• Delivered holistic care to medical-surgical patients facing mental health challenges, substance abuse disorders, and co-existing health conditions.• Maintained accurate and thorough documentation of patient assessments, interventions, and outcomes.• Educated patients and their families on current health conditions, medications, and self-care strategies.

• Developed and planned general and job specific orientation for 15 + fulltime, agency and contract staff per month. • Participate in development of short and long-term educational goals and in-service programs based on identified needs through Quality Council, annual assessments, and staff educational needs surveys.• Assist department directors with the development of specific orientation and staff competency programs.

• Manage employee health initiatives such as coordinating new hire health screenings, maintaining employee health files, updating employee TB screenings/chest x-rays and vaccines.• Managed 300 plus employees in Covid-19 Vaccination program and achieved 100% compliance in vaccination rate per CMS requirement.• Serve on committees, as appropriate, that evaluate, design and impact the employee health program.

• Responsible for patient assessment, medication administration, advanced wound care with wound vac dressing change, management of Central Line, management of NG tube and placement, enteral feedings, Foley catheter placement, trach suctioning and care.• Under direct supervision of a Registered Nurse administers medication, performs treatments • and patient care responsibilities as prescribed. Consults with and keeps Registered Nurse • to assigned patients. • Provides appropriate pain management techniques and educates the patient and family • regarding pain management. • Assists with the rehabilitation and treatment of patients in accordance with the medical plan of • care, updates, and revises plan of care under the supervision of Registered Nurse. • Assists physicians with examinations, treatments and special procedures and performs services • requiring technical and manual skills as directed by the Registered Nurse. • Treats patients and their families with respect and dignity. Identifies and addresses psychosocial, cultural, ethnic and religious/spiritual needs of patients and their families.

Administer enteral and oral feedings Provide direct patient care to medically fragile patients from birth to 18 years. Care includes medication administration, trach and vent care, g/j tube care, wound care, observation for signs and symptoms of infection, monitor for changes in condition and provide developmentally appropriate physical and cognitive therapy

Assisted nurses in caring for medically fragile children birth to 18 years of age. Performed daily care for vented patients.

• Worked in a diverse and fast-paced multi-level trauma unit environment. Assist medical and nursing staff by performing delegated tasks that involve direct patient care; transportation of patients, supplies and specimens.• Assisted imaging technicians with transferring, placement and transport of trauma patients and inpatients. Provide excellent direct patient care. Assist ER nursing staff, respiratory therapy and imaging technicians with delegated tasks. • Provided continual observation of assigned patients via one-to-one, line-of-sight or other timed interval observations.