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EMAIL AVAILABLEPHONE NUMBER AVAILABLEEDUCATION:Charity School of Nursing; Associate of Science; Register Nursing Program 2017Sigma Alpha Chi Honors Society Member Induction 2016Phi Theta Kappa Honors Society Member Induction 2014LICENSES/ CERTIFICATIONS:Registered Nurse, State of Louisiana 2017 PresentRegistered Nurse, Compact State of Louisiana 2020 PresentBLS, American Heart Association 2016 PresentEXPERIENCE:Ochsner Health System (June 2017 June 2022) (August 2023- Present)Registered Nurse; Step-Down/ Telemetry Med-Surge Float PoolAs a Registered Nurse, Charge RN, or Preceptor on various units throughout the system I was responsible for educating new employees on Ochsner policies and procedure guidelines to Ochsners standard of care. I encouraged honesty and intergrity as a professional, building confidence in their decision making, time management, deligation, and professionalism. I provided patient support to our staff members while maintaining safe and individualized care in order to help all of our team achieve positive outcomes through the nursing process, along with collaboration between interdisciplinary teams so that together we could provide individualized healthcare and education with psychosocial support for our patients and their support system.Ochsner Facilities:Ochsner Main Campus, Kenner, Baptist, West Campus Rehab, Post Op Surgery Center, West Bank, St. Bernard, and St. Charles ParishStep-Down Units Worked:Cardiac, Oncology (non BMT), Post-Op Surgical Svc, Covid (along with any general Med-Surg/Tele)Advantage Medical ProfessionalsThibodaux Regional Health Systems (July 2022 - Present)Registered Nurse; Pre/Post-Operative UnitAs the RN I am responsible for providing patient care pre and post-operatively, handling all aspects of treatment from medication, wound care, progressive mobility, various drains types and their output for differing surgeries, monitor patients recovery from anesthesia, prevent surgical wound infections by following sterile technique guidlines and proper cleansing of wound beds. I monitor patients and their labs for early signs of acute sepsis, along with many other day to day tasks. I am Self-directed with astute judgment and critical thinking skills while understanding care of my patients involving their intricate care plans from the acute post operative phase until discharge. I communicate with interdisciplinary teams s/a surgery teams, consulted physician teams handling patient co-morbities, social workers, case managers, PT/OT/ST, as well as the team of nurses around me, all for the assurance that every need is met before the move on to the discharge phase.Medical SolutionsChandler Regional Medical Center; Chandler, AZ (Februrary 2022 - July 2022)Registered Nurse; Telemetry Step-DownAs a travel nurse on this unit I primarily supported patients who were diagnosed with covid with significant comorbidities which put them at a higher risk of poorer outcomes thus requiring a higher level of care with the communication between varying interdisciplinary teams and families. Importantly, we monitored cardiac rhythms with the help of specialized telemetry technicians and adjusted patient care plans per MD orders within ANA guidlines to ensure a safe and successful recovery for our specialized patient population.Fresenius Kidney Care, New Orleans, La (February 2019 February 2020)Registered Nurse; Dialysis ClinicAs the clinic RN I was responsible for providing safe delivery of chronic hemodialysis therapy to patients, in compliance with state and national standards. I assessed patients' response to hemodialysis therapy, making appropriate adjustments and modifications to the plan of care as indicated by the prescribing physician and our companies protocols. I communicated problems or concerns to the clinic Manager or physician. I managed our Patient Care Technicians/ LPNs in providing safe, effective delivery of chronic hemodialysis therapy along with performing various daily/weekly/ monthly assessments, monitoring labs in accordance with provider orders, and company policy/ protocols. I gave ongoing patient specific education regarding their renal disease process, vascular access, changes to their dialysis therapy, diet modifications, and any other health conditions or psychosocial situations they might have had.PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES:As one who subscribes to and follows the idea of interdisciplinary teamwork, I have been successful working with diverse groups of professionals in the medical field. I pride myself in my ability to motivate, lead, educate/ train employees and provide encouragement of success in their profession. The words used to describe my qualities in performance reviews have included: professional; productive; strong work ethic and self-motivated; assertive; organized and detail oriented with a high degree of initiative in problem solving.References upon request |