Experience

Baystate Franklin Medical Center

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Registered Nurse

  • Jan 2021 - Present

   Provide direct nursing care in acute care setting on medical/surgical/telemetry units, providing complex clinical assessments, diagnostic testing, and therapies for acutely ill patients  Manage patient care team to provide full range of patient services  Attend staff meetings, project meetings, conferences, and continuing education programs  Collaborate with doctors and nursing staff to help patients to minimize complications and improve overall health  Document patient care and status, while maintaining internal guidelines and external standards  Assess family needs, relay critical information, and provide emotional support  Manage central lines, take vital signs, administer IV’s, utilize electrical medical devices, and conduct testing Show less



APPLE VALLEY CENTER

• United States
• Religious Institutions

• Registered Nurse

  • 2014 - 2021

   Deliver direct nursing care on transitional care unit for up to 20 simultaneous patients, performing admission assessments, developing, and implementing individualized patient care plans, and administering prescribed treatments  Carried out routine nursing procedures including wound care management, bladder scanning with catheter insertion and care, IV antibiotic therapy, enteral tube feedings with flushes, colostomy, and stoma care  Supervised the performance of all nursing aides as they assisted patients with bathing, dressing, hygiene, grooming, and feeding  Interact with patients, families, and primary care providers to coordinate care, provide education, and deliver counseling  Observed symptoms potentially indicating an active COVID 19 case, reporting the findings to initiate a unit-wide screening which resulted in case confirmation and the timely implementation of patient isolation protocols Show less