RN, Case Manager - Cardinal Hospice Care - 3884 Henderson Dr. Jacksonville, NC 28546
(2021-09)
- Monitor, record, and report symptoms or changes in patients' conditions
- Maintain accurate, detailed reports and records.
- Record patients' medical information and vital signs.
RN - CarolinaEast Medical Center - 2000 Neuse Blvd New Bern, NC
(2020-06 - 2021-09)
- Direct or supervise less-skilled nursing or healthcare personnel or supervise a particular unit
- Modify patient treatment plans as indicated by patients' responses and conditions
- Consult and coordinate with healthcare team members to assess, plan, implement, or evaluate patient care plans
- Assess the needs of individuals, families, or communities, including assessment of individuals' home or work environments, to identify potential health or safety problems
- Manage a caseload of hospice patients.
- Supervisory Visits
- Routine Skilled Nurse Visits
- Recertification assessments and documentation.
- Admissions
- Present admissions and recertifications during interdisciplinary meetings
- Educate families on symptom management and the death and dying process.
- Partnered with physicians, social workers, activity therapists, nutritionists and case managers to develop and implement individualized care plans and documented patient interactions and interventions in electronic charting systems.
- Evaluated healthcare needs, goals for treatment and available resources of each patient and connected to optimal providers and care.
- Monitored patient reactions to drugs and carefully documented findings.
- Led successful team comprised of RNs, LPNs and ancillary staff.
- Maintained quality care and comfort for patients with heart failure, pulmonary hypertension and other conditions.
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Increased referral rates by providing excellent service and building meaningful relationships with patients and caregivers.
- Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients and determined next course of action.
- Managed care from admission to discharge.
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures and safety protocols.
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
- Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
- Advocated for patients by communicating care preferences to practitioners, verifying interventions met treatment goals and identifying insurance coverage limitations.
- Collected blood, tissue, and other laboratory specimens and prepared for lab testing.
- Maintained quality care and comfort for patients with heart failure, pulmonary hypertension, and other conditions.
- Audited charts and reviewed clinical documents to verify accuracy.
- Liaised with social worker to expedite financial assistance not covered by insurance.
LPN - Premier Nursing And Rehabilitation Center - 225 White Street Jacksonville, NC
(2006-06 - 2020-06)
- Cared for wounds, provided treatments, and assisted with procedures.
- Assisted with admissions, appointments, transfers, and discharges.
- Documented accurate and complete patient information to address patient problems and expected outcomes.
- Obtained patient vital signs and input/output measurements from inpatients.
- Managed patient care through closely monitoring respiration, blood pressure, and blood glucose levels.
- Performed routine evaluations of each patient's status, needs, and preferences.
- Administered controlled narcotics, inserted IVs, and performed catheterizations.
- Monitored, tracked, and conveyed important patient information to healthcare staff to help optimize treatment planning and care delivery.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary team of healthcare and social service providers to address patients' needs through effective intervention and care planning.
- Gathered lab specimens, ordered testing, and interpreted results to diagnose patients.
- Offered immediate assistance in emergency and routine paging situations to evaluate needs and deliver care.
- Administered medications and injections to patients.
- Developed and implemented individualized patient care plans.
- Monitor, record, and report symptoms or changes in patients' conditions
- Maintain accurate, detailed reports and records.
- Record patients' medical information and vital signs.
LPN - Coastal Carolina Neuropsychiatric Center - 200 Tarpon Trail Jacksonville, NC
(2014-02 - 2016-12)
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
- Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients, and determined next course of action.
- Managed care from admission to discharge.
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
- Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
- Organized and managed care of patients undergoing various therapies and procedures.
- Advocated for patients by communicating care preferences to practitioners, verifying interventions met treatment goals and identifying insurance coverage limitations.
- Conferred with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches.
- Collected blood, tissue, and other laboratory specimens and prepared for lab testing.
- Measure and record patients' vital signs, such as height, weight, and temperature, blood pressure, pulse, and respirations
- Answer patients' phone calls and determine how to assist them.
- Administer prescribed medications or start intravenous fluids, noting times and amounts on patients' charts
- Scan documents into patients' charts.
- Room patients based on appointment type and provider.
- Obtained patient vital signs and input/output measurements from inpatients.
- Monitored, tracked, and conveyed important patient information to healthcare staff to help optimize treatment planning and care delivery.
- Assessed patients' temperature, pulse, and blood pressure and recorded in electronic medical records.
- Administered medications and injections to patients.
