Description :

1. Conducted screening, diagnostic treatment, and rehabilitative and supportive services as the senior nurse on a primary health care team.
2. Developed and maintained quality care systems and standards, including but not limited to, creating and improving medical protocols/guidelines.
3. Sound, ethical and independent decision-making ability co disciplined, energetic employee who quickly establishes rapport with patients and colleagues.
4. Performed all tasks with a patient-centered focus while seeking opportunities for improvement of processes and treatments.
5. Provided behavioral/emotional support and supervision for those with dementia and Alzheimer's.
6. Managed caseload of 20 clients, providing education, treatments, iv therapy, venipuncture, and wound care.
7. Assisted patients with multiple chronic diagnoses including COPD and asthma.
8. Achieved departmental goals and objectives by instituting new processes and standards for in-patient care.
9. Evaluated patient care needs, prioritized treatment and maintained patient flow.
10. Provided quality nursing care in accordance with resident care policies and procedures.

Experience

2-5 Years

Level

Junior

Education

Associate

Description :

1. Performing specialized examinations and assessments for 27 specialties including neurology, cardiology, infectious disease, endocrinology, orthopedics, etc.
2. Using peripheral electronic equipment (electronic otoscope, stethoscope, dermatology camera, mobile EKG) for remote viewing by the provider.
3. Document and report findings to telemedicine specialist provider via videoconferencing unit.
4. Gathering and uploading medical history, lab, imaging, procedure reports as appropriate, to the dedicated, encrypted, confidential website for review by a specialist.
5. Providing case management for specialty and telemedicine patients ensuring recommended specialist orders are carried out and reported in a timely manner.
6. Serving as a liaison and coordinate care with specialists, primary care physicians, utilization management, centralized scheduling, hospitals and medical groups, surgery centers.
7. Pilot programs and equipment for headquarters at the office of telemedicine services trained numerous telemedicine nurses at other institutions in exams, fiber-optic equipment, case management.
8. Under my management, our program has been top in the state and referenced as a model for success.
9. Performing other nursing duties: assessment of patient understanding, patient education, medication administration in various settings including treatment and triage, urgent care, procedure clinic, infirmary.
10. Participating in emergency codes and first response during riots and incidents.

Experience

10+ Years

Level

Senior

Education

BS

Description :

1. Experience on various units which include long term care, memory care, vent, and rehab.
2. Administering medications and treatments to residents per doctors' order and or CRNP orders.
3. Observing, evaluating, recording and reporting the symptoms, reactions, and progress of each resident.
4. Keeping family members and physicians informed of the resident's changing condition and provide support when needed to any family members.
5. Ensuring that medical orders and facility policies and procedures are followed.
6. Monitoring work performance of nursing assistants and certified medication aides.
7. Ability to evaluate the resident's condition and respond to immediate needs and emergencies.
8. Ability to maintain effective working relationships with co-workers and other medical professionals, residents and their family members and the general public.
9. Using computers to complete all necessary documentation on the resident's progress.
10. Ensuring correct documentation on file to include doctors orders, signed consents, history, and physicals, labs.

Experience

5-7 Years

Level

Executive

Education

BS

Description :

1. Consulting and coordinating with health care team members to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care plans.
2. Preparing and administering (orally, subcutaneously, through an iv) and recording prescribed medications.
3. Reporting adverse reactions to medications or treatments in accordance with the policy regarding the administration of medications by a licensed registered nurse.
4. Identifying irregular telemetry readings and notifies appropriate medical team members.
5. Initiating corrective action whenever information from monitoring equipment shows adverse symptomatology.
6. Providing care for patients with the cardiac related procedure such as angioplasties, pacemakers and CABG's.
7. Teaching patients and significant others how to manage their illness/injury, by explaining: post-treatment home care needs, diet/nutrition/exercise programs, self-administration of medication and rehabilitation.
8. Responding to life-saving situations based upon nursing standards and protocol.
9. Preparing equipment and aids physician during examination and treatment of the patient.
10. Assisting with wound care, providing superior customer service and building ongoing clients relationships.

Experience

7-10 Years

Level

Executive

Education

Associate

Description :

1. Care of acutely ill patients pre-op and post-op.
2. Most patients present with co-morbidities making their surgeries complicated.
3. Patient's medical conditions can include full trauma, endocrine surgery, gynecological oncology, plastics, peripheral vascular, neurological surgery, gastrointestinal surgery, transplant, orthopedic surgery, and general medicine patients.
4. Working within a collaborative team in the best interest of our patients.
5. I am a patient advocate always having the patient's best interest and safety in mind.
6. Clinical responsibilities include maintaining a hemodynamically stable patient while working within the nursing code of ethics.
7. In this position, I analyze, interpret critical data, and do a rapid intervention to any acute changes.
8. Other responsibilities as a team player include charge nurse responsibilities keeping within the facilities rules and regulations, staffing, admissions assignments, staying within the budgetary guidelines.
9. All aspects of nursing for outpatient ambulatory surgical care facility within the pre-op and recovery areas.
10. Also serving as a patient and family educator regarding best practice ways of managing their diagnosed illnesses at home.

