R.N.
Resume:
Marci Pohl
aduf2f@r.postjobfree.com
Objective
I am a dedicated, caring, dependable, hardworking, Registered Nurse with almost 20 years of various nursing experience looking for new opportunities outside of nursing, and very interested in the opening for a virtual administrative assistant in your law firm. I very much appreciate your time and consideration. Thank you.
Education
Dec. 2002 Associates Degree of Science in Nursing (Victoria College)
May 1994 High School Diploma (Victoria High School)
Texas Board of Registered Nursing License 691965
●Expiration Date: 08/31/2024
AHA BLS Healthcare Provider
●Expiration Date: 12/2022
Experience
September 2019 - Present Registered Nurse (PRN)
AQTS Home Health Agency Corpus Christi, TX 361-***-****
●Provide in home care to pediatric patients in their homes.
●Private duty nursing care. Execution of physician’s plan of care.
●Documentation of care in EMR tablet on site.
●Administration of prescribed medications, therapies and treatments by physicians in home setting.
●Ongoing patient assessment, ongoing coordination of care, maintaining patient confidentiality. HIPPA compliance.
●Daily patient and family teaching.
●Competency in following M.D. orders in plan of care daily such as administering G-Button feedings with or without feeding pump, G-Button care, Tracheostomy Care, Tracheostomy/Nasal/Oral suctioning as needed with use of portable suction machine or bulb syringe, utilizing cough assist medical device, administering nebulizer treatments, IPV treatments to move and loosen mucus in patients lungs, use of stander, performing wound care, Oxygen administration, and monitoring, knowledge of emergency equipment, and keeping it accessible at all times. Traveling with patients and family to M.D. appt.’s to monitor pt. during travel. Obtaining M.D. orders, and notifying M.D.’s in an emergency situation or significant change in patient status
October 2016 – August 2019 Registered Nurse (PRN)
Epic Health Services Corpus Christi, TX 361-***-****
●Provide in home care to adult or pediatric patients in their homes. HIPPA compliance.
●Private duty nursing care. Execution of physician’s plan of care.
●Documentation of care in EMR tablet on site.
●Administration of prescribed medications, therapies and treatments by physicians in home setting.
●Patient assessment, ongoing coordination of care.
●Daily patient and family teaching.
●Competency in following M.D. orders in plan of care daily such as administering G-Button feedings with or without feeding pump, G-Button care, Tracheostomy Care, Tracheostomy/Nasal/Oral suctioning as needed with use of portable suction machine or bulb syringe, utilizing cough assist medical device, administering nebulizer treatments, IPV treatments to move and loosen mucus in patients lungs, use of stander, performing wound care, Oxygen administration, and monitoring, knowledge of emergency equipment, and keeping it accessible at all times. Traveling with patients and family to M.D. appt.’s to monitor pt. during travel. Obtaining M.D. orders, and notifying M.D.’s in an emergency situation or significant change in patient status .
May 2016 – October 2016 Assistant Director of Clinical Services
Health Force Home Health Care Victoria, TX (Business Closed)
●Assist in overall administration of the clinical departments and monitoring of appropriate staffing and productivity. HIPPA Compliance, and maintaining patient confidentiality.
●Coordinate care with the interdisciplinary team, patient /family and referring agency.
●Direct and coordinate clinical department/branches: assume responsibility for continuity, quality and safety of services delivered in compliance with state and federal regulations.
●Supervise and provide direction to LVN’s, and R.N’s, in an effort to ensure quality, compliance with plan of care and assessment of patient's needs and continuity of services.
●Monitor QAPI program and assure appropriate corrective measures are performed.
●Monitor systems and identify problem areas to the Administrator.
●Meet mandatory continuing education requirements of the agency/licensing board.
●Ensure adequate staff education and evaluation.
●Promote and educate concepts of infection control and universal precautions in coordinating/performing patient care activities to prevent contamination and transmission of disease.
●Use effective interpersonal relations and communication skills: facilitate the use of skills by other team members to achieve desirable outcomes.
●Make patient visits as needed in the home under various conditions.
April 13, 2015 – April 22, 2016 Case Manager, R.N.
Post Acute Medical Specialty Hospital Victoria, TX 361-***-****)
●Discharge planning: coordination of follow up care and/or treatment needed for patients after discharge from LTACH, whether to home, SNF, rehab, vent facility, hospice care, etc...
●Following Medicare guidelines, and criteria for appropriateness of LTACH stay.
●Strict supervision of the patient's condition, while looking also at cost effectiveness.
●Working closely with physicians to ensure family and patients are well informed from point of admission until discharge, while always advocating for my patients.
