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ER/Trauma RN, Flight Nurse, Director

Location:

Statesboro, GA

Salary:

Negotiable

Posted:

June 08, 2023

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Objective

Well qualified and dynamic ER nurse with 14 years of experience in providing comprehensive emergency and critical care to patients of all ages. Seeking to join and collaborate with an interdisciplinary healthcare team that will allow utilization of critical care experience, critical thinking and problem-solving skills and empathy to provide exceptional care to patients.

Skills

•Strong critical thinking skills to provide quick and immediate life-saving interventions to patients of all ages.

•Skilled and proficient in triaging, assessing, and stabilizing patients afflicted with trauma or other medical emergencies.

•Ability to prioritize and handle multiple patients at a time.

•Demonstrates strong collaborative, communication, and interpersonal skills.

•Capable of multitasking effectively and efficiently in a rapid changing environment.

•Ability to remain calm and focused while performing emergency care.

•Confident in medication administration of all routes and monitoring for adverse reactions.

•Assertive patient and family advocate.

•Continue care and monitoring of critical patients with multiple injuries, multiple IV infusions or with any life sustaining devices in place.

Experience

05/2022- Present

ICU Project Manager, Clinical Education, Infection Control, PRN ER RN & House Supervisor.

Evans Memorial Hospital- Claxton, GA

ICU project manager responsibilities include oversight in the development of an intensive care unit within the hospital that include planning and implementation of construction required to meet ICU standards, developing policies, procedures, and protocols to care for the critically ill patient, and recruitment, hiring and education of registered nurses that will care for patients in the ICU.

Development and implementation of a new hospital orientation program for Registered Nurses, License Practical Nurses, Patient Care Technicians, and Emergency Medical Technicians to improve the delivery of safe patient centered care.

Designed and implemented competency checklist for newly hired Registered Nurses, License Practical Nurses, Patient Care Technicians, and Emergency Medical Technicians based on each individual’s scope of practice in the state of Georgia.

Collaborate and communicate with department directors to identify educational and training needs for each nursing department.

Develop and maintain cooperative working relationships with Clinical Directors, Supervisors, and support staff in the interest of patient care competency and validation.

Performed routine and ongoing systematic collection of Infection data. Analyzing the data to identify infections, risk for infections, and communicable disease outbreaks.

Reported to NHSN and GHA per state requirements.

09/2022-02/2023

Director of Inpatient Services

Evans Memorial Hospital

Claxton, GA

12/2020-09/2022

ER Registered Nurse

St. Joseph/Candler Hospital- Savannah, GA

Provide direct care, stabilize patients with life threatening conditions and collaborate with physicians to determine the next course of action to provide best outcomes.

Triage and initial assessments to determine severity of illness for patients presenting to the ED.

Utilize quick critical thinking skills to provide care for patients with a wide a variety of medical and emergency conditions.

Preceptor for nurses new to the unit and nursing students to train in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols to optimize performance and safety.

Serve as a mentor for new graduates, nurses new to the department as well as all other members of the healthcare team.

Provide skilled, timely and level-headed emergency response to critically ill patients or other emergent situations.

Collaborate across disciplines to give every patient optimal care and support.

Educate patients, families, and caregivers on diagnosis, prognosis, disease process, treatment options, management of disease and lifestyle management.

Provide support for both patient and family during complex situations.

08/2016- 12/2020

ER Registered Nurse

East Georgia Regional Medical Center- Statesboro, GA