Franchesta Ford

Address: ***** ***** ****** ***** ***** Branch, Mississippi 38654

Cell: 720-***-****

Email: adsgm1@r.postjobfree.com

Nursing License: 796900, Colorado

Summary

** ***** ** ********ce in long term care, including hospice, rehab and psych. One year and a half experience in LTAC, caring for critically ill patients with high acuities ranging from vented patients, traumatic brain injuries, dialysis and complex wounds. Providing quality care, maintaining high satisfaction levels with patients and families. Seeking growth and leadership role in a hospital/clinical/long term care setting.

Skills

●Physical assessment skills of all bodily systems

●Wound care and treatment skills

●Supervise and perform direct admissions

●Overseeing LPN and CNA assignments

●Monitoring and assisting in emergencies

●Caring for memory impaired patients

●Caring for patients with psychiatric needs

●Caring for ventilated and trached patients

●Assessing and implementing health and wellness expertise

●Communicating with physicians and other healthcare disciplines effectively

Experience:

Registered Nurse December 2021 to July 2022

Post Acute Medical (Denver)-Denver, CO

●Providing medical care to med surge patients with an array of different medical conditions, such as musculoskeletal, psychological and neurological, ailments/disease processes

●Managing patient assignments based on acuity

●Providing compassionate care to patients and their families

●Overseeing and assisting LPN’s and CNA’s

●Creating and maintaining good standing relationships with other disciplines such as MD’s, therapists, dieticians, as well as fellow nursing staff/management

●Drawing labs and monitoring patient’s lab work

●Performing wound care and keeping wound care team informed of adverse changes

●Inserting and managing IV’s for IV therapy

●Coordinating patient appointments and transportation

●Performing patient discharges and admissions

●Engaging/encouraging teamwork and involvement with staff meetings

●Updating patient’s, their families or POA s with changes as they occur

●Updating/revising care plans as needed

Registered Nurse Night Supervisor May 2019 to September 2021 Franklin Park-Denver, CO

●Conducting unit RN, LPN and CNA assignments

●Assessing staffing needs and implementing changes/assistance where needed

●Supervise 80 bed unit

●Overseeing nurses/CNA’s

●Recording patient's med changes and reactions

●Administering IV therapy

●Assisting in problem solving

●Providing teaching and training materials for nurses/CNA’s

●Expertise with geriatric population

● Delivering high quality care to indigent population

●Developing Care Plans relevant to patient's current needs

●Coordinating patient appointments and transportation

●Coordinating staffing needs

●Updating POA/family of changes in condition

●Charge nurse experience on all shifts

●Performing admission verification/assessments

Registered Nurse April 2018 to May 2019 Kindred LTAC Hospital-Denver, CO

●Providing care to Med Surge patients with an array of different medical needs and complex issues such as, managing life support systems, respiratory care, neurological care, and wound care

●Providing compassionate care to critically ill patients with debilitating injuries or complex disease processes

●Performing head to toe assessments

●Overseeing LPN’s and CNA’s on the unit

●Monitoring patient labs and telemetry

●Updating MD and applicable disciplines with changes in patients statuses as they occur

●Performing IV therapy

●Drawing lab work

●Suctioning ventilated patients as needed

●Performing wound care and changing wound vacs as needed

●Updating/revising care plans

●Performing and verifying admissions/discharges

●Engaging in and encouraging team work

●Updating POA/Family in patient care and changes accordingly

●Assisting in setting up patient appointments and transportation

Registered Nurse/Charge Nurse December 2010 to April 2018 Health Center at Franklin Park -Denver, CO

●Conducting unit CNA and LPN assignments

●Supervise 80 bed unit

●Directly responsible for 12-15 patients

●Recording patient's med changes and reactions

●Administering IV therapy

●Teaching and training new nurses (LPN's and RN's)

●Delivering high quality care to indigent population

●Developing Care Plans relevant to patient's current needs

●Coordinating patient appointments and transportation

●Providing comfortable and compassionate care to hospice patients

●Updating POA/family of changes in condition

●Charge nurse experience on all shifts

●Performing admission verification/assessments/audits

Assistant Sales Manager May 2003 to June 2008 Sam’s Club-Denver, CO

●Promoted to an assistant manager from a sales rep within a year

●Directly managed 10-12 associates

●Co Managed 80 associates

●Decreased theft/damages by 36%

●Performed yearly performance evaluations

●Monitored sales and item performance

●Achieved member satisfaction

●Performed checks and balances on registers and money safe

●Worked collaboratively with other area managers

●Operated heavy machinery

●Assisted in remodel of the club

Education and Training

Associate of Science : Nursing, 2010 Denver School of Nursing - Denver, CO, United States 3.5 GPA. Actively seeking further education to BSN level with the ultimate goal of achieving a Master of Science or Doctorate degree in nursing.

Activities and Honors

Assisted in community health fairs, providing teaching and knowledge to poor/indigent population relating to diabetic and heart health. Participation in 9News Health Fair and assisting with organizing supplies. Member of NSNA (National Student Nurses Association)

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