Amanda Brown Email & Phone Number

Scarborough, Maine, United States

Scarborough, Me

Self-Directed Nurse with a focus on building trusting compassionate relationships with my patients and their families Constantly seeks opportunities to empower caregivers through end-of-life education and reassuranceStrong collaborative skills involving the entire healthcare team, including aides, chaplains, social workers, volunteers, and leadership to deliver the highest quality of individualized care.Competent in providing comfort, peace, and dignity with a strong belief one should still live life at the end of life.Responsible for a range of 15-30 clients managing all aspects of their care while collaborating with providers, families, and facilities.Assess and coordinate patients' needs based on Acuity Level Focused ability to individualize care plans according to patient's needs. Strong interpersonal skills allowing me to build and maintain lasting, trusting relationships with facilities, often becoming their number one choice of Hospice Commended for ability to manage difficult situations with professionalism and respect while being a strong advocate for my clients. Ability to determine non-curative pharmacological or non-pharmacological medical care interventions and support services.Background in working with HCHB and Point of Care with improving ability to chart in a timely manner while maintaining and reaching HARS goals.Comfortable with assessing and coordinating patient needs based on end-of-life care. Able to understand patient needs based on assessment and observation.

Portland, Maine Metropolitan Area

Independent, Qualified Nurse with the ability to infuse a variety of Chemotherapy/Biologic agentsStrong ability to gain access intravenously and Medi ports.Prepare and reconstitute each medication infused under aseptic technique per guidelines.Educate and counsel patients and caregivers on diagnoses, treatment and therapy options, disease management and medications.Serve as a patient advocate while collaborating with many different medical offices, surgeons, and nurses to coordinate the best care for our patients.Assess and coordinate patient's discharge planning needs with healthcare team membersRun the infusion center daily, including patient scheduling, patient care, ordering supplies, medications based on the individual patient.Responsible for patient monitoring before, during and after infusion.Commended with my ability to recognize and treat adverse reactions.Provide orientation, education and mentorship of students and new staff members.Deliver compassionate care to increase comfort and psychological, social, and spiritual well-being.

Portland, Maine Metropolitan Area

Professional, motivated team member dedicated to patient care with strong ability to adapt to any situationPromoted to OR Charge Nurse Position starting January 2017I am in constant communication with surgeons, PA's, offices Rehabs in order to juggle, scheduled cases and handle emergencies coming through the OR.Incorporating all departments from ACU, OR, PACU, Anesthesia, X-Ray, Lab, Central Supply, Sterile Processing Department to ensure each surgery runs smoothly with what they need in a timely safe fashion.Trained and evaluated new hire nurses in all departments of OR, both permanent hires and travel nurses as well as staff developmentCommended for my ability to develop patient relationship, answering any questions the patient or family, and ensuring their proper care.Quickly developed working relationships and gained respect from OR staff, Anesthesia, and surgeons.Communicate with families about outcomes, delays and educate them on progress and recovery.Neurosurgery Lead responsible for ensuring proper equipment, instruments and implants are available at time of surgery; coordinating secondary services needed; point person for communication with sales representatives, office calls and scheduling; updating surgeons and staff on preference cards and specific surgeon's needs.Lead Nurse managing incoming Spine (Neurosurgery and Orthopedic) surgeons, involving working closely with purchasing ordering instruments and supplies based on surgeon need and preference, managing OR needs.

Portland, Maine Metropolitan Area

Disciplined, energetic employee who quickly established rapport with patients and colleaguesManagers and fellow Nurses and staff confident in my ability to quickly develop therapeutic relationships leading to an increase in overall quality patient care and teamwork with an upbeat positive attitudeResponsible for patients requiring surgical intervention during intra-operative phase while maintaining clean, sterile technique in many different stagesWorked closely with Doctors and offices to effectively manage emergent patients and ensure proper paperwork is current and accurate - Responsible for running and maintaining a 15-room operating room suite when on call, adopting role as charge nurseExperienced in a wide variety of surgical services including Orthopedics, General, Urology, ENT, Oral Rehab and Gynecology surgical proceduresPerformed preoperative assessments of patients, including answering any questions patient or family may have about their procedure, correct quote times, recovery time afterwards, and coordinating post-operative care and teaching.Responsible for maintaining flow and prioritizing tasks and treatmentsCommunicated with lab and pharmacy in order to retrieve results and important high-risk medications in a timely manner to improve patient outcomeGained experience in ordering, checking requisition forms, receiving, and giving blood products as needed throughout surgeryAssumed roll as an Anesthesia Nurse as neededResponsible for hiring, teaching and training new nurses and evaluating their abilities.

Master'S Degree, Nursing Science

Associates, Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse