Katie Haskell, RN
*** **** *** *****, **********, Utah 84335 / 435-***-**** /
************@*****.***
May 3, 2011
Mountain Vista Medical Center1301 S. Crismon Road
Mesa, AZ 85209
RE: Job ID # RN Wound Care FT/Days MVMC-1101332
Dear Mountain Vista Medical Center:
As a nurse with over 10 years experience in home care and working in a
small hospital wound clinic, I feel that I am well qualified for the
nursing supervisor position. I work well independently and as a part of a
healthcare team. I believe that communication with families, doctors, and
patient's is of the utmost importance. My qualifications include the
following:
. Currently working at Alpine Home Care and Cache Valley Specialty Hospital
in the Wound and Hyperbaric Medicine. Have a history of professionalism
and providing excellent patient care.
. Experienced in providing education to patient's about diabetes, disease
prevention, and health education.
. Experienced in implementing plan of care, assessing, and documenting.
. Registered Nurse in the State of Utah.
. Am extremely well organized, dependable, and am a fast learner.
I'd like the opportunity to tell you more about my work experience and how
my skills could contribute to the successful day-to-day running of your
company. I'd be happy to answer any questions that you may have. I look
forward to discussing the position with you.
Sincerely,
Katie Haskell, RN
Katie Haskell, RN
649 East 420 South, Smithfield, Utah 84335 / 435-***-**** /
************@*****.***
OBJECTIVE: Registered Nurse with over ten year's practical experience,
seeking Nursing Supervisor position.
EXPERIENCE: May 2010-Present
Cache Valley Specialty Hospital in Wound Care and Hyperbarics
Wound Care Nurse
. Perform advanced wound dressings, applying compression wraps, admit new
patients, performing assessments, educating patient's, blood draws, and IV
therapy.
. Working with physicians and assisting with various procedures.
. Accessing port-a-caths, flushing PICC lines, performing sterile dressing
changes.
. Setting patient's up with wound vac therapy and perform dressing
changes.
. Educate patient's on disease processes, health problems, and prevention
of wounds.
. Documenting visits on Triassess program on Computer.
Alpine Home Care September 2001-Present
Casemanager
. See patient's in home or assisted living setting for various procedures.
. Educate patient's and families on different disease processes and
prevention.
. Communicate with families and physicians regarding patient's plan of
care.
. Provide diabetic cares, feeding tubes, trach cares, wound dressing
changes, vac changes, cath cares, PICC line management, filling out
Medicare and Medicaid paperwork, assessing various body systems, assessing
home safety, and IV therapy.
. Supervising home health aides providing patient care.
. Document charting on phone devise using Plan Of Care software.
Katie Haskell, RN
649 East 420 South, Smithfield, Utah 84335 / 435-***-**** /
************@*****.***
Sunshine Terrace Home Health January 2010-September 2010
Casemanager/Office Nurse
. Saw patient's in home and assisted living facility setting providing
various cares.
. Supervised home health aides providing patient care.
. Trained new nurses on how to casemanage, fill out proper Medicare and
Medicaid paperwork, and use Allscripts software.
. Audited patients charts and ensure proper paperwork/staff notes
complete.
. Provided wound dressing changes, assessments of various body systems,
educating on different disease processes, PICC line management, IV therapy,
cath changes, assessing home safety, setting up home health aides,
communicating with families and physicians, and oasis paperwork.
Education:
Utah State/Weber State University Logan, Utah Graduated
2000
Associates Degree in Science
Licensed in State of Utah, expires 2013
Certifications:
BLS, PALS, ACLS, NRP
All are current
References:
Stacey Crandall
Emergency Room RN
Cache Valley Specialty Hospital
Linda Garrett
Director of Nursing
Alpine Home Care
Michelle Ruru
Office Manager
Cache Valley Specialty Hospital in Wound Care Clinic