Arabion Gillyard

**** ******* ***** **. *******, TX 77041, Cell: 832-***-****

Registered Nurse

Case Manager/Charge Nurse/NICU III

SUMMARY

Nursing professional with 13 years of nursing experience including Neonatal Intensive Care, Behavioral Health, & Administrator experience of a thriving home care agency. Comprehensive knowledge of direct patient care, care management, nursing procedures, general healthcare policies, and neonatal resuscitation certification. Reputation as a self-directed professional with superior problem solving and great communication skills. Successful in managing time, prioritizing tasks, and organizing projects to improve the Quality of Patient Care and reducing the risk factors of hospital readmission.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

• Quality Improvement Management • Patient Observation and Condition Reporting

• IV Therapy • Regulatory Standards

• Case Management • Maintains Policy and Procedures Adherence with Staff

• Neonatal Thermal Control • Patient and Family Communications

• Physician Relations • Supervision and Training

• Physical Assessment Management • Knowledge of Neonatal Vents/Jets/Oscillators

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Women’s Hospital of Texas

Clinical Nurse Coordinator- Advance NICU Level 3/4 08/28/23-Present

• Staff Assignments according to patient acuity and staffing ratios

• Direct patient care of critically ill neonates

• Monitored oxygenation via conventional ventilator, jet, or oscillator. Neonatal resuscitation if needed.

• Attended newborn deliveries and emergency high-risk deliveries

US Nursing- Rapid Strike Response

Registered Nurse –(New Jersey)-NICU CHARGE/BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (Robert Wood Johnson University) 08/01/2023-09/2023

• Staff Assignments according to patient acuity and staffing ratios

• Direct patient care of critically ill neonates

• Monitored oxygenation via conventional ventilator, jet, or oscillator. Neonatal resuscitation if needed.

• Attended newborn deliveries and emergency high-risk deliveries

• BH medication administration

• Managing BH crisis on unit when arises

• Patient and family education on BH unit

• BH developmental and emotional support

• Maintaining BH assessments, implementing BH interventions when needed

MAXIM HEALTHCARE

Registered Nurse -NICU (Memorial Hermann Children’s) 10/2022 to 07/2023

• Direct patient care for neonatal population level 2 and 3

• Laboratory updates and emergency reporting of critical values for life sustaining measures

BCFS – EMERGENCY RESPONSE 06/2022 to 08/21/22

Registered Nurse Reservist (MITF- Mobile Response)

• Direct care of Covid 19 positive patients

• Preventative infusions for covid 19 exposure patients

• IV antibody infusion therapist

HEALTHSOURCE GLOBAL STAFFING 04/21- 05/08/2022

Registered Nurse –(California)-NICU (Lucille Packard Children’s Hospital-Stanford)

• Direct patient care of critically ill neonates

• Monitored oxygenation via conventional ventilator, jet, or oscillator. Neonatal resuscitation if needed.

• Attended newborn deliveries and emergency high-risk deliveries

US Nursing- Rapid Strike Response Team 04/12 – 04/22/2022

Registered Nurse –(California)-NICU CHARGE (CPMC-Sutter Health Children’s)

• Staff Assignments according to patient acuity and staffing ratios

• Direct patient care of critically ill neonates

• Monitored oxygenation via conventional ventilator, jet, or oscillator. Neonatal resuscitation if needed.

• Attended newborn deliveries and emergency high-risk deliveries

BCFS – EMERGENCY RESPONSE 08/2021 to 04/01/2022

Registered Nurse Reservist

• Direct care of Covid 19 positive patients

• Preventative infusions for covid 19 exposure patients

• IV antibody infusion therapist

ENCOMPASS HEALTHCARE 07/2021 to 09/2021

Charge RN (Nightshift)

• Patient assessment and intake verification

• Employee patient assignments

• Facilitates interdisciplinary care team meetings

• Collaborates with physicians daily as patient advocate

US Nursing- Strike Rapid Response Team 04/2021 to 07/2021

Registered Nurse –(California)-NICU (Riverside University Health-CA)

• Direct patient care of critically ill neonates

• Monitored oxygenation via conventional ventilator, jet, or oscillator. Neonatal resuscitation if needed.

