Monica Smith

Plaucheville, LA. *****

Cell: 337-***-****

ad2a2r@r.postjobfree.com

Objective

Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals. Enthusiastic nurse eager to contribute to team success through hard work, attention to detail, strong observation skills, excellent verbal and written communication skills, and excellent organizational skills.

Experience

Rapides Medical Center Sept. 2023 to Present

Nurse Staffing Coordinator/Recruiter

Alexandria, LA

Identify company employee requirements and create a staffing strategy.

Assist the HR department with hiring, training and onboarding new employees.

Create daily staffing reports, monitor employee performance and submit weekly reports to management.

Determine staffing shortfalls and report job vacancies and scheduling problems to human resources.

Confirm staff details and working hours to ensure accurate employee compensation.

Implement recruiting strategies to identify highly qualified candidates for active job openings

Create and post new listings on various job boards to attract applicants

Screen resumes, cover letters, and application materials for qualifications and experience

Conduct phone, video, or in-person interviews to assess a candidate’s fit

Coordinate and schedule interviews with hiring managers or members of the nursing management team

Negotiate job offers and terms of employment with selected candidates

Foster strategic partnerships with nursing schools and healthcare organizations to source potential applicants

Compass Behavioral Health May 2023 to Aug 2023

Director of Nursing

Marksville, LA

Managing and leading all nursing personnel operations.

Developing short and long-term goals for the entire nursing department.

Establishing new policies and updating existing policies to improve the standard of care for patients.

Planning and overseeing admission, nursing, and patient care processes.

Maintaining department budgets and recording all expenses.

Responding to any nursing-related issues in a timely manner.

Coordinating with medical staff and other departments to ensure hospital efficiency.

Overseeing all record-keeping processes and ensuring all necessary documents are accurate and up-to-date.

Hiring and training new nursing staff members.

Evaluating staff performance and preparing accurate reports detailing your findings.

Supplemental Health Care Jan. 2023 to May 2023

Travel Registered Nurse

Alaska Psychiatric Institute

Psychiatric Unit

Anchorage, AK

Triage patients upon arrival to facility.

Conducted full physical assessments upon admission and throughout stay on inpatient unit.

Assisted with auditing patient records.

Supervisor to mental health associates.

Conducted groups on mental, physical, and emotional well-being.

Member of treatment team assisting with implementing patient care plan.

Able to communicate with physicians accurately to obtain medication before behaviors escalate.

Knowledgeable in pharmacological treatments to include proper dosing and administration and monitoring for side effects.

Administers and notes reactions to psychotropic drugs and other medications

Using therapeutic communication to maximize positive patient outcomes.

Gathering medical testing materials, including needles, sample vials, blood storage bags and test tubes.

Preparing patients before drawing blood.

Partner with individuals to achieve their recovery goals

Provide health promotion and maintenance

Conduct intake screening, evaluation, and triage

Teach self-care activities

Administer and monitor psychobiological treatment regimens

Practice crisis intervention and stabilization

Engage in psychiatric rehabilitation and intervention

Educate patients, families, and communities

Coordinate care

Work within interdisciplinary teams

Plans and provides nursing care for patients.

Makes nursing diagnosis of the medical and emotional status of patients and recommends

treatment options.

Consults with psychiatrists and other behavioral health staff in designing appropriate treatment

plans for clients.

Arranges further medical attention when necessary.

Assists the client in understanding the nature of emotional disturbances and accepting the need

for treatment.

Assists in maintaining a safe and secure environment for staff and patients.

Test for vital signs of pain and ensures treatments of pain.

Documents all patient information on medical charts and follows physician’s written orders.

Maintains patient confidentiality.

Maintains accurate records and documentation of patient treatments, immunizations and

laboratory results according to standard medical recordkeeping.

Advantage Medical Professionals Oct. 2022 to Jan. 2023

Per Diem

Psychiatric Unit

Lafayette, LA

Triage patients upon arrival to facility.

Conducted full physical assessments upon admission and throughout stay on inpatient unit.

Assisted with auditing patient records.

Supervisor to mental health associates.

Conducted groups on mental, physical, and emotional well-being.

Member of treatment team assisting with implementing patient care plan.

Able to communicate with physicians accurately to obtain medication before behaviors escalate.

Knowledgeable in pharmacological treatments to include proper dosing and administration and monitoring for side effects.

Administers and notes reactions to psychotropic drugs and other medications

Using therapeutic communication to maximize positive patient outcomes.

Gathering medical testing materials, including needles, sample vials, blood storage bags and test tubes.

Preparing patients before drawing blood.

