MSN, RN
Resume:
Cathy Lavic Woods
Lithonia, GA 30058 United States
Day Phone: 352-***-****
Email: ************@*****.***
Work Experience:
Dept. of Veteran Affairs
Hours per week: 40
Registered Nurse (This is a federal job)
Duties, Accomplishments and Related Skills:
-RN Care Manager in the Bronze Clinic with thorough knowledge of the PACT model.
-Charge Nurse of Geriatric Clinics
-Preceptor
-Complete clinical assessments, interventions, evaluations, and post- discharge follow up of Veterans managed through VVC, telephone call, and face to face visits.
-Provide comprehensive self management skills to patients and family members with age appropriate education focusing on chronic diseases such as HTN, CHF, DM, and COPD.
-Subject matter expert with CPRS, VVC, VISTA, and varies equipment used.
Grady Hospital (Softpath agency)
01/2023-10/2023
Hours per week: 36
Registered Nurse
Duties, Accomplishments and Related Skills:
-Float between ER, Medsurg, Telemetry, and Stepdown units
-Administer oral, intramuscular, and subcutaneous medications
-Accurately assess each patient’s condition
-Identify emergent situations and effectively intervene when necessary.
-Reduce re-admissions by providing thorough information according to current evidence based practice.
EMORY HILLINDALE
01/2023-present
Hours per week: 12
Registered Nurse
Duties, Accomplishments and Related Skills:
-Telemetry unit/occasional floats to Medsurg/COVID unit
-Superuser for EPIC
-Relief charge nurse
-Precept and mentor students/newly hired nurses
-Skin committee
-Administers medication, provide vaccinations and render treatment to patients
- Collaborates with all members of the interdisciplinary team
- Contribute to patients’ medical records
- Monitor labs and vitals for changes
- Assist fellow colleagues as needed as long as it's within my scope of practice.
-Maintain a sterile field when required.
- Decontaminate areas of care periodically.
EMORY DECATUR (Premier agency)
10/202*-**-****
Hours per week: 36
Registered Nurse
Duties, Accomplishments and Related Skills:
-Telemetry unit/occasional floats to Medsurg/COVID unit
-Administers medication, provide vaccinations and render treatment to patients
- Collaborates with all members of the interdisciplinary team
- Contribute to patients’ medical records
- Monitor labs and vitals for changes
- Assist fellow colleagues as needed as long as it's within my scope of practice.
-Maintain a sterile field when required.
- Decontaminate areas of care periodically.
Northside Gwinnett (ADEX agency)
07/2022-10/2022
Hours per week: 36
Registered Nurse
Duties, Accomplishments and Related Skills:
-Medsurg/Ortho unit
-Administers medication, provide vaccinations and render treatment to patients
- Communicate with physicians and other medical professionals
- Contribute to patients’ medical records using Cerner
- Monitor labs and vitals for changes
- Identify emergent situations and effectively intervene when necessary
- Assist fellow colleagues as needed as long as it's within my scope of practice.
-Maintain a sterile field when required.
- Decontaminate areas of care periodically.
EMORY HILLINDALE (Fusion agency)
01/2022-7/2022
Hours per week: 36
Registered Nurse
Duties, Accomplishments and Related Skills:
-Telemetry unit/occasional floats to Medsurg/COVID unit
-Administers medication, provide vaccinations and render treatment to patients
- Collaborates with all members of the interdisciplinary team
- Contribute to patients’ medical records
- Monitor labs and vitals for changes
- Assist fellow colleagues as needed as long as it's within my scope of practice.
-Maintain a sterile field when required.
- Decontaminate areas of care periodically.
Dept. of Veteran Affairs
04/2010 – 01/2022
Hours per week: 40
Registered Nurse (This is a federal job)
Duties, Accomplishments and Related Skills:
-RN Care Manager in the Bronze Clinic with thorough knowledge of the PACT model.
-Charge Nurse of Geriatric Clinics
-Preceptor on GECC and Medical Surgical Unit
-Complete clinical assessments, interventions, evaluations, and post- discharge follow up of Veterans managed through VVC, telephone call, and face to face visits.
-Provide comprehensive self management skills to patients and family members with age appropriate education focusing on chronic diseases such as HTN, CHF, DM, and COPD.
-Educated on Geriatrics and the PACT model to the Post-Baccalaureate Nurse Residency nurses.
-Flu champion
-Fall champion
-Committee member for a QI project on life sustaining treatment decisions
-External Peer Review Champion appointed by the ADPCS resulting in the Bronze clinic meeting/exceeding the established benchmark.
-participated on the Ethic's Panel titled “Ethics, COVID, and Veteran Care” in 2020
-Co-authored and developed poster presentation of "Prevention of Falls in the Elderly”. (2021) Bangalore, N, MD; Sanchez, Garay PA, MD; Woods, CL, RN, & Turman, DI, LPN.
-received a “Certificate of Commitment” award for placing 1st in a hospital-wide poster event at the ATLVAHCS
-Poster submitted and presented at the 2023 AMSUS conference
-Participated on expanding the IMPROVE project.
-Created a easily assessable booklet with current policy/procedures specific to the Geriatric clinic.
-Subject matter expert with CPRS, VVC, VISTA, and varies equipment used.
-Participated in community screening event held by the AVAHCS at Salvation Army(BP & Glucose checks)
-Assisted NVCC with completing consults before close out of FY20 contributing to the facility receiving the maximum amount of VERA dollars for that year.
Northside Gwinnett (ADEX agency)
10/2021-12/2021
Hours per week: 36
Registered Nurse
Duties, Accomplishments and Related Skills:
-Medsurg/Psych unit
-Administers medication, provide vaccinations and render treatment to patients
- Communicate with physicians and other medical professionals
- Contribute to patients’ medical records using Cerner
- Monitor labs and vitals for changes
- Assist with answering call lights
- Assist fellow colleagues as needed as long as it's within my scope of practice.
-Maintain a sterile field when required.
- Decontaminate areas of care periodically.
Work Experience:
EMORY HILLINDALE (Fusion Agency)
02/2021- 5/2021
Hours per week: 36
Registered Nurse
Duties, Accomplishments and Related Skills:
-COVID unit/Medsurg/med-tele position
-Administers medication, provide vaccinations and render treatment to patients
- Communicate with physicians and other medical professionals
- Contribute to patients’ medical records using ALLSCRIPTS
- Monitor labs and vitals for changes
- Assist with answering call lights
-Advocate and honor the patient desires and choices while maintaining ethical standards.
- Assist fellow colleagues as needed as long as it's within my scope of practice.
-Maintain a sterile field when required.
- Decontaminate areas of care periodically.
Education:
Western Governors University
Salt Lake City, UT United States
Master's degree 7 /2021
Major: MSN
Western Governors University
Salt Lake City, UT United States
Bachelor's degree 12/2020
Major: BSN
Florida Gateway College
Lake City, FL United States
ASN degree 5 /2017
Suwannee-Hamilton Vo-Tech Live Oak, FL United States
Technical or occupational certificate 6 /2006
Relevant Coursework, Licenses and Certifications:
ACLS-Jan. 2025
BLS-Aug. 2023
References:
Name
Employer
Title
Phone
Tamecia Biggs Va hospital
Manager
*******.*******@**.***
Daniel Wondaferew Va hospital
RN
******.**********@**.***
Catherine Williams VA Hospital
RN
*********.********@**.*** Indicates professional reference
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