Cornetta Orton-Jackson

Chesapeake, VA *****

adk3ne@r.postjobfree.com

757-***-****

To obtain a full time RN position

Authorized to work in the US for any employer

Work Experience

Bon Secours Nurse Navigator Hampton Roads Ambulatory Care August 2012 to Present

Facilitates care of complicated chronic disease patients with multiple co-morbidities conditions RN

Sentara Norfolk General - Norfolk, VA

June 1989 to Present

-Responsible for the care of pre and post op heart transplant patients

-Responsible for the care of a wide range of cardiac medicine patients

-Served as circulating nurse in the cardiac cath lab

-Attendance to monthly cardiac cath conferences/collaborating with cardiologist

-Responsible for the care of prolonged vent patients

-Responsible for the care of post-operative open heart surgery patients immediately from the OR Staff Nurse

Portsmouth Naval Medical Center

November 2011 to October 2014

Initial assessment and treatment of the acutely ill patient in the Emergency department setting including patient education.

Permanent Charge Nurse

Emergency Department

August 2012 to August 2012

Clinical Coordinator Bons Secours Harbour View

-Initial assessment of the patient at the point of entrance into the emergency department

-Responsible for ensuring proper triage data and administering proper triage treatment prior to patient arriving in the main emergency department treatment area

-Responsible for collaborating with ER physician to ensure timely patient treatment, proper patient education, and timely discharge from the emergency department or admission to an inpatient bed if necessary

- Collaboration with Patient Care Supervisor to ensure timely bed request and transfer of patient to inpatient status

-Collaboration with area Paramedic units to receive adequate notification of patient status and ETA to ensure ER bed placement and physician and staff notification

-Responsible for adequately staffing Emergency department to ensure optimal patient care delivery

-Assists Emergency department staff with patient care delivery and discharges to ensure effective and efficient flow of patients throughout the entire Emergency department visit

-Responsible for new employee orientation in the Emergency department

-Responsible for collaboration with hospital chaplain, security, respiratory therapy, radiology, lab, and all other necessary disciplines as the need arises in the Emergency department.

-Ensure proper protocol is followed when patients need to be transferred to outside facilities Staff Nurse/Critical Care/ER

DePaul Medical Center - Norfolk, VA

September 2005 to August 2007

cardiac step-down/medical and pre and post-surgical

-Assessment, planning, implementation, and documentation of appropriate patient care on various nursing units

-Family and patient education

-Responsible for delivery of care to critically ill patients including post cardiac procedure patients, post- surgical patients, patients with acute illnesses, and the chronically ill.

-Responsible for the care of ventilator patients

-Responsible for acutely ill patients who present to the emergency room or directly to the various nursing units

Responsible for the education of staff in regards to pre and post-operative cardiac intervention patients/Also responsible for education of post-operative complications

-Collaboration with physicians in regards to all patient disciplines Nurse Manager

DePaul Medical Center - Norfolk, VA

January 2005 to September 2005

-Responsible for the day to day operations of a 35 bed medical surgical unit

-Responsible for hiring and termination of employees along with staff education

-Collaboration with physicians in reference to the care of their patients

-Responsible for the fiscal budget of the unit

-Collaboration with other ancillary departments throughout the hospital to promote effective and efficient patient care.

-Promote excellent customer service skills to all employee for all customers

-Education of staff on various subjects, equipment, and policy and procedures Critical Care Resource/Float Nurse

Sentara Norfolk General - Norfolk, VA

December 2003 to January 2005

-Assessment, planning, implementation, and documentation of appropriate patient care on various nursing units

-Family and patient education

-Responsible for delivery of care to critically ill patients including post cardiac procedure patients, post- surgical patients, patients with acute illnesses, and the chronically ill

-Served as a circulating nurse in the cardiac cath lab and staffing of cardiac diagnostic areas

-Attend cath conferences given by hospital cardiologist and presented information to hospital staff

-Responsible for the care of ventilator patients

-Responsible for acutely ill patients who present to the emergency room or directly to the OR Cardiac Step-down RN/Clinical Coordinator/Nurse Manager Sentara Norfolk General - Norfolk, VA

August 2001 to December 2003

-Responsible for the care of the cardiac medicine patients including pre and post cardiac intervention

-Responsible for the care of the pre and post-operative cardiac open heart patient

-Responsible for the care of pre and post-operative heart transplant patients

-Responsible for patient, family, and staff education

-Responsible for teaching classes on pre and post cardiac cath/collaboration with cardiologist on new procedures and new cardiac drugs

-Responsible for attending weekly cardiac cath conferences given by cardiologist and formally presenting that information to staff

-Circulating nurse in the cardiac cath lab

-Responsible for the day to day operations of a 42bed cardiac step-down unit including the budget. PACU RN

Sentara Norfolk General - Norfolk, VA

June 1999 to August 2001

-Responsible for the recovery period of general surgical patients including major surgeries such as open heart surgery, transplants, and brain surgery

-Responsible for optimal analgesia post operatively and education of post-operative complications

-Responsible for patient and family education in reference to surgery

-Responsible for appropriately placing patients in the correct hospital post operatively and collaborating with unit charge nurses and hospital supervisor Nurse Manager Med-Surg/Women's and Pediatrics

Maryview Medical Center - Portsmouth, VA

September 1996 to June 1999

Registered Nurse - Cardiac Step-down/PACU/CCU/ED

-Responsible for the day to day operations of a 20bed women post-surgical unit

-Responsible for patient, staff, and family education of post-operative expectations and complications.

-Collaboration with surgeons to assure proper care

-Functioned as a cardiac step-down nurse delivering care to large population of cardiac medicine patients

-Responsible for the care of the critically ill cardiac patient

-Responsible for the care of emergency medical patients Registered Nurse - Med/Surg (EMSA)

Sentara Norfolk General - Portsmouth, VA

June 1994 to August 1995

-Responsible for a wide variety of medical surgical patients

-Responsible for patient and family teaching

-Responsible for medication teaching and follow up care Education

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Norfolk State University - Norfolk, VA

December 1995

Associate's in Nursing

Norfolk State University - Norfolk, VA

May 1990

Vocational

Portsmouth Vocational School - Portsmouth, VA

April 1987

Skills

• computer (10+ years)

Certifications and Licenses

BLS,

February 2020

Nurse's License: Class: RN, State: VA, Expires: May 2018 Nurse's License: Class: RN, State: VA, Expires: May 2020

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