Nurse Practitioner Nursing Assistant
Resume:
Jacqueline Y. Pouncy, RN
**** ******* ***** - **********, ** 71129
Phone: 318-***-****
Email: ************@*****.***
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Dedicated and highly skilled Registered Nurse (RN) with over 20 years of relevant experience providing superior care while ensuring smooth nursing operations and regulatory compliance. Has demonstrated accomplishments in medical care, critical care and utilization management in managed and acute care environments. Proven clinical proficiency in performing thorough patient assessments and caring for a broad range of acute and chronically ill adults. Proven leadership and administrative qualifications including program development, staff supervision and management. Well versed in Medicare regulations and managed care.
Sensitive and responsible to patients’ needs with a strong commitment to ensuring cost effective care while optimizing quality.
Strong interpersonal and organization skills, effective communicator with patients, families, physicians, agency and other healthcare professionals.
Experienced, responsible and compassionate psychiatric charge nurse.
Background characterized by superior academic achievement in psychology, nursing and substance abuse.
Certified in Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing
Patient populations served:
Inpatient: Geriatrics, Adults, Adolescents and Children with acute and chronic severe mental illness. Addictions and detox, dual diagnosis, ECT, dementia (including Alzheimer’s and AIDS), PTSD, forensic psychiatry, residential treatment centers.
Inpatient research: Children and Adolescents with early onset schizophrenia, bipolar illness, autism, ADHD, rage disorders, impulse control disorders. Adults with chronic schizophrenia and bipolar illness.
Community setting: Group home adults with PDD, MR, MI.
Outpatient: Medication clinic supporting adults with chronic MI.
Recognized as an excellent trainer/preceptor with the ability to lead and motivate others to high levels of performance.
Extensive background in patient/family education, discharge planning and community resources.
Extensive knowledge of medical equipment, products and pharmaceuticals.
Demonstrated aptitude for developing new skills.
Relate well to people from diverse cultures and socio-economic backgrounds.
Strong analytical skills, able to easily assess conditions and implement appropriate intervention.
Possess special sensitivity to meeting diverse needs in varied situations.
Proven record of reliability and responsibility.
Resourceful in completing projects; ability to multi-task effectively.
Dedicated individual; reputation for consistently going beyond what is required.
PROFILE
Extensive knowledge of medical equipment, products and pharmaceuticals.
Demonstrated aptitude for developing new skills.
Readily develop rapport with patients, families, staff and other health care professionals.
Relate well to people from a variety of cultures and socio-economic conditions.
Strong analytical skills, easily assess conditions and implements appropriate intervention.
Possess special sensitivity to meeting diverse needs in varied situations.
Proven record of reliability and responsibility.
Recognized for excellent teaching and coaching abilities.
Resourceful in completing projects and ability to multi-task effectively.
Dedicated individual with reputation for consistently going beyond what is required.
CAREER HISTORY
Ringgold Nursing and Rehab, Ringgold, LA Sept- 2018-Present
RN, Unit Manager
Teaching and Educating staff on how to handle patients that have a behavior problem
Taking orders and placing in computer,making rounds with MD’s, scheduling labs
all new admits, weekly charting on patient
Scheduling activities for staff and patients
Working and collaborating with different interdisciplinary staff in the nursing home
Chart audits for lab, falls and pain
End of the month audits for labs, orders and behavior sheets
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, LA March 2015 – 2018
Staff Nurse (Oncology/Bone Marrow Transplant Unit, Women and Children, PACU, BMT, Med Surg, Telemetry, Rehab and Acute Rehab, Specialty Clinic, Pulmonary, Cardiac, Gastric Intestine, Rheumatology and Endocrine Clinic.)
Evaluate staffing requirements, flooring assignments and organize unit activities for a 20 bed unit.
Follows the baseline nursing assessment, review of the client’s record and post-operative verbal report, assesses and documents routine observation.
Implement total patient care through a team nursing process covering 6-7 high equity patients per shift.
Act as patient advocate, assess patient status and notify physicians of clinical changes.
Coordinate services, treatments and consultations using Medtech computer system.
Administer chemo pharmaceuticals to patients.
