Registered Nurse Office Staff
Resume:
Michelle Harrison
Hogansville, GA 30230
adlth5@r.postjobfree.com
OBJECTIVE
Seeking a position in the nursing profession where I can demonstrate my abilities, enhance my professional experiences, and contribute to the care of my community.
EDUCATION
Columbus Technical College Columbus, GA Associates Degree in Nursing 2009
LaGrange High School Lagrange, GA
2001
HONORS & AWARDS
Patient Recognition 2015
West Georgia Health Employee of the Month 2016
Years of Service Award 2020 Women’s Day Recognition 2021
Nurse Excellence Award 2021
CERTIFICATIONS
Registered Nurse, Georgia Licensure Expires 2021
Basic Life Support (BLS) Expires 2022
WORK EXPERIENCE
WellStar West Georgia Health Lagrange. GA
Bariatric Coordinator 2019-present
Record and retrieve patient data, outcomes, and communicate with patients for up to 5 years after surgery using Epic, MBSAQIP Software, and Microsoft excel as needed.
Provides patient data, reports, surveys, and requests as needed. Will serve as the back-up Bariatric Clinical Reviewer.
Assist patients via telephone including directing to other personnel, navigating web-site, on-line seminars, answering questions, or navigating bariatric program.
Ensure compliance and maintenance of MBSAQIP and other Bariatric Quality Program(s) standards and designation.
Assist in the selection of the proper equipment and ensures the availability of bariatric appropriate equipment to the proper units (gowns, wheelchairs, etc.).
Assist in developing pre and post op orders, policies, and procedures for the bariatric patient and educate staff to the specific concerns of these orders.
Develop and assist with educating staff regarding specific needs of the bariatric patient.
Assist with the protocols for bariatric surgery and with precepting new surgeons and representatives to the facility and MBSAQIP program.
Coordinate support groups by overseeing the equipment needs, organizing presenters, providing educational input to patients, introducing facilitators, mailing flyers, emailing patients, etc.
Meet with bariatric surgeons, staff, and team to facilitate meetings, in-services, etc.
Assists with performance improvement and quality management of the hospital to develop and maintain bariatric according to MBSAQIP Standards.
Assist in the process of developing a diet protocol for the bariatric patient through coordinating with program dietitians, hospital dietitians, and/or MBS Committee.
Determines in an ethical manner all decisions and actions on behalf of patients.
Collaborates with the other members of the bariatric program to perform administrative duties.
Demonstrates maturity and accountability for job performance by utilizing the health system’s Standards of Behavior. Supports the philosophy, objectives, and goals for the department(s).
Supports and promotes the health system’s infection control program.
Supports and promotes the health system’s safety program.
Supports and promotes the health system’s risk management program.
Supports and promotes the health system’s Joint Commission Continuous Service Readiness initiatives.
Supports and promotes the health system’s Above and Beyond initiatives.
Supports and promotes the health system’s Patient Excellence commitment.
Supports and promotes the health system’s Core Measures commitment and goals.
Bariatric Services Clinical Reviewer 2016-2019
Maintains compliance with national standards set forth by the accrediting body,
the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgical Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program (MBSAQIP).
Successfully carried out an accreditation renewal in October 2016 and February 2019 by the MBSAQIP.
Coordinates with office staff in quality improvement efforts.
Monitors and reports complications.
Assist with navigating patients through the surgical process; before, during and after surgery.
Available to the nursing staff as well as office staff to help with any bariatric related issues.
Provide the patient with education before, during and after surgery.
Identifies 100 percent of bariatric surgical patients and includes them in the data registry.
Responsible for accurate and timely entry into the program's data registry.
Collects preoperative, intraoperative, 30-day postoperative, and long-term (six-month, and annual thereafter) follow-up data components for the program through the effective utilization of the hospital medical record systems and through coordinated effort with individual surgeon's office staff.
Reviews medical records of bariatric surgical patients.
Tracks extended length of stay and associated reasons, readmissions to the hospital within 30 days, reoperations within 30 days and documents data into data registry.
Collaborates with various hospital departments and demonstrates appropriate utilization of resources necessary to obtain valid, reliable data needed for entry into the data registry.
Makes follow up phone calls to patients to obtain information regarding follow-up data that must be entered into the data registry.
Attends Bariatric Team meetings, COE monthly/quarterly meetings, site surveys, teleconferences, audits and other meetings pertaining to ASMBS and ACS Center of Excellence certification.
Makes phone calls or sends emails to remind or reschedule information or education, and support group meetings.
Orders and stocks office supplies and resource materials as needed; practices cost containment when ordering supplies. Assists with assembling of information packets, discharge packets, patient education materials and support group materials.
Effectively communicates with members of the multidisciplinary care team to ensure safe delivery of patient care.
Provides assistance to and clarifies patient care requirements for members of the nursing staff.
Utilizes the nursing process to deliver specialized bedside nursing care to the bariatric patient population as needed.
Identifies educational needs of patient/family/significant others by collaborating with physicians, department heads, and staff.
Facilitates learning by gaining understanding of the learner’s ability to learn, cultural and religious practices, emotional barriers, desire and motivation to learn, physical and/or cognitive limitations, and readiness to learn.
Encourages participation and decision making about health care options by facilitating the patient’s and/or family member’s understanding of patient’s post-operative state and requirements for recovery and discharge.
Provides individualized post-operative education to patients and/or family members.
Provides individualized post-operative discharge teaching to patients and/or family members.
Has the ability to document aspects of patient care via electronic charting system if requested.
Enhances personal job knowledge and performance by participating in educational opportunities.
Practice empathetic nursing with the patient and family.
Registered Nurse (Endoscopy PRN) 2018 – present
Provide therapeutic communication for patients and families.
Pre-op patients for procedures. Including starting IVs, monitoring vital signs, and monitoring heart rhythms.
Assist in managing the flow between units in Endoscopy.
Utilizes a variety of modalities to ensure patient needs are met.
Recover patients postoperatively. Including removing medical devices such as oxygen and IVs.
Provide education to bariatric patients that are preparing for surgery as well as post-op patients.
Provide discharge education to patients and family regarding their procedure.
Facilitate communication between physicians, staff, patients and families.
Registered Nurse (Medical/Surgical) 2010 - 2016
Apply the nursing process and provide care to patients of all ages.
Communicate with multiple physicians and technicians while advocating for patients
Specific roles may change with each shift by providing care for surgical, orthopedic, medical, pediatric or geriatric patients.
As charge nurse, duties include: delegating responsibilities and staff assignments for approximately 6-11 nurses and 1-4 technicians to maximize patient care efficiency. As well as staffing for the unit.
Provide preceptorship education to nursing students and new employee orientation training
CAMPUS & COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
Troup County Harmony House LaGrange, Ga
Volunteer 2018
Assist with community events
Walk a Mile in Her Shoes for Domestic/Gender/Rape Violence LaGrange, Ga
Volunteer
Helped to organize vendors and volunteers 2019
Walked in the event
Broken to Brillant Domestic Violence Event Atlanta. Ga
Honoree 2021
SKILLS
Computer Skills
Competent in Meditech
Experience in Epic
Competent in Microsoft Word
Competent in Excel
Competent in PowerPoint
Office Skills
Customer service
Marketing
REFERENCES
Available upon request
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