Andrea Young
Email: abqpe2@r.postjobfree.com
Address: **** ***** *****
City: Oregon
State: OH
Zip: 43616
Country: USA
Phone: 419-***-****
Skill Level: Experienced
Salary Range: $35,000
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Andrea K. Young
3210 North Reach Drive Oregon, Ohio 43616
419-***-**** abqpe2@r.postjobfree.com
Objective: Seeking a care giving opportunity that utilizes my experience and strengths as an advocate for patient care and family support
Equipped with excellent client relationship management and communication skills caring for a diverse patient population. Personally drive for results, promoting health care best practices.
Utilize clinical skills in a collaborative environment to assess, plan, execute, coordinate, advocate, and evaluate options to meet patient care management. Work effectively within a fast-paced environments; ensure the delivery of quality patient care service standards and drive a culture of compliance.
Identify problems and opportunities; educate individuals and family members seek out interventions.
Excellent strengths in admissions and discharge planning; work seamlessly with professionals to ensure the optimum level of patient care upon discharge.Believe in holistic nursing based on unity, wellness, and the interrelationship of human beings and their environment.
Strengths: Assessments, Evaluations, Admissions, Discharge Planning, Patient / Family Education, Patient Advocate, Acute Giver Navigator, Utilization Review, Interdisciplinary Relations, McKesson Charting, Microsoft Office
Education, Licensure Certifications
Owens Community College, Associate of Science in Nursing 1999
Licensed Registered Nurse State of Ohio/CPR Certified/ ACLS Certified
Active RN licensure 1999-January of 2013
Career Summary
PROMEDICA BAYPARK HOSPITAL; Oregon, Ohio September 2011-January 2013
Registered Nurse ICU Step Down/MedSurg
Care for up to five patients in an observation status in accordance with policies, procedures, and protocols of the hospital. Assess plans and evaluate patient care needs; carry out physician orders. Administer prescribed medications, change dressings, clean wounds, and monitor vital signs. Provide cardiopulmonary management and monitoring of patients. Utilize the McKesson Charting system to record and communicate patients conditions. Instruct and educate patients and families. Coordinate patient discharge planning needs with members of the health care team.
Recipient of the Ride the Wave Award for going above and beyond the call of duty and for excellent patient services.
PROMEDICA TOLEDO HOSPITAL; Toledo, Ohio 2008-2011
RN Care Navigator / Utilization Review Nurse
Served as a trusted resource to patients, families, and staff. Worked collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team to ensure quality care and applicable benefits; managed a caseload of patients through the continuum of care. Assessed complex clinical situations; coordinated discharge plans and delegated simple placements and home care referrals to UR / DCP Coordinators. Ensured completion of CRF by the treatment team. Delegated social coping aspects to resource social workers. Served as a resource to staff promoting the delivery of high quality and fiscally responsible continuing care.
PROMEDICA BAYPARK HOSPITAL; Oregon, Ohio 2003-2007
Charge Nurse / Floor Nurse - Medical Surgical Unit
Teamed with the DON to assist with the staff organization and workload. Communicated patient care data through shift and house reporting initiatives. Met weekly in an interdisciplinary care plan conference. Handled all weekend discharge planning activities. Monitored for any emergent changes. Assisted with bedside nursing procedures as needed. Supported the physicians during rounds to help develop the appropriate plan of care.
Andrea K. Young
419-***-****/abqpe2@r.postjobfree.com
Charge Nurse / Floor Nurse - Medical Surgical Unit continued
Recognized as the Employee of the Quarter in 2005 and 2006.
Selected to represent the hospital at the 2007 Magnet Conference in Washington D.C. Shared evidence-based best practices to help improve and energize the nursing program with proven methods.
PROMEDICA TOLEDO HOSPITAL; Toledo, Ohio 1999-2003
Registered Nurse Neurology Unit
Promoted service excellence and optimum levels of quality patient care. Made independent nursing diagnoses and developed plans for care; created and implemented dynamic teaching plans based on upon patients needs. Promoted patient and family confidentiality. Documented pertinent clinical findings and patient information reflective of problems identified on plan of care.
PROMEDICA TOLEDO HOSPITAL; Toledo, Ohio 1997-1999
Nursing Assistant