Amber Berry

Infusion Nurse at East Alabama Health, Spencer Cancer Center (2023-01 – Present)

Responsible for providing direct patient care in an outpatient setting, managing vascular access devices such as ports, PICC lines, & peripheral iv's, obtaining blood work, giving injections, EMR charting, using evidence based practice for hanging chemotherapy, monitoring for chemotherapy toxicities, symptom management, reviewing & verifying treatment orders and protocols, educating patients when needed, scheduling patients for treatments, following chemotherapy verification protocol, correct handling & disposal of hazardous drugs, communicating & reporting patient care trends with physicians, collaboration with interdisciplinary teams and infusion reaction management during chemo administration. Oncology triage and treating patients via phone and scheduling in the care clinic.

Case Manager at Aveanna Hospice (2022-01 – 2023-12)

Responsible for providing direct patient care, providing comfort & symptom management in patient homes or healthcare facilities, patient and family education, developing personalized patient care plans, communicating with medical director, other physicians, and all members of the interdisciplinary team. Responsible for skills such as urinary catheter insertions, wound care, pain medication management, feeding tubes, feeding pumps, continual patient observation, monitoring and documentation.

Prattville Baptist Hospital (2020-2023), Montgomery Cancer Center (2018-2020), Baptist Medical Center South ICU/Charge Nurse/Med Surg (2015-2018), Cardiology (2014-2015) at Baptist Health (2014-01 – 2023-12)

Responsible for providing direct patient care, assessment of patients, applying the nursing process, medication administration, side effect management, patient education, monitoring post-operative patients, performing wound care, EMR documentation, admitting, transferring, & discharging patients, monitoring telemetry and vitals, starting iv's and accessing ports, assessing schedules & approval documentation, interacting with interdisciplinary departments and physicians, as well as precepting graduating & new nurses. Additionally, specific responsibilities as charge nurse included overseeing floor staff, handling issues that may arise with nurses, physicians & other departments, daily schedules, ACLS ambulance transports, discharge paperwork, etc.

Responsibilities specific to ICU include managing & caring for patients on ventilators, managing various critical IV drips, as well as assessing rhythms on telemetry and taking appropriate actions.

Responsibilities specific to working in the injection room at the cancer center include administering chemotherapy infusions and injections, as well as non-chemo medications.

MedSurg/ICU Staff Nurse at EAMC-Lanier Hospital (2012-01 – 2015-12)

Responsible for providing direct patient care, applying the nursing process, medication administration, patient education, monitoring post-operative patients, performing wound care, EMR documentation, admitting, transferring, & discharging patients, monitoring telemetry, caring for patients on ventilators, managing various iv drips, interacting with interdisciplinary departments and physicians.

Bachelor of Science in Nursing – Auburn University at Montgomery (2018-08)

Associate of Science in Nursing – Virginia College, Birmingham, AL (2011-09)