Post Job Free

Resume

Sign in

Registered Nurse Customer Service

Location:
Charlottesville, VA
Posted:
September 06, 2014

Contact this candidate

Resume:

Jennifer Ward, RN BSN

Contact Information

Email: acfsqr@r.postjobfree.com

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science in Nursing with honors, May 2000

University of Virginia School of Nursing

Charlottesville, Virginia 22908

Bachelor of Science in Nutrition with Distinction, December 1997

Indiana University School of Health Physical Education and Recreation

Bloomington, Indiana 47406

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Alzheimer’s Association of Central Virginia

1160 Pepsi Place, Charlottesville, VA 22901, 434-***-****

Assistant Facilitator with the Arts Fusion Program

Setting of Practice: Community

October 2011-present

• Serve as a liaison for the Alzheimer’s Association of Central Virginia

• Served as a treatment coordinator

• Served as a staff educator and treatment director

• Developed care plans with other members of the interdisciplinary care team

University of Maryland Medical Center

22 South Green St. Baltimore, MD 21201, 410-***-****

Registered Nurse

Setting of Practice: Teaching University Hospital, Trauma

January, 2010-October 2011

Responsibilities:

• Cared for 1-4 patients on Medical/Surgical Unit

• Served as preceptor for new hires and graduates

• Supervised unlicensed staff; completed annual performance evaluations

• Conducted quality of care in-services and follow-up assessments

• Formulated nurse, unlicensed staff and patient assignments

• Clinical skills included central line care, wound vacuum care, G-tube and/or J-tube care, and

patient controlled analgesia assessment

• Administered blood and blood products

• Served as unit liaison for hospital-based shared governance committees

Employment Continued….

Maryland General Hospital

827 Linden Ave., Baltimore, MD 21201, 410-***-****

Registered Nurse (36 hours per week)

June, 2008-January, 2010

Setting of Practice: Community Hospital

Responsibilities:

• Cared for 1-7 patients on Med/Surg floor

• Served as charge nurse

• Administered blood and blood products

• Served as preceptor for new graduates and employees

• Evaluated patient care plans

• Obtained certification to administer chemotherapy

• Worked with those patients receiving wound vacuum therapy

• Demonstrated competence in caring for specific patient populations (i.e. those with renal

disease, heart failure, diabetes mellitus, asthma, pneumonia, sickle-cell disease and

septicemia. Cared for those undergoing detoxification).

• Competent in computerized documentation and patient teaching

• Member of Professional Nursing Practice, Wound Care, Pain, Falls, and End-of-Life

Committees; Co-chairperson for Customer Service Committee

• Obtained certification as a Medical Surgical Nurse

Mountainside Senior Living

PO Box 310, Crozet, VA 22932, 434-***-****

Nurse Manager/Human Resources Assistant (40 hours per week)

April, 2007-June, 2008

Setting of Practice: 113 Bed Assisted Living Community

Responsibilities:

• Served as Nurse Manager and Healthcare Coordinator

Prepared in-services for unlicensed staff

o

Assessed annual competencies for un-licensed staff

o

Served as integral part of hiring process

o

• Worked with ID and DD waiver programs

• Served as case and utilization manager

• Coordinated care for those persons with intellectual disabilities

• Active in quality management and auditing reviews

• Coordinate care plan with other members of the interdisciplinary team

Easton Memorial Hospital

219 South Washington, St., Easton, MD 21601, 410-***-****

Travel Assignment with Trustaff Nursing, 1-888-***-****

Registered Nurse (40 hours per week)

September, 2005-April, 2007

Setting of Practice: Community Hospital

Easton Memorial Employment Continued….

Responsibilities:

• Cared for 1-6 patients on Med/Surg floor

• Supervised unlicensed staff

• Worked with central lines including: Hickman, Groshong, and implanted ports

• Administered Total Parental Nutrition (TPN) and Peripheral Parental Nutrition (PPN)

• Administered blood and blood products

• Assessed patients pre and post operatively

Implemented patient-controlled analgesia pumps and/or epidural analgesia-

o

assessed patient’s response and adhered to hospital prototocl

• Gained proficiency in wound care-cared for those patients receiving wound vac therapy

• Demonstrated competence in caring for specific patient populations (i.e. postoperative

patients, those with asthma, pneumonia, gastrointestinal disease and septicemia).

NurseFinders

1807 Emmet St. N., Charlottesville, VA 22901, 434-***-****

Registered Nurse (PRN Basis)

October 2002-September 2005

Setting of Practice: Nursing Agency for the Charlottesville Community

Responsibilites:

• This was a Nursing Agency position: Assignments included: University of Virginia

Health System (Charlottesville, VA), and the Westminster Canterbury (Charlottesville, VA),

and UVA HealthSouth (Charlottesville, VA).

• Adhered to facility’s care plan for residents or patients.

• Demonstrated competence in providing wound care

• Mentored and supervised unlicensed staff

• Documented interventions in accord with facility’s standards

• Provided wound care to residents when ordered

Care Advantage

674 Hillsdale Dr., Charlottesville, VA 22901, 434-***-****

Registered Nurse (PRN Basis)

February 2001-October 2002

Setting of Practice: Nursing Agency for the Charlottesville Community

Responsibilities:

• Adhered to residents’ plan of care and facility’s code of practice.

• Demonstrated the ability to think critically and to act independently

• Administered medications and provided teaching to residents within these facilities.

• Supervised unlicensed staff.

