Registered Nurse
Spartanburg, Sc
MARY BLACK MEMORIAL HOSPITAL SPARTANBURG, SCREGISTERED NURSE 1992-2011ENDOSCOPY SUITE 2000-2011• Responsible for working side-by-side with gastroenterologists, surgeons, and pulmonologists while assisting physicians with procedures.• Responsible for administering conscious sedation, closely monitoring patient status during procedures, ensuring physicians orders are carried out properly, delivering quality pre-op and post-op care.• Charge nurse duties which include management of the daily departmental issues, educating new employees, direct communication with all staff members and physicians, scheduling and staffing for next day.• Member of Nursing Leadership Group.• Passed certification exam in gastroenterology (CGRN)NURSING SUPERVISOR 2001-2003• Responsible for executing administrative decisions during weekend hours.• Responsible for staffing of a 200+ bed facility, scheduling of all weekend • surgeries and endoscopy procedures, calling in on-call staff members and anesthesiologists, ensuring all staff members have adequate supplies in order to execute their jobs fully.• Responsible for handling, in a professional manner, all patient and family complaints, physician issues, and all emergency situations which arise within the hospital.PEDIATRIC UNIT 1992-2000• Charge nurse–responsible for quality care of all pediatric patients, overseeing other pediatric staff members, close communication among pediatricians, surgeons, primary care physicians, and nursing staff involved in patient care.• Responsible for educating patients and family members about disease processes and physician treatment plans.