Registered Nurse; Case manager - Interim Health home care - Somerset, PA
(2023-05)
- Admitted patients via Crecendo
- Prepared updates on patient progress to determine extent of home health care needs.
- Worked on call prn to fill in for weekend on call nurse
- Case managed a patient load of 15-20 patients.
- Identified patient discharge needs and assisted with care recommendations.
Registered Nurse; Case Manager - LHC Group Conemaugh home health- Travel with Healthcare Support
(2022-10-24 - 2023-01-21)
- Admitted patients via oasis using home care home base
- Prepared updates on patient progress to determine extent of home health care needs.
- Worked on call prn to fill in for weekend on call nurse
- Identified patient discharge needs and assisted with care recommendations.
Registered Nurse; Inpatient Adult Psychiatric- Travel with Maxim - Danville State hospital - Danville, PA
(2022-08-30 - 2022-10-18)
- Performed clinical nursing assessments on all patients at 15:1 nurse to patient caseload ratio on acute psychiatric adult units and adolescent unit
- Utilized nursing care models to develop measureable patient goals in an appropriate timely manner
- Prioritized and delivered interdisciplinary interventions on an individualized patient basis
- Delivered necessary medications under orders of attending psychiatrists at a 1:30 patient ratio
Registered Nurse; Inpatient Adult & Adolescent Psychiatric- Travel with Maxim - First Hospital - Kingston, PA
(2022-05-08 - 2022-08-04)
- Performed clinical nursing assessments on all patients at a 18:1 nurse to patient caseload ratio on acute psychiatric adult units and adolescent unit
- Utilized nursing care models to develop measureable patient goals in an appropriate timely manner
- Prioritized and delivered interdisciplinary interventions on an individualized patient basis
- Delivered necessary medications under orders of attending psychiatrists
Registered Nurse; Inpatient Adult & Adolescent Psychiatric- Travel with Nomad - Tower Behavioral Health - Reading, PA
(2022-01-31 - 2022-04-30)
- Performed clinical nursing assessments on all patients at a 12:1 nurse to patient caseload ratio on acute psychiatric adult units and adolescent unit
- Utilized nursing care models to develop measureable patient goals in an appropriate timely manner
- Prioritized and delivered interdisciplinary interventions on an individualized patient basis
- Delivered necessary medications under orders of attending psychiatrists
Registered Nurse- Case Manager and Psychiatric nurse- Home care
(2018-07 - 2020-06)
- Managed up to 30 patient caseload.
- Admitted patients via oasis using home care home base
- Prepared updates on patient progress to determine extent of home health care needs.
- Worked on call prn to fill in for weekend on call nurse
- Identified patient discharge needs and assisted with care recommendations.
Registered Nurse- Nurse Manager- Inpatient Adult Psychiatric - Montgomery County Emergency Services - Norristown, PA
(2015-09 - 2018-04)
- Provided direct quality care to patients including daily monitoring, recording, and evaluating psychiatric medical conditions of up to 25 patients per day.
- Lead and trained new staff registered nurses on unit routine, hospital protocol, and direct patient care, and duties within the unit.
- In charge of 90 bed hospital and crisis unit hospital routine and staff while at work
- Evaluating nurse and psych tech performance
- Respond to numerous volatile situations and violent outbreaks, earning the respect of physicians and coworkers for calm, levelheaded and quick thinking to restore the safety and security of patients and staff.
- Developed and implemented treatment plans for patients with broad range of mental health and medical issues.
- Ensured that doctors' orders were effectively carried out, including testing, medical procedures, consultations and stat orders for restraint
Registered Nurse– Nurse Manager; Inpatient & Outpatient Drug Rehab - Today, Inc. A Pyramid Healthcare Inpatient & Outpatient Drug Rehab Facility - Langhorne, PA
(2012-06 - 2015-09)
- Collaborate with designated recruitment team to effectively interview, hire, and train new staff members
- Develop, coordinate, and implement goals of entire nursing staff on a monthly basis
- Responsible for scheduling of nursing staff
- Assist nursing staff in assessment of patient needs upon admission into facility
- Determine patient-centered goals in accordance with facility objectives
- Review, analyze, and process all necessary admission charting
- Responsible for revising and implementing policies and procedures
- Collaborate with each department in a team meeting effort to increase patient care
Registered Nurse; Inpatient Child & Adolescent Psychiatric PRN - Foundations Behavioral Health - Doylestown, PA
(2013-03 - 2016-05)
- Performed clinical nursing assessments on all patients at a 15:1 nurse to patient caseload ratio
- Utilized nursing care models to develop measureable patient goals in an appropriate timely manner
- Prioritized and delivered interdisciplinary interventions on an individualized patient basis
- Delivered necessary medications under orders of attending psychiatrists
- Utilized Handle with Care to secure safety of patients with physical holds
- Worked on units that specialized in children under 12, adolescents, residential, and acute autism
