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Jacqueline Griffin

MSN, FNP-BC

Address St. Augustine, FL 32080

Phone 352-***-****

E-mail adgotw@r.postjobfree.com

Empathic, Board Certified Family Practice NP focused on providing a quality, holistic approach to medicine and healthcare while building strong relationships with patients and their families. Passionate and enthusiastic, while committed to offering extensive nursing experiencing across the care continuum. Self-directed and solutions-oriented with fantastic communication skills. Seeking opportunity in a positive and dynamic setting to grow my knowledge and skills as a provider in order to give outstanding care. Experience

04/2020 – 06/2020 RN, Covid 19 Crisis Contract

Westways Staffing Services Inc., Randallstown, MD

• Monitored patient condition, including interpreting and tracking EKG readings, identifying irregular telemetry readings and updating team members on changes in stability or acuity.

• Promoted patient and family comfort during challenging recoveries to enhance healing and eliminate non-compliance problems.

• Used first-hand knowledge and clinical expertise to advocate for patients under care and enacted prescribed treatment strategies.

• Administered medications to treat patients' symptoms and address underlying disease progression.

02/2020-04/2020 RN, Critical Care/LTAC-Covid 19 Crisis Contract Prolink Health, Harrisburg, PA

• Promoted patient and family comfort during challenging recoveries to enhance healing and eliminate non-compliance problems.

• Guided patients, caregivers and family members on plans of treatment and helpful resources available locally to support care.

• Assessed and managed various patient treatments for numerous patient diagnoses from sepsis to acute respiratory distress.

• Delivered treatment for patients experiencing chronic and acute respiratory illnesses by conducting assessments and providing diagnoses.

• Provided antibiotics, bronchodilators and anti-inflammatory medications using hand-held nebulizers, metered-dose inhalers and positive pressure equipment. 04/2020-12/2019 RN, Cardiac Stepdown

Penn Medicine Lancaster General Hospital, Lancaster, Pa

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• Travel contract were asked to extend several times.

• Stayed a total of nine months.

• Patient population included open heart, TAVR, LVAD and vascular patients.

• Had many heart cath patients as well as heart failure and diabetic populations.

• Also managed vascular patients with amputations Maintained chest tubes, JP drains, and monitoring pacer wires/pacer boxes.

• Busy unit with in-depth teaching upon discharge for the open heart and vascular demographic.

01/2019 – 04/2019

And returned

04/2018-08/2018

Tele RN

Dameron Hospital, Stockton, CA

• Float contract position throughout all Stepdown and PCU units as well as Cath Lab overflow and Endoscopy to oversee patient care in an acute and critical setting in a very fast paced atmosphere.

• Two hundred bed community hospital specializing in orthopedics and were rated top ten percent in patient care in the nation.

• Hospital undergoing remodel so many units closing down, therefore travelers floated throughout the two open units and into specialty areas.

• Become more experienced in wound care with a very high demographic of homeless patients.

08/2018-11/2018 Tele RN

Penn State St. Joseph's, Stockton, Ca

• Equipped patients with tools and knowledge needed for speedy and sustained recovery.

• Taught patients how to improve lifestyle choices, dramatically reducing chance of symptom reoccurrence.

• Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.

• Evaluated healthcare needs, goals for treatment and available resources of each patient and connected to optimal providers and care. 01/2028-04/2018 RN, Float Pool

Kaiser Permanente San Jose, San Jose, California

• Cross Country move to fill a contract position for winter census increase/flu season.

• Two hundred and forty-two bed regional hospital known for spinal expertise. Furthered my expertise in Epic charting systems.

• Contracted for Stepdown but floated to all floors including ICU (to take Step down Patients).

• Floated multiple times per day to fast paced medical/surgical and telemetry floors.

• Main demographic heart failure and respiratory failure patients but over saw patients with a variety of comorbidities, infections, and disease processes

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including flu, community acquired pneumonia and renal failure.

• Grew further experience in titrating drips and overseeing stabilization of Afib RVR patients.

• Over saw care for many patients with tracheostomies and on ventilators as well as many post OP patients.

• Assisted in ventilator care with Respiratory Therapists as well as C/Bipap and Hi Flow O2.

• Floating so often helped sharpen charting and hand off skills.

• Worked with a very wonderful group of nurses that define the word "teamwork." Continued to sharpen skills with conscious sedation and shadowed on other floors such as Endoscopy and Labor and Delivery.

