Manager Nurse
Resume:
Patricia Thomas
********@********.***
Address: **-**** *** **** **
City: Ewa Beach
State: HI
Zip: 96706
Country: USA
Phone: 808-***-****
Skill Level: Experienced
Salary Range: $60,000
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Educational Background:
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Job History / Details:
Personal Data:
91-1071 Kai Weke Street
Ewa Beach
Hawaii 96706
Phone: 240-***-****
Email: [1]********@********.***
DOB/Place: 12/29/1962 Brookhaven New York
Marital Status: Married, Brian R Thomas MAJ, Army Nurse Corps, USA
Education:
High School: Coronado High School, Scottsdale Arizona
Undergraduate: Gateway Community College
108 N. 40th Street
Phoenix A.Z. 85034
Received LPN degree 1982-1984
Received R.N. degree 1988-1990 A.A. degree
Currently enrolled in the Masters Degree in Nursing at Grand Canyon
University, Phoenix Arizona
RN License # 68069 exp 06/30/2011
ACLS certified exp May 19, 2012
BLS certified exp April 20, 2012
PALS certified exp Sept 26, 2010
Clinical Experience:
Scott & White Hospital
300 University BLVD
Round Rock
Texas 78665
Phone# 512-***-****
CNO: Judy Dolyce
Employed from Dec 14, 2007-May 21, 2010, reason for leaving: military
change of station
Job Description: This was a preop-pacu area where day surgery was
done; patients were also admitted overnight depending on their
diagnosis. We prepared patients for surgery, starting IV'S, pre-op
teaching, post-op teaching was done. We had anywhere from 10-35
patients a day to prepare for surgery and recover in pacu, where
telemetry monitoring was done, labs drawn, multiple equipment used for
surgical patients. Family was included in all the teaching aspects
when discharged home. This unit had five operating rooms, staff of 10
Anesthesiologists, 15 staff nurses, at current time, we have no
director and the charge nurse has given her resignation. Fast pace
environment and turnover of patients were seen on a daily basis, post
op phone calls were done to see how the patient was recovering at home
after surgery were done. Mostly orthopedics, plastics, gynecological,
hand, gastroenterology, and on call for emergency cases were seen
here. I took call on a regular monthly basis for emergency cases and
recovered them after surgery, given IV pain medication, anti-nausea
meds, catheters, wound vacs applied.
Trustaffe Travel Nurse
Travel nurse position taken from June 15, 2007-Dec 17, 2007Scott & White Hospital
2401 South 31^st Street
Temple
Texas 76508
Job Description: Took a travel nurse assignment to Texas while being
transferred by military due to my husband's change of station. I
worked on a 36-bed telemetry unit that consisted mostly of med-surg
type of patients with multiple medical problems, such as heart
disease, diabetes, neuro problems, orthopedics, and any medical or
surgical disease a patient might have that required hospitalization,
surgery, or telemetry monitoring. I took this assignment until I could
find out where the jobs were in Texas so that I could find a staff
position for which, I did receive in Dec 2007. My contract with the
travel company was extended for another 13 weeks until I decided not
to renew the contract and found a job working in Round Rock for the
company I just left.
Frederick Memorial Hospital
400 N. 7thst
Frederick MD 21701
Ph 240-***-****
Manager Lisa Block
Employed from March 10, 2004-May 30, 2007
Reason for leaving: Moving to Texas for Military change of station for
husband
Job Description: Clinical Nurse II accepted a position on the
admission unit. Responsibilities included a 10-bed unit for admissions
to the hospital from doctors' offices and the E.R. Started IV's,
telemetry was done on many patients upon admission. Certain drips such
as Cardiazem were started to control heart rate. Oxygen was supplied
to many patients upon arrival and assessment. Pain control was a big
part of a patient's admission. IV morphine, Dilaudid, Demerol,
Fentanyl and others were given as needed according to medical needs. I
have accessed many types of ports that patients would come to hospital
with. PICC lines, other types of central lines were all maintained and
cared for according to policy and procedures. Then this unit closed
and I went to the Float pool where I floated to other units to care
for various medical-surgical and telemetry patients who needed bedside
care. I went to the orthopedic, urology, oncology and other units that
I was skilled in taking care of at the bedside.
Shady Grove Hospital
9901 Medical Center Dr.
Rockville M.D. 20850
Ph# 301-***-****
Manager: Barb Toops
Employed from Dec 10, 2003-Oct 5, 2004
Reason for leaving: knee surgery, was out longer than permitted due to
needing second surgery, job was given to another person and I chose to
leave and not take a different position offered. Left on good terms.
