Registered Nurse
Resume:
Tera Fisher
Leesville, LA **446 *************@*****.***
Talented nursing professional bringing solid background in multiple skill sets including Medical Surgical Unit, Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit, Home Health and Psychiatric Inpatient Unit. Compassionate in delivering exceptional care for people with diverse acute and chronic concerns both in my current job and past positions as a registered nurse. I am currently seeking the opportunity to expand my skills and contribute to the company's overall growth and success. Considered a determined, hardworking, ethical, and detail-oriented individual, with the ability to adapt to new needs, orders, policies and procedures.
Work Experience
Patient Care Manager (RN)
Heart of Hospice – Alexandria, LA
April 2025 – Current
Registered nurse responsible for overseeing comprehensive care of hospice patient in a hospice setting, ensuring they receive quality and compassionate care, focused on overall well-being and needs of their families. Serves as a case manager for interdisciplinary teams (nurses, social workers, chaplains and other healthcare professionals) and educating patients and their families on hospice services. Also serving in the field as needed a RN Case Manager, overseeing end-of-life care, coordinating services in the home and working with families to ensure optimal comfort and quality of life including assessment, care planning, medication administration and management, symptom management and educator.
Registered Nurse (RN) – travel assignment
Ochsner Lafayette General Medical Center – Lafayette, LA
February 2025 to April 2025
Collaborate with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions. Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process and management and lifestyle options. Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures and safety protocols. Administered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections and monitored responses. Implemented medication and IV administration, catheter insertion and airway management. Managed care from admission to discharge. Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans. Conferred with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches. Oversaw delivery of care for patients on medical-surgical unit, providing direct care, delegating nursing assignments, and supervising a team of nurses, LPNs, technicians and unit clerks.
Registered Nurse (RN)
Oceans Behavioral Hospital - Deridder, LA
October 2024 – January 2025
Collaborate with physicians and psychiatrists to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions. Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process and management and lifestyle options. Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures and safety protocols. Administered medications via oral and intramuscular injections and monitored responses. Managed care from admission to discharge. Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans. Conferred with physicians and psychiatrists to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches. Oversee delivery of care for patients on a psychiatric inpatient unit, providing direct care, delegating nursing assignments, and supervising a team of nurses, LPNs and technicians.
Registered Nurse (RN)
Clearsky Rehab/Titan - Leesville, LA
February 2023 to October 2024
Collaborate with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions. Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process and management and lifestyle options. Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures and safety protocols. Administered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections and monitored responses. Implemented medication and IV administration, catheter insertion and airway management. Managed care from admission to discharge. Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans. Conferred with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches. Oversaw delivery of care for patients on medical-surgical units, providing direct care, delegating nursing assignments, and supervising a team of nurses, LPNs, technicians and unit clerks.
Registered Nurse (RN)
Freedom Behavioral Hospital Leesville, LA
April 2024 – May 2024
Collaborate with physicians and psychiatrists to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions. Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process and management and lifestyle options. Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures and safety protocols. Administered medications via oral and intramuscular injections and monitored responses. Managed care from admission to discharge. Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans. Conferred with physicians and psychiatrists to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches. Oversee delivery of care for patients on a psychiatric inpatient unit, providing direct care, delegating nursing assignments, and supervising a team of nurses, LPNs and technicians.
Registered Nurse (RN) – travel assignment
Rapides Regional Medical Center - Alexandria, LA
February 2024 to May 2024
Collaborate with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions. Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process and management and lifestyle options. Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures and safety protocols. Administered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections and monitored responses. Implemented medication and IV administration, catheter insertion and airway management. Managed care from admission to discharge. Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans. Conferred with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches. Oversaw delivery of care for patients on medical-surgical unit, providing direct care, delegating nursing assignments, and supervising a team of nurses, LPNs, technicians and unit clerks.
Home Health Nurse
Vernon Home Health - Leesville, LA
January 2023 to March 2023
Assess and chart observations of the patient’s condition at each visit.
Patient transfers from in home setting to acute based on nursing assessment of patient’s condition.
Complete evaluation tasks, including reviewing medication and vital signs.
Administer Physician-prescribed medication.
Dress or redress wounds and assess the healing progress.
Provide education to patients and families on proper home health care procedures and strategies.
Coordinate with Physicians, Physical Therapists, Occupational Therapists and other individuals in the patient's care plan.
Recommend tools or devices that may improve the quality of life for the patient.
Registered Nurse (RN) – travel assignment
Christus St. Francis- Alexandria, LA
August 2022 to January 2023
Collaborate with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions. Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process and management and lifestyle options. Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures and safety protocols. Administered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections and monitored responses. Implemented medication and IV administration, catheter insertion and airway management. Managed care from admission to discharge. Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans. Conferred with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches. Oversaw delivery of care for patients on medical-surgical units, providing direct care, delegating nursing assignments, and supervising a team of nurses, LPNs, technicians and unit clerks.
Registered Nurse (RN)
Byrd Regional Hospital - Leesville, LA
February 2020 to August 2021
Collaborate with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions. Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process and management and lifestyle options. Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures and safety protocols. Administered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections and monitored responses. Implemented medication and IV administration, catheter insertion and airway management. Managed care from admission to discharge. Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans. Conferred with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches. Oversaw delivery of care for patients on medical-surgical units, providing direct care, delegating nursing assignments, and supervising a team of nurses, LPNs, technicians and unit clerks.
Public Health Nurse
Louisiana Dept. Of Public Health –DeRidder, LA
February 2018 to August 2021
Reduced unwanted pregnancies with annual exams, birth control administration, and safe sex education. Promoted public health and increased herd immunity by immunizing individuals against communicable diseases such as influenza, pneumonia and COVID19. Administered medications to patients and monitor patients for reactions or side effects to quickly intervene in serious issues. Diagnosed potential STD infections performing as a clinical diagnostician and treated patients per standing orders based on visual and clinical findings. Serviced underserved and at-risk individuals with critical services such as STD and TB testing and family planning. Strengthened early childhood care by educating parents about safety measures, as well as age-appropriate care of babies and toddlers.
Registered Nurse (RN)
Beauregard Memorial Hospital
January 2017 to February 2018
Collaborate with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions. Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process and management and lifestyle options. Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures and safety protocols. Administered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections and monitored responses. Implemented medication and IV administration, catheter insertion and airway management. Managed care from admission to discharge. Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans. Conferred with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches. Oversaw delivery of care for patients on medical-surgical units, providing direct care, delegating nursing assignments, and supervising a team of nurses, LPNs, technicians and unit clerks.
Education
ASN in Nursing - McNeese State University - August 2013 to December 2016
Nursing Licenses
RN - Expires: January 2026
Skills
Med Surg Nursing
Public Health Nursing
Hospice & Home Health Nursing
Psychiatric Nursing
Travel nursing
Medical office experience
EMR Systems
Certifications and Licenses
Compact RN License
BLS Certification - January 2024 to January 2026
ACLS Certification - January 2024 to January 2026
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