Dianna L. Harmon, RN
*** ***** ****, **** **, Williamsville, NY 14221
Mobile: 716-***-**** • Email: ***********@*****.*** Objective
Highly motivated, knowledgeable, compassionate, and dedicated professional to secure a Registered Nurse position with your clinic, nursing home, or as applicable utilizing my extensive skills, training, expertise, education, and experience
Summary of Qualifications
Over 13 years’ nursing experience as an Registered Nurse, including various experience with Geriatric, Medical/Surgical, Dementia, and Rehab / Sub-Acute care
4 years’ experience managing and supervising up to 9 medical staff, including 1 RN, 2 LPNs, and 6 CNAs, in a nursing home setting, in 2 units (skilled care and rehab/sub-acute)
Proficient in most aspects of medical professional development including as a preceptor, training, delegating patient care assignments, monitoring all work activities, resident and patient assessments, and care plans, conducting performance evaluations, and consulting with upper management for staff status/progress reports
Possesses a dual licensing including Georgia and New York State Registered Professional Nursing licenses
Leverages technology to enhance productivity, Windows, MS Office, proprietary medical software for EMR’s, Internet research, and email
Works well independently or collaboratively in a team environment Professional Experience
01/08 – Pres. Kaleida Health - Highpointe on Michigan / Millard Fillmore Hospital, Buffalo, NY Registered Nurse - Vent Floor – Highpointe on Michigan (05/18 – Pres.)
Performs a wide range of nursing care duties, directing staff as needed on a 10-bed unit, caring for ventilator-dependent and respiratory-compromised residents/patients
Monitors O2 ventilators to ensure accurate settings, including SPO2, med administrations, and documenting responsive care results to physicians
Maintains proper care of ventilated patients and consults with respiratory therapists, performing suctioning, trach care, and more
Supervises 2 CNAs and delegates assignments for sanitary requirements of the patient comprised of feeding, bathing, dressing, and other tasks related to critical personal hygiene
Monitors and maintains proper G-tube care
Monitors patients’ health conditions in collaboration with an interdisciplinary team, modifying plans of care with physicians and other medical professionals, including consulting with physical therapists and family members to ensure that comprehensive needs of are consistently met
Registered Nurse – Sub-Acute Rehab - Highpointe on Michigan (05/16 – 05/18)
Responsible for overseeing the nursing care of a 30-bed sub-acute rehab unit, supervising a staff comprised of an RN, LPN, and 6 CNAs, delegating and monitoring patient care assignments to ensure consistent quality care
Mentored and functioned as preceptor for 20 newly hired Registered Nurses throughout the tenure
Involved in most aspects of professional development from training to monitoring all patient care procedures
Created initial care plans for each patient upon admission, following thorough assessments, and collaborated with physicians and/or nurse practitioners for PCP
Conducted daily reviews of patients’ individual care plans, revising as necessary
Maintains PICC lines and other medical devices per policy
Informed physicians of changes in patients’ conditions, diagnostic test results, and consulted for recommendations
Transcribed verbal physicians’ orders including for medications, treatments, and labs DIANNA HARMON, RN RESUME, PG2
Kaleida Health (cont.)
Registered Nurse – Millard Fillmore Hospital (01/08 – 10/08)
Responsible for providing nursing care in the Med-Surg unit, performing assessments, and missions, discharges, monitoring various drainage and other medical devices
Performed medication administration and treatments documentation utilizing the EMR system
Administered blood product transfusions and monitored for adverse reactions
Educated patients and family members for information regarding imminent procedures as well as regarding medications and treatments
Performed CAPD at patients’ bedsides
Initiated IV therapy, venipuncture, and wound care Education, Licenses & Certifications
New York State Nursing License #619031, Expires 8-31-2020 Office of Professions, Albany, NY
Georgia State Nursing License #27187, Expires 3-2022 Georgia Board of Nursing, Atlanta, GA
BLS/CPR/AED Certificate, Expires 2-2022
American Heart Association, Buffalo, NY
Associate of Applied Science in Nursing, 2002
Erie Community College, Buffalo, NY