Dorcas Ashley BSN, RN

** ******** **, *** **, Irvington, NJ, 07111, United States

Telephone: 240-***-**** (Cell)

Email: ad1obm@r.postjobfree.com, ad1obm@r.postjobfree.com

Professional Profile

A compassionate and dedicated Registered Nurse who is patient-focused and possesses high levels of energy and commitment. Quick to establish an easy rapport with patients for improvement of processes and treatment, demonstrates excellent communication abilities, and is technically skilled in attending to patients in diverse healthcare settings. A responsible and caring individual who adopts a positive approach to all tasks and always has a drive to deliver the highest standards of patient care. Key assets include fine attention to detail, the ability to communicate with patients, families, and staff at all levels, and a natural ability to work under pressure and deliver the best results. I have been involved in the health care industry for over 10 years. I have an excellent work ethic and understand how to work under pressure and independently without adequate supervision. I’m able to multitask and complete assigned tasks within given time frame. I communicate very well with team members, supervisor/managers regularly. I can be decisive and take initiative when necessary. I can be counted on as a team leader and can give accurate advice to others when dealing with patient situations. My education and training have enabled me to function at a high level as an RN.

9/1/2023-PRESENT

AGENCY STAFF NURSE CONNECTRN NURSING AGENCY

Provide individualized nursing care to an assigned group of clients as indicated by company policy, facility policy, and state regulations

Evaluate and assess client needs and facilitate those needs based on individualized nursing care plans.

Documentation maintenance as needed and indicated by company policy, facility policy, and state regulations.

Admission and discharge planning and documentation

Exhibit understanding and knowledge of all practices performed daily.

Developed patient care plans, including assessments, evaluations, and nursing diagnoses

Liaised between patients and physicians to ensure patient comprehension of treatment

Career Summary

8/3/2020- WELLCARE HEALTH PLANS

8/26/2022NURSE CARE MANAGER

Works with member, member’s family and provides to develop and implement a comprehensive individualized service plan

Assists with planning, developing, and implementing health and wellness(well-being) promotion programs

Telephonically assess Medicare, Medicaid members and creates actionable and measurable plan of care to help guide and track each member’s progress towards goals

Participates in the training process of new nurse case managers including but not limited to shadowing and call monitoring

Discusses and assists with transitions of care with safe discharge from LTC to the home.

Coordinates community services based on individual eligibility such as home health services, Home delivered meals, DME’s, provider appointments, respite etc. to ensure member’s safety and continuity of care in the community without requiring a higher level of care needs

Ability to use independent judgement and to manage and impart confidential information

Excellent organization, prioritization, follow up, analytical, and time management skills with ability to handle multiple priorities and deadlines.

Good interpersonal skills, sense of urgency, being proactive, and ownership for assigned work/task

Ability to review critical issues, effectively solve problems and create action plans

Ability to develop and implement new approaches to improve processes, procedures, or the general work environment.

Maintains accurate record of case management assessment and intervention including benefits and cost analysis for data collection and trending

Performs state approved assessment, NJ Choice assessment on members annually or when there’s a change in level of function/support needs

Performs other related duties and projects as assigned

Works with members to close clinical and pharmacy gaps and to mitigate non-clinical barriers to care

Assists members with finding providers, resolving problems, and answering questions regarding from how to obtain services to how to file an appeal.

Manages members with chronic condition and educate their families in care practices

Maintains client’s privacy and confidentiality to promote client safety and advocacy, and adheres to ethical, legal, accreditation and regulatory standards.

Supports the organizations quality program

Uses nursing judgment to assess and coordinate care for acute situations

Efficiently navigates and utilizes computer data entry programs including but not limited to Microsoft office (Excel, Outlook, Word)

Arranged for services/supplies ordered and managed the coordination of other professional and paraprofessional services in the home.

Handled all aspects of care planning and case management including updating clinical records, complying with licensing requirement and evaluating member progress levels.

Referred members to appropriate agency programs and community resources in partnership with caregivers

Ability to work independently to accomplish task in a timely and efficient manner

Conducted timely initial and ongoing assessment to determine individual’s needs based on program eligibility

Maintains mixed caseload of community and Nursing facility members

Examine member’s medical records, paying close attention to the appropriateness of healthcare expenditures

Performs authorization to member’s services based on their needs and eligibility

05/2020- BAYONNE VISITING NURSE ASSOCIATION

12/2020 FIELD NURSE/CASE MANAGER

Responsible for traveling to patient’s home to administer services and helping patients maintain their independence

Act as an advocate for homebound patients, assess patients, provides individualized care, treatment planning, linking, and monitors general wellbeing of home bound patients and makes necessary referrals to another interdisciplinary team as needed to improve patient’s condition.

Provides follow up care

Wound care, medication, and disease management

Provide supervision and direction to non-RN clinicians

Performs initial and ongoing assessments on members

Identifies and renders care and support to members identified as high risk in the community to maintain their continuous stay in the community.

