Helen Radford
RN
Asheville, NC *****
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Authorized to work in the US for any employer
Work Experience
Registered Nurse (RN)
Bayada Home Health Care - Asheville, NC
March 2020 to Present
Experience going into patient's home to administer medications, use pulse oximetry, use Kangaroo Joey pumps. Experience with use of pulse oximetry, oxygen. Experience with trach care and GT care. RN Case Manager
HCA Healthcare Mission Hospital - Asheville, NC
April 2022 to August 2022
Worked in case management. Completed training via Athena Forum in various topics. Gained knowledge in use of IV and feeding pumps. Gained knowledge of electronic medical record system at hospital. Experience in establishing discharge teaching regarding home medical equipment and medications. RN
Maxim Healthcare Services - Asheville, NC
December 2019 to April 2020
Helped with medication administration, dressing changes. Helped with gastrostomy feedings, and tracheostomy suctioning. Used CPT vest and oxygen saturation monitoring. Assistant
Ben Radford
February 2014 to February 2020
Helped with painting, woodcutting, laundry, medication administration, helped with exercising, helped with speech and occupational therapy assignments.
Staff Nurse
Mountain Area Pediatrics
September 2013 to February 2014
Performed nurse triage, appointment scheduling. Gave flu vaccines, injections, and nebulizer treatments. Nurse
Buncombe County Health Department/School Health - Asheville, NC January 2010 to February 2013
Performed data collection, physical assessments. Taught classes, monitored chronic illnesses using Excel. Performed electronic charting in Health Office. Monitored classrooms for communicable disease risk and referred children to physician as needed.
Health Screener
Buncombe County Health Center / Child Health - Asheville, NC February 2000 to January 2010
Worked as Child Health Screener at Buncombe County Health Center, Performed child physicals for daycare and school enrollment. Monitored and gave childhood immunizations.
Staff Nurse in Mother-Baby Unit
Memorial Mission Hospital
June 1999 to February 2000
Worked at Memorial Mission Hospital in Mother-Baby Unit. Performed routine newborn and postpartum care for new mothers. Child Health Screener
Buncombe County Department of Health
August 1994 to January 1999
Worked as registered nurse in Child Primary Care at Buncombe County Department of Health. Performed child physicals, gave immunizations, conducted developmental screenings, and performed telephone triage for sick infants and children. Staff Nurse
Intermediate Care Nursery at UNC - Chapel Hill, NC August 1992 to April 1994
Performed physical assessments and routine baby care. Gained experience with placement and maintenance of IV and arterial blood lines.
Staff Nurse
Intensive Care Nursery at Duke University - Durham, NC June 1989 to June 1992
Cared for children on conventional, high frequency, and jet ventilators. Worked with nasal CPAP. Gained experience with placement and maintenance of arterial lines, UACs and percutaneous caths. Experienced with newborn stabilization at birth.
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Education
Continuing Nursing Education in Nursing
Bayada University - Asheville, NC
March 2020 to January 2022
Certificate in Epidemiology
UNC-Chapel Hill and Coursera - Chapel Hill, NC
January 2020 to February 2020
RN Refresher Course in Nursing
UNC-CH - Chapel Hill, NC
June 2019 to January 2020
Bachelor of Science in Nursing in Nursing
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill - Chapel Hill, NC August 1985 to May 1989
Continuing Nursing Education in Nursing-Epidemiology--Vaccines for Children, Trainings to give Pfizer, Moderna, and Johnson and Johnson COVID19 vaccines Centers for Disease Control - Atlanta, GA
Nursing Licenses
RN
State: NC
Skills
• Windows 10. Excel 2016 Basic and Intermediate, Powerpoint 2016 Basic and Intermediate via Customguide. AHA BCLS (5 years)
• CPR Certified (10+ years)
• Microsoft Excel (3 years)
• Microsoft Office (3 years)
• Documentation (10+ years)
• Mental Health (10+ years)
• Powerpoint (3 years)
• Case Management (3 years)
• training (10+ years)
• Management (3 years)
• Organizational Skills (10+ years)
• Receptionist
• Primary Care Experience (10+ years)
• Infant Care (10+ years)
• EMR Systems (10+ years)
• Nursing (10+ years)
• Medication Administration (10+ years)
• Critical Care Experience (3 years)
• Vital Signs (10+ years)
• Triage (10+ years)
• Experience Administering Injections (10+ years)
• Laboratory Experience (10+ years)
• Caregiving (8 years)
• Social Work
• Hospital Experience (6 years)
• ICU Experience (3 years)
• Laundry (10+ years)
• Patient Care (7 years)
• Medical Records
• CPT Coding (10+ years)
• Medical Office Experience (10+ years)
• Cerner (5 years)
• Phone triage (10+ years)
• Allscripts
• Venipuncture (10+ years)
• Supervising Experience (10+ years)
• Nurse Management
• ICD-10
• Employee Orientation
• Teaching
• Teaching (10+ years)
• Typing
• Spanish
• Customer service
• Documentation review
• Care plans
• Primary care
• Discharge planning
Languages
• English - Fluent
• Medical Spanish - Beginner
• German - Beginner
Certifications and Licenses
Registered Nurse North Carolina Board of Nursing
December 1989 to December 2023
Started in Neonatal ICU. Worked in Intermediate Care Nursery and Mother-Baby. Worked in Public Health for 19 years in pediatric clinic then in School Health. Have recently done pediatric Home Health. National Health and Safety Administration BLS, AED FA Infants, Children, Adults
October 2020 to October 2022
Certified BLS, AED, FA in Adults, Infants, Children Registered Nurse via North Carolina Board of Nursing December 2021 to December 2023
Allowed to examine, assess, evaluate, and treat per physician order. Allowed to educate. Allowed to give medications per physician orders.
Certification in Epidemiology
Present
Passed certification in Epidemiology in February 2020. Course taken via Coursera and UNC-Chapel Hill. Compact State Nurse License
CPR Certification
Assessments
Nursing Skills: Clinical Judgment — Highly Proficient December 2018
Measures a candidate’s ability to assess a patient's condition and implement the appropriate medical intervention.
Full results: Highly Proficient
Case Management & Social Work — Proficient
June 2020
Prioritizing case tasks, gathering information, and providing services without judgment. Full results: Proficient
Attention to Detail — Familiar
February 2020
Identifying differences in materials, following instructions, and detecting details among distracting information.
Full results: Familiar
Filing & Organization — Proficient
July 2020
Arranging and managing information or materials using a set of rules. Full results: Proficient
Case Management & Social Work — Proficient
June 2020
Prioritizing case tasks, gathering information, and providing services without judgment. Full results: Proficient
Clinical Judgment — Proficient
July 2019
Assessing a patient's condition and implementing the appropriate medical intervention. Full results: Proficient
Electronic health records: Best practices — Expert October 2020
Knowledge of EHR data, associated privacy regulations, and best practices for EHR use Full results: Expert
Work style: Conscientiousness — Proficient
December 2020
Tendency to be well-organized, rule-abiding, and hard-working Full results: Proficient
Home health aide skills — Highly Proficient
March 2022
Providing care to patients in a home setting
Full results: Highly Proficient
Medical terminology — Expert
March 2022
Understanding and using medical terminology
Full results: Expert
Nursing assistant skills — Proficient
March 2022
Providing nursing aid to patients using knowledge of relevant equipment and procedures Full results: Proficient
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