Beth Ploof, RN

Jamaica,WI876-***-**** USA651-***-****

acegd6@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY OF PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

Over 28 years of progressively responsible experience in health care.

Highly motivated, outgoing and social nurse with experience in recruiting,

marketing and consulting

Nursing skills and knowledge within such areas as:

telemetry/angio,dialysis, med/surg, OB/GYN, newborn nursery, and

occupational health; patient advocate,team player,strong work ethic and

leader

Make administrative decisions in stressful situations, assure good patient

flow through ER/triage and PACU with use of bed tracker, Epic and HER/EMR;

Use of Outlook, Microsoft Word

Exceptional critical thinking skills with ability to rapidly assess

situation, problem solve, implement

Experienced in working with diverse populations and understanding cultural

differences; travelled Africa,Central America, Islands, Europe as

volunteer, preceptor and consultant

Strong leadership skills in areas of creating and implementing new process

work flows, writing policy and procedures, and fiscal responsibility in

budget management;collaborative with physicians/staff

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

ADMINISTRATIVE NURSING SUPERVISOR 4/2003 through 8/2012

Abbott Northwestern Hospital Mpls, MN (8/10 - 8/12)

Hennepin County Medical Center Mpls, MN (6/10- 6/11)

Fairview Health Services Mpls, MN (9/07- 6/09)

Healtheast Care Systems St Paul, MN (7/04- 6/09)

Abbott Northwestern Hospital Mpls, MN (4/2003 - 11/2004)

Job responsibilities:

Made administrative decisions in the absence of administration

Supervised all staff in all departments on the off shifts, made staffing

decisions budget appropriate

Rounds on all units, ER and PACU for overseeing patient flow, staffing

assessment and nursing needs

Addressed any staff issues, informed managers via voicemail of

incident/follow up needed

Collaborated with manager/administrator on-call if needed; became incident

command officer in community/internal emergency situations and monitored

building codes

Facilitated agency usage approvals, made financially responsible decisions

within budget goals

Assisted in calling in the CVLab/OR, take reports on directs, attending

codes to as appropriate

Assuring bed placement and acting as patient representative to assure

family satisfaction

PATIENT CARE SUPERVISOR 3/2009 to 10/2009

Fairview Columbia Heights Clinic, Mpls, MN

Job responsibilities:

Supervised 23 direct reports, performance reviews, audits, gave yearly

mantoux/flu shots/education

Managed clinic complaints and ensured patient/family satisfaction

Assisted clinic administrator with budget management and attended

facility/operations meetings

Contributed transition to electronic medical records and Epic/EMR and

created new clinic workflows

Created and implemented new clinic work flows, worked with clinic

physicians to meet system goals

Attended Fairview clinics Nurse Practice meetings to standardize processes

across Fairview clinics

PRIOR NURSING EXPERIENCE

UNITED HOSPITAL, St. Paul, MN 2000 to 2003

Staff RN / Charge Nurse - Telemetry Unit

Utilized delegation and problem solving abilities while encouraging an

environment that empowered staff and promoted values of mutual

respect, dignity, and compassion.

Initiated IVs and monitored IV therapy, medication administration and blood

products.

Set up and operated telemetry monitoring equipment for patients with

complex, multi-system problems.

Did sheath pulls and after-care monitoring of post angioplasty, stents

and/or brachytherapy patients.

Coordinated with physical therapists, cardiac rehab, respiratory

therapists, social workers, and physicians to meet individual needs of

patients.

Provided education to patients and family members; Served as preceptor for

new employees.

Assisted with chart reviews and compliance assurance for JCAHO on 4

telemetry floors.

Participated in the GOCAPP research study, monitoring and documenting

sheath pull results.

REGIONS HOSPITAL, St. Paul, MN 1993 to 2004

Registered Nurse (1999 to 2004)

Served as a staff nurse for one year in telemetry before switching to on-

call status.

Assessed, planned, implemented, and evaluated patient care.

Experienced in setting up and operating telemetry equipment, and monitoring

patient heart rhythms and vitals.

Educated patients and families regarding therapies, surgeries, and home

care.

Experienced in initiating IVs and monitoring IV therapy, med

administration, and blood products.

Did sheath pulls and after-care monitoring of post angioplasty, stents

and/or brachytherapy patients.

Staff LPN (1996 to 1999)

Helped to organize and ensure proper care in the Dialysis, OB, Ante-Partum

and Post-Partum, and Newborn Nursery units.

Provided professional education and counseling to new mothers and pregnant

women on lactation /nursing issues, nutrition, bathing, infant health,

etc.

Educated patients and families on transplant procedures, proper diet, etc.

Phone triage experience.

Provided care and monitoring of post-c/section patients, including med

administration and IV therapies.

Initiated and discontinued patient dialysis treatments, and monitored

patientt during treatments

Pre/post patient weight, permacath care, vital signs, and fistula/graft

patency checks.

Certified Dialysis Technician (1993 to 1996)

Initiated and discontinued dialysis treatments.

Monitored patients for distress and treatment according to policy

Performed pre/post patient weight, permacath care, vital signs, and

fistula/graft patency checks.

Floated to the Woodbury Dialysis Clinic and Lakeview Hospital in

Stillwater.

Experienced in working with the prisoner population.

ALSO: 3 yrs in clinic as DIALYSIS TECHNICIAN, 4 yrs in a hospital as a

HOUSE CNA, as well as 1 yr in long term care as CNA.

EDUCATION

Anoka Ramsey technical College, Mpls, MN -CNA certificate

Minneapolis Technical College, Mpls, MN - LPN degree

Century College, StPaul, MN -RN AD

Minnesota State Registered Nurse Lic. - current BLS-current

Jamaican Registered Nurse Lic.- current

National Vocational Honor Society Award

Professional Business Certificate-Century College, MN Leadership

Certificate-2007

Continuing Education-Compliance/HIPPA, Cultural Diversity, IV insertion, De-

escalation,etc

Marketing/Networking- 5+years in various roles (volunteer and paid work

for business, music, cultural events)

Small Business Owner for 30 yrs

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