Patsy Campbell

**** ******* **** ****, ******* Shade, Arkansas 72532

870-***-**** acvuk2@r.postjobfree.com

Qualifications Profile

Dedicated, seasoned Registered Nurse leveraging well-developed clinical and assessment strengths backed by more than two decades’ nursing experience.

Extensive nursing background treating diverse patients in medical-surgical, ICU, pediatric, pre-/post-surgical, and geriatric units; special expertise in cardiac care.

Employ excellent eye for detail and critical thinking strengths while assessing patient physical, psychological, and emotional health.

Skilled in developing patient-specific care plans in coordination with provider teams and maintaining robust patient charts using records management systems.

Superior interpersonal skills, quickly building and maintaining strong rapport with patients, family members, nurses, providers, and support staff.

Highly responsive to critical situations, changing operational priorities, and most-current industry regulations.

Professional Experience

cave City Nursing Home

Evening Supervisor 02/-1/16-present

Monitor and assist staff as needed, handle staffing issues or resident issues. takes care of any issues that arises, resident and families. Medicare admissions and discharges after hours, keeping family informed. Handle any emergency that arises. Work well with the doctors/APN’s and other staff members. Also fill in as Floor nurse as needed for coverage. Assist with resident care as needed also. Continue DON responsibilities after hours. Orders medications as needed and calls and receives orders from doctors as needed. oversees other staff members. Had hospice residents also and discharged residents to home and set up home health as needed and arranged as needed.

Mountain Meadows nursing and rehab

floor nurse 12/05/15-02/01/16

floor nurse, passing out medications to residents, charting, doing assessments and medicare carting, orders, admissions and discharges, order medications, treatments, assist Doctors and APN’s, handled any emergencies that arises. send residents to hospital as needed, or discharged to home with home health/hospice.

Lawrence Hall Health and Rehab

RN/Risk Manager 7/15-present

risk manager for a 160 bed Long term care facility. worked with the doctors to make rounds and ensure all the orders were done correctly and in a timely manner. managed the care plan team and was the head of teams such as weight loss, falls, incident and accident, skin, and psych. worked with the doctors and pharmacist to reduce the amount of medications and the use of antipsychotic medications. assessments, seen over the nurses aides and nurses (lpn and RN) and supervisors, worked with the director of nurses and the administrator, but also worked alone and got projects started. Was the go to person for everyone.

Batesville health and rehab

rn-floor nurse/unit manager 3/15-7/15

worked as floor nurse then to unit manager. Administered medication, charting, processed doctors orders and drew lab, and started iv’s. assisted other nurses/nurses aides as necessary. available to other employees as needed. staffing/schedules, checking mars, charting, orders. notifying doctors of lab results or change in condition. assisting the Director of nurses as needed.

White River Medical Center, Batesville, Arkansas

RN/Charge Nurse, 2/1998–3/15

Apply nursing expertise to assist in development and implementation of personalized care plans designed to support treatment and recovery of patients in established medical center, with current responsibility as Charge Nurse in post-anesthesia care unit. In coordination with teams of specialists, prepare patients for surgery, monitor patient progress in recovery, and facilitate timely discharge. Place IVs, administer medications, evaluate vital signs, assist in procedures, and administer treatments. Maintain thorough records using Meditech computer system. Supervise nursing team, representing CNAs, LPNs, and RNs; manage assignments and monitor workflows. Ensure proper compliance with procedural standards. Provide direct, caring support and education to patients and family members.

Previously excelled within progressive care unit, ICU (gaining skills in caring for ventilator, heart cath, and cardiac patients), and medical-surgical unit (treating patients in isolation and pediatric cases).

Established reputation for maintaining composure and level-head while responding to emergencies; selected to be part of Code Team.

Effectively apply tactical communication techniques to handle difficult patients.

Additional Experience

Adjunct Instructor, University of Arkansas Community College, Batesville, Arkansas

Delivered classroom and clinical instruction to nursing students in LPN and CNA programs. Prepared and presented lectures and facilitated hands-on practical skill development sessions. Evaluated student papers, tests, and skill mastery against course objectives.

Provided insightful, engaging instruction in best practices for conducting patient assessments, starting IVs, administering medications, and charting.

Agency Nurse, NC Staffing, Little Rock, Arkansas

In numerous short-term staffing assignments within Heart, Central, and Harris hospitals, played key role in implementing outcome-focused patient treatment plans. In CCU, surgery, and stepdown floors, assisted in administering medications, starting IVs, and treating wounds. Followed precise procedures while responding to codes.

Showcased ability to effectively work individually or as part of dedicated team.

LPN, Ozark Regional Health System Sharp Nursing Home, Multiple Cities, Arkansas

Within rural health clinic and nursing home settings, provided dedicated nursing care. In coordination with providers and nursing leadership, executed patient care plans by administering medications, performing treatments, and monitoring vital signs. Maintained thorough patient records in accordance with internal standards and external regulations. Evaluated patient wellbeing and reported status changes to physicians. Collaborated with CNAs to coordinate workflows and respond to critical situations.

Gained experience working with diverse patients across medical-surgical and pediatric units and in convalescent environments.

Educational Background

Associate of Sciences in Nursing (ASN), 1999

University of Arkansas Community College – Batesville, Arkansas

Registered Nurse (RN)

State of Arkansas

Certifications – ACLS, PALS, NALS, Basic Arrhythmia

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