EDUCATION:
****-******* **** ***** ***** College, Panama City, FL
ADN: Associate Degree in Nursing
GPA: 3.07
****-**** ********** ** *******, Athens, GA
Transfer: General Studies
**** **erfield Windsor College Preparatory School Albany, GA
High School: Honor Graduate
EXPERIENCE:
2010-2012 Nursing Program at Gulf Coast State College, Panama City, FL
Student Nurse:
• Applied critical nursing skills
• Implemented approximately 450 hours in a clinical healthcare setting, specializing in the following areas:
o Cardiovascular Medical/ Surgical- 86 hours direct patient care during a variety of shifts
o Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit- 50 hours of direct patient care during a variety of shifts.
• Set up and monitor medical equipment and devices such as cardiac monitors, mechanical ventilators and alarms, oxygen delivery devices, transducers, and pressure lines.
• Administer medications intravenously, by injection, orally, through gastric tubes, or by other methods.
• Evaluate patients' vital signs and laboratory data to determine emergency intervention needs.
• Prioritize nursing care for assigned critically ill patients based on assessment data and identified needs.
• Document patients' medical histories and assessment findings
• Conduct pulmonary assessments to identify abnormal respiratory patterns or breathing sounds that indicate problems.
• Administer blood and blood products, monitoring patients for signs and symptoms related to transfusion reactions.
• Advocate for patients' and families' needs, or provide emotional support for patients and their families.
2011 Medsouth Clinic, Panama City, FL
Employer: Dr. Ronald Lippmann
Supervisor: Carl Jean Jaques
509 East 23rd Street Panama City, FL 32405
Title: Nurse Tech:
Responsibilities included:
• Interview patients to obtain medical information and measure their vital signs, weight, and height.
• Answer and return patient calls in order to determine patient needs
• Prepare treatment rooms for patient examinations, keeping the rooms neat and clean.
• Authorize drug refills and provide prescription information to pharmacies.
• Clean and sterilize instruments and dispose of contaminated supplies
• Prepare and administer medications as directed by a physician.
• Help physicians examine and treat patients, handing them instruments or materials or performing such tasks as giving injections or removing sutures.
• Collect blood, tissue, or other laboratory specimens, log the specimens, and prepare them for testing.
• Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
Software Used:
• Medical Software: Practice Fusion patient charting system
Skills Used:
• Clinical Knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat human injuries, diseases, and deformities. This includes symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health-care measures.
• Customer and Personal Service Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
Reason For Leaving: School schedule conflicted with my ability to maintain part-time status. Employer was duly notified and understanding.
2010-2012 Joseph’s Cottage, Port Saint Joe, FL
Employer/Supervisor: Melissa Farrell
319 Reid Ave Port Saint Joe, FL 32456
Title: Store Manager
Responsibilities Included:
• Plan and direct staffing, training, and performance evaluations
• Resolve customer complaints regarding sales and service
• Monitor customer preferences to determine focus of sales efforts
• Confer with potential customers regarding custom services offered and advise customers on which products/services would best fit their inquiries
• Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with customers and vendors, and maintaining them over time.
• Establishing long-range objectives and specifying the strategies and actions to achieve them.
Skills Used:
• Sales and Marketing Knowledge of principles and methods for showing, promoting, and selling products or services. This includes marketing strategy and tactics, product demonstration, sales techniques, and sales control systems.
• Customer and Personal Service Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
Reason For Leaving: School schedule conflicted with my ability to maintain part-time status. Employer was duly notified and understanding.
HONORS:
2011 Gulf Coast State College, Panama City, FL
Awarded
• Alfred I. DuPont Scholarship
2008-2009 University of Georgia, Athens, GA
Awarded
• Hope Scholarship
Other:
Member of National Student Nurse’s Association (NSNA)
University of Georgia, Athens, GA
Kappa Kappa Gamma Sorority
*Professional References Available upon request