Gail Zhang

A dedicated and skilled RN with years of experience in geriatric and direct patient care with the ability to discern triage and initiate interventions appropriately. Proven skills in leadership and education through effective critical thinking, organization, and time management. Committed to establishing strong patient and family relationships and aim for enhanced patient satisfaction through comprehensive direct patient centered care.

Registered Nurse - Wesley Enhanced Living - Philadelphia, PA

(2021-11)

• Delivered comprehensive patient care to the geriatric population across multiple units within a 104-bed facility, ensuring their comfort and well-being.
• Administer medications and wound care per physician's orders and monitor side effects.
• Maintained vigilant monitoring to promptly identify changes in mental status and detect ailments such as aspiration pneumonia, urinary tract infections, and electrolyte abnormalities.
• Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, disease process and management.
• Trained incoming nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.

Psychiatric Nurse - Belmont Behavioral Hospital - Philadelphia, PA

(2023-10 - 2024-09)

• Provide compassionate care of 14-28 adolescent patients on a mood disorder unit from admission to discharge by assessing patients’ physical and behavioral needs.
• Administer psychotropic medications per physician order, monitoring side effects, vital signs and reporting any changes to the physician.
• Communicate therapeutically with patients, visitors and healthcare team while maintaining professional boundaries.
• Maintain medical records on Well sky; Educate patients’ and family on various physical and behavioral health needs.
• Ensure initial nursing treatment plans are complete upon admission and each treatment plan is individualized according to the patient’s assessed needs.

Registered Nurse - Jefferson Torresdale Hospital, PCU - Philadelphia, PA

(2023-01 - 2023-05)

• Proficient in delivering comprehensive patient care, encompassing management of tracheotomies, arterial lines, IVs, central lines, IV pumps, EKG monitoring, PD catheters, Foley catheters, G-tubes, NG-tubes, and post-operative care.
• Accountable for overseeing the well-being of 3-4 critically ill patients within a 34-bed Step Down Unit, ranging from young adults to geriatric individuals. Patient conditions included post-operative recovery, alcohol withdrawal, drug overdose, septic shock, respiratory failure, stroke, and deteriorating medical conditions necessitating emergency dialysis, neurological assessments, and continuous cardiac monitoring.
• Vigilantly monitored acutely ill patients to ensure optimal response to treatment, promptly identifying signs of early deterioration and recommending appropriate interventions to safeguard patient safety.
• Delivered telemetry monitoring throughout shifts, demonstrating proficiency in interpreting, and analyzing various cardiac rhythms.

Bachelor of Science - Nursing - Indiana University School of Nursing (2015-08 - 2019-12)