12/10/2018- ATLANTIC VISITING NURSE

05/2020 FIELD NURSE/CASE MANAGER

•Coordinates various elements that are involved in the care of an individual patient

•Assess patient’s clinical need against established guidelines/and/or standards to ensure that the level of care is medically appropriate.

•Interacts and communicates with multidisciplinary teams either telephonically and/or in person striving for continuity and efficiency

•Uses resources and services in the best way possible

•Communicates with patient, and the care team to improve patient’s wellbeing in the home

•Conflict resolution

•Act as an advocate for homebound patients, assess patients, provides individualized care, treatment planning, linking, and monitors general wellbeing of home bound patients and makes necessary referrals to another interdisciplinary team as needed to improve patient’s condition.

•Provides follow up care

•Wound care, medication, and disease management

•Provide supervision and direction to non-RN clinicians

•Made determinations for lower care that is more cost effective and medically necessary

•Responsible for admissions, discharges, and Re-certifications

•Develop and create individualized care plans

•Uses the Nursing process and updates the plan of care by collaborating with all members of the health team to provide evidenced based care

•Responsible for managing a case load of geriatric patients with chronic illnesses, co-morbidities, and/or disabilities

•Establish short and long-term goals in collaboration with the member, caregivers, family, and physicians

•Evaluates care by problem solving, analyzing variances, and participating in the quality improvement program to enhance patient outcomes

11/16/2015- BAYADA HOME HEALTH CARE AGENCY

12/10/2017 MORRISTOWN NJ

Registered Nurse.

•Excellent ability in performing nursing duties taking independent decisions

•Excellent qualities of caring, sympathizing, and sound ability to empathize with all the patients

•Ability to treat and diagnose general injury and illness

•Sound ability in gaining information through patients by percussion, palpation, and auscultation

•Excellent ability in somatic sensation and sense of vision

•Performedpatient assessment and documentation, measured, and recorded vital signs

•Educated patients on conditions, medication, and disease processes.

•Communicate with physician, residents, and family regarding residents’ status and care

•Complete appropriate documentation and charting including vital signs, Physical assessments, and skin assessments

•Perform independent health assessments of individuals and families by evaluating their physical, mental, and social and environmental health status; and provide nursing intervention based on assessment of need

•Make skilled nursing observations and assessments of client health care status by monitoring and documenting such things as Negative pressure wound therapy (wound vacuum), drainage systems and vital signs, and also by completing a health history and evaluation, and evaluating living arrangements

•Develop and provide health education and consultation services to clients and family members on a one-to-one basis through home visits, responding to requests for information by phone or in person

•Evaluate patients and develop appropriate care plans

•Apply care plans according to individual patients’ modifications as needed

•Provide nursing services based on the care plan devised

•Administer medications as instructed

•Manage emergency situations

•Collected and evaluated patient data

•Implemented home health care procedures in accordance with employer guidelines

•Identified patient discharge needs and assisted with care recommendations.

•Coordinated with patients and families to develop home care plans.

•Ensure that all state and federal home care guidelines were followed

•Adjusted home care plans as necessary

09/14/2015- AUTUMN LAKE HEALTHCARE,

12/7/2018 BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ

Registered Nurse

•Performed nursing assessment, examination, observation, and review of patient records

•Developed care plan suitable to patient’s condition

•Prepared patients for different tests and examinations and scheduled procedures

•Utilized telephone and triage skills to the best of satisfaction of patients

•Coordinating nursing care for patients and monitoring their progress

•Assessing all the symptoms and signs that indicate the psychosocial and physiologic changes in the condition of patient

•Interpreting, collecting, and analyzing information of patients

•Implementing, assessing, evaluating, and planning effective measures for patient care

•Maintain awareness of comfort and safety for all residents

•Monitored CVAs, MVAs, total hip and knee replacement surgery patients, as well as debilitated patients

•Initiated and maintained IV access, Foley, and supra-pubic catheters

•Administered medication on a daily schedule

•Reported to the charge nurse during shift to report any issues that arise with patients concerning their current conditions

•Learned to then put into practice breathing treatments for patients that have respiratory problems or severe asthma

•Provided personal care, dressing wounds, tracheotomy care and collected specimens

•Administered medications ad vaccines according to the physician prescription

•Performed daily health assessments to evaluate patients physical, mental, and emotional status

•Communicated with patients, families, and coworkers in an empathetic and caring manner

•Delivered quality care to all patients, preserved and protected patients’ rights

•Performed medication administration, including titration, following established protocols

•Document patient information accurately and effectively

•Provide direct patient care for post-surgical patients in a rehabilitation setting

8/15/2013- 2015

PINE ACRES NURSING AND CONVALECENT CENTRE, MADISON NJ

Registered Nurse.

