Occupation:Registered Nurse |
Location:Port Arthur, TX |
Education Level:Associate |
Will Relocate:YES |
Description
Areas of Expertise: Over 20 years of healthcare and nursing experience and certifications with 10 years being a licensed RN. Experience with over 12 years of being a Charge nurse. Experience with administering nursing care to ill, injured, convalescent, disabled, dialysis and cancer patients. Provide direction and manage licensed practical nurses, medication aids, nursing aids, physical therapist techs, etc. regarding patient care. Consult with third party physician offices, home health agencies, and hospice agencies as it pertains to individualized care of patients. Perform invasive and basic assessments per patient. Manage and maintain patient assessments using various medical software for charting, physician's order and records. Registered Nurse, Licensed Vocational Nurse, Medication Aide Emergency Medical Technician Certified Nurse Aide Rose Place Assisted Living, Manage, supervise, and oversee staff of 15 people to include hiring, firing, and annual reviews. Coordinate care with third party vendors, to include home health agencies, hospice care and physician office for 50 residents. Provided medication aid training, and employee and patient vaccinations. Provided state mandated surveys for issuance of annual state review. Managed and provided patient dietary needs and restrictions. Maintained, organized and created record keeping for charting and state mandated forms. Coordinated care with Podiatrist and Otolaryngologists Coordinated care with Physicians to maintain and administer medication for proper quality and correct quantity of those dosages Texas Oncology, Direct patient care by observing assessing and recording symptoms, reactions, and progression with chemotherapy treatments. Start and removal of IVs for chemotherapy treatments Start and discontinuation of chemotherapy catheters. Maintaining patient records by reviewing and assessing physician's orders Davita Baytown, Dialysis Management Charge nurse, who assisted patients to manage diabetes, and provide critical health care Morning, evening, and shift work charge nurse Perform opening and closing assessment and maintenance of RO systems Perform set up of machines, putting patients on and off, assess catheter, AVF, AVG, and monthly foot checks of diabetic patients Direct patient care by observing, assessing, and recording symptoms, reactions, and progress in patients Maintaining patient records by reviewing and assessing physician's orders Renal Ventures Management Inc. (Formally - Fresenius Medical Care), Diabetes management nurse, who assisted patients to manage diabetes, and provide critical health care Morning, evening, and shift work charge nurse Perform opening and closing assessment and maintenance of RO systems Perform set up of machines, putting patients on and off, assess catheter, AVF, AVG, and monthly foot checks of diabetic patients Direct patient care by observing, assessing, and recording symptoms, reactions, and progress in patients Maintaining patient records by reviewing and assessing physician's orders Direct patient care by observing, assessing, and recording symptoms, reactions, and progress in children, and administered IV's Administered medications for children Dress, feed, and bath children Measured and recorded children's vital signs, prepared and gave injections and enemas, monitor catheters, and dress wounds Mollen Health Inc., Administered Flu and Pneumonia shots to walk-in patients Monitored patients and report adverse reactions to medications or treatments HealthSouth Supervised LVN and Rehab. Tech Monitored patients and report adverse reactions to medications or treatments, and administered prescribed medicines Direct patient care by observing, assessing, and recording symptoms, reactions, and progress in patients, and administered IV's Measured and recorded patient's vital signs, prepared and gave injections and enemas, monitor catheters, and dress wounds Fresenius Medical Care, Diabetes management nurse, who assisted patients to manage diabetes, and provide critical health care Staff and evening charge nurse Direct patient care by observing, assessing, and recording symptoms, reactions, and progress in patients GVN Beaumont Health Care Administer medication, including careful checking of dosages and avoiding interactions Recorded patients' medical histories and symptoms LVN Senior Rehabilitation Monitored patients and report adverse reactions to medications or treatments, and administered prescribed medicines Evaluate residents' needs, develop care plans, and supervised the care provided by nursing aides LVN HealthSouth Supervised nursing assistants and aides Measured and recorded patients' vital signs, prepared and gave injections and enemas, monitor catheters, and dress wounds Lamar State College, Port Arthur, TX Associate Degree Nursing
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