Registered Nurse
Resume:
Susan Breitling
Brainerd, MN 56401
***********@*****.***
Employment:
Registered Nurse MEnd Correctional Care
Crow Wing County Jail, Brainerd, MN October 2013 to March 2018
● Coordinate the medical care of the county jail inmates utilizing MEnd Correctional Cares nursing policies, procedures, and protocols, which include assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of inmates medical and mental health issues.
● Act as liaison between jail administration and MEnd clinic regarding inmates grievances, personnel issues, and disciplinary issues of MEnd employees in coordination with management team.
● Collaborate and communicate effectively with MEnd Correctional Care team, which includes medical providers, nurses, health technicians, jail correctional staff, and administrative assistants.
● Ensure all quarterly control checks are completed, documented, and forwarded to corporate staff in timely manner.
● Ensure all medications, sharps, tools, glucometers, and other items are counted and checked as scheduled.
● Oversee daily documentation, tracking, procedures, orders, medications, and follow-up of inmates’ care.
● Maintain professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops, reviewing professional publications, establishing personal workshops, and participating in professional societies.
● Contribute to team effort by accomplishing related tasks, being acting as a member of the MEnd team, and assisting with expansion of the MEnd jail health philosophy. Registered Nurse Aicota Health Care Center
Aitkin, MN November 2012 to May 2015
● Provide professional nursing care consistent with individual, facility, and department philosophies, policies, and procedures.
● Direct and supervise staff on a 40 bed nursing station.
● Complete everyday care of geriatric patients including medication administration and wound care.
● Maintain and complete patient care charts according to nursing home regulations.
● Assess patients for possible hospital transfer to obtain additional care and/or procedures. Customer Service/Front Desk/Night Audit AmericInn Hotel Brainerd, MN November 2010 to May 2013
● Greet customers, answer multiple-line phone, and cater to customer needs throughout their stay.
● Take reservations, check customers into and out of hotel, and answer any questions customers may have.
● Check and balance hotel income.
● Clean and maintain lobby, pool, and breakfast area, and restock front desk and breakfast area.
Registered Nurse Essentia St Joseph’s Medical Center Brainerd, MN September 1989 to May 2010
● Provide high quality trauma nursing care in a fast-paced 19 room emergency department.
● Promote cardiac nursing care including CPR, advanced life support, and preparation for patient transfers.
● Administer medication to patients according to doctor orders and be alert to related side effects.
● Supervise 2 Registered Nurses and an Emergency Medical Technician.
● Prioritize patients by performing triage to incoming patients on arrival.
● Perform “fast-track” nursing with emergency room doctors to expedite patient care.
● Communicate and participate as a team player for the completion of patient care.
● Prepare patient care areas for reception of ambulance patients.
● Interact with emergency medical technicians, paramedics, and law enforcement personnel.
● Communicate with ancillary departments of the hospital to complete high quality patient medical and mental health care.
Certifications:
● Certified Correctional Health Professional January 2018
● Basic Life Support November 2016
● Continued maintenance of current Registered Nursing Licensure through Continuing Professional Education hours
Education:
College of St Scholastica Duluth, MN
Bachelor of Arts Degree in Nursing, Minor in Biology, May 1985 Brainerd Community College Brainerd, MN
Associates of Arts Degree, May 1982
Brainerd High School Brainerd, MN
High School Graduate, May 1980
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