RN – Cardiac Care Unit - Methodist Lebonheur Hospital - Memphis, TN
(2023-05)
Performed duties as Charge Nurse and worked in Pediatric Step-down. Provide nursing care to heart transplant patients according to medical regimen and the nursing interventions appropriate for the patients' conditions. Developed important relationships with primary care physicians, cardiologists, and other clinicians to ensure continuity of care for hospice patients through symptom management.
Ordered and interpreted diagnostic studies such as lab work, EKGs, ECHO, and stress tests to facilitate appropriate management of patient conditions. Played a key role in initiating a cardiac program focused on managing dyspnea and chest pain for CHF patients in their homes to reduce emergency room visits and hospital admissions.
- Delivered high-quality patient care in various clinical settings, including pre-op and peri-op care, serving as a circulating nurse during surgery and maintaining sterile procedures.
- Provided on-demand nursing support during times of high patient volumes and staff shortages.
- Initiated IV therapy, including antibiotic
- Initiate assessment based on the patient's presenting problems or needs, the physician's medical diagnosis and the functional health framework upon visit.
- Collect key information from patients, family, laboratory, and other medical reports. Ensures that all consents necessary for treatment/procedure have been signed and that all prescribed identification procedures have been carried out.
- Determine nursing diagnosis and priorities for care with special consideration given to family/patient education, discharge, and planning.
- Determine standards of care and practice for the patient; Document assessment, including nursing diagnoses or other clinical judgments.
- Demonstrate knowledge, technical, interpersonal, and critical thinking skills to provide care, manage clinical competency and meet age-specific patient needs within the unit.
- Provide teaching to patients/family in the care of disease/condition. Develops and implements patient teaching outlines including objectives, content, teaching strategies and evaluation of patient progress.
- Maintain patient medical records; documents patient status and care given; performs charting duties; records activities and observations.
RN - Post Trauma – Ortho - Regional One Health - Memphis, TN
(2021-05 - 2025-10)
Performed duties as Charge Nurse and worked in Skilled nursing, and Step-down. Provide nursing care according to medical regimen and the nursing interventions appropriate for the patients' conditions.
- Initiate assessment based on the patient's presenting problems or needs, the physician's medical diagnosis and the functional health framework upon visit.
- Collect key information from patients, family, laboratory, and other medical reports. Ensures that all consents necessary for treatment/procedure have been signed and that all prescribed identification procedures have been carried out.
- Determine nursing diagnosis and priorities for care with special consideration given to patient teaching, discharge, and planning.
- Determine standards of care and practice for the patient; Document assessment, including nursing diagnoses or other clinical judgments.
- Demonstrate knowledge, technical, interpersonal, and critical thinking skills to provide care, manage clinical competency and meet age-specific patient needs within the unit.
- Complete ongoing assessments according to outpatient and nursing policy and/or as determined by patient condition.
- Perform therapeutic nursing interventions, as ordered by the Physician.
- Provide teaching to patients/family in the care of disease/condition. Develops and implements patient teaching outlines including objectives, content, teaching strategies and evaluation of patient progress.
- Maintain patient medical records; documents patient status and care given; performs charting duties; records activities and observations.
PRN - Radiology/Oncology - Oncology Clinic - St. Francis Hospital - Bartlett, TN
(2021-03 - 2022-12)
Performed therapeutic nursing interventions, as ordered by the Physician. Used clinical, listening skills along with good professional judgment to assess patients appropriately. Collaborated with physicians and insurance representatives to expedite approvals and resolve coverage issues. Maintained detailed records of authorization statuses, improving office efficiency and reducing claim denials.
- Accurately recorded patient's vital signs and other appropriate patient observations.
- Collaborated with other members of the healthcare team.
- Verified insurance benefits and eligibility, reducing delays in patient care and improving workflow efficiency
- Maintained detailed tracking of authorization statuses, improving turnaround times and reducing claim rejections
- Managed medical claims, appeals, and denial resolutions, submitting supporting documentation to secure reimbursement
- Educated and Instructed patients and family. Documents education based on assessment.
- Conscientiously and continuously applied nursing principles in patient care; Ensured patients are comfortable during exams.
- Prepared patient charts: Scheduled testing, followed up on outstanding results.
- Managed insurance appeals for denied claims and submitted timely responses to ensure payment
- Ensured all tests results have been completed prior to patient visit; Performed patient care, and operational duties as assigned
- Care of Environment and equipment; Maintained work area and patient exam rooms
- Information processing and documentation; Proper documentation in charts/ EMR.
- Provided records as requested in a timely manner; Responded in a polite and timely manner to phone calls and messages.
- Communicated effectively with patients/ families, physicians, and other staff.
Nurse Extern – Post Trauma Ortho - Regional One Health - Memphis, TN
(2021-01 - 2021-05)