●Working with managed Medicare plans, private insurance companies, sending appropriate clinical documentation for utilization review as requested to process authorization for length of stay.
●HIPPA Compliance, maintaining patient confidentiality.
September 2012 – April 2015 Endoscopy R.N.
Detar Hospital Victoria, TX 361-***-****)
●Providing direct patient care while endoscopic procedures are performed.
●Working very closely with physicians in GI lab, not only providing patient care, but also aiding physicians in collecting biopsies, & assisting with various endoscopic procedures.
●Administering IV conscious sedation during certain endoscopic procedures for certain M.D’s who did not use anesthesiologists or CRNA’s, while closely monitoring pt.’s through visual assessment, vital signs, ensuring airway patency at all times, administration of oxygen and increasing flow as needed as per M.D.’s instructions.
●Providing superior nursing care at all times.
●BLS, and ACLS certified during duration of position.
●HIPPA Compliance, maintaining patient confidentiality.
October 2006 – May 2012 Registered Nurse
Renaissance Women’s Group Austin, TX 512-***-****)
●Lead nurse for busy Ob/Gyn practice, serving as “point person” to fellow nurses, and other disciplines within the office needing assistance.
●Working closely with attending doctor and nurse practitioners to facilitate care of patients while in clinic, coordinating referrals, arranging and or scheduling follow up appointments with other specialty physicians, home health, etc. for ongoing care as needed.
●Educating patients about required preparation for ob/gyn procedures such as both surgical and or induction of labor, and coordinating follow up needed as ordered by physician.
●Managing numerous, often competing priorities while fostering the provision of superior patient care.
●Recognized as an excellent care provider and patient advocate, both by patients and supervising doctors.
●Served on the Central Texas Ob/Gyn Associates Activities Committee, focusing on improving employee morale, and team building.
●Proficient in educating new obstetric patients, giving injections, obtaining buccal specimens for BRACA, and COLARIS testing, telephone triage, triaging lab work, and carrying out providers orders in a timely manner.
●Baby care basics educator after hours for the care center, preparing and teaching first time parents the basic skills needed to help them in care for their newborn for the first six weeks of life.
●Scheduling of emergency surgeries, labor inductions, and cesarean sections.
●Proficient in Greenway electronic medical records. HIPPA compliance, patient confidentiality.
May 2002 – October 2006 Registered Nurse
Detar Hospital Victoria, TX (Women and Children’s Center) 361-***-****
●Managing numerous, often competing priorities while fostering the provision of superior patient care.
●Administrative experience including admissions, assessment, treatment, and education for patients.
●Recognized as an excellent care provider, patient advocate, and team player obtaining numerous HERO award certificates from compliments from patients, and fellow staff members.
●Accuracy in obtaining a complete patient history, charting of all interventions, and thorough and complete documentation.
●Readily developed rapport with patients, families, staff, and other healthcare professionals.
●Starting IV access multiple times daily upon admission.
●Administration of oral, intravenous, intramuscular, subcutaneous medications. Administering and monitoring continuous IV infusions. Initialization and monitoring of pt. controlled analgesic pumps as ordered by M.D.
●Administration of IV antibiotics to newborns as ordered per M.D. Obtaining newborn PKU specimens through heel prick or venous access.
●Completing newborn hearing screening, bathing, diapering, monitoring and caring for newborns.
●Experience as Charge R.N., and staff nurse of ob/gyn floor.
●Thorough knowledge and experience admitting induction of labor patients and c-section patients. Providing post partum care of mother and newborn after delivery up until discharge. Providing antepartum care, care of gyn surgical patients from admission, preop prep, post op and discharge. Caring for pediatric patients on the pedi floor as needed.
●Promoting health, healing and support to patients and families coping with illness, loss such as fetal demise, etc.
●Exhibit motivation and dedication by providing the highest quality of care to each patient from admission until discharge.
●Knowledge and use of various medical equipment.
●Proficient Meditech computer documentation and other computer skills.
References
●Kelly Roberson P.T. 337-***-**** (Administrator @ Healthforce Home Health)
●Lindsey Moore R.N. 361-***-**** (Director of Nursing @ Epic & AQTS)
●Lisa Davila R.N. 361-***-**** (Former co-worker)
●Jessica Kolle, R.N. 361-***-**** (Former R.N. classmate, friend)
●Marie Hall, L.V.N. 361-***-**** (Former co-worker, trainer @ Post Acute Medical Center)
●Carin Sparks, L.V.N. 361-***-**** (Former co-worker @ Healthforce Home Health, -friend)
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