Nurse Practitioner Nursing
Resume:
SANDRA K ROZIER
*** ***** **** *****, *******, Ga 30024 H: 805-***-**** actha9@r.postjobfree.com
CURRICULUM VITEA
SUMMARY
I am a dedicated, patient-focused nurse with proven strengths in managing care, staff development, and family advocacy with: Exceptional capacity to multi-task by managing numerous, often competing priorities with ease and foster the provision of superior patient care: Committed to practicing medicine using a holistic approach: Demonstrate the 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: Ability to manage patients with competency and foster a calm, cooperative team effort to provide top-quality care.
LICENSES
State of Georgia RN195594
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Sigma Theta Tau International Nursing Honor Society
Alpha Beta Honor Society
Los Angeles Marathon 2007
VA Beach Rock and Roll Half Marathon 2008
Southern Most Point Marathon 2014
CERTIFICATES
BLS Expires 11/201
TNCC Expires 05/2016
ACLS Expires 07/2016
PALS Expires 07/2016
CNRN 02/2009
EDUCATION
2015 Master of Nursing-Nurse Practitioner
Maryville University, MO
2006 Bachelors, Nursing
University of Phoenix, AZ
1996 Associates, Nursing
Thomas Nelson Community College, VA
1986 Associates, Computer Science
University of Kentucky, KY
MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE
•Reported to the Director of Nursing Services.
•Assisted the Director of Nursing Services in planning, developing, and supervising the activities of licensed and non-licensed personnel who provide health care and nursing services to Nursing Home residents. Assisted with the development and implementation of nursing services, objectives, policies and procedures in accordance with Federal and State regulations.
•Shared the responsibility for selecting Nursing Department staff, completing employee appraisals, and resolving problems involving employee disciplinary action.
•Shared responsibility for backing up RN staff on a 24-hour per day, 7 day per week basis.
•Conferred with residents' physicians on an occasional basis to clarify medical orders and direct care.
•In the absence of the Director of Nursing Services, performed the duties of the Director.
•Oversaw the clinical operations (i.e. monitoring resident conditions, psychopharmacological drugs, restraint use, Foley catheters, pressure ulcers, etc.) of the Nursing Department.
•Assisted the Director of Nursing Services in the design, implementation, and evaluation of nursing systems that ensure consistent delivery of care and maintains and promotes resident rights.
•Conducted nursing rounds on all units several times a day, completed patient care plans, and conducted interdisciplinary care plan meetings with patient and family members.
•Provided reports/recommendations as needed/required for the Director of Nursing Services concerning the operations of Nursing Services.
•Assisted the Director of Nursing Services in the development, implementation, and evaluation of facility policies, procedures and guidelines on an annual and on-going basis (i.e. nursing, pharmacy, lab, physicians, medical records, etc.).
•In the absence of the Director of Nursing Services, conducted staff meetings.
•Assisted the Director of Nursing Services in ensuring that residents are free from abuse, mistreatment, and neglect.
•Ensured nursing staff awareness and compliance with Federal and State regulations relative to resident issues.
•Assisted in nursing administrative calls.
NURSING EXPERIENCE
•Respond to all Stroke Alerts and Codes in hospital.
•Assess a patient’s condition as well as planning and implementing patient care plans.
•Provided advanced life support as needed.
•Assisting physicians in performing procedures.
•Observing and recording critical conditions and acting accordingly.
•Ensuring that ventilators, monitors, and other types of medical equipment function properly.
•Administering intravenous fluids and medications.
•Ordering and assisting with diagnostic tests.
•Ensured that all nursing personnel comply with the written policies and procedures established by this facility.
•Cooperated with other resident services when coordinating nursing services to ensure that the resident's total regimen of care is maintained.
•Participate in facility surveys (inspections) made by authorized government agencies.
•Periodically review the resident's written discharge plan. Participate in the updating of the resident's written discharge plan as required.
•Admit, transfer, and discharge residents as required.
•Complete accident/incident reports as necessary.
•Maintain the Daily Census Report and submit to the Business Office as required.
