Alexis C. Smith, BSN, RN

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Pink Hill, NC 28572

252-***-****

ad3gza@r.postjobfree.com

PROFILE

Registered Nurse (RN) with six years of experience providing quality care to a wide variety of patients in a hospital environment. Baccalaureate prepared and currently focused on earning my master’s degree in nursing. Aiming to leverage my experience and knowledge to effectively fill the nursing position in a leadership or teaching role.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Vidant Duplin Hospital Kenansville, NC (101 Bed facility) 2014-2020

RN (Floor Nurse/Charge Nurse) Medical Surgical Unit

Provide direct quality care to patients including daily monitoring, recording, and evaluating of medical conditions of up to 25 patients per day

Developed and direct a rotational system in managing the care of patients in the department

Coordinate workforce management objectives with a focus on individual, department, and hospital-wide initiative

Lead and monitored 10 newly licensed nurses in developing and achieving professional expertise

Interact and communicate with patients of all ages and ethnic backgrounds, giving quality medical care and treatment

Assist in intensive care unit and other units, dependent upon census

Assess patients and completed documentation, consistent with policies and procedures

Develop and implement individual plan of care for patient in collaboration with physicians, medical care providers, and patient/family, advocating as necessary for patients and family

Perform post-operative care to patients to include pain management, wound care, and education

Ensure continuity of care through direct admissions, discharge, transfers to other units, and general patient flow

Provide supervision in the absence of nurse supervisor

Respond to emergencies both medical and behavioral

Round daily with the provider

Educate family members on the individual’s medical needs/interventions.

Audit RNs and LPNs on their nursing skills and medication passes to ensure they are providing the safest care and following policies, which are guided by evidence-based practice.

Check off RNs and LPNs on skills, and provide training to unlicensed personnel on how to give medication

Preceptor for both practical nursing students and associate degree nursing students

Implement general nursing duties: phlebotomy, port-a-cath access, daily nursing assessments, wound care, medication administration, G-tube care, Foley care, Cpap/Bipap maintenance, documentation, diabetic care, and IV insertion.

Charge Nurse

Charge Nurse duties, to include but not limited to:

manage daily functioning of the unit, as well as delegate nurse and support to staff assignments

Supervise LPNs and Medication Technicians

Performed routine audits during medication administration for both LPNs and med techs

Create annual nursing evaluations, attend clinics, and patient appointments

Collaborate with the multidisciplinary team on each individuals’ progress/needs

Transcribe medical orders

Round daily with the doctor

Precept Medication Technicians, and nursing students

Trained RNs and LPNs new to the job and checked them off on the skills used in the facility

Implement general nursing duties: Trach care, documentation, phlebotomy, oxygen administration, G-tube, assessments, and Foley insertion.

EDUCATION

Pitt Community College (PCC) Winterville, NC

Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) 2012

University of Mount Olive (UMO) Mt. Olive, NC

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) 2019

SKILLS

Basic Life Support (BLS) Certified - 2018

Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI) - 2020

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