Registered Nurse Nursing
Resume:
Dawn Whyte Benjamin
Elmont, NY *****
*************@***.***
Work Experience
RN Supervisor
Highland Care Center - Jamaica, NY
May 2016 to Present
.Oversees a 320 bed unit including Residents receiving rehabilitation as well as LTC
.Ensuring high level of patient care and safety
. Completing admissions inputting data electronically
.Implementing customer service standards
. Ongoing collaboration with interdisciplinary team to ensure patients goals are met.
. Supervised nursing staff and delegate duties as per scope of practice to patient care RN Supervisor
Park Ave extended care center - Long Beach, NY
February 2014 to Present
Responsibilities
Worked Perdiem:
Responsible for safely managed a 240 bed facility Dusplaying strong customer service and communication skills. Responsible for administering all IV Antibiotics via PICC/Midline. Assisting staff to ensure patient care is carried out.
Ensure adequate staffing
Documented in agency chart legible and concisely, maintained HIPPA laws Accomplishments
Developed strong communication skills
Skills Used
Critical thinking skills working independently
RN Case Manager
Metropolitan Jewish Hospice - Garden City, NY
2010 to Present
Responsibilities
Responsible for performing physical and psychosocial assessment for patients and families at end of life. Develops and implement a nursing care plan and make recommendations for care based upon patients needs. Trains, supervised and evaluates home health aide and personal care workers to ensure plan of care is being followed and executed effectively and safely. Precepts new staff with the goal of making them feeling comfortable, welcome and to better understands documenting information electronically. Communicates effectively with various nursing facilities medical directors regarding pain management as well as ongoing recommendations for symptoms management. Provides ongoing education to hospice aide, facility staffs as well as care givers on End of life issues such as nutrition, hydration among others. Work as on call nurses as required, completed initial admissions, obtain election of benefits.
Accomplishments
This job gave me the confidence and skills to provide professional care to patients and families. It also teaches how important families are and also not to take anything for granted. Skills Used
Proficient using Allscript to enter clinical assessments effectively, Sigma Care RN Charge Nurse
Margaret Teitz NH - Jamaica, NY
July 2013 to April 2016
Responsibilities
Responsible for taking and giving report to staff, delegate care within scope of job description. Follow up with staff to ensure work done. Attending Codes. Medstat. Ongoing effective communications with attending a regarding patient care. Making frequent rounds to ensure all patient safety. Provide around the clock treatment and administration of Narcotics Analgesics to patient with recent surgeries in acute rehab setting. Providing ventilator care for patient, tracheostomy as well as colostomy care Accomplishments
Critical thinking. Multi tasking while maintaining safety. Skills Used
Professionalism. Respect for other.
Nurse Supervisor Per Diem
Horizon Nursing Home - Far Rockaway, NY
April 2014 to September 2014
Responsibilities
Responsible for a staffing for a 280 bed unit skilled nursing facility, liaison with attending physicians and residents families. Ensured nursing caretimely, appropriate and safely monitored. Assisted with admissions when needed. Attending codes when needed, completing incidents reports in a timely manner. Responds to volatile situations and outbursts earning respects of physicians and co workers for calm, level headed and quick thinking to restore safety and security of residents as well as staff. Accomplishments
This job impacted my life as I love what I do. It helps to to communicate more effectively. This job also impacted my life as so many families depends on me for answers and solutions to their problems. Skills Used
Competent. Knowledge of hospice and palliative care. Punctuality as my pt/families expects me to show up on the time email decided on.
Registered Nurse (RN)
Nassau University Medical Center - East Meadow, NY June 2009 to April 2013
Responsibilities
Per Diem Critical Care float nurse.
Works in all critical care areas as well as Emergency room assisting residents with bedside procedures. Safely administering blood /blood productions as per hospital protocol. Initiating intravenous sites, providing central and PICC line care. Administering various IV drips, monitoring patients response and documenting accurately electronically. Attends code/ rapid responds, ensure patient advance directives status. Checking crash carts ensuring defibrillators in working condition. Triage patients upon arrival to the emergency room, prioritizing care, attends various trauma working as a team, preparing trauma rooms while patients enroute, setting up kits as needed. Transfer patient to Cat scans/MRI,s with cardiac monitoring in place. Notify floor of admission and give detail report to floor nurses in a timely manner
Accomplishments
I am an expert at IV insertions, makes me an excellent team leader. Skills Used
Effective communication skills, EKG
Education
BSN in Nursing
Mercy College - Bronx, NY
2013 to 2016
Nursing Licenses
RN
Expires: September 2020
State: NY
Skills
Microsoft word, Sigma care, Point Click, EKG,
Certifications
PRI
Patient Review Instrument use when transferring pt from one facility for eligibility criteria CPR
February 2017 to February 2019
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