•Assist with admittance and discharge of patients

•Assess patients’ status and notify physicians of clinical changes

•Maintained patients charts & confidential file

•Excellent verbal and written communication skills

•Able to assess and evaluate needs of clients into attainable and measurable outcomes

•Skilled in documentation, assessment, and medication administration

•Commended for preparing timely and consistently accurate documentation

•Selected to precept new staff and assume liaison roles

•Team player who can relate to people at any level

•Clinical skill includes IV therapy, hypo-dermal infusion administration

•Skilled in coordinating with doctors for efficient patient management and optimal delivery of treatment

•Remain calm and professional throughout critical incident

•Caring, compassionate RN with two and half years’ experience in LTC, Sub-acute

•Excellent attention to detail

•Clear communication skills

•Record patient’s medical info and vital signs

•Monitor, record and report symptoms and changes in patient’s conditions

•Take vital signs and keep tract of patient’s medical information

•Excellent attention to detail

2008-2013

ATLANTIC HEALTH SYSTEM, MORRISTOWN MEDICAL CENTER, NJ

Certified Nursing Assistant

•Awarded the first orthopedic nursing assistant for 2011 due to outstanding performance and dedication to residents as well as excellent feedback from discharged patients

•Motivating and training more than 10 nursing students and assistants to provide top quality care

•Assisting residents on the orthopedic unit with bathing, dressing, feeding, lifting, and transferring to other areas of the building, under supervision of the head nurse

•Swiftly answering calls of help from patients and dealing with any arising issues or problems in a competent and caring manner

•Accurately taking vital signs and test samples, assisting post-operative patients with their CPM (ROM) machines, and helping with admissions of post-operative and surgical patients to the unit

2007-2008

GENESIS HEALTHCARE, MORRIS HILL CENTER, NJ

Certified Nursing Assistant

•Assisting residents with bathing, dressing, feeding, lifting, and transferring

•Aiding patients with ambulation and ADLs, and reporting any new findings to the Registered Nurse

•Taking vital signs, answering calls for help from patients, tidying their rooms, and serving meals

Career Summary Cont.

2004-2006

SEKONDI- TAKORADI REGIONAL HOSPITAL, GHANA

Registered General Nurse

•Completing clinical rotation in medical and surgical, geriatrics, orthopedics, labor, delivery, and pediatrics, as well as taking vital signs of newborns while assisting in the nursery/NICU

•Educating patients and families about medical conditions, providing emotional support, and assisting with patient rehabilitation

•Assessing, planning, developing, implementing, and evaluating programs to promote wellbeing and health, and preventing adverse effects on them

• Implementing and participating in immunization and vaccination programs for both children and adults

• Administering medications, changing dressings, changing IVs, and all other aspects of nursing care

• Accurately measuring urine samples and delivering said specimens to the laboratory

Education and Qualifications

Diploma:

Degree (Associates):

Diploma:

Diploma:

BSN-RN:

NJ Choice Assessment Certification:

Nurse’s Aide Program, Academy of Training & Employment, NJ (2007)

In Nursing, Nursing and Midwifery Training College, Ghana (2005)

General Nursing, Ghana (2005)

High School Major Diploma in Science, Ghana (2001)

Western Governors University (WGU), (Sep 2016-Sep 2018). Graduated with a BSN from Western Governors University. https://www.taskstream.com/ts/ashley54/AshleyDorcasPortfolio

ASH1703(01/04/2022).

Experience in subacute, homecare, Long Term Care, or managed health plan.

1-5 years of direct patient care experience as an RN.

Professional Development

• Clinical training

• Evidenced-Based Practice

• Patient evaluation & intervention

• Teamwork and collaboration

• Patient centered care

• Interpersonal and client relationship skills

• Quality Improvement

• Judgement

• Mobility assistance

• Planning and Priority setting

• Analytical

• IV drug therapy management

• Compassion

• Patient and family advocacy & support

• Maintained an active License

• Planning/Priority setting

Skills

Effective communication skills, both verbal and written

Timely and accurate Documentation

Use of critical thinking and ability to resolve issues

Excellent attention to detail

Analytical

Compassionate

Adaptability

Deadline- oriented

Detail oriented

Organized

Team player

Good time management skills

Interpersonal and client relationship skills

Good listening and Judgement skills

Good oral and written communication

Knowledge of medical terminology

Principles of care/case management

Basic PC skills (MS Word/Outlook/Excel)

Achievements

Excellent work performance review in the past year(s)

Excellent work audits in the past and present year

Received excellent academic performance award from Western Governor’s university

Licensure & Certifications

Current Licensure by New Jersey Board of Nursing as Registered Professional Nurse

CPR/Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification

Registered Professional Nurse in state of California (2012-Inactive

Registered Professional Nurse in state of New Jersey (2012)-Active

IV certification

NJ choice assessment certification

NJ Compact license

Key I.T. Skills

MS Office (Word, Excel, Windows, Outlook), HTML, Patient Care System, Medic Tech, E Mail, & Internet Search Engines (Google, Edge, Internet Explorer), EPIC documentation system, Point Click Care.

Personal Details

Languages:

Fluent English & Basic French

Driving License:

Full/Clean

LinkedIn Profile

Prof. Portfolio

https://www.linkedin.com/in/dorcas-ashley-11617147

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