• Attended newborn deliveries and emergency high-risk deliveries

MOLINA HEALTHCARE 12/2020 to 04/2021

Case Manager II (Remote)

• Performs ongoing monitoring of the care plan to evaluate effectiveness, document interventions and goal achievement, and suggest changes accordingly

• Maintains ongoing member case load for regular outreach and management

• Facilitates interdisciplinary care team meetings and informal ICT collaboration

• Provides consultation, recommendations and education as appropriate to non-RN case managers

• Advocates for members with complex medical conditions and medications

ANGEL HEALTHCARE STAFFING 11/2020 to 04/2021

Registered Nurse – Med-Surg (TMC-Medical Center)

• Direct patient care for covid-19 positive and PUI patients

• Laboratory updates and emergency reporting of critical values for life sustaining measures

• Manage patient discharge

MAXIM HEALTHCARE

Registered Nurse -Med-Surg (University Health-Elpaso, TX) 10/2020 to 12/2020

• Direct patient care for covid-19 positive and PUI patients

• Laboratory updates and emergency reporting of critical values for life sustaining measures

AMN HEALTHCARE 09/2020 to 10/2020

Registered Nurse- NICU (St. Luke’s Health-The Woodlands)

• Patient resuscitation, stabilization, and emergency medication administration.

• Initializing parent involvement of patient care.

• Neonatal NGT insertion, feedings, proper growth and development monitoring.

• Proper Input/output monitoring, bowel assessments, etc.

CENTENE CORPORATION

RN Care Manager II (Remote) 03/2020 to 11/2020

• Performs follow up calls for patients recently discharged from acute hospitalizations and who are high risk for readmission

• Determines and completes appropriate referrals. Served as a liaison to providers, patients and families for coordination of services.

• Maintains EMR databases on care managed population. Maintains accurate and timely documentation.

• Identifies and effectively utilizes community resources to meet the needs of patients/families.

• Facilitates patient access to community resources as appropriate or refers to LSW.

• Establishes as care management plan that is mutually agreed upon by the health care team and the patient/family. Plans specific mutual self-management goals and objectives and interventions with patients that are action-oriented.

• Evaluates the effectiveness of the plan in meeting established care goals; revises the plan as needed to reflect changing needs, issues and goals.

BEE BUSY WELLNESS CENTER 02/2020 to 08/2020

Registered Nurse- CLINICAL MANAGER/CASE MANAGER II (Med-Surg/Family Practice)

• Implement plan to improve patient flow based on acuity of care and needs; including patient follow-care and medication needs.

• Assist with Quality Improvement protocols for state funding

• Decreased Infectious control risk by implementing a new Hand Hygiene policy with goals and outcomes, which resulted in 100% compliance

• Managed overall product waste by implementing inventory management system which will transition to electronic system

• Ensure all employees adhere to current policies and procedures set forth by the company

• Proactively assisted in the development and implementation of COVID-19 policies, procedures, and guidelines

necessary to minimize exposure to our team; along with preventing further widespread transmission within our

patient population

• Provides telephonic assessments of patients’ d/t onset of COVID-19; along with managing patient referrals to

Ensure continuity of care.

BCFS- Emergency Response

Registered Nurse- Reservist – RN MANAGER (Med-Surg) PRN 05/2019 to Current

• Supervision of Emergency Response Team

• Schedules’ patient assignments based of teams’ level of experience

• Ensured proper protective gear was worn properly

• Ensured patients were cared for and assisted in timely manner

• Ensure patients were assigned according to diagnosis and severity of symptoms; along with making sure caregivers did not cross-contaminate during patient care

• Ensured steps were taken for proper patient care if/when symptoms worsened

US Nursing- Strike Rapid Response Team 06/2020 to 07/2020

Registered Nurse – Charge Nurse (California)-NICU/BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (Riverside University Health-CA)

• Unit Supervision during patient care

• Proper patient assignments

• Supervised and attended newborn deliveries and emergency high-risk deliveries

• BH medication administration

• Managing BH crisis on unit when arises

• Patient and family education on BH unit

• BH developmental and emotional support

• Maintaining BH assessments, implementing BH interventions when needed

COMFORTING HANDS HOME CARE 01/2018 to 02/2020

Registered Nurse-ADMINISTRATOR (Home Health)

• Clinical assessments of new patients requiring home care services.

• Assisting with discharge planning to transition patients from hospital to home.

• Applies clinical judgments to reduce patient risk factors for hospital readmission.

• Reduce health risk barriers within the clinical area.

• Utilizes the ability to close the gap between acute care professional and transitional teams.

• Locates additional referrals services necessary to enhance patient’s ability to thrive in the home environment.

HEALTHTRUST WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS 03/2017 to 08/2020

Registered Nurse- Neonatal Intensive Care (PRN/TRAVEL)

Direct patient care for NICU and med-surg patients at multiple area hospitals in need of corrective unit staffing.