Martha Jefferson Hospital

600 Peter Jefferson Parkway, Charlottesville, VA 22901, 434-***-****

Registered Nurse (36 hours per week)

June, 2000-September, 2005

Setting of Practice: Community Hospital

Responsibilities:

Martha Jefferson Employment Continued….

• Supervised unlicensed staff and guided/developed orientation

• Worked extensively with Hospice patients

• Administered chemotherapy; assessed the patient during infusion

• Adhered to neutropenic precautions and/or reverse isolation procedures

• Accessed and deaccessed ports; assessed central lines, started peripheral lines

• Conducted physical and pain assessments; utilized patient controlled analgesia and

epidural analgesia

RESEARCH

1. Promoting Colorectal Cancer Screening Reimbursement, (May 2003)

Analyzed contemporary policy making and the role of the advanced practice nurse.

Supported a policy to provide Medicare/Medicaid reimbursement for colorectal cancer

screening. Project mentor was Sarah Farrell, Ph.D., RN, Assistant Professor, University of

Virginia School of Nursing.

2. Enhancing the Visibility of the Nurse Practitioner, (December 2001)

Researched the perception of the Nurse Practitioner in clinical practice, and examined

interventions to increase the visibility. Project was supported by Ann Hamric, Ph.D., RN, and

Kathryn Reid, RN, MSN, of the University Of Virginia School Of Nursing.

3. The History of the Nurse in Coronary Care, (February 2000)

Assisted Arlene Keeling, Ph.D., RN, Assistant Professor, University of Virginia School of

Nursing, in a historical investigation of the history of the nurse in a coronary care setting.

4. The Effects of Medications on HIV-Positive Patients,(November 1999)

Assisted Debra Lyon, Ph.D., RN, Assistant Professor, University of Virginia School of

Nursing, in researching the effects of protease and non-protease inhibitors in a HIV-positive

patient population.

5. The Effects of Rheumatoid Arthritis on the Sleep Cycles and the Moods of Pre-Menopausal

Women, (October 1999)

Assisted Cheryl Bourguignon, PhD, RN, Assistant Professor, University of Virginia School of

Nursing in the statistical analyses of collected data and in the recruitment of an eligible

sample population.

CERTIFICATIONS/LICENSURE

1. REGISTERED NURSE: Issued by the State of Virginia, License number: #001170523;

expiration: November, 2015

2. BASIC LIFE SUPPORT (BLS): Issued by the American Red Cross, Expiration: June, 2013

3. ADVANCED CARE LIFE SUPPORT (ACLS): Issued by the American Red Cross,

Expiration: October 2013

4. CERTIFIED MEDICAL-SURGICAL NURSE: Issued by the American Academy of Medical

Surgical Nurses;

MEMBERSHIPS

• American Academy of Medical Surgical Nurses, 2009-present

• American Society for Pain Management Nursing (National and Maryland Chapters), 2009-

present

• American Nurses Association, 2000-present

• Virginia Nurses Association, 2000-present

• Sigma Theta Tau, International Nursing Honor Society, 1999-present

• Oncology Nursing Society, 2000-2003

HONORS

• “The Unsung Hero Award,” 2009: Awarded to employee who exemplifies strong work ethic

and teamwork without demand for recognition at Maryland General Hospital.

• The National Society of Collegiate Scholars, 1999

• Phi Eta Sigma, University of Virginia, 1998

• 4-West Employee of the Month, University of Virginia Health Sciences Center, 1998.

Awarded to an employee based on her work ethic and delivery of patient care

• Eta Sigma Gamma, National Honor Society, University of Virginia, 1998. Honor society with

selection based on scholarship and community service.

• Kappa Omicron Nu, National Honor Society, Indiana University, 1996. Honor Society with

selection based on academic merit.

• Golden Key, National Honor Society, Indiana University, 1996. Honor Society with selection

based on academic achievement and community service.

• Arlene Ferguson Internship, Indiana University, 1996. One of 52 applicants selected to

receive internship; award given to student who demonstrated excellence in Biology.

• Undergraduate Teaching Internship, Indiana University, 1997. One of 88 applicants selected to

teach fellow undergraduate students both Anatomy and Physiology in a classroom setting.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

• UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND MEDICAL CENTER (2009-May 2010):

Served as Charge Nurse

o

Member of: Pain Management, Falls Prevention, and Superusers Committees

o

Proficient in EMAR and Meditech documentation

o

Proficient in patient education

o

• MARYLAND GENERAL HOSPITAL (2008-2009):

Co-Chairperson for Customer Service Committee

o

Member of: Policy & Practice Committee, Falls Committee, Wound Committee; and

o

End-of-Life Committee

Attended Clinical Concepts in Pain Management, a workshop in pain management at

o

the University of Maryland Medical Center

Completed Geriatric Nurse Resource Course

o

• JEFFERSON AREA BOARD FOR AGING (2007):

Employee Involvement Group Workshop: Employee focus group held each month

o

with an intent to boost employee involvement in Jefferson Area Board for Aging

Professional Development Continued….

• UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF NURSING

Virginia Nurses Association Annual Meeting, Sponsored by University of Virginia

o

School of Nursing, October, 2003

Nutrition and Wound Healing, University of Virginia School of Nursing, August,

o

2003.

Cardiac Transplantation: Foundations and Beyond, University of Virginia Health

o

System, Center for Organizational Development, November, 1999.

Electrocardiogram: An Introduction for Health Professional, Presented workshop on

o

EKG performance to medical students, University of Virginia School of Nursing,

June, 1999.

Healthy Heart Workshop, Presented workshop to elementary school children,

o

sponsored by University of Virginia School of Nursing, April, 1998.

References willingly furnished upon request



Contact this candidate