Registered Nurse Patient Care

Kathy Privett

770-***-**** E: *********.**@*****.***

Cedartown, GA 30125

Dynamic Registered Nurse bringing close to twenty years of treating patients and coordinating care with other healthcare staff. Proven history of leveraging critical thinking, analysis, and medical knowledge to deliver superior care in high-pressure environments. Expert multi-tasker capable of prioritizing clinical and operational tasks in fast-paced emergency medicine settings.

SKILLS

Strong clinical judgment

Patient assessments

Emergency procedures

Performing EKGs

Critical care

Physical assessments

Intravenous therapy

Chest pain management

Medication administration

Trauma recovery

Infection control measures

Acute care expertise

Direct patient care

Staff supervision

EPIC, Cerner and Meditech use

Isolation precautions

WORK HISTORY

EMERGENCY ROOM/ ICU REGISTERED NURSE

04/2015-PRESENT

Grady Hospital Atlanta GA

Work as Flow Coordinator overseeing the Emergency Room, Trauma, Clinical Decision Unit, Complex Observation Unit, Psychiatric Emergency Services and Acute Sickle Cell Clinic.

Provided excellent and efficient care to critically ill and acutely ill patients.

Provided care to patients with COVID illness while maintaining correct isolation precautions.

Oversaw the work of nursing staff and externs to educate on proper procedures and how to prioritize care tasks.

Conferred with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches.

Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients, and determined the next course of action.

Accurately documented all elements of nursing assessment, including treatment, medications, and IVs administered, discharge instructions and follow-up care.

Provided exceptional care to multiple high-acute patients needing complex care such as ventilator management, multiple drips, and life-sustaining measures

Performed triage on all incoming patients and determined the severity of injuries and illnesses.

TRAVEL REGISTERED NURSE-PACU

11/2017 to 04/2018

Tanner Medical Center (Soliant Health) Villa Rica, GA

Delivered outstanding care to patients with various diagnoses and managed care from treatment initiation through to completion.

Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures and safety protocols to optimize performance and safety.

Documented patient information obtained from interviews concerning symptoms, medications and prior treatment.

Oversaw delivery of care for all patients on a 19-bed short-stay surgical unit, providing direct care to up to 6 patients, delegating nursing assignments and supervising a team comprised of nurses.

Prepared patients for surgery, educating patients and family members on surgical procedures such as exploratory laparotomy and total hip and knee replacements.

Managed care for post-operative patients from initial recovery through discharge.

TRAVEL NURSE 06/2014 to 06/2015

Trustaff Atlanta, GA

Worked in various critical care and step-down areas of Piedmont Atlanta Hospital as a travel nurse

Delivered outstanding care to patients with various diagnoses and managed care from treatment initiation through to completion.

Taught patients how to improve lifestyle choices, dramatically reducing chance of symptom reoccurrence.

Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.

ICU STAFF NURSE 08/2012 to 06/2014

HCA Healthcare Inc. Cartersville, GA

Conducted patient assessments, recorded vitals and analyzed records and charts to define care requirements.

Coordinated with healthcare staff from various disciplines to devise, carry out and manage personalized care plans to benefit patient health and recovery.

Guided patients, caregivers and family members on plans of treatment and helpful resources available locally to support care.

Assessed and managed various patient treatments for numerous patient diagnoses from sepsis to acute respiratory distress.

EMERGENCY ROOM NURSE 06/2009 to 07/2012

Wellstar Douglasville, GA

Delivered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections, monitoring responses to catch and address new concerns.

Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.

Observed and reported patient condition, progress and medication side effects to accurately document updates.

Answered codes quickly and orchestrated efficient, skilled medical care.

Left position do to a serious car accident

REMOTE SUPPORT ANALYST. 05/1998-06/2009

LEXSUS NEXUS ATLANTA

Worked with government and private sector to assist in background checks

Worked independently with no supervision

Maintained Security Clearance

Worked under strict time constraints

Supervised 5-10 employees

Worked with several different programming languages including SQL, PHP and many others

Consistently worked with multiple programs to review for discrepancies

Adapted to ever changing needs of the department

Left position to Perdue career as a Registered Nurse

EDUCATION

RN- BSN 12/2019

Georgia Highlands College, Rome

Associate of Science Nursing 05/2009

Georgia Highlands College, Rome, GA

Bachelors in Business Administration

American InterContinental University, Atlanta, GA

CERTIFICATIONS

Registered Nurse in Georgia

BLS certified 2006-2023

Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Certification 2010-2023

Pediatric Cardiac Life Support (PALS) Certification 2010-2023

NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS) 2010-2022

TNCC 2020-2024

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