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STAFF NURSE, PACU
Professional Summary

Highly skilled registered nurse promoting eight years of experience working in busy post-surgical departments. Provided exceptional physical and emotional support to patients.

Skills
  • Self-motivated with strong leadership skills
  • Experienced providing population specific care including working with pediatrics, young adults, older adults and geriatrics
  • Strong verbal communication and clinical judgement
  • Social perceptiveness and cultural sensitivity
  • Educated clients and responsible guardians concerning post-operative instructions, complications and follow up compliance
  • Cerner EMR software proficiency
  • JCAHO and HIPPA compliance
  • Documentation compliance and implementation
  • Teamwork and dependablility
  • Medication administration
  • Management, planning, and organizational skills
  • Commended for effective team collaboration, patient relations, and consistent delivery of empathetic care
Work History
Staff Nurse, PACU | Huntsville Hospital - Huntsville, AL09/2015 - 03/2020
  • 14 bed PACU in 941 bed, Level I trauma and academic medical center, nurse to patient ratio 1:1-2
  • Recovered patient population undergoing surgeries including General, Urology, GI, Bariatric, Breast/GYN, and Endocrine, both inpatient and hospital outpatient procedures
  • Worked within interdisciplinary health care team to develop, implement and make adjustments to patient care plans, individualizing strategies and methods to improve health and meet recovery goals
  • Educated client and responsible guardian of post-operative instruction, including infection, post-operative complications, preventative measures, and medication administration
  • Identified /initiated emergent situations and procedures and used critical analysis to evaluate responses
  • Contributed substantially to successful department JCAHO accreditation
  • Performed post-operative patient assessment, review of history, and review of diagnostic studies with appropriate follow through and physician consultation
  • Performed airway assessment and management, cardiac, and hemodynamic monitoring, assessment of post-operative pain and surgical sites
  • Administration of post-operative medications including analgesics, antibiotics and other medications as directed
  • Interpreted physician's orders; review of lab values, EKG's and x-ray reports
  • Established safe and encouraging environment
Staff Nurse, PACU | Surgery Center Of Huntsville - Huntsville, AL06/2012 - 09/2015
  • 14 bed PACU outpatient surgical center averaging 100 patients daily, nurse to patient ratio: 1:2
  • Recovered patient population including General, Orthopedic, Breast, Plastic, ENT, Eye, and GYN surgeries
  • Educated client and responsible guardian of post-operative instruction, including infection, post-operative complications, preventive measures, and medication administration
  • Identified patient care requirements by establishing personal rapport with patients and families
  • Performed airway assessment and management, cardiac, and hemodynamic monitoring, assessment of post-operative pain and surgical sites
  • Performed post-operative patient assessment, review of history, and review of diagnostic studies with appropriate follow through and physician consultation
  • Delivered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections, monitoring responses to address new concerns
Administrator/Business Development Manager | Christian Care Dba Caring Senior Service - Athens, AL01/2003 - 01/2012
  • Responsible for admission and coordination of client care, including initial home and client assessments and placement of caregivers in home.
  • Client population included geriatrics, young adults with disabilities, blunt force trauma patients funded through Alabama's SAIL program, and dementia patients funded through TARCOG
  • Oversaw daily office and field personnel consisting of 60 employees, also performed annual employee evaluations
  • Interviewed, hired, scheduled, and led orientation of care givers
  • Coordinated and led mandatory employee in-services, including in-services in conjunction with state run programs including Alabama's SAIL program, TARCOG and Medicaid Waiver
  • Developed and implemented policies and procedures including initiating Quickbooks Pro to manage office payroll, and quarterly taxes
  • Coordinated marketing activities for offices in Athens, Decatur, and Huntsville. Marketing to local and area hospitals, assisted living facilities, home health organizations, and nursing homes
Education
Calhoun Community College - Tanner, AL2012Associate of Applied Science: (ADN): Nursing
Tidewater Community College - Norfolk, VA1995Associate of Science: Nursing
Licenses
  • Registered Nurse, Alabama Compact License Expiration: December 2021 License #: 1-135760
Certifications

Basic Life Support (BLS) AHA, Expiration: 01/2021

Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) AHA, Expiration: 01/2021

Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) AHA, Expiration: 11/2021

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Resume Overview

Companies Worked For:

  • Huntsville Hospital
  • Surgery Center Of Huntsville
  • Christian Care Dba Caring Senior Service

School Attended

  • Calhoun Community College
  • Tidewater Community College

Job Titles Held:

  • Staff Nurse, PACU
  • Administrator/Business Development Manager

Degrees

  • Associate of Applied Science: (ADN) : Nursing
    Associate of Science : Nursing

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