Registered Nurse Patient Care
Resume:
Jill Peters, RN, BS
815-***-**** **** Illinois St, La Salle, IL 61301 *******@*****.***
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EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science - Health Arts
College of St Francis, Joliet, IL 1989
Nursing Diploma
Methodist School of Nursing, Peoria, IL 1976
ACCREDITATIONS, LICENSES, TRAININGS
Current:
Licensed Registered Nurse (RN) – Illinois (041173345) exp. 05/2024 Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) – exp. 01/2025 Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers (BLS) – exp. 01/2025 Bloodborne Pathogens Training – annually
Past:
The Opioid Crisis
Sepsis 101 for Nurses
2023 Congested Heart Failure
COVID-19 Free: Heart Failure
“A Touch of the Sugar,” Diabetes Update & Overview Pediatric Potpourri, Assessment of the Pediatric Patient – From Neonate to 19 Physical Assessment Pearls – “If You Only Have 5 Minutes” Heart Matters: All Things Cardiac
Interpretation of Laboratory Values
Asthma: Diagnosis and Management
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Prostate Cancer
Infectious Disease Update
Immunizations Update
Memory Loss: Management of Alzheimer’s Disease
EXPERIENCE:
Pain Clinic Registered Nurse
Valley Pain Clinic - St. Margaret’s Health–Spring Valley & Peru 9/2022 – 6/2023
● Scheduling of procedures in clinic and OR
● Acting as scrub and circulating RN during procedures
● Setting up procedure room for cases
● Obtaining/verifying informed consent
● Verifying insurance prior authorization had been obtained as necessary.
● Patient and family communication (answering questions, explaining treatment options, education on diagnoses and treatment options and discharge/follow-up instructions)
● Phone triage
Jill Peters, RN, BS
815-***-**** 1618 Illinois St, La Salle, IL 61301 *******@*****.*** 2
● Communication and collaboration with multiple providers, other clinical sites, hospital departments, outpatient pharmacies, DME providers, physical therapy and rehab centers, insurance companies, and vendor representatives to safely and efficiently provide appropriate and cost- and time-effective patient care.
● Taking, writing, entering and processing provider orders
● Patient care (vital signs, assessment, intake and discharge, medication administration - PO/IM)
● Restocking, inventorying and ordering supplies and medications
● Ensuring supplies and medications remain within useable date range.
● Collection and labeling for oral and urine drug screen specimen.
● Cardiac and hemodynamic monitoring during procedures as indicated.
● Obtaining/verifying informed consent
● Customer service
● Patient transport
● Cleaning exam/procedure rooms
● Record and patient data entry and retrieval
Pain Clinic Registered Nurse
IVCH Pain Clinic - Illinois Valley Community Hospital, Peru, IL 2015 – 9/2022 Pain Clinic – Peoria Day Surgery Center 2001 – 2003 (PRN)
Obtaining Prior Authorizations for injections, procedures, tests.
Scheduling of procedures in clinic and OR
Acting as scrub and circulating RN during procedures
Setting up procedure room for cases
Obtaining/verifying informed consent
Patient and family communication (answering questions, explaining treatment options, education on diagnoses and treatment options and discharge/follow-up instructions)
Phone triage
Communication and collaboration with multiple providers, other clinical sites, hospital departments, outpatient pharmacies, DME providers, physical therapy and rehab centers, insurance companies, and vendor representatives to safely and efficiently provide appropriate and cost- and time-effective patient care.
Taking, writing, entering and processing provider orders
Patient care (vital signs, assessment, intake and discharge
Medication administration - PO/IM/IV
Restocking, inventorying and ordering supplies and medications
Ensuring supplies and medications remain within useable date range.
Collection and labeling for oral and urine drug screen specimen.
Cardiac and hemodynamic monitoring during procedures as indicated.
Obtaining/verifying informed consent
Customer service
Patient transport
Cleaning exam/procedure rooms
Record and patient data entry and retrieval
Jill Peters, RN, BS
815-***-**** 1618 Illinois St, La Salle, IL 61301 *******@*****.*** 3
Surgical Nurse
Illinois Valley Community Hospital, LaSalle, IL 2012 - 2015 St. Margaret’s Hospital, Spring Valley, IL 2003 - 2005 Peoria Day Surgery Center, Peoria, IL 1993 – 1996 (PRN), 2001 – 2003 (PRN) Tempe Surgical Center, Tempe, AZ 1999 - 2003
Arizona Diagnostic & Surgical Center, Mesa, AZ 1997 - 1999 Orthopedic Institute of Central Illinois, Peoria, IL 1993 – 1996 (PRN) Methodist Medical Center Ambulatory Surgery Center, Peoria, IL 1992 - 1996 Eastland Ambulatory Surgical Center, St Joseph Hospital, Bloomington, IL 4/1990 – 10/1990 Sioux Falls Ambulatory Surgery Center, Sioux Falls, S.D. 1989 - 1990 North Memorial Medical Center, Robbinsdale, MN 1987 - 1989 Methodist Medical Center Ambulatory Surgery Center, Peoria, IL 1977 - 1986
Patient and family communication (answering questions, explaining treatment options, education on diagnoses and treatment options and discharge/follow-up instructions)
Preparing patients for surgery (IVs, oral/IV/IM/SQ/ophthalmic medications)
Preparing the operating room
Cardiac and hemodynamic monitoring during procedures as indicated.
