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I SUMMARY

Susan Maria George

**** ** ***** ****, ******* Park, IL

Email: ad0m4n@r.postjobfree.com

Registered Nurse with over eight years of healthcare provider experience.

Reliable, ethical healthcare provider with ability to stay calm and intervene during crises, to facilitate groups and educational seminars, and to collaborate on multidisciplinary teams.

Proven ability to build positive relationships with patients, family members, physicians, and other medical professionals.

Known as a patient advocate and team player; believe in empowering patients by delivering health education and nursing care that enhances wellness and quality of life.

Hardworking and energetic; flexible; adapt easily to change of environment and work schedule.

Maintaining critical thinking skills is essential to providing competent and dignified patient care.

Worked as adjunct instructor for Pediatrics & Obstetrics/Gynecology for a group of 28 LPN students.

IWORK EXPERIENCE

Advent Health LaGrange PACU 11/2022 – present

Monitoring post-operative patients' levels of consciousness during recovery from anesthesia.

Measuring and recording patients' vital signs.

Closely observing patients for signs of side effects of anesthesia medication.

Treating pain, nausea, and other post-operative symptoms of anesthesia.

Updating charts, patient files, and medical records.

Collaborating with the medical team on post-operative patient care and facilitating timely specialized interventions.

Providing comfort and reassurance to distressed post-operative patients and concerned family members.

Educating patients and their families on post-surgery care, as well as answering questions.

Loyola University Medical Centre 02/2020- 11/2022

Served as staff nurse for Oral Surgery sedation clinic.

Actively involved in preoperative, operative, and post operative care for oral surgery patients

Involves moderate to deep sedation, patient assessment, IV placement, monitoring during sedation and post sedation for any complications.

Also worked in clinic with patient seating, panoramic x rays, as needed.

Northshore college of Healthcare 09/2018 - 01/2020

Worked as an adjunct instructor for Pediatrics & Obstetrics, classes include theory presentation, PowerPoint usage, video demonstration, Skills taught during labs & clinical.

Loyola University Medical Centre

Role: Staff nurse

11/2011-07/2017

Served as Staff nurse at LUMC neuroscience floor with approximately 36 bed floors.

Actively involved in patient care which includes assessment, planning, implementing, and evaluating care.

Involves admission, peripheral and central line cares, Tracheostomy care, stroke care and management, Foley catheter, ostomy cares, wound cares, radiation patients, IV and TPN therapies, Admissions, orders.

Worked as charge nurse per staff availability.

Worked with Stroke, Neurosurgery and Ent surgical and non-surgical patients primarily. Also has experience taking care of Medical Surgical, Obstetrical and Gynecological surgical and non-surgical patients.

West Suburban Nursing and Rehab, Bloomingdale, IL 6/2009- 10/2011

Actively involved in patient care which includes assessment, planning, implementing, and evaluating care.

In addition, involved in admissions, discharges, accurate passing of medications, tracheotomy care, Foley catheter care, colostomy care, IV and PICC line management, monitoring patient blood sugar levels and minor wound and skin care.

Carries out Doctors and other medical personnel Orders.

West Suburban Rehab

9/2008-5/2009

Role: Certified Nursing Assistant

Served as Certified Nursing Assistant at this Intermediate Care Facility with approximately 120 residents.

Enthusiastically worked as a team with the nurses and doctors to provide the best care for the residents by assisting with AOL's and ROM, grooming, giving baths, oral care, and hygiene

care, observe and record vital signs, principles of nutrition, special attention to safety regulations, control and maintenance of infection control, and proper communication and documentation practices.

Special training and skills to take care of Alzheimer's and Dementia patients.

SKILLS

Stroke care

A line management

Central line care

Charge RN

Sedation management

IV starting

Certification

CPR

ACLS

PALS

Education

Bachelor of Nursing

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