Laura Newell
Owens Cross Roads, AL *****
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I am an RN with pediatric, newborn nursery, special care nursery, postpartum, mother baby and gyn experience. I have experience in both a busy physicians office setting and hospital setting. I have experience with phone triage nursing and hands on patient care. I also enjoy teaching parents and patients . I look forward to a new nursing challenge. Work Experience
RN
Huntsville Pediatric associates - Huntsville, AL
September 2004 to May 2022
RN triage / phone nurse for busy pediatric office . I also took after hours call for the physicians 2 -3 nights a week . I assessed patients over phone, portal messages and email. I provided patient care and teaching . I also handled prior authorizations, medication refills, lab results and all paperwork. I worked closely with physicians and office staff . I also was in charge of the schedule for the phone nurses . Prior to being a phone nurse I was a floor nurse for 2 years, bringing patients to rooms, taking vital signs, performing lab swabs, giving immunizations and antibiotic injections, and taking all pertinent information for medical records .
RN
East Alabama Medical Center - Opelika, AL
February 1999 to June 2003
RN nurse on mother baby unit, well baby nursery and special care nursery . Included patient care, postpartum assessment, postpartum teaching, newborn teaching, lab draws and Starting and maintaining IV . Special care babies requiring oxygen, IV, lab draws and ABG draws, feeding tubes and all care, and parent teaching . I attended vaginal deliveries and c sections . We also took care of postoperative gynecology patients .
RN
Vaughan Regional Medical Center - Selma, AL
June 1997 to June 1998
RN staff nurse on a busy pediatric unit . I performed admission and discharge of patients to unit, patient assessment and care, teaching, IV starts, blood draws, maintaining oxygen, communicating with physicians and physicians rounds .
Education
College Degree in Nursing
Wallace Community College - Selma - Selma, AL
September 1995 to June 1997
Nursing Licenses
RN
State: AL
Skills
• EMR Systems
• Triage
• Experience Administering Injections
• Referrals
• Vital Signs
• Advice for breast feeding
• Nursing
• Medication Administration
• Gyn postoperative care
• Scheduling
• Pediatric care
• Prior authorizations
• IV starts
• Postpartum care
• Infant Care
• Medical Office Experience
• Teaching
• Anatomy Knowledge
• Patient Care
• Computer literacy
• HIPAA
• Medical Terminology
Certifications and Licenses
RN License
CPR Certification