Trinity Integrate Solutions LLC, Shreveport, LA September 2014 - 2015
Care Manager
Educating patients on disease process and proper use of medications.
Assist in getting patients back to quality of life prior to hospitalization.
Works collaboratively with interdisciplinary staff, internal and external to the organization.
Participates in the development of care plans to include short and long term goals related to clinical psychosocial and discharge planning issues.
Physicians Behavioral Hospital, Shreveport, LA January 2011 – 2014
Charge Nurse (Psychiatric)
Management and supervision of 24 bed acute adult psychiatric unit.
Supervision and treatment of medically compromised patients.
Coordinate planning to Intake and Discharge patients.
Administer pharmaceuticals to patients.
Brentwood Psychiatric Hospital, Shreveport, LA 2003 – 2017
Charge Nurse/Staff Nurse/PRN
Assist physician when making rounds.
Distribution of medications to patients during community group sessions.
Stonewall Hospital, Stonewall, LA September 2010 – January 2011
Staff Nurse (Psychiatric)
Management and supervision of 29 bed acute adult psychiatric unit.
Supervision and treatment of medically compromised patients.
Coordinate planning to Intake and Discharge compromised patients.
Administer pharmaceuticals to patients.
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, LA 2008 – 2010
Staff Nurse (Oncology/Bone Marrow Transplant Unit, Women and Children, PACU, BMT, Med Surg, Telemetry, Rehab and Acute Rehab, Specialty Clinic, Pulmonary, Cardiac, Gastric Intestine, Rheumatology and Endocrine Clinic.)
Evaluate staffing requirements, flooring assignments and organize unit activities for a 20 bed unit.
Follows the baseline nursing assessment, review of the client’s record and post-operative verbal report, assesses and documents routine observation.
Implement total patient care through a team nursing process covering 6-7 high equity patients per shift.
Act as patient advocate, assess patient status and notify physicians of clinical changes.
Coordinate services, treatments and consultations using Medtech computer system.
Administer chemo pharmaceuticals to patients.
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, LA 2005 - 2007
Contract Agency Staff Registered Nurse (Oncology, BMT, Med Surg, Telemetry, Rehab and Acute Rehab)
Evaluate staffing requirements, flooring assignments and organize unit activities for a 20-bed unit.
Implement total patient care through a team nursing process covering 6-7 high equity patients per shift.
Act as patient advocate; assess patient status and notify physicians of clinical changes.
Coordinate services, treatments and consultations using Medtech computer system.
Administer chemo pharmaceuticals to patients.
Willis-Knighton Health System, Shreveport, LA 1989-2003
Nursing Assistant/Staff LPN Nurse (Rehab, Surgery, Acute Rehab, Step Down, Med Surg, Telemetry and OB/Peds) Scheduled, coordinated and delivered patient care for pediatric to geriatric patients within a 10 bed unit, conducting general surgery, gynecological surgery, internal medicine, family practice, pediatrics, orthopedics and behavioral health.
Supported emergency services in the implementation of medical treatment and the performance of clinical skills.
Performs specialized IV infusions, conducting individual demonstration and coaching for patients with hepatitis C.
Managed and implemented patient care providing clinical skills including IV infusions, injections, phlebotomy, administered respiratory therapy treatments, cardiac monitoring, orthopedic procedures, transport services for critically ill patients, and facilitated patient teaching.
EDUCATION
Grambling State University, Grambling, LA 2005
B.S. Nursing
Shreveport/Bossier Vocational Technical School, Shreveport, LA 1990-1991
LPN Diploma
America College, Shreveport, LA 1985-1986
Nursing Assistant Diploma
Medical Aid Diploma
CERTIFICATIONS & AFFILIATIONS
CHEMO, CPR, BLS, ACLS
Black Nurses Association
COMPUTER SKILLS
Proficient in the use of MS Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Outlook and various EHR systems including Medtech, Allscripts and NextGen.
REFERENCES
Dyani Allen, RN
Ringold Nursing and Rehab
Pashala Perry, Nurse Practitioner
Baylor Medical Center
Shackquiel Williams, RN
Ochsner LSU Health
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