Partner with individuals to achieve their recovery goals

Provide health promotion and maintenance

Conduct intake screening, evaluation, and triage

Teach self-care activities

Practice crisis intervention and stabilization

Engage in psychiatric rehabilitation and intervention

Educate patients, families, and communities

Coordinate care

Work within interdisciplinary teams

Plans and provides nursing care for patients.

Makes nursing diagnosis of the medical and emotional status of patients and recommends

treatment options.

Consults with psychiatrists and other behavioral health staff in designing appropriate treatment

plans for clients.

Arranges further medical attention when necessary.

Assists the client in understanding the nature of emotional disturbances and accepting the need

for treatment.

Assists in maintaining a safe and secure environment for staff and patients.

Test for vital signs of pain and ensures treatments of pain.

Documents all patient information on medical charts and follows physician’s written orders.

Maintains patient confidentiality.

Maintains accurate records and documentation of patient treatments, immunizations and

laboratory results according to standard medical recordkeeping.

Advantage Medical Professionals April 2022 to Oct. 2022

Travel Registered Nurse

UMCNO

Psychiatric Unit

New Orleans, LA

Triage patients upon arrival to facility.

Conducted full physical assessments upon admission and throughout stay on inpatient unit.

Assisted with auditing patient records.

Supervisor to mental health associates.

Conducted groups on mental, physical, and emotional well-being.

Member of treatment team assisting with implementing patient care plan.

Able to communicate with physicians accurately to obtain medication before behaviors escalate.

Knowledgeable in pharmacological treatments to include proper dosing and administration and monitoring for side effects.

Administers and notes reactions to psychotropic drugs and other medications

Using therapeutic communication to maximize positive patient outcomes.

Gathering medical testing materials, including needles, sample vials, blood storage bags and test tubes.

Preparing patients before drawing blood.

Partner with individuals to achieve their recovery goals

Provide health promotion and maintenance

Conduct intake screening, evaluation, and triage

Teach self-care activities

Practice crisis intervention and stabilization

Engage in psychiatric rehabilitation and intervention

Educate patients, families, and communities

Coordinate care

Work within interdisciplinary teams

Plans and provides nursing care for patients.

Makes nursing diagnosis of the medical and emotional status of patients and recommends

treatment options.

Consults with psychiatrists and other behavioral health staff in designing appropriate treatment

plans for clients.

Arranges further medical attention when necessary.

Assists the client in understanding the nature of emotional disturbances and accepting the need

for treatment.

Assists in maintaining a safe and secure environment for staff and patients.

Test for vital signs of pain and ensures treatments of pain.

Documents all patient information on medical charts and follows physician’s written orders.

Maintains patient confidentiality.

Maintains accurate records and documentation of patient treatments, immunizations and

laboratory results according to standard medical recordkeeping.

Insight Global October 2021 to Mar 2022

Travel Registered Nurse

Walgreens

New Iberia, LA

Administer intramuscular COVID and flu vaccines.

Review patient files and records, including allergies, problems, medications and immunization status.

Meet with patients to discuss medical histories and current complaints.

Performs proper hand hygiene prior to preparing vaccine.

Checks vial expiration date. Double-checks vial label and contents prior to drawing up.

Prepares and draws up vaccines in a designated clean medication area that is not adjacent to areas where

potentially contaminated items are placed.

Selects the correct needle size for IM and based on patient age and/or weight, site, and recommended injection technique.

Maintains aseptic technique throughout, including cleaning the rubber septum (stopper) of the vial with alcohol prior to piercing it.

Prepares vaccine according to manufacturer instructions. Inverts vial and draws up correct dose of vaccine. Rechecks vial label.

Prepares a new sterile syringe and sterile needle for each injection. Checks the expiration date on the equipment (syringes and needles) if present.

Verifies identity of patient. Rechecks the provider’s order or instructions against the vial and the prepared syringes.

Utilizes proper hand hygiene with every patient and, if it is office policy, puts on disposable gloves. (If using gloves, changes gloves for every patient.)

Positions patient and/or restrains the child with parent’s help.

Correctly identifies the injection site (e.g., deltoid, vastus lateralis, fatty tissue over triceps).

Locates anatomic landmarks specific for IM injections.

Advantage Medical Professionals July 2021 to Sept 2021

Travel Registered Nurse

Eastern Louisiana Mental Hospital

Forensic Unit

Jackson, LA

Conducted full physical assessments upon admission and throughout stay on inpatient unit.

Admissions and discharges

Assisted with auditing patient records.

Supervisor to mental health associates.

Conducted groups on mental, physical, and emotional well-being.

Member of treatment team assisting with implementing patient care plan.

