Betsy Appleton

**** ** *** ** *******, WA ***** 607-***-**** adw5cf@r.postjobfree.com

OBJECTIVE: A position as a registered nurse utilizing my excellent patient care and communication skills. EDUCATION: Tompkins-Cortland Community College, Dryden, NY A.A.S. Nursing

May 2015

Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ

B.S. Animal Science May 1985

NURSING EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE:

Cayuga Medical Center, Ithaca, NY May 2022– March 2023 Per Diem position on a physical rehabilitation unit Responsible for assessing patients, administering medications, admission assessments and database entry, convene with physical therapists, case managers, and physicians regarding patient’s progress and discharge planning, meet patient care needs for 4-6 patients, provide patient and family education, perform regular assessments and entry into medical record system, perform and discharge education, Float to other units (short stay surgical and behavioral services)as needed.

Chemung County Health Department, Elmira, NY Dec 2020 - April 2022 Contract position assisting with COVID tracing. Call positive cases and do full case interviews. Educate clients regarding the disease process, quarantine and isolation protocols and self-care while home w/COVID. Listing and entering all contacts into NYS database and county database. Visiting Nurse Service of Ithaca & Tompkins County, Ithaca, NY Aug 2020-Dec 2020 Same position as described prior. More emphasis on Starts of Care (Admissions). Left due to family emergency.

Tompkins County Mental Health, Ithaca, NY Sept 2019 - Aug 2020 Provided supportive counseling for clients at an outpatient mental health clinic. Administered intramuscular injections of long-acting antidepressants and antipsychotic medications. Visiting Nurse Service of Ithaca & Tompkins County, Ithaca, NY Aug 2017-Sept 2019 Provided, arranged for, and taught nursing care of the sick and injured for patients in home health services. Provided health counseling and emotional support to individuals and families. Consulted with and referred families to appropriate personnel within the agency or other community services. Collected labs, provided wound care, cardiovascular assessments, and medication box prefills as needed. Corresponded frequently with doctors’ offices regarding patient’s condition, requests for orders and medication verification.

Guthrie – Robert Packer Hospital, Sayre, PA April 2016– June 2017 Medical-Surgical, 7 Main, 16 Bed unit, rural patient population Give complete SBAR reports to shift nurses, assess patients, administer medications, perform admission assessments, admission database entry, start intravenous access, convene with hospitalists, respiratory therapists, social workers and caseworkers on a daily basis regarding patient’s progress and discharge planning, meet patient care needs for 4-6 patients, provide patient and family education, perform regular assessments and entry into medical record system, perform discharge education, make follow-up calls to patients. Float to other floors (ortho/trauma, oncology, GI) as needed.

Cortland Regional Medical Center, Cortland, NY July 2015–February 2016 Medical-Surgical, 3 South and 2 Central, 24 bed unit, rural patient populations Assess patient conditions and nursing needs, meet direct patient care needs, perform patient and family education, provide care appropriate to the age and specific needs of the patients, and prioritize and provide care for up to 7 patients at a time. Betsy Appleton

CERTIFICATIONS AND LICENSURE:

Registered Nurse, RN, State of New York June 2015

BLS Certification March 2023

Board Certified Nurse Coach (NC-BC) October 2021

ACLS Certification March 2022

RELATED EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING:

Emergency Department Internship, Robert Packer Hospital, Sayre, PA, 2015 Child Abuse and Reporting Workshop NYS, 2014

Child Abuse and Reporting training, PA 2016

Mental Health integrative training, Online 2020

Nurse Coach Collective – 6-month training to become a Nurse Coach, 2020-2021 MEDICAL RECORD AND SOFTWARE EXPERIENCE:

Epic – Hospital – med/surg

Meditech – Hospital med/surg & emergency room

Ndoc – Homecare

PracticeBetter – Medical Record System for private practice Microsoft Programs – Word, Excel, Publisher

Graphics Programs - Canva

Experience with online searches and research

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