Crystal Stevens

Chatham, IL

- Email me on Indeed: http://www.indeed.com/r/Crystal-Stevens/69b14f1c8d6b2a63 Thirty-six years in the Healthcare field. CNA and SNA in a nursing home and hospital for five years. RN for 34 years with experience in medical-surgical and critical care; home health nurse and discharge planner with case management experience;, renal nurse with experience in outpatient, acute, and home hemodialysis, transplant, and urology; geriatric experience in all facets of care and especially in geriatric psychiatry and skilled nursing facilities; outpatient services nurse and charge nurse in many of facets of career.

Work Experience

Registered Nurse/Charge Nurse

Maxim Healthcare Services - Peoria Heights, IL

October 2016 to Present

Provides private duty nursing care to a high skills need quadraplegic client. Responsible for all care and activities of client. Requires care of trach, nebulizer, and ventilator care of client. Knowledge of use of j-tube and admisistration of medications, feedings, and fluids. Care and routine changing of supra-pubic catheter and collection devices. All admimistration of personal care, bathing, wound care, admistration of IV antibiotics, transfers from bed to wheelchair and back, feeding, ROM, arranging and transportation to all appointments and care of daily ADLs, Registered Nurse

Private Duty - Chatham, IL

November 2011 to April 2015

Provided in home private duty nursing care to my father in his last stages of life. Registered Nurse

Lewis Memorial Christian Village - Springfield, IL May 2011 to November 2011

Worked as a Registered Nurse in a long term care and rehab facility. Duties included; assessment, admission, discharge, of residents in a long term care and rehab facility. Other duties included; medication administration, po, IV medications, IV fluids, wound care and treatments, all communication with family and physician, care plans, documentation, care of supply change out, working with all members of the restorative team, making assignments to CNAs for the shift, and reporting to supervisor on a regular basis.

Registered Nurse

Davita Healthcare - Springfield, IL

January 2009 to March 2011

Worked as a home hemodialysis nurse. Duties included managing a caseload of home hemodialysis patients. These patients and family were taught or new patients added and taught home hemodialysis. Duties included; teaching and on-going teaching of home hemodialysis, assessment, medication monitoring based on lab work, phlebotomy skills, monitoring of patient compliance, home environment, equipment, plan of care, providing patients with and ordering all supplies involved in their care, close communication with physician monitoring care, participating in weekly clinics, nurse visits with patients, documentation, quality checks of all equipment, excellent communication with MD, family, staff, and patients.

Registered Nurse

Springfield Clinic - Springfield, IL

November 2006 to January 2009

Worked as an RN in ambulatory services. Duties included, GI procedures admission and discharge, admission and discharge paperwork and instructions, vital signs, height and weight, starting of IV fluids and IV access, phlebotomy skills, and po medication administration, other procedures as ordered, documentation, recovery, and patient teaching, processing of physician orders, and excellent communication with all team, family, and patient. Worked in outpatient and recovery as well and performed all above duties there as well.

Discharge Transplant Coordinator

Lewis Memorial Christian Village - Springfield, IL September 2006 to September 2007

Worked as an RN transplant coordinator part time. Assisted physician in seeing transplant patients in clinic. Duties included assessment and rooming of patients, vital signs, height, weight, injections, documentation, receiving and returning patient phone calls, scheduling of lab work, phlebotomy skills, testing, and other procedures, ordering and distribution of anti rejection medications, monitoring and adjusting medication per MD orders, ongoing patient education, counseling, excellent communication with all members of the transplant team.

Registered Nurse

SIU School of Medicine - Springfield, IL

June 2003 to September 2006

Worked in the Department of Urology as an RN. Duties included working in a urology clinic assisting physicians with urology procedures, processing of orders, scheduling of procedures, administration of po and IV meds, scheduling and retrieving lab work and results, patient education, urodynamic testing and interpretation, documentation, triage and returning of phone calls, assistance of teaching patients biofeedback exercises for incontinence, placing and removing foley catheters, excellent communication with patients, families, physicians, and staff. Charge Nurse

Doctor's Hospital - Springfield, IL

December 2002 to May 2003

Worked as a charge nurse on a geriatric psychiatry unit. Patient population included patients, with dementia, depression, bipolar disorder, and personality disorders. Duties included assignment of patients to staff members and taking a team of patients too. Other duties included assessment of patients, medication administration, vital signs monitoring, food intake and assistance with feeding, post ECT care, IV medication administration, participation in team conferences, patient 1:1 communication, family education, documentation, participating in staff evaluations and processing of physician orders.

