Colleen Forsythe, RN, BSN

Professional Profile

Career Objective:

Seeking opportunity to utilize skills and experience as leader, role model and trainer in the field of nursing management.

Personal Profile:

Registered Nurse in California for 25 years with experience in both the acute care and home care settings. Have managed care of patients from Neonatal to Geriatric stages of life.

Skills Summary:

Wound and Ostomy care

Negative Pressure Wound Vac

Case Manager

IV therapy

Preceptor, Role model

Patient education

Leadership

Microsoft Office, Excel, QuickBooks Pro

Professional Experience:

Saddleback Memorial Coordinated Home Care_October 2007 to Present

RN, Clinical II – Home Health Case Manager on the Wound Team

Assess, plan and evaluate care for patients with acute and chronic wounds in the home care setting.

Assess patient needs (physical, emotional, or caregiver) and order referrals to other disciplines.

Recommend wound care for patients and communicate plan with MDs.

Disease management and education of patients with chronic diseases.

Precept and supervise LVNs for home health wound team.

Good Life Financial Management_2004-2007

Office Manager

Supervised and trained office clerical staff.

Member of marketing team, responsible for creating marketing materials.

Responsible for budgeting, financial reports, accounts payable, accounts receivable and payroll.

Saddleback Memorial Coordinated Home Care_1998-2000

RN, Clinical II, Per Diem for Pediatric/Adult IV team

Case managed all Pediatric IV cases for agency.

Certified in PICC line insertions and management.

Intermittent nursing visits to patients in the home setting to assess, plan, implement and evaluate care.

Assessed patient needs and referred to other disciplines as needed.

Fountain Valley Regional Medical Center_1988-1998

Neonatal Intensive Care Unit- Certified Neonatal Critical Care RN

Assessed, planned and implemented care of the critically ill neonate in Level III- NICU.

Certified in Neonatal Resuscitation, attended high risk deliveries.

Member of Neonatal Transport Team.

Preceptor to new orientees. Relief Charge Nurse, responsible for scheduling, staffing, and supervising nursing staff for shift.

Education:

CHAMBERLAIN COLLEGE OF NURSING__BSN – 2010

LAC-USC MEDICAL CENTER SCHOOL OF NURSING – LOS ANGELES, CA_ ADN – 1986