Job Duties: This short stay unit cared for telemetry and non-telemetry
patients on a 24hr admission. These patients were observed for heart
attacks, and non-heart related illnesses that required overnight stay
in this unit. Some patients were there longer depending on the
situation. Medications were given according to MD orders. Vital signs
were monitored every four hrs and deviation from normal were called to
M.D.Laboratory reports were monitored and abnormal were called as
needed to Doctors. This unit was quick overturns of patients that
required immediate attention depending on their condition.
Mayo Clinic Hospital
5777 E. Mayo Blvd
Phoenix A.Z. 85054
Ph# 480-***-****
Supervisor Cheryl Phillips
Ph: 480-***-****
Employed from February20, 1997-Nov30, 2003
Reason for leaving: Moved to Maryland/Washington D.C. for military
change of station due to husband's military career.
Job Description: Upon my hire, I was directed to care for a 6-bed
overnight short-stay unit staffed with an R.N. and a nursing assistant
for 8-12 hrs. The patients had surgery and needed to recuperate in the
hospital at least overnight for monitoring of nausea, vomiting, pain
control, blood loss and whatever else they might have needed and their
D.R. wanted them to stay overnight for. I monitored Foley catheters,
wound care, drains, incision sites, pain control, oxygen levels,
people who had plastic surgery. This unit was eventually turned into a
pre-op pacu area where we prepared patients for surgery and recovered
them afterwards. Many patients were sent home with drains, catheters
and we had to instruct them on these different things so they could go
home the same day if possible. We did many surgeries in this area.
Sometimes 60-70 patients a day. Some of these patients came back to
our unit right from the surgery suite and needed to be recovered. We
did telemetry monitoring, removed LMA'S, which was the breathing tube,
inserted by Anesthesia and removed by certified R.N's. Administered IV
medications were given, and frequent monitoring of these patients was
required. A nursing assistant and I worked the night shift for six
months providing total patient care caring for six patients.
Scottsdale Memorial-North Hospital
9003 E. Shea Blvd.
Scottsdale AZ 85260
Supervisor Evie Wallace
Ph# 480-***-****
Employed from July 10, 1989 Sept 20, 2002
Job description: This was a 36-bed urology-neurology unit with many
surgical patients with complex health care needs. Many of these
patients had other medical problems to be addressed besides the
procedure they had under gone. Diabetes, heart problems, kidney
ailments were a big part of these patients histories that we had to
monitor. I was charge nurse on night shift for over six months, and
then returned to day shift due to childcare issues and a more normal
life for family. This unit opened up a 4-bed epilepsy unit that was
monitored by video cameras and patients would come and be attached to
EEG leads and be watched by video for active seizures to be seen. Some
of these patients were given neuro surgery to correct their epilepsy
so they could restore their lives to a more normal way. Certain nurses
cared for these patients as special training was given to us that
wanted to care for them. I was one of them. We monitored these
patients 24hrs a day and many of their epilepsy medications were
withheld to promote seizure activity. We had to close monitor these
patients so they would not get hurt while videotaping their seizures.
After several days of this, we gradually put them back on their
medications and sent those home patients. This was a very busy unit,
consistent with high responsibilities such as, Intravenous
medications, total parental nutrition, central line catheters, PICC
lines, and multiple by mouth medications. Assisted patients with
ambulation, wound care, drains, and Foley catheters after major
surgery were completed. This unit required a lot of nursing care,
teaching
Reason for leaving: Mayo Clinic opened up its own hospital so I went
over to their hospital as well as their patients, who were cared for
by Scottsdale-Memorial-North hospital for several years.
Good Samaritan Hospital
1111 E. McDowell Road
Phoenix, AZ 85006
Supervisor: Martha Keene
Ph: 602-***-****
Employed from Jan 20, 1984,-June 25, 1989
Reason for leaving: received my R.N. degree and went to
Scottsdale Health care-North for a full time position closer to home
and more opportunities.
Job Responsibilities: This was a 30-bed rehab unit where most of the
patients were quadriplegics or paraplegics from accidents. Most were
young men, some women and older patients with some type of
neuro-muscular disease that required them to live in a wheelchair for
the rest of their lives. I was an LPN at this time and was my very
first job. I taught these people how to live in a wheelchair. We
assisted them in their ADLS, and taught them how to take care of
themselves. They went to physical therapy and occupational therapy 2x
a day; they would come back to the unit for meals, bathing and bowel
care. I received my R.N. degree during my employment and decided to
take a position closer to home and to change what I was doing to learn
more and do more with my degree.
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