Austin K. Johnson, Rn Email & Phone Number

Atlanta, Ga, Us

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

The Southeast Permanente Medical Group Inc. (TSPMG) | Kaiser PermanentePalliative Care Registered Nurse | Nurse Case Manager Palliative Care Consultation ServiceThe Palliative Care Nurse is responsible for program activities, patient coordination, and participation as an interdisciplinary member of the inpatient palliative care and outpatient palliative care teams. The Palliative Care Nurse (RN) is responsible for case finding, triaging, assessing, planning, teaching, and coordinating care as necessary to respond to the member/patient's needs for palliative care. The Palliative Care Nurse (RN) works with other members of the inpatient and outpatient palliative care teams to develop the most appropriate plan of care for members/patients of all ages and will work with the team to coordinate care to ensure that the member/patient needs and wishes are met. In addition, responsibilities include: interacting with practitioners, members/families, palliative care program staff, vendors and other Kaiser Permanente and quality resource management (QRM)/Utilization Management staff, education of practitioners, member/family and others, providing emotional/psychosocial support to member/family, coaching member/family on how to discuss difficult issues, educating member/family on disease and caregiving issues, coordinating symptom management across all remote/telephonic, clinic and hospital shifts, provides direct-patient care as needed in clinic, provides expertise in wound care, therapeutic medication for pain and symptom management and making recommendations, monitoring quality of care, and promotion of high level of member/patient satisfaction.

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

The Registered Professional Nurse at Biocare Oncology & therapeutics, independently plans and provides professional nursing care to patients in accordance with physician orders and established guidelines, and in accordance with the scope of practice as defined by the Georgia Nurse Practice Act. The Infusion Registered Nurse is primarily responsible for administration of Chemotherapy and other intravenous therapeutics on an outpatient basis. The infusion RN is highly knowledgeable, and the infusion RN conducts on-going and critical patient assessments, while working in an autonomous environment. Additionally, Infusion RN’s request precertification, order medication, perform medication calculations, and access IV’s/Ports and or start new access.

Atlanta Metropolitan Area

Owner | Managing Member | Independent Contracted Registered Nurse providing multifaceted clinical and non-clinical services to healthcare organizations and individual clients.Clinical Expertise: Provided expert consultation on complex clinical cases, enhancing patient outcomes and care quality through evidence-based recommendations.Client Consultation: Advised healthcare facilities and private clients on best practices, regulatory compliance, and patient care protocols, leading to improved operational efficiency.Care Plan Development: Designed and implemented individualized care plans for diverse patient populations, ensuring adherence to clinical guidelines and optimizing health outcomes.Training and Education: Developed and delivered training programs for healthcare staff on new procedures, technologies, and best practices, improving team competencies and patient care standards.Quality Improvement: Conducted comprehensive audits and assessments of clinical practices, identifying areas for improvement and implementing strategies.Regulatory Compliance: Ensured adherence to state and federal healthcare regulations, guiding clients through accreditation processes and avoiding potential compliance issues.Project Management: Managed healthcare-related projects from inception to completion, including policy/workflow development, procedure revisions, and implementation of new healthcare technologies.Data Analysis: Analyzed clinical data and patient outcomes to provide actionable insights and recommendations for optimizing care delivery and operational performance.Stakeholder Engagement and Operational Excellence:: Collaborated with healthcare providers, administrators, and patients to address concerns, resolve issues, and implement changes that enhanced care quality and patient satisfaction. Streamlined operational processes, reducing overhead costs while improving service delivery efficiency.

Piedmont Atlanta Hospital; Atlanta, Georgia, United States

The Staff RN provides nursing care to patients from birth through the lifecycle utilizing the nursing process to assess, diagnosis, develop a plan of care, implement, and evaluate the care for patients. He/she functions within the framework of the policies and procedures of the organization and demonstrates professional growth and accountability. The staff nurse is responsible for maintaining standards of practice, coordinating patient care activities of all assigned staff in the provision of quality nursing care. The MSICU RN cares for patient’s primarily experiencing: Complex Respiratory Failure, patients requiring advanced ventilatory support, Patients with Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) requiring prone therapy, Pulmonary Hypertension requiring prostacyclin therapy, Abdominal Organ Transplantation- (Liver, kidneys, & pancreas), Targeted Temperature Management (hypothermia protocol) for post cardiac arrest patients, CRRT (continuous renal replacement therapy), Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy (HIPEC), Sepsis and multisystem organ failure, DIEP flap breast reconstruction, Advanced Invasive & Non-Invasive Hemodynamic Monitoring, EKOS Ultrasound Accelerated Thrombolysis.

Piedmont Henry Hospital; Stockbridge, Georgia, United States

The RN Extern provides direct patient care, collaborates with the health care team in the development of the patient’s plan of care, appropriately evaluates developmental age of the patient when performing assessments, treatments, and providing education for clients of various age groups, observes for complications and/or deviations from patients baseline assessment. Perform clinical assessments, analyze data and report deviations to the appropriate person, Assist in developing clinical care plans which include nursing diagnoses, interventions and goals, Perform clinical nursing procedures in a safe and efficient manner according to client care standards, agency policy, and Perform clinical evaluations of the effectiveness of nursing care given, Perform client and family education and all task under the direct supervision of a licensed registered professional nurse.