Experience

10+ Years

Level

Management

Education

Associate

Description :

1. Assist with therapeutic interventions and record patients progress supervise CNAs and delegate duties appropriately to ensure optimal patient care pre-op teaching and post-operative care of the patient.
2. Administer post-operative medication as directed respect and encourage patient/family input into decisions about their health care coordinate with medical staff to provide input into treatment plans for patients ensure patients are in a safe, clean and healing environment.
3. Monitor patients neurological status, per protocol identify and support patients social, spiritual, and cultural needs document all patient cares in epic charting system provide care that is specific to the patient's age and condition.
4. Monitor patients neurological activity address direct care needs of each patient conduct age-appropriate assessments assigned charge nurse, rotating with 3 of my co-workers efficient at identifying heart arrhythmias PICC lines; assess for infection; dressing change; draw blood for labs skills: communication style will reflect patient's level of understanding.
5. Educate patients on the role they play in the healing process; genuinely empathetic; able to effectively deal with patient emotions; acknowledge patient and family member concerns; be proactive rather than reactive.
6. Strong clinical skills enhanced by a natural ability to build rapport with patients and families.
7. Extensive experience mentoring young nurses, providing assistance as a resource person and motivator.
8. Evaluated the effectiveness of care through comparing the patient response with observable outcomes.
9. Initiated discharge planning based on admission assessment.
10. Monitored patients' progress and readiness for discharge by focusing on physical/psychosocial health status assessment of the patient in an ongoing, systematic manner.

Experience

10+ Years

Level

Senior

Education

Associate

Description :

1. In charge of case management for 16 residents and nursing oversight for all 32.
2. Played a key role in an interdisciplinary team of primary care physicians, RNs, social workers, and physical and occupational therapists.
3. Actively participated in the development and implementation of individual treatment plans for patients with activities of daily living and a broad range of health issues.
4. Ensured that doctor orders were effectively carried out, including testing, medical procedures, and physician visits.
5. Managed oversight and training of 15 medication technicians and 35 nursing assistants.
6. Key accomplishments: completion of the assisted living manager and delegating nurse certification helped refine unit policies and procedures in the areas of training procedures, safety methods, and documentation.
7. Completed training to teach nursing assistants in initial orientation, medication technician class, and Alzheimer/dementia training.
8. Assessed diagnosed, planned, implemented, and evaluated the care needed for the inmates.
9. Educated patients and family members about preventive health care and recovery.
10. Directed/instructed patients and family members on proper discharge care.

Experience

2-5 Years

Level

Junior

Education

Associate

Description :

1. Participating in the comprehensive assessment of each patient as assigned.
2. Determining the patient is hospice appropriate, documents to patient's terminality establish and maintains an individualized plan of care.
3. Attending interdisciplinary group meetings, staff meetings, and committee meetings as assigned.
4. Providing information to the family as to the health status of the patient routinely, and in times of significant change in condition.
5. On-call responsibility in conjunction with other nursing staff through call rotation schedule and in accordance with response time requirements.
6. Actively seeking ways to develop professionally by pursuing expertise in hospice nursing care, continuing education and mandatory in-services.
7. Performing other duties and responsibilities as assigned by the patient care coordinator.
8. Responsible for delegating appropriate tasks to, and supervision of IPNs and CNAs.
9. Responsible for documentation in compliance with Medicare, Medicaid, VA, and private insurance guidelines.
10. Performing management and evaluation of patient/caregiver ability to manage patient's care per established plan of care.

Experience

5-7 Years

Level

Executive

Education

BS

Description :

1. Performing oasis assessments, and direct patient care.
2. Identifying, completing and following up on performance improvement reports including monitoring of infection control and opportunity occurrence reports.
3. Serving as a clinical director over 2 large 150 patient census office ensuring compliance with cms and state regulations.
4. Oversight of daily agency operations and coordination of departmental organization, management, and resource allocation to provide care and services to patients and meet organizational objectives for revenue and growth.
5. Managing the supervision of services to include (resorts, pep's, Lupa's, RG's, and therapy utilization) per regulatory requirements.
6. Working knowledge of workplace safety including infection control, universal precautions for bloodborne pathogens, use of PPE, and the handling of hazardous materials.
7. Developing staffing plans to assure a sufficient number of qualified, competent clinical staff to meet direct care needs.
8. Assigning and directing the duties of nursing assistant staff designated to provide care in a specific area.
9. Making recommendations concerning suspensions and discharges of nursing assistant staff.
10. Administering medications and treatments on the assigned unit as directed by the director of nursing.