Assisting anesthesia during induction and as needed
Patient transport
Maintaining sterile field at all times
Ensuring supplies and medications remain within useable date range.
Assisting surgeon as needed.
Marking incision sites with patient
Adhering to safety standards and precautions
Assist in surgical procedures.
Administering medications
Inspecting surgical equipment
Obtaining specimens and labeling them correctly
Positioning the patient on the operating table in proper alignment
Providing surgical nursing care to patients
Applying dressings and bandages to wounds
Hand patient over to recover room (PACU)
Disinfecting surgical equipment
Cleaning and disinfecting surgical suite.
Reviewed test and lab results
Office Nurse
Oglesby Family and Pediatric Medical Clinic, Oglesby, IL 2007 - 2012 Midwest Urological Group, Peoria, IL 2001 – 2003 (PRN)
Perform physical assessments, take vital signs, and document findings and symptoms.
Performing EKGs, lab draws, Strep, Flu, and urine dips, glucometer.
Taking vital signs and documenting symptoms
Performing health assessments
Educating patients about treatment plans and prescribe medications, future tests/procedures.
Ordering supplies and restocking exam rooms and laboratory Jill Peters, RN, BS
815-***-**** 1618 Illinois St, La Salle, IL 61301 *******@*****.*** 4
Patient and family communication (answering questions, explaining treatment options, education on diagnoses and treatment options and discharge/follow-up instructions), phone triage.
Administering medication and communication treatment plans
Monitoring and maintaining medical equipment.
Collaborating with doctors and other healthcare professionals to assess patient’s condition and deliver treatment.
Assist with office procedures.
Collecting information and samples for diagnosis
Perform prior authorizations.
Provide clinical expertise for complex cases and medical emergencies.
Teaching patients and caregivers how to manage health conditions.
Administering my educations, immunizations, Flu injections, nebulizer treatments, as well as other treatments
Communicate with children of different abilities and developmental levels about their symptoms, talking to their parents and their families about medical issues and recording the child’s vital signs, complete diagnostic tests, Educate family members on treatment options. Pre/Postoperative (PACU) Nurse
Morris Hospital, IL 02/2007 - 07/2007
Orthopedic Institute of Central Illinois 1993 – 1996 (PRN) Peoria Day Surgery Center, Peoria, IL 1993 – 1996 (PRN) Methodist Medical Center Ambulatory Surgery Center, Peoria, IL 1977 – 1986
Prepare patient for their operation
Preparation includes assessing, planning, organizing and implementing the plan of care specific to the patient and according to policies
Completing preop orders
Starting IVs
Administering preop medications
Ensuring procedure consent meets criteria.
Ensuring optimal patient safety during their stay
Review pre and postop discharge instructions with patient/family when relevant
Collaborates with other team members.
Responsible for contacting patients prior to surgery and give them detailed instructions, review, surgical charts, ensuring the procedure site, and side are confirmed with patient and appropriate forms are completed.
Charting assessment and appropriate documentation pre and postop
Recover patients who received general anesthesia or IV sedation. Maintain patent airway, administer O2 per criteria, Monitor vital signs.
Notify anesthesia/surgeon immediately of any problems.
Administer pain medications according to patient’s pain level. Jill Peters, RN, BS
815-***-**** 1618 Illinois St, La Salle, IL 61301 *******@*****.*** 5
Laser Nurse
Illinois Retina Eye Institute 2005 – 2007(PRN
Administer IV and IV medications.
Perform patient assessment before and after eye procedure.
Maintain laser safety in procedure room, everyone wears eye protection during procedure.
Maintain fire safety precautions according to policies.
Instruct patient on proper postop care.
CVOR Nurse
Mesa Lutheran Hospital, Mesa, AZ 1996-1998
Methodist Medical Center, Peoria, IL 1990-1992
Prepare patient for their operation, answer patients’ questions about their surgery and recovery.
Preparation includes assessing, planning, organizing and implementing the plan of care specific to the patient and according to policies.
Completing preop orders
Starting IVs, central lines, insertion of catheter
Administering preop medications
Ensuring procedure consent meets criteria.
