Registered Nurse Care

Tomacena Penson-Smith, RN, BSN

***** ********* ** ******, *****, Florida 33055

Cell: 305-***-****

Email: ***********@*****.***

|Objective |

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|Seeking a challenging full-time position as a Registered Nurse where my |

|extensive medical, professional and practical experience will be fully |

|utilized to contribute to quality patient care. |

|Summary |

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|Registered Nurse in the state of Florida: RN2008832 |

|Skilled in primary care, long term care, and palliative/hospice care |

|Patient and family focused |

|Strong clinical judgment |

|Committed to culturally competent care |

|Strong background in wound care protocol |

|Proficient in Microsoft Office applications |

|BLS & CPR Certified through the American Red Cross |

|Experience |

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|September 1990-June 2012 |Vitas Innovative Hospice Care, |Staff Nurse |

| |Miami, FL | |

|Supervised and delegated work responsibility to staff (LPN's and CNA's) |

|Provided high quality episodic care, short and long term care for |

|inpatients |

|Screened and educated patients and families using current evidence based |

|guidelines |

|Served as nursing preceptor for nursing students and new employees |

|Proficient EMR usage while maintaining patient centered communications and|

|passionate care, team-building and collaborative relationships among |

|colleagues |

|Primary care, long term care, and palliative/hospice care |

|December 1988-August 1990 |Baptist Hospital of Miami, |Staff Nurse |

| |Miami, FL | |

|Managed post-op recovery patient care |

|Completed preoperative patient assessment and implementation of pre-op |

|protocols |

|Maintained open channels of communications with surgeon and perioperative |

|team |

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|January 1978-November 1988|Baptist Hospital of Miami, |LPN |

| |Miami, FL | |

|Provided direct nursing treatment for patients in the following areas: |

|orthopedics, oncology, diabetes, stroke, gastrointestinal and pulmonary |

|care. |

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|Education |

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|June 2012 |Keiser University, Pembroke |Bachelor of Science in |

| |Pines, FL |Nursing |

|June 1977 Lindsey Hopkins Technical Institute, Miami, FL |

|Certificate of Nursing (LPN) |

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