Experience

10+ Years

Level

Management

Education

BS

Description :

1. Liaisoning between patients and physicians to ensure patient comprehension of treatment plans.
2. Recording patients' medical history, vital statistics and test results in medical records.
3. Sound, ethical and independent decision-making ability consistent with medical protocols.
4. Administering medications, performing all tasks with a patient-centered focus while seeking opportunities for improvement of processes and treatments.
5. Interviewing patients to obtain medical information and measure their vital signs, weight, and height.
6. Maintaining all confidential personnel files, license and CPR compliance records.
7. Preparing rooms, sterile instruments, equipment, or supplies and ensure that the stock of supplies is maintained.
8. Performing physical examinations, make tentative diagnoses, and treat patients en route to hospitals or at disaster site triage centers.
9. Providing health care, first aid, immunizations, or assistance in convalescence or rehabilitation in locations such as schools, hospitals, or industry.
10. Assessing the needs of individuals, families, or communities, including assessment of individuals' home or work environments, to identify potential health or safety problems.

Experience

10+ Years

Level

Senior

Education

BS

Description :

1. Ensured HIPAA compliance.
2. Developed and implemented nursing care plans.
3. Developed patient care plans, including assessments, evaluations and nursing diagnoses.
4. Documented patient information obtained from interviews.
5. Ensured efficacy of treatments through monitoring of treatment regimens.
6. Ensured efficacy of treatments through monitoring of treatment regimens.
7. Followed infection control procedures.

Experience

2-5 Years

Level

Junior

Education

AAS

Description :

1. Provided direct patient care appropriate to the emergency department.
2. Conducted emergency department Charge Nurse Responsibilities - supervision of RN, LPN, PCT and clerical staff.
3. Delivered high-quality and compassionate treatment to indigent and low-income patient community.
4. Participated in the ER-based Quality Assurance Program.
5. Implemented new assignments based on the evaluation of staffing requirements.
6. Provided necessary health education training for patients.
7. Treated patients with strokes, head traumas, comas, and intracranial hematomas.

Experience

10+ Years

Level

Senior

Education

Master Of Science

Description :

1. Employed as a staff RN in a Medical and Surgical Intensive Care Unit.
2. Provided direct bedside care to acutely ill patients in an inpatient facility.
3. Developed and executed care plans for assigned patients.
4. Communicated with physicians, reporting pertinent information and any changes in conditions in a timely manner.
5. Provided prescribed medications and treatments per physician's orders.
6. Communicated with patients and family members, insuring all care was described in detail and questions answered.
7. Educated patients on all prescribed treatments.
8. Advocated for patient safety and confidentiality.
9. Delegated necessary tasks to other members of the interdisciplinary health care team as well as implemented suggestions and orders from the team.

Experience

5-7 Years

Level

Executive

Education

BS In Nursing

Description :

1. Provided comprehensive primary care nursing to complex post-surgical patients with extensive co-morbidities often requiring extensive monitoring and life-supporting interventions.
2. Implanted Pace Maker Intravenous Insulin and Cardiac Drips Intravenous Heparin Drips Preceptor for new staff and nursing students.
3. Responsible for complete patient care, charge nurse duties, supervision of ancillary staff and maintaining patient flow through the department.
4. Provided to facilitate flow, coordination with Emergency Department to obtain appropriate staffing for volume changes, and managing scheduling conflicts.
5. Precepted new employees with a commitment to retention.
6. Submitted clear and appropriate documentation in a timely manner and documents patient education.
7. Communicated effectively to physicians, supervisors, and coworkers in a timely manner Participates in case conferences to promote coordination of care.

Experience

10+ Years

Level

Senior

Education

MS Nursing

Description :

1. Served as a medical surgical nurse providing quality care to the adult population with acute illnesses across the spectrum including but not limited to cardiac, respiratory, infectious disease, renal and oncology.
2. Assessed patient condition, implementation of interventions, and monitoring responses to treatment.
3. Collaborated with the interdisciplinary teams, increasing continuity of care.
4. Assumed role of shift coordinator: overseeing flow of unit, ensuring practice is consistent with policy and regulations, problem solving, addressing needs of patients and staff.
5. Oriented, provided informal mentorship and support to new employees and peers.
6. Registered professional nurse Responsibilities included contraception and STI counseling, HIV testing, pre/post test counseling.
7. Assisted clinicians with exams as needed.

Experience

2-5 Years

Level

Junior

Education

MS In Nursing