Team Supervisor Visiting Nurse

IKOLYNE MORTON RN

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Phone: 716-***-****

BUFFALO N.Y. 14215

Cell: 716-***-****

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Professional Background

PROFFESSIONAL SUMMARY:

REGISTERED NURSE

• - Highly skilled career professional with more than 25 years nursing experience in hospital, home health and primary care environments.

• -Established in patient support including assessment, counseling, education regarding medications and treatment, lab work, documentation with care plans for diagnosis. Administration of treatment procedures.

• Computer skills, managing heavy daily patient volume including appointment scheduling, telephone triage and patient referrals.

• Proficient in all documentation / record maintained / paperwork to ensure accuracy and patient confidentiality.

• Proficient in nursing skills including Critical care skills, excellent in instructing staff.

• All areas of major and minor surgical procedures performed in hospital environment.

EDUCATION

Education

MSN – American Sentinel University 2014

• BSN - DAMEN College 2003

• Associates degree - Erie community college 1985

• Liberal Arts - TROCAIRE college 1983

Professional Experience:

VA medical center – 9/21- present – full time CNL

Educating staff on unit 10a. monitoring procedures and policies, updating staff regarding nursing practices and evidence-based practice relating to nursing. some administration work, working as staff at times.

Fidelis care: Nurse Care manager – 5/ 2019- 5/2020

Caring for members with Medicaid, authorizing medical care, home health aides, conference with patient medical providers, and hospitals, pharmacy for medications, monitoring follow up appointments. Working with a multidisciplinary team including social workers and patient families.

Kaleida Health – Highpoint LTC:

Nursing Supervisor- 10/2018 – 2/30/21

Clinical leader of nursing staff, Rn, Lpn, Cna, dietary, housekeeping,

Assisting with staffing, monitoring vent units and staff, all nursing units long term care, specialty units.

ECMC Hospital

RN staff Nurse – 2013 – 2018- CPEP ER behavioral health (PSY.) inpatient PSY,

Caring for patients in the psychiatric ER, assessments, medications, interviews, triage, seclusions and restraints, including caring for patients who require detox. Inpatient psychiatric care, medications, directing groups, assessing patient progress, patient documentation, seclusion and restraints.

RN SUPERVISIOR, 05/2011 - 2013

ECMC HOSPITAL – BUFFALO, N.Y. 14215

Supervision of 135 bed unit, supervising staff on LTC unit, (geriatric). Duties: staffing, scheduling, staff evaluations, monitoring staff and patients’ blood draws Iv insertion, monitoring narcotic medication, solving staff and/or patient problems, Maintaining safe environment for staff and patients.

REGISTERED NURSE - CHARGE NURSE 2, 11/2006 - 04/2012

BUFFALO PSYCHIATRIC CENTER – BUFFALO, N. Y. 14213

DUTIES - Charge nurse 27 bed units, supervise staff and patients, maintain safe environment, promote and preserve mental and physical health by administering, medications and treatments consulting with M.D. regarding changes in patient’s condition. Assess and monitor patients, member of a multi- disciplinary team, attend treatment team meetings, teach and counsel patients, assess and carry out treatment care plans.

RN VISITING NURSE, 02/2006 - 10/2006

UNIVERA HEALTHCARE – Buffalo, N.Y.

Carry out medical orders of physicians and provide written and oral observations of patients, including medication teaching, wound care and all treatment, I V therapy blood draws and monitoring labs supervise, monitor instruct staff in patient homes, assess staff skills and evaluate patients and staff including family and staff interaction, counsel team members, written evaluation of team members, problem solving, and weekly conferences with team supervisor.

RN - ICU / ER NURSE, 01/2005 - 02/2006

SOUTH BUFFALO MERCY HOSPITAL – BUFFALO, N.Y.

Administration of treatment procedures, ICU equipment, and blood draws including blood gases, starting and monitoring intravenous lines code/crash

Telemetry monitoring, charting and supervising staff, caring out medical orders, patient advocate, reporting to physician, charges nurse.

RN - ICU / ER NURSE, 06/2002 - 04/2005

MILLARD FILLMORE HOSPITAL – BUFFALO, NY 14203

Charge nurse and staff nurse, care of critically ill patients, intravenous insertion including administering medications and fluid monitoring, telemetry and hemodynamic monitoring, assessing and monitoring ventilator patients, blood draws and blood gases all types of care of critically ill patients, caring out M. D. orders and reporting. Staff supervision and their assignments.

RN ICU/ ER NURSE, 01/1988 - 05/2002

Sheehan hospital – buffalo, N.Y 14204

Charge nurse and staff nurse, all duties above including admissions and discharges, supervision of staff, emergency room nurse also.

- Charge nurse: Med-Surge nursing unit and geriatric unit; 37 beds, patients with various diagnosis admitted to unit. Telemetry, drug addictions, post-surgical, cardiac patients, geriatric reality checks supervision of staff, written assignments, administering medications oral, IV& IM, topical, blood transfusions, intravenous line starting, Staff evaluations, transcribing M. D. orders, charting, reporting to hospital supervisor.

Credentials;

License: NEW YORK STATE REGISTERED NURSE - 1987

AFFILIATIONS:

American nurses Association 2017

CERTIFICATIONS

Intravenous certification

Phlebotomy

CPR

Telemetry

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