ROY D. PEPPER, DC, RN

Gulfport, MS 228-***-**** advasl@r.postjobfree.com

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

Supervisory Registered Nurse with outstanding leadership skills, excellent patient care and proven clinical abilities. Professional credentials demonstrate ability to provide and lead others in evidence-based patient care, performing clinical assessments and coordinating continuity of care across complex presentations.

EXPERIENCE

Nurse III 2/2022-Current Specialized Treatment Facility Gulfport, MS

Serve as a member of the medical treatment team.

Responsible for oversight of more complex and sensitive care of residents.

A member of a multidisciplinary team providing direct care in a mental health and patient care setting.

Providing nursing services and mentoring residents.

De-escalating residents and/or situations utilizing the least minimal therapeutic approach.

Providing and/or directing the work of lower-level employees.

Charge Nurse III 12/2021-Current DaVita Kidney Care Pascagoula, MS

Delivering care to end stage renal failure patients.

Manage care in conjunction with Nephrologist, Nurse Practitioner, Social Worker, Registered Dietician, and Patient Care Technicians.

Specialized complex care delivered to patients who are often dealing with multiple co-morbidities which require unique treatment plans and a broad range of nursing skills and knowledge.

Typical patient load is 12-15 patients.

House Supervisor 11/2021-12/2021 Select Specialty Hospital Gulfport, MS

Affectively managing resources during assigned shift.

Constantly monitoring the work place to ensure that all company policies and procedures are being maintained.

Serving as a clinical resource to staff and patients/families.

Code team leader.

Passionate about providing superior quality care and serve as inventive problem solver who thrives in a dynamic environment.

Manage approximately 9-12 Registered Nurses and 12-16 Technicians.

Assistant Nurse Manager/Acting Nurse Manager 11/2020-11/2021 VA Tennessee Valley Healthcare System (Alvin C. York Campus) Murfreesboro, TN

ANM on unit CLC – 8A, a 24-28 bed geriatric psych lockdown unit.

Schedule management, staff education, leave and premium pay requests.

Annual, sick, and FMLA leave management.

Work side-by-side with staff during times of increased need.

Referrals for phlebotomy, providers, social work, and KT/PT/OT.

Administration and directed the unit in the absence of the Nurse Manager.

Pharmacy and GEC admin staff for COVID-19 BinaxNow rapid COVID testing (bi-weekly). BinaxNow rapid COVID testing of residents bi-weekly. (220-240 tests per week).

LTCI survey prep and associated education for staff.

MED-SURG RN 4/2020-11/2020 Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care System New Orleans, LA

Treating COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 units.

Patient assessments, labs, ECG’s, medicine administration via multiple routes, care of patients on ventilators and PCA pumps for post-operative and acute pain patients.

IV initiations, maintenance, and removals.

Code management from a BLS standpoint.

Patient load of 4-6.

House Supervisor, Day Shift 4/2019 – 4/2020 Gulfport Behavioral Health Gulfport, MS

Manage all nursing resources throughout day shift of 75-bed inpatient mental health and dual diagnosis treatment facility to ensure high level of patient care. Promoted from position of Staff Coordinator.

Train and supervise team of up to 11 RNs, 4-Unit Coordinators/RNs, 4 LPN/med nurses, 22 Mental Health Techs, and 2 Assessment Coordinators.

Plan and coordinate nursing shift workloads, assigning and adjusting priorities as needed to optimize patient care.

Perform and oversee intakes and medical assessments. Code team leader for restraining agitated patients. Treatment team co-liaison. Lead for difficult blood specimen collection for all units.

Dialysis RN 9/2018 – 1/2019 Fresenius Kidney Care Gulfport, MS

Initiated and administered chronic hemodialysis treatments and continuous renal replacement therapies via subclavian catheters, A-V grafts, and fistulas. Managed care for 9 – 12 dialysis patients per shift. Expert cannulator.

Supervised, trained, and mentored four patient care technicians.

Night Shift Supervisor-RN 6/2018 – 9/2018 Woodland Village Diamondhead, MS

Supervised 138-bed nursing center facility’s night shift: managed 15 - 20 LPNs/CNAs, led emergency response team, maintained IVs and PICC lines, and cared for high acuity trach patients.

Medical Surgical Nurse 2/2018 – 7/2018 Ochsner’s Medical Center Bay St. Louis, MS

Provided comprehensive care for general and abdominal surgical patients at 100-bed hospital. Average 6:1 patient to nurse ratio.

Conducted ongoing patient assessments to determine and prioritize care needs.

Triaged, administered medications, managed pain, and performed catherizations.

Educated patients on procedures, post-surgical care, and adverse indications.

Plasma Nurse 6/2017 – 4/2018 CSL Plasma Gulfport, MS

Assessed and evaluated patients, reviewed medical histories, performed physical examinations, addressed patient reactions, and prepared clinical notes.

Chiropractor 9/1989 – 12/2016 Pepper Chiropractic, Coast Nerve and Spine Center Gulfport, MS

Performed head-to-toe patient assessments, interpreted X-rays, diagnosed and developed the appropriate treatment plans for musculoskeletal conditions applying various therapies and developing care plans for 25 – 30 patients a day.

EDUCATION

Associate in Nursing (ASN)

International College of Health Sciences, Boynton Beach, FL, June 2017; GPA 4.0

Doctor of Chiropractic (DC)

Cleveland Chiropractic School, Overland Park, KS; 1988

Also attended the following schools for basic studies:

Shelby State Community College; Memphis, TN; 1984-1991

Memphis State University; Memphis, TN; 1981-1982

Park College; Parkville, MO; 1988

Southeast Missouri State University; Cape Girardeau, Missouri; 1980

LICENSURE AND CERTIFICATIONS

LICENSURE:

Mississippi, Expires 12/31/22; License #908369

CERTIFICATIONS:

Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI)

American Heart Association; Provider BLS-CPR; Expires 4/2023; ACLS Expires 12/2023

Trauma Nurse Core Course (TNCC); Expires 1/2023

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