Registered Nurse Nursing

Kendra Kartheiser

*** ********** ******, ***. #** Brooklyn, NY 11217, 347-***-****, *******@***.***

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:

Recognized as a competent team member, able to effectively communicate and collaborate within the

interdisciplinary team in order to deliver safe patient care. Consistently empathetic, actively listens and

establishes rapport quickly to deliver unbiased care to patients with co-occurring chemical dependency and

mental health needs.

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS:

• Excellent analytical skills • Effective interpersonal and communication skills

• Ability to perform venipuncture • Computerized electronic medical records literacy

• Trained in operating and interpreting a 12-lead EKG

• Proficient in medication administration

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

10/2012 to Present Parallax Center's Ambulatory Detoxification (816) Program NY, NY

Registered Nurse – Per Diem

• Directs operation of the detoxification program during weekend hours, including management of all patient

care activities and staff supervision within the scope of legal practice.

• Demonstrates responsibility for nursing practice by the delivery of competent care to maintain the physical

and psychiatric health status of patients during the detoxification process.

• Perform basic and holistic nursing assessments and reports pertinent clinical information to the physician to

ensure the patient meets criteria to continue in treatment. Revises and documents the plan of care according

to evaluation, changes in medical plan and effective/ineffective nursing interventions.

• Administers prescribed treatments and documents patient response to care while advocating against

polypharmacy.

• Patient and family education, tailored to literacy level and cultural implications, regarding the

detoxification protocol, individualized medication regiments and post detoxification treatment needs.

• Participates in Quality Improvement Activities and implements corrective actions.

8/2011 to 10/2012 Parallax Center's Ambulatory Detoxification (816) Program NY, NY

Registered Nurse – Program Coordinator

• Advocated for high quality and cost effective care from managed care companies during utilization and

concurrent reviews.

• Effective treatment of patients with chemical dependency as evidenced by a rate of 80% successful

completion of ambulatory detoxification and transfer to a lower level of care per the Office of Alcohol and

Substance Abuse (OASAS) annual statistics reports for 2011 and 2012.

• Played an integral role in obtaining licensure through achievement of a score of Substantial Compliance for

the (OASAS) Audit of 2011.

EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing

New York University’s College of Nursing: 15-Month Accelerated Nursing Program - NY, NY May 2011

• Bachelor of Science in Psychology

Fordham University - Bronx, NY May 2003

CERTIFICATIONS:

• State of New York Registered Professional Nurse, License number: 647918, August 2011

• Perioperative Nursing Certification: AORN’s “Periop 101,” Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer

Center/New York University’s College of Nursing, July 2011

• CPR & AED Certified: American Heart Association Basic Life Support for Health Care Providers,

August 2012

AFFILIATIONS:

• American Nurses Association (ANA) and American Nurses Association of New York (ANA-NY)

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