Registered Nurse

Summary

I am a professionally trained and licensed Registered Nurse with experience in pediatric and adult patient care. I have specialized experience as an emergency room nurse, where I worked with both complex and critically injured and ill patients as well as more routine cases such as suture and splint application/removal, immunizations, and prescription management. My skills include, but are not limited to, outpatient and inpatient care, triage, focused and general assessments, recording and understanding changes in vital signs, IV and IO insertion/removal and IV/IO drug therapy, 12-lead EKGs, Foley insertion/removal, tracheostomy care, wound care, colostomy care, medication administration, mental health assessment and care, sexual assault examinations, pediatric and adult conscious sedations, electronic fetal monitoring, stroke protocols, nasogastric tube placement/removal, percutaneous endoscopic gastronomy tube care, sepsis protocols, infection control, pelvic exams, prepping patient for surgery, phlebotomy, activities of daily living, patient education and patient satisfaction. I am certified in Basic Life Support, Advanced Cardiac Life Support, Pediatric Advanced Life Support, and Trauma Nurse Core Course. My experience has given me excellent communication skills, the ability to work as part of an interdisciplinary team, and has made me proficient with time management.

Experience

35 MDG Medical Management 02/18-current

Nurse Utilization Manager

Implemented Nurse Utilization Management program to ensure maximization of hospital resources

Provide oversight for Referral Management Team to ensure the appropriate processing of all hospital referrals

Track High Utilizers and Urgent Care Center visits to ensure appropriate follow ups and to continually improve patient care

35 MDG Flight Medicine Clinic

DHRA/Mental Health Nurse 08/17-12/17

Assisted medical provider with assessing the mental and physical health of active duty personnel

Reviewed records to ensure all active duty members were receiving appropriate care for physical and mental health needs

Assisted in referrals to Primary Care Manager or Mental Health as necessary

St. John’s Hospital 02/16-01/17

Served as a member of the interdisciplinary healthcare team in providing critical care and performing life-saving interventions in a busy pediatric and adult level 1 trauma center

Helped move patients through the ER in a timely and cost-effective manner while maintaining the highest level of patient care on an outpatient and inpatient basis

Strived to provide a higher level of patient care and satisfaction by using a holistic approach to care and helped those around me aim for that as well

Gained excellent teamwork and communication skills by collaborating with all departments of the hospital, such as lab, imaging, inpatient nursing, social work, and inpatient and outpatient healthcare providers

Precepted and mentored new nurses to the unit and supervised emergency department technicians and nursing assistants

Autonomously executed time management skills and prioritized tasks based on patient acuity while caring for multiple patients at a time in a time-sensitive and fast-paced environment

Extended my education by participating in a nurse residency program to stay up to date with evidence based practices and to help me provide the best patient care possible

Expanded my understanding of medicine through work with a wide array of patients and procedures, from performing codes and resuscitation procedures of patients in cardiac and respiratory arrest, to assisting in sedation of pediatric and adult patients for fractured bones, to keeping suicidal patients safe

Medical University of South Carolina 08/14-12/15

Full time nursing student

Learned the fundamental skills of nursing and patient care while finding my place in the nursing profession by performing a variety of clinical rotations, such as community health at a free clinic, level II NICU rotation, and a final preceptorship in a pediatric emergency department

South Carolina Department of Mental Health 10/13-06/14

Fiscal Technician

Helped in the billing department of the new and expanding Telepsychiatry program in South Carolina and Medicare and Medicaid for psychiatric care

Methodist Stone Oak Hospital 10/11-05/12

Nursing Assistant

Excelled in providing direct patient care to pre and post surgical patients in the hospital and helped provide better outcomes for our patients by participating in continuing education

Education

Medical University of South Carolina 08/14-12/15

Graduated with a 3.95 GPA from the Medical University of South Carolina’s Accelerated Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing program in December 2015, earning my BSN degree

University of Colorado 01/07-08/10

Graduated from the University of Colorado in August 2010 with a Bachelor’s degree in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Activities

Sigma Theta Tau 11/15-current

Inducted into Sigma Theta Tau Nursing honor society. Admission offered to top 30% of nursing class.

Interprofessional Fellowship 08/14-12/15

Participated in various interprofessional activities, such as Student Government Association, Student Nurse’s Association, and Student Interprofessional Society

Student Nurse’s Association 08/14-12/15

Took part in volunteer and fundraising activities such as Ronald McDonald House, Race for the Cure, MUSC’s Sugar Free Fall Festival, and MUSC’s Institute of Psychiatry children’s trick or treating

Attended lecture series that included talks on flight nursing, critical care nursing, obstetric emergencies, and interprofessional care to help develop my understanding of different areas of nursing and medicine

Community Based Mental Health Program 05/15-07/15

Initiated a community garden program at a residential facility for people with severe mental illness

Worked with the residents to plan and implement therapeutic gardening into their daily routines

Skills

Current BLS, ACLS, PALS, and TNCC certifications. Previous certification as EMT-B and CNA. Ability to work with Epic, Meditech, AHLTA, CHCS, ASIMS, Microsoft Office, Mac and PC computers.

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