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Click here or scroll down to respond to this candidateCandidate's Name , BSN, RNStreet Address PHONE NUMBER AVAILABLE EMAIL AVAILABLECharge / Staff/Crisis Therapeutic/ Long Term Care NursePatient-focused and team-oriented Registered Nurse with exceptional qualifications to support diversity and wellness within various public and private healthcare settings. Readily build rapport with patients, families, and other healthcare professionals. Skilled at managing competing priorities with ease while fostering the delivery of quality patient care. Proficient at multi-tasking and prioritizing patient care while remaining calm and focused during critical situations. Use excellent interpersonal skills to perform effectively within interdisciplinary teams.Areas of StrengthUnit/Nurse/Operations Leadership Hospital and Psychiatric SettingsSupervision/Training/Mentoring Coordinate/Facilitate Patient CarePatient Care Plan Implementation Patient/Family CommunicationsComplex Problem-Solving Skills Delegation/Managing ResourcesMedical Symptoms/Treatments Comprehensive Nursing AbilitiesMedical Systems and Technology Performance Reviews/CoachingPROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCEWellness Nurse, Sunrise at the Colonnades, Charlottesville, VA April 2023 currentFunctions in partnership with the Wellness team in an Assisted Living and REM setting. Practice entails health status assessments in nutrition, exercise and providing education to promote health. Coordinates and maintains accurate patient records.Charge Nurse, Albemarle Health and Rehab, Charlottesville, VA Nov. 2022 March 2023Managed a thirty-bed long term unit. Responsible for people diagnosed with dementia, Alzheimers, and people on hospice care. Assessed physical and mental status changes. G -tube feedings, wound care and diabetic monitoring.COVID-19 Tester, Tinkbird Agency for Next Molecular Lab, Richmond, VA Nov. 2021 June 2022Team Leader for Diagnostic PCR testing for elementary and high school students in the Charlottesville public school system.Regional Therapeutic Nurse, Easterseals, UCP, Charlottesville, VA Oct. 2020 Oct. 2021Supervised people with IDD in the REACH programs Crisis Therapeutic Home (CTH). Provided COVID-19 education, N-95 employee mask fitting, infection control, medication education, admission evaluations and on-going mental and medical assessments.Charge Nurse, Virginia University Medical Center, Charlottesville, VA July 2013 April 2019Managed twenty-five bed behavioral Unit. The role included using therapeutic communication, assessing for psychiatric symptoms as well as being preceptor, fall risk unit committee representative. Developed and facilitated mental health group Using Humor to Cope enhancing the awareness on how appropriate humor influences positive physical and mental health outcomes.Charge Nurse / Staff Nurse, INOVA, Mount Vernon Hospital, Alexandria, VA July 2008 June 2013Thirty bed in-psychiatric unit. Demonstrated a high degree of initiative, problem solving and critical thinking skills. Promoted a therapeutic environment for patients and ensured unit safety. Delegation of assignments. Served on the Peer Council Review Committee.Residential Nurse, Family Residence Essential Enterprises, Bethpage, NY May 2006 June 2008Worked as a member of interdisciplinary team with individuals with intellectual disabilities and traumatic brain injuries. G tube feedings, nutritional education, diabetic monitoring, medication administration.Charge Nurse, State of Maryland, Springfield Hospital, Sykesville, MD April 2001 June 2006Accountable for providing care for psychiatric patients in a chronic care setting. On-going psychiatric assessments for mental health changes and extrapyramidal symptoms. Therapeutic communication, active listening, delegation, maintained a healing environment.EDUCATIONBachelor of Science in Nursing (2013)Magna Cum LaudeWalden University, Minneapolis, MNAssociate of Applied Science in nursing (1999)Suffolk County Community College, Selden, NYAssociate of Applied Arts (1997)Suffolk County Community College, Selden, NYCURRENT LICENSURE AND CERTIFICATION* Registered Nurse, The Common Wealth of Virginia* American Heart Association (BLS)COMPUTER SKILLSEPIC, Welligent, Credible, Relias, Ascentis, Patient Point Click, Word |
