Charge Nurse/Registered Nurse

Carla Marie Scott

**** ******** ****** ***** ************, Indiana 46234

( Mobile: 317-***-****

NURSING PROFESSIONAL

Energetic and dedicated, patient focused nurse with over 20 years of

nursing experience. Proven strengths are acute patient care, staff

development, and family advocacy. Exceptional capacity to multi-task,

manage numerous, often competing priorities with ease while fostering the

provision of superior patient care. Administrative and referral experience

including admissions, assessment, treatment, and education for a wide range

of patients. Wide recognition as it relate to excellent healthcare

provider, and patient advocate. Demonstrated ability to forge, lead, and

motivate outstanding healthcare teams that provide top quality patient

care. Outstanding interpersonal communication skills, superior accuracy in

patient history charting, and documentation.

Areas of expertise lie in:

Medication Administration Labor Delivery/Postpartum/Nursery

Occupational Health Physical Prep Medical/Surgical

Patient Teaching Clinical Supervision

Phlebotomy Psychiatric Nursing

Basic life support Administration/Delivery

IV Administration Sample Collection Drug Testing

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2007- Present Wishard Memorial Hospital Ambulatory Care Indianapolis,

IN

Charge Nurse, RN

Serve as a resource for adult patients and staff by answering

questions, identifying and resolving problems with the workload,

and assigning tasks to staff under the guidance of the Clinic

Manager.

. Proactively contributes to and models Wishard mission by:

Advocating,, Caring, Teaching, and Serving with special

emphasis on the vulnerable population of Marion County.

. Participates in the process of preliminary interviewing of

medical assistants and nurses. Coordinates training

schedules for CPR, TB and Skills Assessment Fair.

. Triage duties. Supervise other staff and assume supervisory

functions, acts as preceptor and supports the development

of other staff.

2005 - 2006 Methodist Hospital

Registered Nurse

Indianapolis, IN

. Administered nursing care, medication, and testing to

mothers and newborns.

. Monitor, record, and report symptoms or changes in mother

and baby conditions.

. Consult and coordinate with healthcare team members to

assess, plan, implement, or evaluate mother/baby patient

care plans.

. Educated mothers and families on topics such as health

education, disease prevention, and health after delivery.

2004. Larue D. Carter Memorial Hospital

Indianapolis, IN

Mental Health Services Nurse LPN-RN

. Worked with patients, families, and staff to assess mental

health needs, develop diagnoses, and plan, implement, and

evaluate nursing care.

. Assisting patients with self-care activities; administering

and monitoring psychobiological treatment regimens, health

teaching, psycho education, and crisis intervention, and

counseling.

. Assignment, delegation, and supervision of licensed/

unlicensed personnel.

. Documented all patient interventions per policy.

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

Associates of Science, in Nursing, Indiana University Purdue University,

Indianapolis, Indiana 2003

Licensed Practical Nursing, Ivy Tech College, Fort Wayne, Indiana 1993

Mental Health Technology, Indiana University Purdue University, Fort Wayne,

Indiana 1993

Licensure

Registered Nurse (RN), State of Indiana 2004

Certifications

Certified CPR Basic Life Skills 2011

Mantoux TB Certification 2007

Breath Alcohol Technician 1995

Mental Health Substance Abuse

Counseling Certificate 1993

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