Clinical-Oncolytic Infusion Nurse - Oncology Consultants
(2021-07)
- Administer Hydration, Chemotherapy's and Immunotherapy's consisting primarily of Alkylating agents, Antimetabolites and Anthracyclines. PD-1 / PD-L1 Inhibitors and CTLA-4 Inhibitors while maintaining guidelines and manage adverse reactions if necessary.
- Administer Iron (Feraheme, Infed, Venofer and Monoferric), all while maintaining guidelines and manage adverse reactions if necessary.
- Administer Hematological/Hormonal (ESA, GCSF, Zoladex, Eligard, Lanreotide, etc.) injections at clinic location and manage adverse reactions if necessary.
- Collaborate with medical team.
- Monitor participants during the infusion process.
- Perform telephonic review of prior authorization requests for appropriate care and setting, following guidelines and policies, and approve services or forward requests to the appropriate Physician or Medical Director with recommendations for other determinations.
- Collaborate with various staff members.
- Provide clinical knowledge and act as a clinical resource to non-clinical team staff.
- Enter and maintain pertinent clinical information in various medical management systems.
COVID Crisis Nurse - Harris Health System
(2018-11 - 2021-07)
Assess needs of each patient's requirements.
- Provide nursing services to individuals, performing collection of specimens, processing COVID tests and patient education.
- Administer COVID-19 Vaccine at clinic location or at community events while complying with all applicable federal, state, and local laws/regulations.
- Utilize and train others in the booking, confirmation and vaccine administration software systems.
- Collaborate with medical team.
- Monitor participants during the vaccination process and manage adverse reactions if necessary.
- Provide excellent customer service while putting participants at ease.
- Be prepared to handle minor emergencies related to allergies, anaphylaxis, and respiratory difficulty.
Corrections Nurse - DPS-(HCSO-JPC)
(2018-11 - 2021-07)
Assess needs of each patient's requirements.
- Provide wound care, vaccinations, telemetry interpretation & maintenance, code team member, initiating, monitoring and maintaining I.V. drip medications, tracheostomy care/suctioning & ventilator maintenance.
- Responsible for knowledge of legal aspects of nursing
- Utilize strong assessment skills to determine necessary patient care and accurately document all elements of nursing assessment, treatments, and medications.
- Monitor for changes in patient's condition requiring intervention.
Charge Nurse - Bridgecrest
(2016-01 - 2018-09)
Advocating and providing care to a wide range of patients transferring from a Short-Term Acute Care Environment to a Long-Term Acute Care Environment.
- Monitor for changes in patient's condition requiring intervention.
- Provide Basic and Advanced Cardio-Pulmonary Life Support Services.
- Utilize strong assessment skills to determine necessary patient care and accurately document all elements of nursing assessment, treatments, and medications.
- Assisted members and their families identify gaps on care, medication compliance, post discharge care, doctors' appointments and DME needs.
- Provide wound care, telemetry interpretation & maintenance, code team member, initiating, monitoring and maintaining I.V. drip medications, tracheostomy care/suctioning & ventilator maintenance.
- Manage patients' pain relief and sedation by providing pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic interventions, monitoring patients' responses and changing care plans accordingly.
- Scheduling and "on call" duties.
Nurse Case Manager - Halo
(2010-11 - 2015-12)
Assess needs of each patient for physical and emotional requirements.
- Assist with case management responsibilities, adhering to direct care plans.
- Developed, monitored, and evaluated treatment plans and progress; facilitating interdisciplinary approaches; monitoring staff performance.
- Admitted new clients by reviewing records and applications, conducting orientations.
- Reduce pain and suffering in patients as needed.
- Make changes to plans of care, as necessary.
- Provide on-call assistance to hospice nurses
Director of Nursing - Oak Shadows
(2005-09 - 2010-08)
Liaison between patients and physicians to address problems requiring immediate/long term resolve.
- Enforce regulations requiring the witnessed counting and charting of medications during change of shift.
- Administer control narcotics assuming full responsibility for possession of keys.
- Responsible for knowledge of legal aspects of nursing.
- Train and supervise personnel in all areas of patient care and daily procedures.
- Intervene in patient care as necessary to prevent complications or improve outcome.
Skilled/Surgical Nurse - MHMC
(1999-12 - 2005-08)
Report's symptoms, reactions and progress of patient to the clinical supervisor and/or charge nurse and appropriate action has been taken.
- Initiates changes to improve patient care; discusses changes with doctor when appropriate.
- Elicits essential information concerning the patient's progress.
- Wound care, TPN, telemetry, dressing applications, compression therapy, diabetic foot care and teaching, venous lifestyle changes and wound off -loading.
- Medication administration and IV Infusions.
- Utilizes educational opportunities within the hospital and other avenues to maintain clinical expertise to promote personal growth.
