Experienced Registered Nurse with Diverse Care Background

Jennifer McKoy

Newburgh, IN ***** • 812-***-**** • **********@*****.***

Professional Summary

Registered Nurse with over 7 years of experience in offering comprehensive patient care in Medical/ Surgical, Medical/Surgical Telemetry, Medical/Surgical Rehabilitation, Psychiatric, Long Term Care environments. Work well with diverse patient population providing quality patient care, effectively discharging duties and fostering trusting relationships to improve outcomes. Efficiently coordinate with healthcare professionals to advance patient care.

Skills

•Intravenous Therapy

•Infection Control Measures

•Patient Admissions and Discharges

•Privacy and confidentiality

•Patient Assessments

•Nursing Intervention Adjustment

•Patient Health Information Access

•EPIC, Cerner, PointClick Care EMR

•Acute and Chronic Pain

•Interpreting EKGs

•Withdrawal Symptoms

•Wound Care

•Geriatric Care

•Cultural awareness

Work History

Registered Nurse

River pointe health campus -Evansville, IN 10-2025 – Present

Medical rehab nursing

Geriatric nursing

Registered Nurse

Evansville State Hospital – Evansville, IN, 12/2024 – 09/2025

Provides mental healthcare services to patients with mental, behavioral health, substance use disorders.

Collaborates with interdisciplinary teams to ensure patient safety and support recovery.

Assess patients, develop treatment plans, administer medications including psychotropics, and offer counseling and support to patients and their families.

Crisis intervention- responds to psychiatric crises, providing de-escalation techniques and ensuring patient safety.

Maintains accurate and detailed records of treatment, patient care, treatment progress and interventions.

Establishes and maintain therapeutic relationships with patients, using effective communication skills to foster trust and collaboration.

Promote overall health and well-being through education, self-care activities, and community resources. Collaborate with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.

Remain calm during high-stress, critical situations, demonstrating sustained focus and

problem-solving in real-time.

Employment Cont’d

Medical-Surgical Contract Registered Nurse

Encompass Deaconess Rehab Hospital – Newburgh, IN, 05/2024-11/2024

Provided care that helped to restore, maintain function and prevent complications to patients recovering from strokes, heart attacks, pneumonia, multiple fractures, brain and spinal cord injuries.

Performed vital signs check, intravenous therapy, enteral feeds, wound care.

Registered Nurse

Brickyard Woodlands Nursing Home – Newburgh, IN, 02/2024 – 06/2024

Geriatric Nursing

Registered nurse

Braun Nursing Home- Evansville, IN, 08/2023- 02/2024

Delivered Nursing care to Geriatric residents

Administered medication, Enteral feeds

Performed Colostomy, Ileostomy care, Wound care

Supervised LPNs and CNAs

Medical-Surgical Unit Travel RN

Franklin Memorial Health - Franklin, IN, 04/17/2023-06/2023

• Provided direct nursing care to 4-5 patients, stabilize patients, determine next course of action, manage care from admission to discharge.

• Provided care to patients with various medical conditions either of observing or inpatient status in a medical/telemetry unit.

•Observed and documented patient factors such as diets, physical activity levels and behaviors to understand conditions and effectively modify treatment plans.

Personal Time Off 01/2023-04/2023

Medical-Surgical Telemetry Unit Travel RN, 05/2022 to 01/23

Baptist Health Hospital – Lexington, KY

Assumed care of adult patients in a fast paced, observation unit both

telemetry and med-surgical patients providing, assessments, nursing

diagnosis, planning, intervention, and evaluation of care to determine next course

of action.

Managed care from admission to discharge, advocated for patients. Educated patients and family on discharge instructions, plan of care, to improve lifestyle choices, promote wellness and maintenance of health to dramatically reduce chance of symptom recurrence and prevention of illness.

Monitored patients’ conditions by interpreting and tracking EKG readings, identifying irregular telemetry readings and updating team members on changes in stability or acuity

Administered medications and treatment to patients, monitor responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans

Administered blood products, Heparin, Nitroglycerine infusions, tube feedings, peritoneal dialysis.

Employment Cont’d

Med Surg Travel RN, 11/2021 to 03/2022

Baptist Deaconess Hospital – Madisonville, KY

•Provided direct nursing care to 4 -5 patients with various medical conditions evaluating patient histories, complaints, current symptoms either of observing or inpatient status in a medical/telemetry unit.

