Registered Nurse Baton Rouge
Resume:
Drew Joslyn, BSN, RN
French Settlement, LA u 225-***-**** u *************@*****.***
Registered Nurse offering various clinical experiences, administrative/leadership skills, and dedication to doing my job thoroughly and compassionately, using cost-effective and evidence-based care.
EDUCATION
McNeese State University u Bachelor of Science in Nursing Program, June 2024
Baton Rouge Community College u Associates of Science in Nursing Program, December 2021
River Parishes Community College u Technical Diploma in Practical Nursing, December 2018
Certifications: BLS, ACLS
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Director of Nursing
Aug 2024 - Present
Sage Specialty Hospital - LTAC — Baton Rouge, LA & Denham Springs, LA
- Monitoring expenses to ensure that the facility operates within budgetary constraints.
- Overseeing the work of the assistant director of nursing and floor nursing staff.
- Attending quarterly financial and clinical meetings to ensure that goals for the unit are being met.
- Communicating with patients and families regarding their care and any inadequacies that may arise
- Collaborating with the interdisciplinary team and upper management regarding patient care.
Assistant Director of Nursing
Oct 2023 – Aug 2024
Sage Specialty Hospital - LTAC — Baton Rouge, LA
- Hiring new staff and overseeing the onboarding process.
- Creating unit schedules to ensure the clinical unit has adequate nursing coverage for each shift.
- Coaching nurses to improve performance and handle discipline issues.
- Monitoring expenses to ensure that the facility operates within budgetary constraints.
- Hold staff meetings to discuss patient status and any upcoming unit changes.
- Conducting employee evaluations that identify nurses’ strengths and areas of improvement.
- Making rounds to assess patient status and observe nurses.
- Checking patient records to ensure they are accurate and up to date.
Registered Nurse
May 2022 – Oct 2023
Ochsner Medical Center - ICU — Baton Rouge, LA
- Manage a 2:1 ratio of patients with various disease processes while managing and titrating life-sustaining drips and medications.
- Manage intubated patients and ventilators per physician orders.
- Report directly to the physician any acute changes that may occur in critically ill patients.
- Communicate with patients and their families about the condition, treatment plan, and prognosis of the patient.
- Attend daily interdisciplinary team meetings to discuss the progress of the patient and their condition.
- Adhere to infection prevention policies and procedures.
Registered Nurse - Floor and Charge Nurse
Dec 2021 – May 2022
Ochsner Medical Center - Telemetry — Baton Rouge, LA
- Uses evidence-based practice to give effective nursing care to patients.
- Manage a 5:1 ratio of patients with various disease processes.
- Know medications and pass them appropriately to patients.
- Communicates effectively and professionally with all patients, guests, family members, and co-workers to ensure a quality patient experience.
- Work as part of a team with the interdisciplinary team to effectively care for the patient.
- Manage several nurses at a time and help where the need arises.
- Making assignments for the oncoming shift.
- Attend staffing meetings with the house supervisor and other units to ensure the next shift is staffed appropriately.
Licensed Practical Nurse
Feb. 2019 - Dec 2021
Ochsner Medical Center - Telemetry — Baton Rouge, LA
- Uses evidence-based practice to give effective nursing care to patients
- Manage a 5:1 ratio of patients with various disease processes
- Know medications and pass them appropriately to patients
- Communicates effectively and professionally with all patients, guests, family members, and co-workers to ensure a quality patient experience.
- Work as part of a team with the interdisciplinary team to effectively care for the patient
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