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Amanda Marks

608-***-**** abpmyw@r.postjobfree.com

Registered Nurse

Professional Profile

Highly analytical, composed Registered Nurse, with extensive experience in health care and

rehabilitation. Well-rounded professional with supervisory experience both as a Charge Nurse and

manager of health care providers. Collaborative mentor with the ability to interface well with

multiple disciplines of the health care team. Knowledgeable and skilled with patients with

psychiatric issues, including Alzheimer s and dementia. Adaptable expert with practice dealing with

patients with aggressive, physical behaviors as well as multiple other diagnoses or conditions. Detail-

oriented, possess excellent medical problem-solving skills, simple observations of patients easily

determined if change had occurred and interventions could be done to improve the patients

adaptability to the environment.

Fields of specialization

Phlebotomy Psychiatry Occupational Therapy Dentistry Endocrinology Audiology

Preventive Medicine Speech Pathology Nutrition Prostheses & Orthotics Diabetes Care

Physical Therapy Respiratory / Ventilation Therapy Urology Rehabilitation

Procedures Treatment Care

Physical Assessments Infection Control

Oxygen Therapy & Monitoring Cancer Treatment Medication Administration

Acute / Chronic Care Amputation Care Ambulatory Care Assisted Living

Tracheotomy Care Intravenous Therapy Surgical Wound Dressing

Catheter Insertions Critical Care Services Eye Care Substance Abuse

Professional Experience

JACKSON PARK MEDICAL & REHAB CENTER, Madison, WI June 1993 December 2009

Registered Nurse

Served as Core Nurse for End Stage Dementia Unit with 30 beds, which encompasses patients with

Alzheimer s patients as well as some high-functioning patients for nursing facility with 135 beds.

Provided care for patients dealing with end of life issues, including communicating and providing

emotional support to family members. Served as Charge Nurse frequently with the full responsibility

for the facility as well as daily supervisory responsibility for a team of Certified Nursing Assistants.

Assessments

Built bonds with physicians who came to rely on my assessments and requested my presence

when they did rounds.

Conducted extensive health profiling to determine medical causes for additional patient

discomfort or acting out such as urinary tract infections or other infections.

Prioritized patient needs, through building a strong understanding of the patients and performed

daily assessments to indicate if issues changed.

Performed wound management for patients with pressure ulcers or post-surgical sites.

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Professional Experience

Continued

JACKSON PARK MEDICAL & REHAB CENTER, Schofield, WI June 1993 December 2009

Registered Nurse

Behavioral Management

Implemented pharmaceutical and medications for patients as well as behavioral management of

patient which could include involving patients in activities.

Adjusted and monitored psychiatric medications and assessed effectiveness.

Adapted environment to be more conducive to the plan of care.

Determined specific ways to communicate with each patient, such as eye contact, a subtle

approach, or even just touch.

Patient Education

Skilled at transitioning patients back to home environments, including education for caregivers

and follow up to assure that patients had adapted well and caregivers were coping with the

additional responsibilities.

Developed a strong trust level with family members and became a resource for coworkers.

Educated family members on strategies for optimizing the patients homes for continually rehab

as well as providing community resources for continuity of care.

Participated in multi-disciplinary team meetings to assess patient s progress toward goals.

Education

Madison Area Technical College, Madison, WI

Associate Degree Nursing

Professional Development

Alzheimer s Conferences

Behavioral Management New Medications / Behavioral Medications

Infectious Diseases Diabetes Care Wound Management

Pain Management Dementia Training

In my time partnered with her (Amanda) on the Dementia unit, I found her to be very dedicated to her

residents. She was very in tune with each one of them, so when there was a slight nuance of change in their

behaviors, she recognized that as indicative of a potential change in medical condition. She saw and caught

changes a lot faster than I did, because she knew these people so well. ~ Terry B. Hayes, LPN

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