Registered Nurse

St. John's Hospital - Springfield, IL

May 2001 to December 2002

Worked as a registered nurse in an Acute Dialysis Unit. Performed both hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis on hospitalized patients. Performed emergency hemodialysis on an outpatient basis. Started critically ill patients on hemodialysis. Administration of blood and blood products, IV medications including antibiotics and renal medications, drawing and processing of lab specimens, blood glucose monitoring, documentation of all aspects of care, receiving and processing of physician orders, worked in ICU, ER, and CRU areas with critically ill patients. Functioned as a charge nurse. Registered Nurse

Gambro Health Care - Springfield, IL

June 1998 to May 2002

Worked full time and prn as a registered nurse and charge nurse in an outpatient hemodialysis facility. Duties included, performance of hemodialysis on ESRD patients. Administration of blood and blood products, drawing lab work, administering IV medications, care of the patient with hypotensive episodes, documention of vital signs and all aspects of patient care, patient teaching, team work with other RNs and techs, charge nurse responsibilities including rounding with the physicians and obtaining physician orders.

RN Discharge Planner and Case Manager

Lewis Memorial Christian Village - Springfield, IL January 1994 to June 1998

Worked as an RN the Department of Social Services as a nurse discharge planner and case manager. Duties included; assessing inpatients for skilled nursing discharge needs and liaison to insurance case manager for inpatients hospital needs. Working with patients and families to develop a discharge plan where IVs, dressing changes, lab draws, trach care instruction, home rehab, home health aid services may be needed at discharge. Ensuring that patient teaching occurred prior to discharge, communication and documentation of physician orders, contact with skilled nursing agency, and written instructions provided.

Registered Nurse

Springfield Urgent Care Center - Springfield, IL

September 1992 to May 1998

Worked part time and prn as a registered nurse in an urgent/prompt care setting. Duties included; rooming patients, weights, heights, vital signs, phlebotomy skills, administering po, IV, IM medications and childhood vaccines. Administering nebulizer treatments, wound treatments, assistance with suturing wounds and complex dressings, cardiac care, documentation, transcribing and completion of physician orders, triaging and returning phone calls, filing and search for patient charts. Clinical Instructor

Springfield Urgent Care Center - Springfield, IL

September 1992 to January 1994

RN clinical instructor in an LPN program. Worked between two hospitals teaching clinical skills to LPN students. Duties included teaching basic skills of hand washing, personal care of patient, foley care, feeding skills, and taking and recording of vital signs. Other duties included, teaching of medication distribution, performing blood glucose monitoring, placing of foley catheters, performing dressing changes, IV care, documentation, patient teaching, communication skills with all staff. Also performed student evaluations and arranged both pre and post conferences for students. Home Health RN

St. John's Hospital Home Health Care - Springfield, IL June 1989 to January 1994

Worked full and part time as a home health nurse. Duties included having an individual case load of home health patients. Skilled nursing services at home included phlebotomy skills, medication set-up, wound care, home infusion, hospice care, pain management, patient and family education, trach care, supervision of home rehab services including OT and PT, and home health aids. Required excellent communication skills with physicians, all team members, and patient and families. Documentation according to Medicare and organizational standards. Developed a new Preceptor Training Manual for Orientation of New Employees.

Registered Nurse

St. John's Hospital - Springfield, IL

June 1986 to June 1989

Staff and Charge nurse on a medical surgical intermediate care unit. Duties included assessment and care of patients with multi system disease management with supportive medications, treatments, procedures, and equipment. Medication administration including po, IV, topical, IM medications. Documentation of all aspects of care. Taking and transcribing orders from physicians, and communication with all members of the patient care team. Charge nurse responsibilities, modified primary care nursing, and interpretation of telemetry. ACLS certified. Student Nurse Assistant

St. John's Hospital - Springfield, IL

June 1984 to May 1986

Worked as an SNA in a hospital setting on a medical surgical floor and in intermediate care. Duties included taking vital signs, performing blood glucose monitoring, all aspects of personal care of the patient, documentation skills, communication with peers and supervisory personnel, post mortum care. Care Off the Resident

Hawthorne Lodge - Hillsboro, IL

June 1981 to August 1984

Hillsboro, IL

CNA in a long term care facility. Responsible for resident vital signs, complete care of patient including feeding, bathing, toileting, changing. Documentation of care off the resident, good team work, and communication skills with supervisory staff and peers. Education

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

University of Illinois - Springfield, IL

1992

Diploma in Nursing

St. John's School of Nursing Springfield - Springfield, IL 1986

Associate of Arts in Nursing

Springfield College in Illinois - Springfield, IL

1986

Master of Science in Nursing Education

Chamberain University Downers Grove - Downers Grove, IL Skills

• Patient and Resident Assessment

• Thorough Communication Skills

• Thorough Documentation Skills

• Good Rapport with patients and all members of the Healthcare Team

• Charge and supervisory skills

• Good computer skills

• Peripheral IV access and phlebotomy skills

• Good knowledge of medications

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