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PHONE NUMBER AVAILABLE EMAIL AVAILABLEQualifications ProfileDedicated and patient-focused, Teaching-focused. Registered Nurse with proven strengths in acute patient care, staff development, and family advocacy.Exceptional capacity to multi-task: manage numerous, often competing priorities with ease and foster the provision of superior patient care.Administrative and referral experience including admissions, assessment, treatment, referral, and education for a wide range of patients.Widely recognized as an excellent care provider and patient advocate.Demonstrated ability to forge, lead, and motivate outstanding healthcare teams that provide top- quality patient care.Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills; superior accuracy in patient history, charting, and other documentation.Certifications and ProficienciesCertifications: Ventilator care; Telemetry; Phlebotomy; Basic life support. Proficiencies: Med/Surg; CCU; ER; Triple lumen CVP; AV fistulas; Care plan creation and administration; NG/Sump & Peg tubes; Patient/family education; Training and in-services; Meditech documentation. Set up NxStage machines in ICU and teaching nurses how to monitor and operate NxStage machines. Troubleshooting/Maintain NxStage as needed. Stat Staffing 7/2022-presentAgency NursingSupervise Licensed Practical Nurses and Patient Care Technicians providing dialysis, Communication patients needs to Doctors and coordinating careDavita dialysis 3/2015-7/2022Dialysis NurseSupervise Licensed Practical Nurses and Patient Care Technicians providing dialysis, Communication patients needs to Doctors and coordinating careProfessional ExperienceFOUNDATION MEDICAL 9/2014-presentTraveling Dialysis NurseSupervise Licensed Practical Nurses and Patient Care Technicians providing dialysis, Communication patients needs to Doctors and coordinating careDavita, Inc 09/2010-.09/2014Clinical Coordinator/PreceptorSupervise team mates providing dialysis, teaching new teammates use of NxSTAGE, provide troubleshooting and guidance to nurses in ICU for NxStage and other dialysis machines. Coordinate and schedule for NxStage instruction for ICU nurses. Performs Quality Assurance for team Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA 06/2007-8/2010 Staff Nurse, Inpatient Dialysis UnitServe as Staff Nurse overseeing patients during dialysis procedures, including: set up machine; hook-up blood line; program treatments; take-off blood line; teaching; and contingency preparedness. 11/2003-06/2007Staff Nurse, Emergency DepartmentServe as charge nurse caring for patients with acute illnesses, including acute congestive failure, acute myocardial infarction, drug overdose, massive trauma, & respiratory failure. Promote health and support patients and families in coping with illness. Skilled in Hewlett Packard bedside monitoring, 12-lead EKG, and Bennett 7600 ventilator.Provide strong contributions as key member of unit quality assurance program designed to identify and evaluate problems, manage patient census, and allocate staff assignments. Exhibit motivation and dedication by providing the highest quality of care to each patient Implemented and coordinated ongoing staff education program. Contributed substantially to successful JCAHO accreditation within the department. STAT STAFFING, Pittsburgh, PA 6/1998 to 12/2001Registered NurseDelivered a complete range of RN services and expertise. Accurately obtained and documented patient history and medication lists, assessed individual conditions and needs, and selected departmental referrals for acute and chronically ill patients. Prepared equipment and assisted physicians during patient examinations and treatments. Monitored patient reactions to drugs and carefully documented progress of individuals participating in clinical trials.Repeatedly commended by patients and supervisors for outstanding quality of care; received consistent mention in care-survey responses.Maintained a high degree of accuracy to achieve optimal patient acuity monitoring. Significantly improved facilitys public image by ensuring exceptional patient satisfaction. Mercy Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA 11/200111/2003Staff Nurse, Trauma ICU, Life Support UnitProvided care for patients suffering from trauma, acute chest pain, respiratory failure/complaints, drug overdoses, acute alcohol ingestion, and gastrointestinal bleeds. Acquired and recorded patient information. Prepared patients for surgical and radiological procedures, initiated and maintained intravenous therapy, and operated 12-lead EKG.Educational BackgroundNursing Diplomate (1997)West Penn School of Nursing Pittsburgh, PALicensureRegistered Nurse (RN), Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
