Floor nurse for Post acute (Skilled & LT) facility. Providing direct patient care at bedside.

Staff nurse in boys behavioral health facility. Providing direct patient care and crisis intervention to over 30 boys in-patient.

Evaluate patient’s signs and symptoms; and record and report results. Conduct educational programs as requested. Develop and implement therapeutic groups and activities for the partial hospitalization client. Prepare, organize and conduct groups and client activities in accordance with program policies and procedures. Organize and conduct group medication management sessions. Initiate a plan of care for each client in a group setting. Record daily service notes and maintain accurate clinical recordsFunction as liaison between clients and community organizations. Mobilize community resources in planning and conducting client groups/activities. Participate in conferences with client families and other treatment professionals as requested by supervisorOperate program equipment as needed for groups. Participate in educational programs, quality assurance and quality improvement activities. Under the direction of a Registered Nurse Manager, the RN delivers direct physical and psycho-social care to patients through the nursing process of assessment, planning, intervention, implementation and evaluation.

Triage in-coming calls from patients for illness acuity. Schedule patient visits. Provide nursing visits for immunization, blood pressure, blood sugar. Provide patient education in Diabetes, COPD, CHF AND COVID-19. Refill medication prescriptions. Address Care Requisitions. Provide vaccinations. Perform labs on A12, INR, Hgb, Urinalysis, COVID rapid tests. Work collaboratively with MA’s, staff & providers.

Case Manager caring for multiple patients in various statuses in the care continuum.

Daily assessment of in-patient health status, diagnosis of current health status utilizing the nursing process, plan care according doctors orders in conjunction with multidisciplinary healthcare team, implement care interventions according to doctors orders and NANDA Plan of Care, evaluate intervention implementations using critical thinking to analyze patient response to care and outcomes, provide high quality, compassionate patient care.

Direct patient care and advocacy from Pre-Op to Post-Op. Responsible for OR room equipment and supplies. Prep patient using sterile and aseptic techniques. Support Surgeon and Surgical Techs and Anesthesia. Documentation patient status and surgical process. Assess and diagnose possible risks to patient well-being and implementing appropriate interventions. Scheduling surgical procedures.

English Center and Math Center, Tutored student with thesis development, research, outline, and construction of report papers of 3 to 25 pages. Assisted student with understanding of grammar and English language structure and vocabulary, Tutored Pre-RN and RN program students in dosage calculation for medication using Dimensional Analysis, communicated medical concepts to pre-nursing and nursing students using layman’s terms to facilitate understanding, develop materials used in tutoring sessions such as practice tests to promote understanding of concepts for both writing and math.

Pre-operative assessment of patients, interpretation of laboratory values and studies, review pre-operative documentation, coordinate surgical equipment required for procedure, maintain sterile field during surgical procedure, communicate surgical pause prior to initiation of procedure, document surgical count of all products used, assist surgeon with preparation prior to initiation of procedure, perform post-operative assessment and transfer to Post-surgical unit.

Primary assessment and triage of patients in a Level I Trauma Center setting, participate in emergency triage cases involving establishing IV’s and Foley catheters, stabilizing patient condition while compiling patient health history, documenting vital signs, establishing cardiac monitoring, coordinate care between healthcare team and patient, monitoring and maintaining patient health status, providing support to physician during procedures , administration of medications, providing discharge teaching and completing patient transfers