Unit Secretary Care Assistant
Resume:
Lindsey Woodard,
Registered Nurse
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Experience
HonorHealth Greenbaum Surgery Center- Outpatient Scottdale, AZ; Pre/ Post Op RN- August 1, 2022 – current
Administered care for patients before an operation and right after surgery, in the post-anesthesia care unit. Provide Pre/Post Op care per unit (Joint replacements, plastics/ cosmetic, breast cancer reconstruction, gender reassignment, eye surgery, pain relief via steroid injections). Serves as a resource to patient care to support staff and physicians I have been able to work successfully in a fast pace clinical nursing setting. Proficient in computer charting with Epic.
Performed post patient assessment, review of history, discharge planning, and review of diagnostic studies with appropriate follow through and physician consultation. Managed post operative pain and surgical sites. Assessed and prepared patients/families/significant others for discharge. Ensured to implemented treatment plan for patients with accuracy.
Yavapai Regional Medical Center East Campus- PCU/Medsurg/Tele/ICU service line Night shift Jan. 10, 2022 – May 7, 2022 maternity leave until October. 17, 2022. Current job.
Intermountain Medical Center, Murray, UT Float Pool Travel Nurse- September 20, 2021 – December 16, 2021 Night shift Medsurg/ Tele service line.
Swedish Medical Center, Denver, CO Float Pool Travel Nurse- August 23,2021 – September 18,2021. Urgent need assignment 48 hour/ week, day shift. Medsurg/Tele service line.
Modern Vascular of Mesa- Pre/Post procedure RN (PRN)-May 10, 2021 – October. 12,2 2022
Responsible for Pre/ Post procedure phone calls, intake assessments and IV insertions; use of iSTAT machine to check patient lab values; administer pre procedure anticoagulants if needed per provider request.
Responsible for post moderate sedation assessments and vascular access assessments; ensure proper hemostasis is reached in order to safely discharge patients.
Southwest Endoscopy Clinic Pre/Post procedure RN (PRN)- May 2019 – Jan. 2021
Responsible for intake assessments and IV insertions prior to procedure. Use of strong assessment, communication, interventions, and teaching to ensure safety for patients and families. Monitor patients in recovery area post procedure.
Banner Desert Medical Center Observation Unit October 12,2020 – May 8, 2021
Effective and timely collection of data pertinent to the healthcare consumer's health or the situation. Analyzes the assessment data to determine actual or potential diagnoses, problems, and issues. Identify expected outcomes for a plan individualized to the healthcare consumer or the situation. Develop a plan that prescribes strategies to attain expected, measurable outcomes. Implement the identified plan, coordinates care delivery, and employs strategies to promote health and a safe environment. Delegates elements of care to appropriate healthcare workers in accordance with any applicable legal or policy parameters or principles. Evaluates progress toward attainment of goals and outcomes. Communicates effectively in all areas of practice.
Leads within the professional practice setting and the profession. Integrates evidence and research findings into practice. Utilizes appropriate resources to plan, provide, and sustain evidence-based nursing services that are safe, effective, and fiscally responsible. Practices in an environmentally safe and healthy manner. Practices ethically.
Chandler Regional Medical Center- Dignity Health
Med/Surg Trauma step-down April 2018 – October 10, 2020.
Collect data pertinent to the healthcare consumer's health or the situation. Analyzes the assessment data to determine actual or potential diagnoses, problems, and issues. Identify expected outcomes for a plan individualized to the healthcare consumer or the situation. Develop a plan that prescribes strategies to attain expected, measurable outcomes. Implement the identified plan, coordinates care delivery, and employs strategies to promote health and a safe environment. Delegates elements of care to appropriate healthcare workers in accordance with any applicable legal or policy parameters or principles. Evaluates progress toward attainment of goals and outcomes. Communicates effectively in all areas of practice.
Leads within the professional practice setting and the profession. Integrates evidence and research findings into practice. Utilizes appropriate resources to plan, provide, and sustain evidence-based nursing services that are safe, effective, and fiscally responsible. Practices in an environmentally safe and healthy manner. Practices ethically.
Phoenix St. Luke’s Medical Center- Steward Health
Preop/PACU RN July 2017 – April 2018
Administered care for patients before an operation and right after surgery, in the post-anesthesia care unit. Circulate during procedures per clinical unit (OR, ECT, Endo). Provide Pre/Post Op care per unit (PACU, ECT, Endo). Serves as a resource to patient care to support staff and physicians I have been able to work successfully in a fast pace clinical nursing setting. Proficient in computer charting with Cerner.
Recover patients undergoing Robotic, General, and Ortho/Spine surgery both inpatient and outpatient
Performed post patient assessment, review of history, discharge planning, and review of diagnostic studies with appropriate follow through and physician consultation. Managed post operative pain and surgical sites. Assessed and prepared patients/families/significant others for discharge. Ensured to implemented treatment plan for patients with accuracy.
Banner Desert Medical Center
Registered Nurse- Medical ICU July 2016 – July 2017
Assess patient physical, psychological, social, spiritual, educational, developmental, cultural, and dishcarge planning needs. Review diagnostics and laboratory data and reports abnormal results to the physician and other appropriate caregivers.
Formulate a plan of care, including discharge planning, utilizing assessment data and patient family and health team input. Initiates a plan of care based on patient-specific needs, assessment data, and medical plan of care. Goals for patient are realistic, measurable and developed in conjunction with the patient/family. Considers the physical, cultural, psychosocial, spiritual, age specific and education needs of the patient in the plan of care.
Implements plan of care through direct patient care, coordination, delegation and supervision of the activities of the health care team. Delegates appropriately, and provides nursing supervision in the provision of the care of patients by other licensed nurses and other personnel. Promotes continuity of care by accurately and completely communicating to other caregivers the status of patients for whom care is provided.
Banner Desert Medical Center
Patient Care Assistant – February 2010 – July 2016
I have multiple tasks such as taking vital signs, collecting lab specimens (i.e. blood, urine, stool), assisting with activities of daily living, performing electrocardiograms, health unit secretary trained (paging doctors, calling consults, printing patient labels, face sheets, scanning, answer phones), perform glucose checks, getting rooms prepped for incoming patients, making beds, charting intake and output, real-time charting, communicate to the nurse about any abnormal vitals/glucose readings, patient requests, and to let them know I am here to help! I foresee potential safety concerns and solve problems that arise on my unit.
Credentials
Arizona State Board of Nursing
Issued Jun 2016 Expires Apr 2024
RN199887
June 2016
Education
Mesa Community College Mesa, AZ
Sept. 2014- May 2016
Associates Degree in Nursing
References:
Jennifer Foreman, ICU BSN
Freddie Sanchez, Charge RN
Roya Marzban, ICU BSN
Mary Jane Lopez, BSN
Peg Conway, BSN
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