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Georgia Inc. (KFHP of GA) | Kaiser Permanente The Surgery Scheduling Specialist ensures that the surgical encounter (outpatient vs. inpatient) is coordinated properly & is scheduled accurately and efficiently. Responsible for providing the highest quality customer service and patient care to our members, TSPMG practitioners, external practitioners, and external surgical sites through coordination of multidisciplinary facets of care, both internal and external. Responsible for the management and coordination of surgical schedules, cross-specialty schedules and availability of appropriate equipment and supplies for surgical cases. Acts as a liaison and coordinates information flow between the Specialist, PCP and Hospitalists. Responsible for data processing, diagnostic reporting, clinical information gathering, verification of coverage, QRM/Prior authorization/Pre-certification, and completion of pre-operative requirements.

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Assists in basic delivery of patient care as assigned/directed by licensed professional personnel utilizing and integrating age-appropriate standards, knowledge of growth and development, infection control and body substance precautions, patient safety, and body mechanics.Completes assigned tasks/orders from provider.Demonstrates competency during intake process, inclusive of accurate vital signs.Demonstrate competency in, but not limited to, phlebotomy skills, simple medication or vaccine administration, spirometry testing, and performing radiographs under the direction of a physician.Utilizes proficient organization and communication skills in prioritizing, delivering, and documenting patient care.Performs multiple, concurrent tasks in frequently stressful and fast-paced environment while maintaining strong internal and external customer service standards.Understands and complies with infection control, safety, and Occupational Safety and Health Administration procedures and regulations.Clinical Skills performed: Triage/screening, vital signs, splint application, Assist with IV placement/Monitor IV/Discontinuation of IV treatment,Specimen collect: Blood-Venipuncture, heel stick, finger stick, Stool, Urine-clean catch and catheterization, Throat swab(Strep culture), Nasal swab(flu culture), catheterization of male and female patients, vision screening, Assist with eye examination, patching of eyes post eye exam, Laceration care: Set up, irrigation, application of non-prescriptive topical ointments, application of dressing, enteral tube feeding administration,wound irrigation and dressing, removal of all wound dressings, Assist with lumbar puncture, assist with C-Spine immobilization. Perform and transmit EKG's, administration of enemas, performed ear irrigations,Chaperone/Setup for genitourinary examination and STD screening, perform nasal bulb suctioning

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Provides clinical care and administrative services to the unit by answering telephones and nurse call system, taking messages, routing calls or notifying the appropriate individual(s), printing and posting On-Call schedules, checking and sending faxes, assigning, distributing, and retrieving ASCOM phones, and assisting with developing/modifying staff schedules, maintaining and reconciling patient census in computer system, and performing quality control audits of electronic medical records.Assists licensed professional nurse with the admission, transfer, and discharge process by maintaining/verifying patient information in computer system, assigning and setting of beds for new patients, ensuring code sheets and patient ID/allergy bands are in the room and necessary paperwork are in the patient chart, and updating patient boards.Provide quality patient care - medical and laboratory procedures, nutritional needs, daily activities including sitting as assigned, and transporting patients- as assigned by licensed professional using age and developmentally appropriate standards. Assists and participates in continuous assessment and improvement of the quality of care and services provided.. Ensures that patients and families to assure their needs are being met and concerns are satisfactorily resolved.

Lancaster, South Carolina, United States

RN-Nursing School Clinical Rotation’s Completed: Acute Rehab, Medical/Surgical, Progress Care Unit/Telemetry/Neuro/ICU Step-Down, L&D/Postpartum/Newborn Nursery, Pediatrics, Medical-Surgical Intensive Care Unit (ICU), psychiatry/mental health, and Emergency DepartmentSenior Preceptorship/capstone in Medical-Surgical ICU. Total 108hrs preceptorship hours. Completed April 2023.Perform clinical assessments, analyze data and report deviations to the appropriate person, Develop clinical care plans which include written nursing diagnoses, interventions and goals, Perform clinical nursing procedures in a safe and efficient manner according to client care standards, agency policy, and attending physician's orders, Perform clinical evaluations of the effectiveness of nursing care given, Perform client and family education, Act as a client care team leader, Read, write, speak and comprehend English with sufficient skill to interact with others in verbal and written form, Implement emergency procedures and administer first aid, including CPR.

Louisville, Kentucky, United States

• Completed various data projects with the Louisville Metro Department of Public Health and Wellness.• Reviewed COVID case investigations and minimum data elements in the National ElectronicDisease Surveillance System and sends notifications.Created COVID case investigations from positive case lab report faxes using the National Electronic Disease Surveillance System.• Conducted investigations for positiveCOVID-19 cases and completed initial and follow-up patient assessments.• Educated patients and their contacts on isolation and quarantine guidelines.• Updated case management system for Contact Tracers and Daily Patient Monitors to begin the follow-up process.• Provided exceptional customer service to all patients and maintained the confidentiality of patient information.

Greater Atlanta Area

Performs assigned patient care and observation duties under the direction of a Registered Nurse or LPN. Monitors and operates patient care equipment. Performs specialized technical patient care procedures. Maintains a clean and healthy environment. Communicates with patients and members of the health care team and relays appropriate information to provide comprehensive patient care. Reinforces patient and family teaching. Participates in the orientation of staff to the unit and precepts nursing technicians on the unit. As part of a patient focused service, promotes a supportive and healing environment to enhance customer and staff satisfaction.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs

Associate Of Science - As

Nursing Diploma

High School