• Often floated to L&D and took stepdown patients after giving birth. 07/2017-12/2017 RN, Float Pool

Holy Spirit Hospital, Camp Hill, Pennsylvania

• Travel Crisis Contract to prepare staff going into Flu season at a two hundred and fifty bed Catholic hospital recently taken over by Geisinger Corporation.

• Trauma Systems Foundation Accredited Level II Trauma Center.

• Mainly worked on Tele and Stepdown units but floated to Ortho, Post-Partum and Post Op floors as well.

• Large heart failure demographic served.

• Offered a permanent position with sign on bonus.

• Yale-New Haven Hospital Cardiac Progressive Care/Stepdown RN. 06/2016-05/2017 RN, Cardiac Stepdown

Yale New Heaven Hospital, New Haven, Ct

• Travel contract work were asked to sign ongoing extension.

• Yale is the level I trauma center for the New Haven area.

• Patient population included many cardiac-thoracic surgery patients.

• Work flow included; Preparing patients for stress testing, echocardiograms, peripheral diagnostic studies, cardiac catheterization procedures and the operating room.

• RN also completed chest tube care and removal of chest tubes, JP drains, PD catheters, nephrostomy tubes and monitoring pacer wires/pacer boxes as well as managed and provided clinical direction to LPNs and CNAs and offered patient and family guidance and support in illness management, home-care, medication and side effects, diet, nutrition and exercise. 03/2016-07/2016 RN, Medical ICU Stepdown

The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Md

• Travel contract work where hired on for Epic software conversion assistance.

• High acuity Critical Care Step-down setting.

• Completed flowchart reporting and computerized charting/RX requests using software such as Epic/ Pyxis.

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• Worked as a "Super User" to assist fellow employees during hospital's 'go live' with computer charting and filing system.

• Experienced in vascular, cardiac and colostomy care.

• Became more experienced in ICU drips.

• Promoted independence by setting goals and delivering education on conditions medications and care methods.

• Recorded patients' medical history vital statistics and test results in medical records.

• Further expanded knowledge and experience in telemetry monitoring and cardiac dysrhythmias interpretation, and treatment Assisted in Vent care with Respiratory Therapists as well as C/Bipap and Hi Flow O2. 11/2015 – 03/2016 RN, Telemetry/Progressive Care

Renown Regional Medical Center, Telemetry/Progressive Care RN, Reno, NV

• Travel Contract where asked to sign an extension.

• Provided care for patients often coming from the ICU into a tele/step down environment.

• Monitored and interpreted rhythms and followed doctors' orders for treatment measures.

• List of skills completed countless times per shift include calculating drug dosages, administering continuous medication infusion, monitoring patients for effects of medication, cardiac rhythm monitoring techniques, interpretation, and treatment.

• Also monitored patients before, during, and after invasive procedures, and becoming affluent in recognizing the signs and symptoms of cardiopulmonary and respiratory emergencies and knowing how to start standard interventions to stabilize the patient.

• Pushed conscious sedation at bedside for patients undergoing bedside cardioversion procedures.

• Became fluent in Epic software and Medselect medstation system. 09/2014-11/2015 RN, Oncology/Med-Tele

Baptist Medical Center South, Jacksonville, Fl

• Provide nursing care for up to 6 patients on a fast-paced Med- Surg/Tele/Oncology unit.

• Exposure to patients with various medical conditions, including preoperative and postoperative status.

• Assess and evaluate plan of care, medication administration and education, patient education on health promotion and disease management.

• Monitor patients on telemetry and alert physicians of any sudden change in status.

• Collaborate with physicians and serve as patient advocate while promoting effective treatment plans.

• Foresee and meet patient/family's needs and expectations for proficient and

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quality nursing care.

• Became well versed in Cerner software and Medselect medication station systems.

Education

07/2017-07/2020 Master of Science in Nursing

Chamberlain University - Downers Grove, IL

10/2018-11/2019 Bio-Regulatory and Ortho-Molecular Medicine Certifications Integrative Health Practitioner’s and Functional Medicine - Boston, MA 02/2011 -02/2014 Bachelor of Science invNursing

Chamberlain College of Nursing - Jacksonville, Florida 02/2004-04/2009 Associate of Arts

Florida State College of Jacksonville - Jacksonville, Florida Accomplishments

• Licensed RN in following states: FL, MD, CO, CT, PA, CA, DE, CT, NJ.

• Board Certified Family Nurse Practitioner, July 2020.

• BLS, American Heart Association, exp. July 2021.

• ACLS American Heart Association, exp August 221. Additional Information

• National Girl Scout Council, Girl Scout Silver Award Recipient 2003

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