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

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

•Managed patients' pain by implementing pharmacological and non-pharmacological pain management interventions.

•Started intravenous fluids, administered medications.

•Accurately documented treatment, medications and IVs administered, food and fluid intake and output, discharge instructions and follow-up care.

•Educated patients and caregivers of discharge plan objectives, safe medication uses and disease management.

Med Surg Travel RN, 09/2021 to 11/2021

Clarke Memorial Hospital – Jeffersonville, IN

Provided direct nursing care to 6 patients, stabilized patients and determined next course of action, managed care from admission to discharge.

Educated patients and families on medical-surgical procedures, therapeutic regimens and pain management techniques.

Administered medications via oral, intravenous, intramuscular, subcutaneous, sublingual routes and monitored responses.

Administered tube feedings.

Updated patient charts to keep records current and support accurate treatments.

Med Surg Nurse, 08/2020 to 08/2021

Birmingham VA Medical Center – Birmingham, AL

Collaborated with multidisciplinary team to plan, manage, and assess patient treatments

Provided care to 4-5 patients with various medical conditions either of observation or inpatient status in a medical/telemetry unit, managed care from admission to discharge.

Assessed patients to determine individual needs and develop care plans in coordination with multidisciplinary healthcare professionals.

Administered medications and treatment to patients, monitored responses while

working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.

Documented all elements of care in EMR, updated patient charts to reflect observations, changes in care plans, interventions applied, patients’ responses to treatment.

Remained calm during high stressed, critical situations, demonstrating sustained focus and problem solving in real time.

Employment cont’d

Registered Nurse, Long Term Care, 01/2019 to 08/2020

Evansville Protestant Home – Evansville, IN

•Monitored and provided care to 12 residents with diagnoses including vascular dementia, alcohol-induced dementia, and Alzheimer's disease.

•Ensured each resident's safety and security at all times.

• Tracked administration of various medications for each resident and monitored other pain management treatment strategies.

•Observed for sudden changes in mental status, detect ailments such as aspiration pneumonia, urinary tract infections, acute kidney injury (AKI), hypernatremia, and other electrolyte abnormalities.

•Observed and reported resident's condition, progress and medication side effects, accurately document updates.

•Collaborated with interdisciplinary healthcare personnel to meet residents personal, physical,

psychological and cognitive needs

Wound care, ostomy care, pressure ulcer prevention and pain management. Follow

physician orders and execute residents care plan.

Registered Nurse, 01/2019 to 02/2019

North Park Nursing Center – Evansville, IN

Monitored and provided care to 12 residents with diagnoses including vascular dementia, alcohol-induced dementia, and Alzheimer's disease.

Ensured each resident's safety and security at all times.

Tracked administration of various medications for each resident, monitored pain management treatment strategies.

Observed for sudden changes in mental status, detect ailments such as aspiration pneumonia, urinary tract infections, electrolyte abnormalities.

Observed and documented resident's condition, progress and medication side effects.

Collaborated with interdisciplinary healthcare personnel to meet residents personal,

physical, psychological, cognitive needs and residents

Managed residents recovering from medical or surgical procedures, including facilitating wound care, ostomy care, pressure ulcer prevention and pain management

Followed physician orders and execute residents care plan.

Gathered dietary information, assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help residents achieve nutritional objectives and support wellness goals.

Registered Nurse, 10/2018 to 12/2018

Communities At Solabron – Evansville, IN

Monitored and provided care to 15 residents with diagnoses including vascular dementia,

alcohol-induced dementia, and Alzheimer's disease.

Ensured each resident's safety and security at all times. Interact with residents, provided physical, emotional, mental, social support.

Administered medication to residents, managed pain

Gathered dietary information, assisted with feeding and monitored intake.

Follow physician orders and execute residents care plan. to help.

Education

Associate of Science: Associate Degree in Nursing, 05/2018

Ivy Tech Community College - Evansville, IN

Bachelor of Science: Health Services Administration, 05/2014

University of Southern Indiana - Evansville, IN

Associate of Science: Hospitality Administration, 05/2009

Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Indianapolis, IN

Certifications

•BLS-AHA expires 09 /2025

•ACLS-AHA expires 11/2025

•Indiana RN license # 28245887A, expiration date 10/31/2025

•New York RN license # 763867-01, expiration date 03/31/2027

•Indiana State Pharmacy Technician license, expiration date 06/30/2026

AWARD

•Birmingham VA Medical Center Five Star Patient Care Service Certificate 12/20

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