Primary Care Nurse - Southeastern Mississippi Rural Health Initiative - Mississippi
(2025-01)
In rural health clinic setting specialized in caring for Pediatrics, Geriatrics, Mental and Behavioral Health, and Family Health patients:
- Responsible for providing healthcare management, guidance, support, and oversight to medical assistants and staff to ensure delivery of high-quality patient care in medical office setting
- Triaged patients over the phone and responded promptly to emergency situation utilizing critical thinking skills
- Counsels patients dealing with mental and behavioral health issues
- Maintains patient charts and medical records in EPIC EMR software performing quality chart reviews, data entry of qualifying nursing services and abstracting results entering into software
- Coordinate referrals and prior authorizations for additional resources when necessary to determine the need for durable medical equipment and resources for providers and community agencies
- Records vital signs in patients to determine fitness and identify immediate health issues
Pediatric Home Health Nurse - Aveanna Healthcare - Louisiana
(2024-06 - 2025-03)
Provided 1:1 high-acuity clinical care to critically ill and medically complex pediatric patients in need of ventilator, g-tube, and oxygenation in private home settings:
- Coordinated referrals and prior authorizations for additional resources when necessary such as durable medical equipment such as: ventilators, cough assist, high frequency chest wall oscillation vest, and humidification machines
- Administered medications to patients and monitored for reactions or side effects
- Responded to life-saving situations based on nursing standards and protocols
Travel Nurse LPN - Supplemental Healthcare, Focus Staff, Focus Staff - TX, FL, LA
(2021-10 - 2024-02)
Worked at TX Health Heart & Vascular Cardiology (TX), Cleveland Clinic (FL), and Ochsner Rheumatology (LA) in various specialty settings.
- Instructed patients how to improve lifestyle choices, dramatically reducing chance of symptom reoccurrence
- Assisted patients with cardiac monitors, performing EKG's and coordinated and scheduled cardiac procedures. Utilized the use of Epic software to upload finished EKG's and other documents
- Removal of sutures and staples and wound care of patients
- Scheduled X-Ray, Ultrasound, MRI and CT Testing
- Processed provider orders and followed up on emergency calls from patients. Obtaining lab specimens and securing them for lab pick up. Fitting patients with orthotics and assisting with casting
- Collaborately worked closely with providers and healthcare teams to manage pain and symptoms
- Provided patient education instructing patients the use of rheumatology medications such as Embrel, Humira and Cimza, etc
- Managed and coordinated appointment calendar for scans, lab tests, and evaluations
- Interpreted results with clinical team to assist patients with continuity of care with the use of Epic software. Minimized staff and patient infection risk by cleaning and disinfecting equipment instruments and patient rooms. Performs functional assessments
