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Manly, Iowa EMAIL AVAILABLE PHONE NUMBER AVAILABLE
Registered NurseDear Director of Human Resources:Ready to deliver immediate and long-lasting results to your travel nursing healthcare company as a Registered Nurse. I am confident that my significant career is a perfect match for your needs. With more than 30 years of experience supporting nursing operations, I am eager to explore this opportunity with you.Most recently employed through Good Shephard Health Care in Mason City, Iowa as Staff Night Supervisor & Charge Registered Nurse, February 1, 2023, to May 1, 2024 Accountable for contributing exceptional care in a 125-bed facility as a Night Supervisor and Charge Nurse while fulfilling RN care to my assigned ward. Facility provided Skilled Level Nursing, Long-Term Care, Hospice and Dementia Ward(locked ward) whereas I was only RN responsible for administering all IV medication, Bi- pap/ C-pap, hospice care, wound care, psychiatric care, emergent hypoglycemic and hypoxic intervention, and cardiac arrest intervention. Responsible for professionally communicating with the lead administrator, physicians, Director of Nursing, Assistant Director of Nursing, and Nursing Home personnel. Organized and assigned staff to appropriate ward by considering their strengths and weaknesses. Utilized and mentored staff to utilize empathetic and therapeutic communication with residents and their families. Exceptional times of highly contagious illness meant cycles of prohibiting visitors from entering the care facility which contributed to the emotional isolation felt by residents and their families. Considering these trying times, being mindful to slow down, to listen, and to be empathic not only to residents individual needs, questions, concerns, or issues but also their family members. I realize the importance of face-to-face verbalization and therapeutic communication in enhancing emotional and physical healing. Advanced through specialized roles by quickly recognizing my strengths and improving my weaknesses. Key Qualifications
Proven track record of leading teams to accomplish ambitious care goals through enhanced collaboration and encouraging them to take a stake in operations. Adept at developing and maintaining detailed administrative and clinical processes that reduce attendance deficits, improve accuracy and efficiency, and achieve organizational objectives. Highly focused and results-oriented in supporting and improving complex operations; identify goals and priorities and resolve issues in initial stages. Capable of taking charge of situations as necessary and guiding diverse staff to increase the quality of care and address problems as they arise. Highlights of my strong qualifications include the following: Taking on the most challenging patient and family populations, using my knowledge, and understanding to create a positive experience, Communicating the effective policy and procedure recommendations that reduced turnover and increased performance from all stakeholders, and Making staff active participants in operations whenever possible, giving them stakes in top-quality care, and engendering greater loyalty and willingness to make an extra effort. With Warm Regards,Candidate's Name
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Manly, Iowa EMAIL AVAILABLE PHONE NUMBER AVAILABLE Registered NurseSkillful and dynamic nursing professional with demonstrated capacity to provide comprehensive patient care and process improvement.Employment BackgroundChamberlain UniversityEnrolled in classes toward BSN Degree, September 2022 January 2023 Manly Specialty Care InitiativeManly, IowaStaff Night Supervisor & Charge Registered Nurse, June 7, 2022, to September 5, 2022 Care Centers capacity was 36 Residents, in which I was held: Accountable for contributing to exceptional care as Supervisor, Charge Nurse, and RN by administering all IV medication, Bi-pap/ C-pap, hospice care, wound care, psychiatric care, emergent hypoglycemic intervention, and cardiac arrest intervention. Organized, delegated, and monitored ancillary team members during assigned shifts. Exceptional times have cyclically prohibited all visitors from entering the care facility and has contributed to the emotional isolation felt by residents and their families. Considering these trying times, I was blessed with the opportunity to become more vigilant in talking and updating conditions to both family and residents. I realized the importance of face-to-face verbalization and therapeutic touch in enhancing emotional and physical healing.AYA HealthcareSan Diego, CaliforniaTravel Registered Nurse, June 28, 2020, to November 1, 2020 The last assignment was a Covid-19 Crisis Response four-week contract with an additional four-week contract in Tele-Medical Surgical and Step-Down Unit. The hospital had 249 beds with the administration of care to 100% -75% covid-19 patients. Adhered to strict Personal Protective Equipment donning and removing with N-49 masking and continual handwashing while maintaining negative covid-19 testing. Interacted with primarily Cuban-speaking staff and patients at Coral Gables Hospital in Miami, Florida (Dade County). Bi-pap rather than intubation and povidone nasal swabs daily became the new protocol for the second four-week contract. Provide comfort care in an 8-1 ratio and then a 5-1 ratio from patient to nurse. Every patient family admitted through the emergency department was Full-Code and the average age initially was 75-101 years and progressed to 25-45 years. Heritage Care and Rehabilitation CenterMason City, IowaRegistered Nurse, January 2019 to January 2021Long-Term Care, Skilled Care, Short-Term Rehab. And Locked Dementia Ward I held the responsibility for interfacing with lead administrators, physicians, and hospital personnel across multiple health specialties, organizing, delegating, and monitoring ancillary team members, and utilizing empathetic and therapeutic communication with residents and their families, especially in this time of the Covid-19 Crisis. Bedside patient care included but was not limited to accountability for contributing to exceptional care as a Charge Nurse, and RN by administering all IV medication, Bi-pap/ C-pap, hospice care, wound care, psychiatric care, emergent hypoglycemic intervention, and cardiac arrest intervention. The Covid Pandemic prohibited families and friends from entering the care facility and contributed to the emotional isolation felt by residents and their families. Considering the