Registered Nurse - Saint Lukes Heart Care - Meridian
(2024-04)
- Evaluate and assess patient care needs both in office and triaging over the phone
- Perform treadmill stress testing, stress echocardiography and nuclear stress tests
- Effectively manages time and prioritizes needs according to urgency and acuity
- Assist with flow of clinic assisting medical assistants and LPN's as needed
- Excellent team player with effective communication skills
- Collaborates well with all disciplines to ensure best outcomes for patients
- Accurately documents all cares and assessments in the medical record
- Epic experience for over 10 years
- IV placement
Registered Nurse - Saint Alphonsus Heart Care - Boise and Nampa
(2021-08)
- Evaluate and assess patient care needs both in office and triaging over the phone
- Efficiently prioritize and manage patient calls according to urgency and acuity
- Perform stress echo's and treadmill stress tests and consult with physician
- Accurately and completely document all patient cares and assessments per protocol
- Assist with flow of clinic by assisting medical assistants as needed
- Collaborate with all disciplines and assist the team as needed to provide best outcomes for patients
- Excellent communication skills, works well with the team
- Monitored cardiomems heart failure devices and titrated diuretics under provider direction
Registered Nurse - Canyon Home Health and Hospice - Meridian, ID
(2020-08 - 2021-07)
- Fully assess patient at every visit
- Determine any needs patient may have, and coordinate with physician and other disciplines
- Reconcile medications at each visit
- Provide all ordered cares from physician, including; wound care, medication management, disease process education, medication education, pressure ulcer prevention, venipuncture
- Develop rapport with each patient to gain a trusting relationship
- Accurately document all assessments and cares in medical record in a timely manner
- Follow all insurance and state requirements
Registered Nurse - MHealth Fairview Smiley's Clinic - Minneapolis, MN
(2018-11 - 2020-07)
- Evaluate and assess patient care needs based on signs and symptoms
- Efficiently manage incoming calls and prioritizes needs according to acuity and urgency
- Utilize nursing judgment, triage protocols, and Physician direction to create a plan of care in telehealth and walk in patient encounters
- Accurately document patient symptoms, assessment and recommendations in the electronic record
- Collaborate with all disciplines to provide improved health outcomes for each patient
- Monitor patient flow, working with the manager on duty and performing other nursing functions as assigned
- Provide in person patient education regarding diabetic care, safe injections, and gestational diabetes
- Instrumental in quality improvement work surrounding diabetic and end of life care
- Manage warfarin dosing per protocol
- Utilize standing orders, and triage protocols and algorithms appropriately
Registered Nurse, Medical Surgical Oncology - Fairview Ridges Hospital - Burnsville, MN
(2018-05 - 2018-08)
- Perform an assessment on patients daily
- Effectively educate patients throughout their stay
- Collect patient history on admission
- Provide care to patients in a fast paced environment
- Delegate appropriately and effectively to supportive staff throughout shift
- Administer treatments, intravenous/oral/subcutaneous/intramuscular medications
- Demonstrate accurate documentation of all cares and treatments