•Complete and file required record-keeping forms/charts upon the resident's admission, transfer, and/or discharge.
•Encourage attending physicians to review treatment plans, record and sign their orders, progress notes, etc., in accordance with established policies.
•Receive telephone orders from physicians and record on the Physicians' Order Form.
•Chart nurses' notes in an informative and descriptive manner that reflects the care provided to the resident, as well as the resident's response to the care.
•Report all discrepancies noted concerning physician's orders, diet change, charting error, etc. to the Nurse Supervisor.
•Fill out and complete transfer forms in accordance with established procedures.
•Make daily rounds of your unit/shift to ensure that nursing service personnel are performing their work assignments in accordance with acceptable nursing standards. Report problem areas to the Nurse Supervisor.
•Inform nursing personnel of new admissions, their expected time of arrival, room assignment, etc.; ensure rooms are ready for new admissions.
•Greet newly admitted residents upon admission. Escort them to their rooms as necessary.
•Participate in the orientation of new residents/family members to the facility.
•Make rounds with physicians as necessary.
•Requisition and arrange for diagnostic and therapeutic services, as ordered by the physician, and in accordance with our established procedures.
•Administer professional services such as; catheterization, tube feedings, suction, applying and changing dressings/bandages, packs, colostomy, and drainage bags, taking blood, giving massages and range of motion exercises, care for the dead/dying, etc. as required.
•Maintain a written record of the resident's complaints and/or grievances that indicates the action taken to resolve the complaint and the current status of the complaint.
•Report and investigate all allegations of resident abuse and/or misappropriation of resident property.
•Collaborating with fellow members of the critical care team
•Responding to life-saving situations, using nursing standards and protocols for treatment
•Providing education and support to patient and families.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
•Demonstrated and taught patient care in classroom and clinical units to nursing students and instructed students in principles and application of physical, biological, and psychological subjects related to nursing: Provided lectures to students as well as conducted and supervised laboratory work, distributed assignments, and directed seminars and panels.
•Supervised student nurses during patient care in clinical units of the hospital.
•Prepared and administered examinations, evaluated student progress, and maintained records of student classroom and clinical experience.
•Participated in planning curriculum, teaching schedule, and course outline.
•Cooperated with medical and nursing personnel in evaluating and improving teaching and nursing practices.
•Conduct ACLS classes for employees.
WORK HISTORY
03/2010 to Present
Staff Nurse – Medical ICU
Northeast Georgia Medical Center Gainesville, GA
03/2008 to 10/2014
Charge/Staff Nurse – Neuro ICU
Gwinnett Medical Center Lawrenceville, GA
03/2007 to 10/2007
Staff Nurse – Coronary ICU
Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital Santa Barbara, CA
02/2007 to 10/2007
CNA/LPN Classroom-Clinical Instructor
Lompoc Unified School District Lompoc, CA
10/2006 to 10/2007
CNA/LPN Classroom-Clinical Instructor
Lompoc Cardiac Rehabilitation Lompoc, CA
01/2006 to 10/2007
Critical Care Travel Nurse
Maxim Healthcare Services San Luis Obispo, CA
07/2005 to 03/2007
Staff Nurse – Medical ICU
Lompoc Hospital Lompoc, CA
02/2002 to 05/2005
Staff Nurse – Float Pool
Wayne Memorial Hospital Goldsboro, NC
08/2000 to 08/2001
Assistant Director of Nursing
Alamo Heights Rehab San Antonio, TX
10/1999 to 05/2000
Assistant Director of Nursing
Genesis Health Care Williamsburg, VA
02/1996 to 10/1999
Assistant Director of Nursing
Regency Health Care Center Grafton, VA
REFERENCES
•Paul Martin MD
Infectious Disease Specialists
Lawerenceville, Ga
•Micheal Amaral MD
Gwinnett Medical Center
Neurosurgeon
Lawrenceville, Ga
•Ebonee Johnson NP
Florida Acute Care Specialist
Lake Worth, Fl
EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITES
•Meet-up Group - Running/Hiking
•USA Fit - Gwinnett
•Atlanta Fitness - Group Spin
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