Julie Murray

• Improved patient outcomes by implementing evidence-based nursing interventions and individualized care plans.
• Reduced hospital readmissions through effective discharge planning, patient education, and follow-up care coordination.
• Enhanced patient satisfaction by providing compassionate, holistic nursing care that addressed physical, emotional, and spiritual needs.
• Prevented the spread of infections by consistently adhering to strict infection control protocols and educating patients on proper hygiene practices.
• Assisted in the training and mentorship of new nursing staff members, contributing to a positive work environment and high-quality patient care.
• Conducted thorough patient assessments to identify changes in condition, promptly notifying physicians and initiating appropriate interventions when necessary.
• Skillfully managed challenging patient situations using de-escalation techniques, crisis intervention strategies, and therapeutic communication skills.
• Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
• Advised patients and caregivers of proper wound management, discharge plan objectives, safe medication use, and disease management.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Conduct new employee orientation and coordinate competency completion.
• Ensure for or deliver annual mandatory and continuous education for staff using internal or external resources according to state and federal regulations and company policy.
• Teach certain in-house courses, such as NA training program, special unit training, etc.
• Coordinate employee health program (immunizations, flu shots, physical exams, covid vaccinations, routine covid testing, etc.)
• Monitor and ensure current licensure and certifications of facility staff.
• Maintain employee education, training and health files.
• Complete pre-hire screening and hiring of nursing staff.
• Complete required forms and documents in accordance with company policy and state and/or federal regulations.
• Worked with administration to identify internal talent and plan development pathways.
• Helped evaluate and implement recruitment and hiring plans.
• Evaluate employee satisfaction to assist with retention programs.
• Assisted floor nursing staff with cart rotation and back up support as unit manager
• Facilitate all employee covid testing requisitions, testing dates, and compliance with guidelines.
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• Delivered outstanding care to patients with various diagnoses and managed care from treatment initiation through to completion.
• Taught patients how to improve lifestyle choices, dramatically reducing chance of symptom reoccurrence.
• Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
• Managed patients recovering from medical or surgical procedures, including facilitating wound care, ostomy care, pressure ulcer prevention and pain management.
• Accurately documented all elements of nursing assessment, including treatment, medications and IVs administered, discharge instructions and follow-up care.
• Delivered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections, monitoring responses to address new concerns.
• Cared for patients in 33-bed unit, supporting fellow nurses in delivering outstanding treatment to patients.
• Collaborated with interdisciplinary healthcare personnel to meet patients' personal, physical, psychological and cognitive needs.
• Observed and reported patient condition, progress and medication side effects to accurately document updates.

• Cared for wounds, provided treatments and assisted with procedures.
• Cared for over 30 patients each day with quality-driven support.
• Performed functional assessments for admission and discharge.
• Gathered lab specimens, ordered testing and interpreted results to diagnose patients.
• Documented accurate and complete patient information to address patient problems and expected outcomes.
• Collaborated with MD to assess patient needs, plan and modify care and implement interventions.
• Managed patient care through closely monitoring respiration, blood pressure and blood glucose levels.
• Administered all prescribed medications while assess efficacy and communicating with providers when changes needed.
• Communicated with family members to incorporate continuity of care through family and medical team meetings.
• Supervise CNA staff and facilitate daily schedules for CNA staff
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