Hospice Registered Care Coordinator
Resume:
Summary
North Carolina State Board Certified Registered Nurse with over 30 years of experience delivering high-quality care to patients in medical and surgical care units. Proven leader effective at uniting and guiding nursing teams toward achieving patient care goals, improving satisfaction and supporting wide-spread healthcare system improvements. Focused on continuously advancing expertise in Pre/Post op care unit while driving innovation.
Skills
• Direct patient care and advocacy
• Patient and caregiver education
• Internal controls compliance
• Physical care needs
• Emotional care
• Patient care standards
• Complex wound care
• Acute care
• Senior citizen care
• Journal entry posting
• Healthy learning environments
• Early warning indicators
• Quality patient care
• Learning resources
• Healthcare facility coordination
• Room turnovers
• Plan of care development
• Post-op care
• Managed care
• General anesthesia care
• Skin care
Experience
Robeson Health Care Coorporation Pembroke, NC
RN Care Coordinator
05/2017 - 02/2020
• Coordinated care with physicians and other clinical staff to prepare for treatment, carry out interventions and enhance continuum of care to deliver comprehensive services.
• Administered medications, tracked dosages and documented patient conditions.
• Monitored and recorded patient condition, vital signs, recovery progress and medication side effects.
• Educated patients and families on treatment strategies and at-home care.
• Instructed patients, caregivers and families on diagnoses, treatment options and self-management to maintain continuity of care.
• Treated patients suffering from chronic and acute medical concerns, including asthma, seizure disorders and pneumonia.
• Maintained adequate unit supplies to meet expected patient demands.
• Immunized patients against diseases such as influenza and pneumonia to protect vulnerable populations from serious illnesses.
• Boosted patient outcomes by prioritizing nursing tasks and assignments and accurately reporting on each patient's status.
• Promoted healthy lifestyle choices to reduce re-emergence of painful or dangerous symptoms.
• Assessed patients' response to treatment and suggested ways to combat side effects.
• Administered oral, intramuscular and IV medications to patients and monitored responses.
• Collected lab specimens, ordering and interpreting diagnostic tests and lab results.
• Communicated with primary care physicians or emergency care providers to relay patient needs.
• Acted as patient advocate and implemented total patient care through team nursing process covering [Number] to [Number] high acuity patients per shift.
• Maintained composure and efficiency during rapid response situation and emergency codes.
• Reached out to patients to convey lab results and provide care instructions.
• Counseled patients and caregivers, providing emotional, psychological and spiritual support.
• Answered patient questions and provided take-home materials for further information.
• Prepared for HIPAA and Joint Commission reviews, making required brochures and pamphlets available to patients in all clinics.
HealthKeeperz Pembroke, NC
Hospice Registered Nurse Case Manager
06/2016 - 05/2017
• Utilized effective interpersonal, writing and active listening skills to build and cultivate positive relationships with patients, caregivers and physicians.
• Delivered respectful, compassionate care to each patient and family through dedicated listening, kind words and [Skill].
• Planned hospice care for elderly and disabled patients.
• Listened to patients and loved ones, offering emotional support and kindness to help with end-of-life transition.
• Guided patients' loved ones and caregivers in such tasks as pain management, wound care, and medication dosing.
• Maintained strict patient data procedures to comply with HIPAA laws and prevent information breaches.
• Coordinated care with physicians and other clinical staff to prepare for treatment, carry out interventions and enhance continuum of care to deliver comprehensive services.
• Treated patients using pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatment modalities to address various disorders, diseases and injuries.
• Monitored diet, physical activity, behaviors and other patient factors to assess conditions and adjust treatment plans.
• Helped patients and families feel comfortable during challenging and stressful situations, promoting recovery and reducing compliance issues.
• Delivered quality care and comfort to patients with heart failure, pulmonary hypertension, pulmonary embolisms and end-stage renal disease.
• Counseled patients and caregivers, providing emotional, psychological and spiritual support.
• Utilized computerized Resource and Patient Management System (RPMS) and Electronic Health Record (EHR) system.
• Delivered information regarding care and medications to patients and caregivers in comprehendible terminology.
• Participated in continuing education programs and [Type] workshops to enhance training and nursing knowledge.
• Observed strict safety measures, including checking medication dosages before administration to patients.
• Counseled caregivers and families on end-of-life planning and educated on patient care options.
Southeastern Regional Medical Center Lumberton, NC
Staff Nurse
06/1992 - 07/2013
• Monitored patient vitals post-surgery, managed medical equipment and administered medications and IVs.
• Monitored and recorded patient condition, vital signs, recovery progress and medication side effects.
• Developed and adapted individualized treatment plans according to patient recovery goals.
• Treated patients by administering various types of medications and therapies.
• Administered oral, intramuscular and IV medications to patients and monitored responses.
• Answered patient questions and provided take-home materials for further information.
• Administered medications, tracked dosages and documented patient conditions.
• Advised, coached and mentored experienced and student nurses on medical issues, crisis management and appropriate nursing interventions.
• Developed care plans complete with effective nursing measures to improve patients' mental and physical health.
• Promoted healthy lifestyle choices to reduce re-emergence of painful or dangerous symptoms.
• Imparted medical, operational and patient
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