Joy C. Henry

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**** ******* ***** **** *, Austin, TX 78748 · adw5c9@r.postjobfree.com

Cell: 571-***-****

I have 8 years of nursing experience working in fast-paced, acute care units. As a travel nurse, I provide exceptional detailed care with limited resources and minimal or no onboarding. EDUCATION

Union University, School of Nursing, Hendersonville, TN December 2014 Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Hillsdale College, Hillsdale, MI May 2008

Bachelor of Arts in American Studies

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Travel Nursing 2017-Current

Quickly adjust to new charting systems and work environments (including Johns Hopkins Medical Center, Yale New Haven Hospital, and University of Virginia Medical Center)

• Adapted to 14+ varying accreditation hospitals including Magnet, Trauma, Teaching, Level 1, Level 2, Level 3, Rehab, and Community facilities

• Floated to 22 new units at one hospital within an 8 week contract

• Learned 4 computer charting systems on the job while working in short-staffed environments

• Frequently act as Charge Nurse, balancing competing priorities to assist staff while maintaining personal patient load

o Managed teams of 3-6 nurses, overseeing care for up to 35 patients o Remediate patient concerns with staffing constraints o Prioritize nurse/patient assignments based on patient acuity o Organize relevant hand off report for oncoming Charge Nurse

• Rapidly onboarded at new hospitals and units with minimal or no training

• Liasson among medical interdisciplinary teams, administrative department and patients

• Manage elevated high-acuity patient load

• Triage patient needs and escalate medical emergencies

• Initiate rapid responses to prevent or respond to patient crisis

• Delegate responsibilities to LPNs, techs, and patient care assistants to prevent hospital acquired complications, maintain patient hygiene, and implement plan of care

• Collaborate with procedural technicians to ensure services are not delayed

• Orient new employees to nursing practice and hospital protocols

• Actively listen to handoff reports, quickly assess new information, and ask probing questions to understand patient condition

• Proactively monitor and administer plan of care for each patient

• Advocate with interdisciplinary teams for patient requests

• Improvise methods to complete physician orders without available supplies (ex: wound care provided without dressing supplies; wounds cleaned with bolus bags because of missing sterile water)

• Consolidate pertinent patient information and concisely brief oncoming staff CERTIFICATIONS & LICENSURE

• Virginia Compact License: 000*******-**/2022- 01/2024

• BLS for Healthcare Providers 12/2022- 12/2024

• ACLS- American Heart Association 12/2020- 12/2022

• National Institute of Health Stroke Scale 09/2021- 09/2023

• Deputy Heart Attack Certification 09/2022- 09/2023

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