Registered Nurse, Charge Nurse at Huntsman Cancer Institute (2024-06 – Present)
- Provide patient safety with medications, mobility and procedures.
- Certified to administer antineoplastic and non-oncologic medications.
- Monitor treatment parameters prior to medication administration.
- Recognize symptoms indicating an infusion reaction or an oncologic emergency.
- Assess post surgical patients for acute changes through frequent vital signs, assessing surgical sites and managing pain and nausea.
- Precept other nurses while ensuring safety, education, experience and fairness in the workload.
- Act as a leader as the charge nurse and help set a good attitude and expectations for the unit.
- Communicate patients needs and status changes with primary care providers in a professional manner.
- Fulfill wound care orders and ensure patient comfort throughout the process.
- Provide comfort to patients during end of life care through medication and nonpharmacologic interventions.
- Uses therapeutic communication with patients and family to ensure understanding of the treatment plan.
- Work as a team member with HCA's and medical providers to meet patient needs.
- Use critical thinking to assess and prioritize patient care.
- Ensure time sensitive orders and medications are delivered within an appropriate time.
- Perform focused and full head to toe assessments to make nursing diagnoses.
- Identify changes in a patient's neurological status.
Certified Pharmacy Technician at Jolley's Sandy Compounding Pharmacy (2021-09 – 2024-05)
- Communicate with doctors' offices and medical clinics regarding medication dosage, refills and patient information.
- Administer vaccinations and vaccination counseling to patients.
- Provide patient counsel and education regarding medication side effects and anticipated outcomes
- Train new hires to use pharmacy software and develop etiquette with patients.
- Ensuring patient privacy by recording HIPPA paperwork and abiding by regulations.
Certified Pharmacy Technician at The Medicine Shoppe® Pharmacy (2012-06 – 2019-08)
- Compound medications as directed in orders from physicians.
- Accurately transact purchases using ComputerRx software and daily cash flow reports.
- Monitor inventory control system to ensure stock rotation and current expiration dates.
- Deliver prompt, courteous service over a busy multi-line phone system.
Certified Pharmacy Technician at The Medicine Shoppe® Pharmacy (2021-04 – 2021-09)
- Compound medications as directed in orders from physicians.
- Accurately transact purchases using ComputerRx software and daily cash flow reports.
- Monitor inventory control system to ensure stock rotation and current expiration dates.
- Deliver prompt, courteous service over a busy multi-line phone system.
Certified Pharmacy Technician at Madison Memorial Hospital (2019-07 – 2021-04)
- Lead efforts in scheduling and collaborating with departments throughout the hospital to replace 21 Omnicell medication dispensers.
- Trained pharmacy department in ComputerRX software.
