room - fast-track and acute care.

• Responsible for private schools in the Spring-ford Area School District - approximately 600 children under my care Interacted with parents, principals, and guidance officers in reference to each student's potential for optimal level of health Scheduled and assisted physical/dental exams Administered vision/hearing tests Performed scoliosis screening Presented fifth-grade hygiene films with concomitant lecture Completed/submitted state mandated school reports Maintained individual student health records Oversaw students with remarkable health concerns in schools and home-school program.

• R.N.
• Telemetry Unit.
• Responsible for primary nursing care on telemetry floor.
• Monitored and treated dysrhythmias as per protocol.
• With no night-time recovery floor in hospital, acted as sole nurse providing post-op recovery care during night shift.

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• Certification in Dysrhythmias - 8/2012 Organized Walden's representation at Bangor, PA's Annual Health Fair, blood Volunteer time performing blood pressures at the Boyertown YMCA Functional in basic Spanish needed to interact with patients - learned some Spanish at St.
• Joseph's, and also took classes through Reading Area Community College pressure checks, nutrition advice and assisted living screening - Sept 2010, Sept 2009 RN for Annual Walden Picnic for 400 participants - August 2009 Completed nursing program, graduating with High Honors, while raising two small children Volunteer as an assistant to the school nurses at the Boyertown Area School District.

• Participated in literacy program for underserved children attending the St.
• Joseph's Medical Center Community Campus Pediatric Clinic - Spring 2006.
• Coordinated and recruited volunteers to donate presents and food for the Christmas holiday for all clients of the Reading Emergency Shelter (26 children and approximately 60 adults) - 12/05.
• Coordinated and participated in holiday party for the Reading YMCA Daycare (250 children of various ages) - 12/03 and 12/04.
• Planned, organized, and dispensed material at the parent information tent of the first annual St.
• Joseph's Health Fair for underserved children (Attendance - 300) - 10/03 Planning Medical Mission trip this spring in 2015.