Registered Nurse - CDR MAGUIRE HEALTH/BAKER DETENTION CENTER
(2026-01)
Responsible for implementing and effectively utilizing the nursing process to care for both adults in an institutionalized care setting.
- Maintaining patient records utilizing an EMR
- Monitoring vital signs, obtaining specimens for labs and pathology
- Educating patients on disease processes and how to care for themselves
- Collaborating with Doctors and ARNP to deliver high-quality patient care
- Assessing and triaging patients during Clinic sick call and reporting all findings to providers
- Administering medications and preforming wound care to Patients'
- Processing patients' intake medical exams, as well as transfer exams
PREOP/PACU - OCALA PLASTIC SURGERY CENTER
(2025-01)
Responsible for recovering both adult and pediatric patients after surgery in an outpatient critical care setting.
- Maintaining patient records utilizing an EMR
- Monitoring vital signs, obtaining specimens for labs and pathology, managing patient's airway, and postoperative pain
- Giving discharge instructions to caregivers and patients
- Collaborating with surgeons and anesthesiologist to deliver high quality patient care
- Placement of iv's, ensuring patients are ready for surgery and all compliances have been met before a patient enters the operating room
- Advocating for patient safety in the operating room while assisting the surgical team with any needs while they are scrubbed in
PACU RN - ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY CENTER OF OCALA
(2024-01 - 2025-12)
Responsible for recovering both adult and pediatric patients after surgery in an outpatient critical care setting.
- Maintaining patient records utilizing an EMR
- Monitoring vital signs, obtaining specimens for labs and pathology, managing patient's airway, and postoperative pain
- Collaborating with surgeons and anesthesiologist to deliver high quality patient care
- Giving discharge instructions to patients and caregivers
Nurse Clinician - PALMETTO INFUSION
(2023-01 - 2024-12)
Responsible for implementing and effectively utilizing the nursing process to care for both adults and pediatric infusion patients in an ambulatory care setting.
- Collaborates with interdisciplinary team to ensure a high-quality patient care experience and excellent patient outcomes in an ambulatory infusion care setting
- Establishing and implementing POC for patients
- Educating patients and caregivers on Clinic procedure's, individual disease processes, and medications
- Knowledgeable on HIPAA compliance and ACHC regulations
- Participates in on-call rotations as assigned and travel to outlying clinics as needed
- Maintains knowledge of medical/ nursing practices
- Provides comprehensive nursing care in a professional, ethical, knowledgeable, and compassionate manner
- Accurately preforms all nursing duties according to the state nurse practice act while adhering to company policies and procedures including, but not limited to: Accessing and maintain central lines and PIV's, Obtaining lab specimens, Collecting vital signs, Safely administer intravenous and injectable medications as ordered by prescribing physicians, Documenting patient care, Responding to and accurately reporting adverse drug reactions, Assisting with administrative duties as needed
Home Infusion RN - HELMS HOME CARE
(2022-01 - 2023-12)
Responsible for implementing the nursing process to care for both adults and pediatric infusion patients in a home care setting.
- Experienced in administering a wide range if IV infusions including: inotropes, IVIG, SCIG, monoclonal antibodies, and antibiotics
- Collaborates with interdisciplinary team to ensure a high-quality patient care experience and excellent patient outcomes
Travel Critical Care Registered Nurse - Host Health Care/Piedmont Augusta Hospital
(2021-01 - 2023-12)
Travel Critical Care Registered Nurse - Aya Healthcare
(2020-01 - 2021-12)
PACU/ PREOP Registered Nurse/ Charge Nurse - Prisma Health/Richland Hospital
(2019-01 - 2020-12)
ICU/PREOP/PACU Registered Nurse - BayCare Health System
(2005-01 - 2018-12)
Held both full-time and traveling nursing roles across a variety of healthcare environments which included roles in critical care departments, pre-operative, PACU, and anesthesia. Ensure a high-level of patient care, work closely with physicians and patient care-team members, administer medication, and perform medical procedures. Expertise in the utilization of various medical devices including IV pumps, ventilators, roto-prone beds, Impella devices, CRRT, and ECMO machines.
- Successfully diagnose issues with medical devices and devise appropriate solutions in addition to providing training to new nursing team members
- Extensive experience delivering education/ training within a clinical environment
- Utilized flexible staffing ratios to maximize departmental efficiency
- Participated in staff development precepting / orientating new staff members and new graduate nurses and serving as a resource to staff
- Build rapport with patients and their families which has resulted in improved patient outcomes and higher levels of patient satisfaction
- Conduct follow-up calls, visits, and support patient accounts to ensure retention and customer satisfaction
- During COVID-19 pandemic, gained significant experience in working in level-1 trauma centers, caring for critically ill patients, and managing nursing functions while being extremely short-staffed
- Play a lead role in coaching patients on both care and discharge plans which has included patients with multiple complex chronic health conditions
- Committee chair for project that was focused on reviewing and providing data reporting and analysis to identify changes in business trends and make recommendations on policy/procedural updates