• Women’s Hospital of Texas

• Kingwood Medical Center

• Pearland Medical Center

TRUSTAFF TRAVEL 03/2014 to 04/2017

Registered Nurse-Neonatal Intensive Care Unit/Newborn Nursery-Travel

Managed patient care of neonatal patients under travel assignment.

• Memorial Hermann Hospital (Apr/2015-2017)

• Texas Children’s Hospital (Oct/2014-Jan/2015

• Houston Northwest Medical Center (May/2014-Oct/2014)

WILLIS-KNIGHTON HEALTH SYSTEM 03/2013 to 11/2014

Registered Nurse-Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

Managed patient care of neonatal patients on a 42-bed Critical Care Unit. Assist with deliveries of high-risk patients with at-risk neonatal complications.

• Patient resuscitation, stabilization, and emergency medication administration.

• Initializing parent involvement of patient care.

• Neonatal NGT insertion, feedings, proper growth and development monitoring.

• Proper Input/output monitoring, bowel assessments, etc.

LSU HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER 2013 to 2013

Registered Nurse 2

Managed patient care for patients in the Behavioral Health & Skilled Perinatal Unit. Managing care for patients with high risk underlying comorbidities including multiple psychosocial, emotional, and developmental changes. Direct patient care for high-risk patients expecting emergency deliveries; GYN surgical care. Maintaining care after delivery including discharge management. Also, served a CHARGE NURSE on the unit.

• BH intake assessment along with plan of care implementation

• Medication administration & maintaining medication regimen for BH patients

• Weekly screening and evaluations for BH patients

• Ongoing observations for BH patients

• Ability to provide recommendations for community resources for BH patients during discharge planning

• Performed all duties of registered nurse, including administering therapy, maintaining patient treatment records, and consulting with physicians.

• Neonatal Stress Test monitoring including assessment of results. Fetal heart tone assessments. Pre-term Labor determinations including change in vital signs, etc.

• Spontaneous Delivery and C-section care including incision assessment, fundal tone, and pain control.

• Delegated appropriate patient assignments according to supervised nurses’ experience.

CHRISTUS SCHUMPERT HEALTH 2012 to 2013

Registered Nurse - Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

Performed all duties of NICU Nurse on a 40-bed Critical Care Unit.

• NGT placement. Assessment and maintenance Gavage feedings.

• Monitored oxygenation via conventional ventilator, jet, or oscillator. Neonatal resuscitation if needed.

• Neonatal thermal control.

• Assists with A-V Central Line Placements and PICC Lines.

• Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to establish rapport and provide compassion and empathy to parents in such a stressful environment.

WILLIS-KNIGHTON HEALTH SYSTEM 2012 to 2012

Registered Nurse-Postpartum

Managed excellent patient care to postpartum and antepartum patients.

• Provided skilled nursing care to postpartum patients. Spontaneous delivery and C-section care; including fundal assessment, IV insertions, bleeding control, and incision care.

• Care for surgical GYN patient and medical surgical overflow patients.

• Played an integral role in reporting patient changes in condition and symptoms to physicians.

SHREVEPORT MANOR GUEST CARE 2011 to 2012

Licensed Practical Nurse

Provided skilled nursing care to patients on a Sub-acute, Alzheimer’s, and Behavioral Health unit. Directed skilled nursing procedures, including tube feedings, oxygen therapy, and medication administration.

• Utilized assessment skills to identify changes in patient's status and communicated observations to medical personnel

• Monitored vital signs, assessed change in status, passed medications, provided personal care and changed non-sterile dressings

• Operated medical equipment such as: G-tube pump, suction machine, O2 concentrator, nebulizers, pulse oximetry, Hoyer lifts.

KB MEDICATION 2010 to 2011

Licensed Practical Nurse (Home Health)

Provided medication administration to elderly patients, who may live in rehabilitation centers or home alone. Administering oral, transdermal, sublingual, and topical medications safely.

• Maintain correct dosage and route in a timely manner.

• Provided peace-of-mind to families. Communicating change in pt. condition to registered nurse.

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

University of Texas at Arlington Currently Enrolled

RN-BSN

Bossier Parish Community College, Bossier City, Louisiana 2011

Associate of Science (RN)

Panola College, Carthage, Texas 2010

Diploma, Nursing (LVN), 2010

LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS

Registered Nurse License #RN136564, Louisiana

Registered Nurse #842592, Texas (Compact)

Registered Nurse #1626956, Colorado (Inactive

Licensed Vocational Nurse #228768, Texas (Inactive)

Registered Nurse #95040535, California

NRP, 2024 - BLS, 2024

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