CATHERINE FISCHER

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Pittsburgh, PA 15207

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Retired RN who recently rejoined the workforce interested in exploring career options. Highly experienced and well-trained nurse with sound clinical knowledge and judgment honed over a 25-year career. Valid PA Nursing license. Excellent people skills and well organized. Experience

RN-Supervisor-February 2022-Present

Riverside Care Center

Supervise staff and residents, pass medications, monitor vital signs, chart and overall provide for the welfare of the patients.

RN, Case Manager- Sep 2002 - Sep 2013

Landmark Home Health Care

Maintain and manage schedule and patient caseload. Obtain lab work as ordered, manage medication, change dosing and organization. Applied wound care as ordered. Assess and report pertinent changes.

RN -Jul 1997 - Sep 2002

St. Francis Hospital

IV team and Medical Short stay Nurse-IV team hospital duties included rounds and daily assessment of IV sites, changes as needed and ordered by physicians and hospital policies. Other duties were central line assessment, dressing changes and flushing as per hospital policy. Medical Short Stay duties included preparing and educating patients for procedures including cardiac catheterization and radiology procedures. Inserted IV lines, obtained labs as ordered, and reported pertinent changes to attending physicians. Assessed patient skin, vital signs, and patient understanding as to following pre and post procedure care as per hospital policies. Cared for patients prior to hospital admission, total assessments IV placements, IV medications and oral medications.

RN- Sep 1990 - Sep 1997

Central Medical Hospital

First year medical surgical floor. Transferred to IV team in 1991. LPN- Jun 1988 - Sep 1990

Manor Care Nursing Home

Charge nurse who managed documentation, medications and wound care, as per facility policies.

Assigned daily patient care for nursing assistant. Education

Associate Degree -RN: Nursing

CCAC-Jun 1990

Nursing-Conley Vocational School

February 1986