Able to communicate with physicians accurately to obtain medication before behaviors escalate.

Knowledgeable in pharmacological treatments to include proper dosing and administration and monitoring for side effects.

Using therapeutic communication to maximize positive patient outcomes.

Following all health and safety protocols and procedures to maintain sanitary work areas.

Gathering medical testing materials, including needles, sample vials, blood storage bags and test tubes.

Vermilion Behavioral Hospital June 2020 to Current

Charge Nurse

Lafayette, LA

Conducted full physical assessments upon admission and throughout stay on inpatient unit.

Admissions and discharges

Assisted with auditing patient records.

Supervisor to mental health associates.

Conducted groups on mental, physical, and emotional well-being.

Member of treatment team assisting with implementing patient care plan.

Able to communicate with physicians accurately to obtain medication before behaviors escalate.

Knowledgeable in pharmacological treatments to include proper dosing and administration and monitoring for side effects.

Using therapeutic communication to maximize positive patient outcomes.

Preparing patients before drawing blood.

Explaining blood draw procedures to patients and answering any questions about the process.

Following all health and safety protocols and procedures to maintain sanitary work areas.

Gathering medical testing materials, including needles, sample vials, blood storage bags and test tubes.

Verifying patient information and labeling blood samples properly.

Arbonne International LLC January 2006 to May 2020

Regional Vice President of Sales

CA

Optimized sales and marketing directives by closely monitoring employee progress, reviewing regional and local markets and effectively managing inventories.

Fostered relationships with customers to expand customer base and enhance loyalty and retention.

Trained associates on cross-selling and relationship-building techniques.

Planned and developed strategies to increase sales and territory.

Established sales goals and strategies that contributed to increased growth in sales and profitability.

Monitored customer complaint trends to drive satisfaction improvements and adjusted operational strategies to reduce issues.

Retained existing customers and substantially grew customer base, product line and sales volume.

Working with the marketing department to design print and online promotional materials for the company's products and services.

Identifying where improvements can be made and developing sales plans and strategies to achieve sales goals.

Recruiting and hiring sales staff and developing training programs.

Managing sales teams and maintaining sales operations.

Outlining and managing sales budgets.

Setting quarterly and annual sales goals and motivating the sales teams to achieve their goals.

Monitoring the market and competitor products and activities and providing detailed sales forecasting.

Reviewing customer activity, anticipating consumer needs, and improving customer satisfaction.

Creating sales reports and providing feedback to the leadership team at company meetings.

Establishing and maintaining key customer relationships.

Lafayette General Medical Center February 2016 to August 2017

ER Technician/Mental Health Technician

Lafayette, LA

Provided direct patient care, including stabilizing patients and determining course of action based on triage.

Assisted nurses with patient treatments.

Performed daily duties of vital signs, patient turns, charting, and other requested tasks.

Stocked supplies in IV carts, patient rooms and trauma bay when possible.

Help with confused patients to ensure their safety at all times.

Must be able to stay involved and engaged with surroundings to be familiar with urgent situations as they arise.

Run urgent labs to stat lab and pick up urgent blood products for ER patients.

Provided 1:1 patient supervision.

Monitored vital signs and provided emotional support.

Assessed environment for safety hazards.

Communicated patient status to registered nurse.

Acadian Ambulance Service Inc. January 2014 to February 2016

NREMT

Lafayette, LA

Deliver first aid, basic life support, and emergency medical treatment to 50+ patients per week in a wide range of emergency medical situations

Ensure the safe transport of patients and administer appropriate medical treatment on-scene and en route to hospitals, including CPR and pharmaceutical interventions

Conduct preventative maintenance on ambulatory vehicles and perform equipment inspections to identify potential defects

Communicate with patients and families on-site to obtain medical histories and identify appropriate treatments based on symptoms

Meridian Investigative Group Inc. May 2013 to October 2014

Licensed Private Investigator

St.Petersburg, FL

Testified as representative in court hearings and presented evidence.

Gathered proof of activities through video recordings, photographs and statements.

Investigated background of claimants and witnesses to uncover past criminal activity.

Conducted private investigations to locate missing persons, obtain confidential information and solve crimes.

Produced timely and accurate reports about findings.

Reviewed gathered information to assess or detect issues.

Performed mobile and stationary surveillance on individuals involved in workman's compensation investigations.

Licenses and Certifications

RN License July 2020

BLS Certification

CPI Certification

EMR Systems: Cerner

Epic

Meditech

Education and Training

McNeese State University May 2020

Bachelor of Science: Nursing

Lake Charles, LA

University of Louisiana At Lafayette May 1998

Bachelor of Science: Criminal Justice

Lafayette, LA

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