Experience

Life Care Hospitals

• United States
• Wellness and Fitness Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Registered Nurse, RN/RN Supervisor

  • Feb 2015 - Present

  Manage patient needs that are monitored on mechanical ventilators and telemetry within a LTAC setting.Monitor and start patients on multiple drips, most commonly: Amiodarone, Dobutamine, Dopamine, Heparin, Lasix, Levophed, and Propofol.Function as a preceptor and resource nurse for on boarding nurses and as a resource for fellow team members.Completed the facility offered Telemetry, Preceptor, and Medically Complex courses to enhance my knowledge and proficiency in the care of patients with multisystem failure.



Maxim Staffing Solutions

• Staffing and Recruiting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Registered Nurse, RN

  • Jan 2014 - Present

  Have taken per diem work positions for Life Care Hospital, Seasons Hospice, and Rogers MemorialHospital.In collaboration with the health care team, worked closely with the critically and acutely ill, andventilator assisted patients to aid in transitioning them from a step down ICU or LTAC setting to either a skilled nursing facility or home setting.Worked closely with the loved ones and the hospice patient, performing basic cares and providingskilled nursing cares for the patient, while providing compassionate support for the family.Aided in providing a stable and welcoming environment for teenagers and young adults with eatingdisorders, schizophrenia, depression, anger, and family dynamic struggles.



Extendicare Inc.

• Canada
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Registered Nurse, RN/RN Supervisor

  • Feb 2014 - May 2016

  Completed full admissions and discharges while maintaining and running a unit in care of 20 or more patients with varying levels of needs and abilities.Worked as a mentor and orientated new oncoming floor nurses and supervising nurses.Demonstrated competency in using point click care system, performing skilled nursing tasks, and in collaborating with coworkers to improve patient care within the facility.Performed skilled nursing assessments including but not limited to: head to toe, neurological, pain, gastrointestinal, genitourinary, and respiratory/pulmonary assessments.Performed wound care management including: wound vac therapy, obtaining wound cultures, andwound assessment, staging, and documentation.Managed and educated patients with chronic conditions, such as: pneumonia, heart disease, stroke, and renal failure.



Kindred Transitional Care And Rehabilitation Center

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care

• Registered Nurse, RN/RN Supervisor

  • Nov 2011 - Dec 2013

  Performed within the nursing scope of practice to provide cares and educate patients on healthcareneeds while implementing therapeutic techniques and utilizing therapeutic communication toachieve positive outcomes.Prepared admission paperwork including the MARS, TARS, and Head-to-Toe Assessments on new admissions to the facility as well as focus assessments on a daily basis.Demonstrated competency in performing vital and routine skills, such as: obtaining vital signs,insertion and removal of both indwelling and supra-pubic Foley catheters, wound care, wound vacdressing changes, tracheostomy cares, peritoneal dialysis, and LVAD cares.Worked in collaboration with respiratory therapy to provide oxygen therapy maintenance, oral andtracheal suctioning, working with cuffed and un-cuffed trachs, stoma cares, and use or aseptic andsterile techniques.Administered fluids, antibiotics, and TPN with continuous or intermittent intravenous therapy by way of PIV lines, PICC and central lines, and chest ports.Managed patients with chronic conditions, such as: COPD, asthma, HTN, spinal cord injuries, anddiabetes.Performed as an integral team member in collaboration of patient care.