trying times, I reflect on the blessing and the opportunity to become more vigilant in talking and updating conditions to both family and residents and I realize the importance of face-to-face verbalization and therapeutic touch in enhancing emotional and physical healing. Having advanced through specialized roles, you will quickly note the strength and scope of my abilities upon reviewing my resume.Veteran Affairs Central Iowa Health Care System- Home-Based Primary Care Mason City, IARegistered Nurse, January 2018 to January 2019Assisted in establishing a Home Health VA-Home Based Primary Care (HBPC) Program in Mason City, adopted, and supervised from the Des Moines program. As HBPC-Case Manager, expectations included correlating and delivering individualized care to Veterans to extend their ability to remain at home. The HBPC-Team included: Registered Nurse-Case Manager, ARNP, Social Worker, Occupational Therapist, Physical Therapy, Dietician, Pharmacist, Home Health Aide, and Home Maker.Selected Contributions: Utilized nursing process when assessing, planning, implementing, evaluating, and documenting an individualized nursing plan of care. Assigned to care for the most challenging Veterans with PTSD, Anxiety, Depression, and Anti-Social Personality traits through positive communication and slowly establishing a trusting relationship that encouraged treatment plan compliance, resulting eventually in the Veteran obtaining an enhanced quality of life at home. Influenced care outcomes by creating individualized and creative log sheets that motivated Veterans compliance to obtain and record daily: Blood Pressure, Weight, Blood Sugar, and Pre-and-Post Catheterization outputs. Demonstrated excellent communication skills in communicating with the patient, family/significant other in developing plans of care and establishing goals, updating, and assessing learning needs as necessary to ensure excellent customer service. Performed Weekly medication set-up; wound care and dressing; IV/ port site care, medication administration, and maintenance; phlebotomy draws and transportation; obtained urine, stool, sputum samples, and transportation; and continually assessed for a safe therapeutic home environmentUniversity of Iowa HospitalIowa City, IARegistered Nurse, February 2001 to January 2019Medical-Surgical Telemetry, Step-Down, and Neurology Unit Contributed to exceptional care at a 720-bed Medical Academic Institute and Magnet Award Hospital.Selected Contributions: Took charge of working with the difficult substance-abuse patient, establishing positive communication, and slowly establishing a relationship that encouraged him to show more compliance and trust, resulting eventually in him establishing sobriety and starting recovery. Introduced new aspects of the shift change process including writing names on the patient whiteboard, addressing patient concerns immediately, and establishing bedside reporting if appropriate to the specific situation. Bedside skills include: Initiating and maintaining peripheral or port IV access to infuse medication and perform phlebotomy draws, Performing diagnosis-based assessments and scales, Obtained wound/blood cultures, identified sources, and administered treatment utilizing IV antibiotics, debridement, and/ or packing-dressing wound with various products, Assist the physician during evasive/ invasive procedures with or without conscience sedation, Identifying, preventing, or intervening during episodes of suicidal ideations and actions, and Responding expediently and effectively to emergent situations like hypoglycemia, seizures, Rapid Responses, Code Blue, and Code Strong ensuring patient and staff safety.Star-med Staffing GroupCedar Rapids, IARegistered Nurse, September 1999 to August 2003Supported units and organizations experiencing staff deficits, quickly adapting to new environments to provide top-of-the-line care to diverse patient populations in Home Health, Long Term Care, and Hospital settings.Selected Contributions: Took the lead among nursing staff, guiding newer or unsure personnel with compassion and focus on drawing out maximum potential from every team member. Demonstrated ability to take new assignments with no orientation or previous experience and apply knowledge and critical thinking to deliver quality nursing. Parkview Nursing & Rehab CenterWaterloo, IALicensed Practical Nurse, September 1997 to July 1999 Supported operations as Assistant Director of Nursing as well as Nursing Supervisor, Staff Scheduler, and Wound Care Nurse.Selected Contributions: Encouraged staff to become actively involved in problem-solving, more quickly resolving problems in the facility, and ensuring higher levels of teamwork. Windsor Nursing & Rehab CenterCedar Falls, IALicensed Practical Nurse, September 1992 to September 1997 Functioned as Care Plan Coordinator, Nursing Staff Supervisor, and Scheduler for a 65- resident rehab center, authoring and updating individualized care plans and ensuring compliance with all applicable regulations. Selected Contributions: Collaborated with staff to resolve attendance deficits such as by having meetings where people discussed why they needed to take time off, increasing empathy, and encouraging more shift-swaps rather than call-offs. Mediated between staff members on personal issues including gossip and anger about perceived lack of work, using humor and a firm approach to work out problems before they could affect overall performance.Additional positions include Licensed Practical Nurse at Daniel J. Murphy Family Practice & Black Hawk County Jail and Office Coordinator at EPA and Adult Addiction Program as well as The Allen Gordon Adolescent Recovery Center going back to 1994. Educational BackgroundBachelor of Nursing (Pending completion: Cap-Stone class ends October 2024.) Chamberlain College of Nursing, Downers Grove, ILAssociate of NursingHawkeye Community College, Waterloo, IADiploma, Licensed Practical NursingHawkeye Community College, Waterloo, IAAssociate of Arts and ScienceHawkeye Community College, Waterloo, IALicenses and CertificationsRegistered Nurse Multistate License, Iowa Board of Nursing Basic Life Support, American Heart AssociationAdvanced Cardiac Life Support, American Heart Association National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale, American Heart Association Dependent Adult Abuse Mandatory ReporterMandatory Child Abuse and NeglectIdentification and Mandatory Reporter* Pending: Minnesota License-Background/Fingerprint sent July 2024 Employer References Upon Request |
