Telemed Triage Nurse

Kimberly A. Leach

*********@*****.*** 315-***-**** 38 Waller Street Piercefield NY 12973

Professional Summary

Registered Nurse with exceptional assessment and organizational abilities. Capable of effective communication and issue resolution. Currently looking for a career change with a established company with room for advancement.

Skills

• Advanced assessment skills

• Attention to detail

• Documentation and reporting

• Problem-solving abilities

Experience

Registered Nurse Manager/Supervisor

Sumaritan Summit Village-Watertown NY-July 2019-May 2021

Provided staff oversight and scheduling. Acute medical assessment and intervention for 40 bed long term care floor. Communication with physicians, families and administration. Management and oversight of acute Covid-19 unit. Daily Telemed visits with physicians, alternate providers and families during pandemic.

Other duties included staff education as well as full house supervision of all units when needed

Registered Nurse/charge Nurse

Fresenius Kidney Care Northern New York Renal Center – Watertown, NY July 2017 - January 2020

Provide quality hands on patient care to outpatient dialysis patients.

Duties include initiation and discontinuation of treatments, head to toe assessments, patient crisis intervention as well as communication to physicians.

Other job duties include charge nurse role, medication reviews for all patients and prior authorization with insurance companies.

Nurse Educator

Snow Companies – Williamsburg, VA January 2016 - June 2017

●Provided education to patients regarding Hepatitis C and treatment options. Reported adverse reactions to company for intervention.

Triage Nurse And Drug Compliance Nurse

New York Spine & Wellness Center – North Syracuse, NY October 2012 - December 2015

Functioned as a phone triage nurse for 30,000+ patients at a pain management facility. Duties include phone assessments of pain, medication effects, post-procedure complication s and report findings directly to NP's, PA's and MD's. This required the ability to listen, interpret and educate patients of diverse backgrounds and acuity levels. Trained and functioned as a drug compliance nurse. Required to assist in the monitoring, interpretation and reporting of urine/serum drug screen results with the medical team. Assisted in the enforcement of the controlled substance policy and the safe and legal use of narcotic medication. Reported to the Department of Health as needed. Monitored NYS I -Stop for the safe prescription of narcotic medication. Additional training received in the assessment, access and filling of interthecal pain pumps.

RN Micropigmentologist

CNY Cosmetic & Reconstructive Surgery – East Syracuse, NY March 2006 - January 2013

Micropigmentology for women recovering from unilateral and bilateral mastectomies following breast cancer treatment. Other duties included the re-pigmentation of skin due to surgery, injury or skin disorders.

Ownwer/operator/tattooist/piercer

Phoenix Rising Tattoos & Body Piercing – Liverpool, NY September 2004 - September 2013

Owned and operated a successful tattoo and body piercing studio. Awarded of 50 awards at various competitions. Featured in the Syracuse Post Standard for work Micropigmentology of breast cancer patients as well other scar and skin correction through tattooing.

Nurse Manager

James Square Health & Rehab – Syracuse, NY September 2003 - April 2004

Sub-acute cardiac and physical rehabilitation facility.Responsibilities included wound care and central line IV therapy. Daily tasks included physician rounds, rehab council, case management meetings as well as phone communications with area hospitals to facilitate patient admissions.

Full Time Charge Nurse

Crouse Hospital – Syracuse, NY January 1998 - March 2003

Full time day shift charge nurse for a forty bed medical surgical unit. Patient type included cardiac, dialysis, neurological, orthopedic and respiratory care. Direct duties include acute patient care intervention, phone communication,case management, family member interaction,telemetry monitoring, administrative meetings, staff scheduling as well as discharge planning. Phone order implementation and patient symptom translation to members of the health care team were of the most important tasks of each day. in this role certifications were received in cardiac monitoring, peritoneal dialysis and IV access, including PICC line insertion.

Education

Associates degree in nursing

Crouse Hospital School-Nursing Syracuse, NY May 1997

Certification interthecal pain pump care

Medtronic Inc Minneapolis, MN

Trained and certified to assess, fill and monitor interthecal pain pumps

Coronary certification

Crouse Hospital Syracuse, NY April 1998

Certified in heart rhythm interpretation and intervention

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