Rn Field Nurse resume example

• Counseled patients and caregivers, providing emotional, psychological and spiritual support.
• Maintained personal and team compliance with medication administration standards and patient care best practices.
• Administered medications and treatments, monitoring patients for reactions and side effects.
• Created, implemented and evaluated patient care plans with medical team.
• Updated charts throughout shifts with current, accurate information to maintain strict recordkeeping standards.
• Conducted intake assessments with patients and relatives to gather case history.
• Evaluated patients, recognized and addressed complications and coordinated treatment with other members of critical care team.

• Managed schedules, assignments and performance of nursing staff.
• Worked with outside agencies to improve care for residents.
• Initiated training and education programs for supporting healthcare staff.
• Trained and qualified staff per board requirements as well as national, state and local regulations.
• Collaborated with multi-disciplinary staff to improve overall patient care and response times.
• Resolved conflicts promptly among physicians, nurses and other healthcare employees to keep workflows on task.
• Reviewed and assessed staff processes, reducing hazards posed for residents and staff while promoting regulatory compliance.
• Participated in morning meetings with department heads to discuss census information, admissions and discharges for residents.
• Directed daily operations at facility caring for more than 145 individuals.
• Recruited well-qualified candidates to fill vacancies and offer residents unparalleled care.
• Implemented new hire training to further develop skills and initiate discussions on task prioritization.
• Formulated and implemented testing and interpretation practices and procedures to maintain standards of care and quality assurance benchmarks.

• Assessed competency of clinical staff to promote quality, continuity and safety.
• Oversaw explanation of personnel policies and job descriptions as part of nursing employee orientation process.
• Administered executive supervision, exercising independent judgment to select proper course of action in policies and procedures.
• Implemented changes needed to correct deficiencies found during government inspections.

• Consulted with physicians to understand conditions and implement effective treatment plans.
• Ensured quality patient care from admission to discharge through direct supervision of all nursing and ancillary staff.
• Organized, updated and maintained over [25] patient charts.
• Treated patients using pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatment modalities to address various disorders, diseases and injuries. 
• Delivered quality care and comfort to patients with heart failure, pulmonary hypertension, pulmonary embolisms and end-stage renal disease.
• Collaborated with multidisciplinary healthcare teams to develop and adapt individualized plans of care to achieve patient care and recovery goals.
• Assessed patient symptoms and vitals to determine necessary treatments.
• Educated patients and families on treatment strategies and at-home care to enhance long-term outcomes.
• Completed comprehensive patient assessments to determine individual needs, formulating plans of care in collaboration with multidisciplinary healthcare professionals, including physicians, case managers and social workers.
• Collaborated with doctors to plan post-treatment home care.
• Advised patients' family members and caregivers on care instructions.
• Provided patients with exceptional care from initial evaluations through final treatments and discharge.
• Recorded patients' medical history, vital statistics and test results in electronic medical records.
• Developed healthcare plans for individuals and families.
• Collected lab specimens, ordering and interpreting diagnostic tests and lab results.

Manage caseload of approx 25-30 patients weekly performing in home health care.

Assisted patients with healing and recovery after surgery.Provided necessary health education training for patients.

Disciplined, energetic employee who quickly establishes rapport with patients and colleagues.

Assisted patients with multiple chronic diagnoses including COPD and asthma.

Supported patients with customized patient teaching tools.

Responsible for primary care, case management and medication management.

Accurately documented all elements of nursing assessment, treatments, medications, discharge instructions and follow-up care.

Utilized strong assessment skills to determine necessary patient care.

Worked as staff nurse on very busy Medical/Surgical Teaching Floor, was also involved in Pain Management Committee

Acted as patient advocate and implemented total patient care through a team nursing process covering 8-10 high acuity patients per shift.Implemented new floor assignments based on evaluation of staffing requirements.

60 bed LTC facility, including Medicare and TBI patients, supervised 3-11 shift, managed LPN, HHA's and intervened with maintenance and staffing issues.