Ensuring optimal patient safety during their stay
Review pre and postop discharge instructions with patient/family when relevant
Preparing the operating room
Cardiac and hemodynamic monitoring during procedures as indicated.
Assisting anesthesia during induction and as needed.
Maintaining sterile field at all times
Ensuring supplies and medications remain within useable date range.
Assisting surgeon as needed
Collaborates with other team members.
Perform scrub nurse duties, assisting the surgeon, maintaining sterile field, pass instruments to the surgeon, anticipate surgeon’s needs,
Assist with preparation of IV medication & their administration.
Continuously monitor the patient during the procedure and alert the surgeon/ anesthesia of any irregular behaviors, changes in vital signs
Medical/Surgical Floor Nurse
McKenna, Hospital, Sioux Falls, SD 1989-1990 (PRN)
Assessment of patient’s condition, obtain vital signs, monitor patient’s pain level, review history and test/lab results, Maintain accurate and up-to-date patient record and documentation.
Patient teaching of their conditions and plan of care
Wound care management
IV therapy
Collaborated with team members to provide comprehensive patient care.
Provided emotional support and education to patients and their families. Jill Peters, RN, BS
815-***-**** 1618 Illinois St, La Salle, IL 61301 *******@*****.*** 6
NICU Nurse
St. Francis Hospital Medical Center, Peoria, IL 1986-1987
Assessment of neonate’s condition, obtain vital signs, review labs/test results.
Collaborated with multi-disciplinary team members.
Provided spiritual and emotional support to parents and family members.
Insertion of umbilical lines, IVs, feeding tube, administration of O2, monitoring vital signs continuously.
Monitoring neonate’s weight, administer medication and manage symptoms.
Notifying physician immediately of any change in infant’s condition
Operating and maintaining specialized equipment
Documenting neonate’s treatment and observations made, changes in conditions.
Help parents learn to care for their baby, offering advice on feeding, holding, sleeping, monitors, O2 therapy, use of medical equipment.
Formulating nursing plans and evaluating the effectiveness of treatments Cardiac Step-down Nurse
St. Francis Hospital Medical Center, Peoria, IL 1982-1983 (PRN)
Assessed patient’s condition, obtain vital signs, monitor patient’s pain level, review history and test/lab results.
Patient teaching of their conditions and plan of care
Wound care management
IV therapy
Collaborated with team members to provide comprehensive patient care.
Provided emotional support and education to patients and their families.
Maintain accurate and up-to-date patient record and documentation.
Assisted with CPR
Collaborated with team members to provide comprehensive patient care.
Provided emotional support and education to patients and their families.
Maintain accurate and up-to-date patient record and documentation.
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Surgical Floor Nurse
Methodist Medical Center, Peoria, IL 1/1977-7/1977
Completing preop orders
Starting IVs
Administering preop medications
Ensuring procedure consent meets criteria.
Ensuring optimal patient safety during their stay
Review pre and postop discharge instructions with patient/family when relevant
Collaborates with other team members.
IV therapy
Assessed patient’s condition, obtain vital signs, monitor patient’s pain level, review history and test/lab results.
Wound care management
Charge nurse
Jill Peters, RN, BS
815-***-**** 1618 Illinois St, La Salle, IL 61301 *******@*****.*** 7
PERSONAL INTERESTS
Spending time with my grandchildren, Photography, Scrapbooking, Traveling, Hiking, Reading, Crafts, Dog training
REFERENCES
Karla Carboni, RN, BSN, CGRN
Special Procedures and Pain Clinic Coordinator
St Margaret’s Health - Spring Valley St Margaret’s Health – Peru 600 E. First St 925 West ST
Spring Valley, IL 61361 Peru, IL 61354
Relationship: Manager at St Margaret’s Health Pain Clinic Jacob Szafranski, APRN, CRNA, MS. NSPM-C
Provider, Pain Management Injections/Procedures
St Margaret’s Health - Spring Valley Pain Clinic St Margaret’s Health – Peru 600 E. First St 925 West ST
Spring Valley, IL 61361 Peru, IL 61354
Relationship: Provider/Co-worker at St Margaret’s Health Pain Clinic Kim Duttlinger, RN, CRNA
St Margaret’s Health - Surgical Unit
St Margaret’s Health - Spring Valley Illinois Valley Community Hospital 600 E First St 925 West St
Spring Valley, IL 61361 Peru, IL 671354
Relationship: Co-worker at Illinois Valley Community Hospital and friend Amber Mertes, CNA
St Margaret’s Health Pain Clinic
St Margaret’s Health - Spring Valley St Margaret’s Health – Peru 600 E. First St 925 West ST
Spring Valley, IL 61361 Peru, IL 61354
Relationship: Co-worker at St Margaret’s Health Pain Clinic and IVCH Pain Clinic
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