Recognized for spearheading quality improvement initiatives that elevated care standards, showcasing clinical expertise and compassionate patient advocacy.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Dedicated RN
Incredible Health
08.2022 - Current
Dedicated RN that oversees a variety of health care role creations for large organizations within a remote setting.
Set up and maintain job openings that accurately represent hospital recruiters hiring needs.
Review and ensure high quality matches between nurses and job openings within an online platform.
Manage jobs/matching quality and productivity metrics and investigate ways to further drive metrics
Partner with Recruiter Advocates and Customer Success Partners to deliver a positive experience for hospital recruiters.
Successfully creating and establishing nursing roles through an online platform for a multitude of medical organizations nationwide.
RN telephone triage
Innovative Triage Service
04.2020 - Current
RN telephone triage after hours providing expert nursing care and advice to a variety of patients, including Group Home, Managed Care, Pediatrics, Family Practice, and Specialty Practices, including Cardiology and Urology services.
Utilizes clinical skills to provide professional direction over the phone to patients and care givers regarding primary and specialty care for adults and children.
Collaborate with healthcare providers to secure time-sensitive responses to patients
Respond appropriately to patients by applying clinical assessment and communication skills, while adhering to clinical guidelines and protocols.
Works independently and collaboratively with other RN’s
Prioritizing calls during busy time.
Uphold high standards of nursing care for a diverse population of patients ranging from adolescents to geriatrics with a variety of diagnoses.
Assistant Professor of Nursing
SUNY Morrisville
Morrisville
03.2021 - 08.2022
Assisted in educating and guiding nursing students gain the confidence and independence in the healthcare profession.
Successfully created content for freshman and senior nursing students through complex coursework to develop effective academic results.
Collaborated with team members to create coursework, exams, and clinical activities each semester.
Stayed up to date with current research and curriculum within the nursing profession.
Monitored and evaluated students in classroom, clinical, and simulation labs.
Successfully creating and establishing nursing roles through an online platform for a multitude of medical organizations nationwide.
Adjunct Clinical Instructor in Pediatrics
Utica College
Utica
08.2018 - 08.2022
Successfully guides, teaches, and supports 8-12 students (per semester) in a clinical setting.
Adequately assists students with patient assessments, basic care, communication skills, documentation, and medication administration in a timely manner.
Proficiently evaluates weekly assignments and provides detailed feedback using a grading rubric.
Consistently available for students both during clinical and after hours for follow up questions and concerns.
Successfully and appropriately cares for children and adolescents from newborn to 19 years of age.
Worked effectively with an interdisciplinary team, and performed accurate charting procedures
Successfully recommended and implanted changes to the unit regarding assignment delegation and prioritization, resulting in a higher standard of patient care and reassess/revised plan of care, as needed.
Staff Nurse PICU/Pediatric Float Pool
Upstate Medical Center
Syracuse
10.2014 - 03.2021
Performed total patient assessments, including neurological, cardiovascular, respiratory, gastrointestinal, genitourinary, IV site/line, PICC lines, Hickman catheters, triple lumen catheters, surgical/trauma wounds, wound vacs, tracheotomy, urinary catheters, mechanical ventilators, NG tubes, G tubes, chest tubes, and ostomies.
Monitoring patients on continuous cardiac monitoring and analyzing specific cardiac rhythms.
Performed care and monitored patients on mechanical ventilators.
Interpreting and recording patients' signs and symptoms, and abnormal laboratory values that require the notification and/or intervention of a physician.
Educated patients and their families on disease processes, cardiac and pulmonary procedures, and broad aspects of therapeutic regimens, including medication, and pain management techniques.
Followed aspect ice procedures and provided care in accordance with universal precautions with an emphasis on surgical/traumatic wound care
Administered oral and subcutaneous and intramuscular medications
Administers complex treatments such as total enteral feedings, parenteral administration of electrolytes, fluids, blood and blood components and authorized specialized medications, such as IV Push medications.
Performed life saving measures and administered complex treatments which included advanced cardiopulmonary resuscitation and administering potent and potentially lethal drugs
Properly performs insertion and discontinuation of NG tubes
Assists physician with intubation and extubation of complex treatments plans for children and adolescents.
Assists physicians with complex cardioversion
Providing supportive care to patients and family during terminal illness, including post-partum care
Fully credentialed in phlebotomy, peripheral insertion of IVs
Staff Nurse on the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit – October 2014 to October 2016
Staff Nurse in the Pediatric Float Pool – October 2016 to March 2021
Staff Nurse
Ellis Medicine
Schenectady
08.2013 - 10.2014
Performed total patient assessments including neurological, cardiovascular, respiratory, gastrointestinal, genitourinary, IV site/line, PICC lines, Hickman catheters, Triple Lumen catheters, surgical/trauma wounds, wound vacs, tracheotomy, urinary catheters, mechanical ventilators, NG tubes, G tubes, chest tubes and ostomies.
Monitoring patients on continuous Telemetry and analyzing specific cardiac rhythms
Performed care and monitored patients on mechanical ventilators.
Interpreting and recording patients' signs and symptoms and abnormal laboratory values that require the notification and/or intervention of a physician
Educated patients and their families on disease processes, cardiac procedures, and broad aspects of therapeutic regimens, including medication and pain management techniques.
Followed aspect ice procedures and provided care in accordance with universal precautions with an emphasis on surgical/traumatic wound care
Administered oral and subcutaneous and intramuscular medications
Administers complex treatments such as total enteral feedings, parenteral administration of electrolytes, fluids, blood and blood components and authorized specialized medications, such as IV Push medications.
Performed life saving measures and administered complex treatments which included advanced cardiopulmonary resuscitation and administering potent and potentially lethal drugs
Providing supportive care to patients and family during terminal illness, including post-partum care
Fully credentialed in phlebotomy, peripheral insertion of IVs, deaccessing PICC lines, deaccessing Triple Lumen Catheters, and accessing and deaccessing infusaports for entire Cardio/Thoracic/Pulmonary Unit while on shift.
Worked effectively with an interdisciplinary team, and performed accurate charting procedures
Successfully recommended and implanted changes to the unit regarding assignment delegation and prioritization, resulting in a higher standard of patient care and reassess/revised plan of care, as needed.
Staff Nurse
Bassett Medical Center
Cooperstown
06.2011 - 08.2013
Performed total patient assessments including neurological, cardiovascular, respiratory, gastrointestinal, genitourinary, IV site/line, PICC lines, Arterial lines, surgical/trauma wound, tracheotomy, urinary catheters, NG tubes, G tubes, chest tubes and ostomies.
Monitoring patients on continuous Telemetry and analyzing specific cardiac rhythms
Interpreting and recording patients' signs and symptoms and abnormal laboratory values that require the notification and/or intervention of a physician
Educated patients and their families on disease processes, cardiac procedures, and broad aspects of therapeutic regimens, including medication and pain management techniques.
Followed aspect ice procedures and provided care in accordance with universal precautions with an emphasis on surgical/traumatic wound care
Administered oral and subcutaneous and intramuscular medications
Administers complex treatments such as total enteral feedings, parenteral administration of electrolytes, fluids, blood and blood components and authorized specialized medications, such as IV Push medications.
Performed life saving measures and administered complex treatments which included advanced cardiopulmonary resuscitation and administering potent and potentially lethal drugs
Providing supportive care to patients and family during terminal illness, including post-partum care
Worked effectively with an interdisciplinary team, and performed accurate charting procedures
Successfully recommended and implanted changes to the unit regarding assignment delegation and prioritization, resulting in a higher standard of patient care and reassess/revised plan of care, as needed.
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