Teresa A. Barrett

* ****** ******, ***********, ** 29851/ 706-***-****/ ad5bh0@r.postjobfree.com

RN- SC Multistate License # 246417 08/16/18- 04/30/26

BLS/CPR/ACLS Certified 12/08/2023-12/08/2025

Education

ASCCOCIATE’S DEGREE DECEMBER 2013 AUGUSTA TECHNICAL COLLEGE

Experience

PEPPER HILL/AIKEN REHAB AND CARE CENTER – AIKEN, SC FLOOR NURSE/ALZHEIMER’S UNIT APRIL 2023 – APRIL 2024

RN managing 22-24 + patient’s each day, 12 hour shifts and more at times as needed. Staying within state code for management and storage of medicines, inhalers, eye drops, narcotics, and any other prescriptions or OTC as prescribed. Working with the MD and or NP, Social Worker, Scheduler for outside appts, Activities, Cafeteria, Speech Therapist, patient and anyone else needed in best patient care. In and Out Caths, Catheter insertion and care, Colostomy bag care, Picc line care, IV insertion and care, Co-Vid testing, injections, Nursing support and multiple other duties. Alzheimer’s/Dementia care, PTSD,

AUGUSTA ONCOLOGY - MULTI LOCATION - INFUSION NURSE MAY 2022 - MARCH 2023 Chemotherapy infusion training and implementation. Rheumatology medicine nursing. PICC Lines, PIV, and Port access. Working with nurses and all provider’s on best care for patient. Education for many different medicines in clinic or at home. Critical care thinking with phone calls and messages sent from patients. Looking over all lab results and consulting with the provider as needed.

NUCLEAR CARE PARTNERS, AIKEN, SC— HOME HEALTH RN MARCH 2021- APRIL 2022

Home visits from 3 hrs to 12 hr shifts. Ability to recognize any change in patient physical and mental. Collaborated with all MD’s, PT, OT, and Hospice. Many aspects of patient education-detailed to each patient. Escorted to Dr appts, shopping, picking up scripts or any needs. Cooking and cleaning based on needs of patient and situation.

INFUSION RN SOLEO HEALTH OCTOBER 2014-APRIL 2020- PRN THEN FULL TIME APRIL2020-NOVEMBER 2020

All aspects of care for Heart Failure/Diabetes/ and other co-morbidities. PICC line dressings weekly- more often if compromised. Lab draws when ordered and drop off. Home infusion pump administration, teaching pump care and troubleshooting when needed, adjusting up/down meds per MD orders and monitoring after for adverse effects, Lasix assessment and administration if needed per MD instructions, teaching for signs and symptoms of infection and monitoring, medication interactions and contraindications, and all areas of home health self-management. Milrinone, IVIG, Remicade, Lasix and more.

CASE MANAGER RN MEDICAL ASSOCIATE’S PLUS OCTOBER 2017- APRIL 2020

Blood pressure checks and education, Weight management education, Diabetes education individually and monthly group classes. Medicine refills via computer. Hospital follow up appointments and case management. Work hand in hand with MD, PA and NP’s to ensure over all patient care and compliance. Lead RN with LPN and multiple MA’s reporting to me.

EXPANDED ROLE NURSE RICHMOND COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT MARCH 2016-SEPTEMBER 2017

Immunization/Child Health RN. Children, Adults, College forms, Immigration, Travel and all aspects of immunizations and titers. Ordered and kept up with inventory per state guidelines for VFC and private vaccines. PPD placement and readings. Proper storage and handling of vaccines, contraindications to vaccines, and all aspects to safe vaccine administration.

RN-2 UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL 5 NS APRIL 2014- OCTOBER 2016

Stroke/Cardiac telemetry step down unit. Various IV drips, starting IV’s, lab work, full assessments, neurological assessments, Trach care, foley insertion and removal, various stages of wound care, admits, discharges, transfers, complete and correct charting, and much more.

References

·Breanne Ray- 443-***-****

·Mariann Simmonds- 803-***-****

·Heather Giles – 706-***-****

More upon request.

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