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TRAVEL NURSE
Professional Summary
Compassionate Registered Nurse with over 9 years of experience in offering comprehensive patient care in acute environments. Work well with diverse patient population and foster trusting relationships to improve outcomes. Efficiently coordinate with healthcare professionals to advance patient care. Ambitious Board Certified Registered Nurse specializing in telemetry, medical-surgical and behavioral health care. Expert in all aspects of patient care with success in working with multidisciplinary teams to create care plans focused on helping patients recover from medical or surgical procedures and manage complex mental disorders. Accomplished in leading unit-based groups to improve delivery of care and patient satisfaction.
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Work History
01/2021 - 02/2021Travel Nurse | Ascension Health - Indianapolis , IN
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
- Informed patients and families of effective treatment options and at-home care strategies, enhancing long-term outcomes.
- Documented all elements of care and updated patient charts and confidential files to reflect changes in care plans, interventions applied and observations.
- Taught patients how to improve lifestyle choices, dramatically reducing chance of symptom reoccurrence.
- Worked with interdisciplinary healthcare team to develop, implement and manage care plans, ensuring inclusion of patients' individual needs.
- Reviewed post-operative orders and continuously monitored patients' post-operative vitals, set up PCA and fluids and oriented patients to unit to achieve optimal outcomes.
- Updated patient charts using Epic with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
- Delivered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections, monitoring responses to address new concerns.
- Documented all patient interactions and interventions in EPIC EMR, including physical and psychological assessments, care plans, treatment and observations.
- Promoted patient and family comfort during challenging recoveries to enhance healing and eliminate non-compliance problems.
- Followed all personal and health data procedures to effectively comply with HIPAA laws and prevent information breaches.
- Demonstrated ability to advocate for and strive to protect health, safety, and rights of patient.
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Monitored patient condition, including interpreting and tracking EKG readings, identifying irregular telemetry readings and updating team members on changes in stability or acuity.
- Educated family members and caregivers on patient care instructions.
04/2020 - 01/2021Registered Nurse | Connectrn - Huntington , IN
- Monitored patient condition, including interpreting and tracking EKG readings, identifying irregular telemetry readings and updating team members on changes in stability or acuity.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process and management and lifestyle options.
- Delivered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections, monitoring responses to address new concerns.
- Prepared patients for surgery, educating patients and family members on surgical procedures such as laparatomy and debridement.
- Implemented interventions, including medication and IV administration, catheter insertion and airway management.
- Advised patients and caregivers of proper wound management, discharge plan objectives, safe medication use and disease management.
- Managed quality care for patients with varied conditions, including heart failure, end-stage renal disease and coronary artery disease.
- Observed and reported patient condition, progress and medication side effects to accurately document updates.
- Managed care for post-operative patients from initial recovery through discharge.
- Updated patient charts using Meditech with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
- 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.
- Performed various nursing interventions such as wound dressing, vital sign monitoring and specimen collection.
- Precepted student nurses and oriented new hires, providing guidance and mentorship when teaching on hospital policies, emergency procedures and nursing best practices.
- Assessed physical, psychological, physiologic and cognitive status of patients.
- Formulated plans for nursing measures to restore, maintain and promote patients' physical and mental health.
03/2012 - 02/2020Registered Nurse | Connectrn - Jamestown , OH
- Monitored patients before and after surgical operations to evaluate patient care and maintained aseptic techniques.
- Started intravenous fluids, administered medications and documented patient charts by recording food and fluid output and intake.
- Educated patients and families on medical-surgical procedures, therapeutic regimens and pain management techniques.
- Managed patients' pain by implementing pharmacological and non-pharmacological pain management interventions.
- Accurately documented all elements of nursing assessment, including treatment, medications and IVs administered, discharge instructions and follow-up care.
- Implemented interventions, including medication and IV administration, catheter insertion and airway management.
- Administered different therapies and medications in line with physician orders and treatment plan.
- Monitored patient condition, including interpreting and tracking EKG readings, identifying irregular telemetry readings and updating team members on changes in stability or acuity.
- Monitored patient reactions after administering medications and IV therapies.
- Provided skilled, timely and level-headed emergency response to critically-ill patients.
- Effectively prioritized assignments, executing care based on each patient's relative condition and delegating tasks to available personnel deliver safe and efficient care.
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures and safety protocols to optimize performance and safety.
- 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.
- Coordinated with physicians to perform bedside procedures such as intravenous injections, vascular line insertions and bronchoscopies.
- Ordered, interpreted and evaluated diagnostic tests to identify and assess patient condition.
- Performed various nursing interventions such as wound dressing, vital sign monitoring and specimen collection.
Education
Grand Canyon University, City, StateBachelor of Science: BSN
01/2012Ortum Mission Hospital, CityDiploma in Nursing
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School Attended
- Grand Canyon University
- Ortum Mission Hospital
Job Titles Held:
- Travel Nurse
- Registered Nurse
Degrees
- Bachelor of Science : BSN
Diploma in Nursing
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