Nurse

PROFILE 1

Reliable, ethical healthcare provider with ability to Ability to stay calm and intervene during crises, facilitate groups and educational seminars, and collaborate on multidisciplinary teams. Proven ability to build positive relationships with patients, family members, physicians and other medical professionals. Skilled and highly trained healthcare professional with proven experience providing quality, evidence-based patient care within dynamic and high-pressure environments.

PROFILE 2

Patient-oriented RN with strong clinical expertise in all facets of direct patient care and care planning, seeking to apply background and experience to take next career step in nursing leadership with a respected organization dedicated to improving the delivery of care and patient outcomes. Highly skilled in assess and prioritizing patient needs, devising plans of care, and working with healthcare teams to deliver superior patient care. Accomplished in developing policies and procedures positively affecting patient outcomes hospital-wide. Demonstrated leadership skill that align nursing team goals, improve quality metrics, and enhance patient satisfaction.

PROFILE 3

Skilled and highly-motivated nursing professional with 2 years’ hands-on experience as an Emergency Room Registered Nurse. Exceptional command over assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating nursing care with a superior emphasis on prioritizing patient care based on resource availability. Exceedingly skilled in collaborating with physicians to provide quality patient care and assisting physicians during treatments and procedures. Long-term goal contains a firm aim of delivering the finest kind of medical care.

PROFILE 4

Nursing professional with 5 years’ experience in documenting patient care services, maintaining continuity amongst nursing teams and ensuring respect for patient confidentiality. Able to effectively administer medication by following specific instructions and monitor patients to ensure their comfort and wellbeing. Ability to stay calm and intervene during crises, facilitate groups and educational seminars, and collaborate on multidisciplinary teams. Accomplished in developing policies and procedures positively affecting patient outcomes hospital-wide. Demonstrated leadership skill that align nursing team goals, improve quality metrics, and enhance patient satisfaction.

PROFILE 5

Energetic, sensible individual working over the last nine years as an Occupational Health Nurse. Diversely experienced in conducting clinical assessments. Substantial knowledge of coordinating occupational health programs and advising employees on the prevention of illness and injury. Well versed in providing emergency treatment for injury and illness, communicating with management on professional health issues along with proficiently handling health screening procedures. Assured exhibition of professionalism and integrity at all times. Active Certifications include Audiometry, Blood-borne Pathogens Training Certificate and CPR (Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation).

JOB ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES 1

Serve as charge nurse caring for patients with life-threatening illnesses including heart and respiratory failure, overdoses, trauma, and infectious diseases.

• Contribute to development of patient care plans and assessments; earned special pin award for superior patient care and interventions.
• Swiftly respond to patients with substance abuse issues, delivering calm, level-headed solutions to diffuse stressful situations and maintain safety and security of patients and staff.
• Established reputation for nursing excellence, excelling as receptive team member and forging superior relationships with staff and patients.
• Recognized for serving as consistent patient advocate while communicating compassionately and effectively with patients, families, and caregivers to facilitate outstanding level of care and service.
• Educate patients and caregivers on disease process, diagnosis, treatment options, and expected outcomes.
• Inform patients on medication self-administration, disease self-management, and lifestyle management to sustain recovery process after discharge from hospital.
• Provide professional comfort and emotional support to patients, families, and caregivers to reduce anxiety in stressful situations, leverage interpersonal communication skills to counsel and provide relief from fear, anger, or grief.
• Precept nursing students and new graduates to inform them of hospital policies and procedures, and develop or strengthen hands-on clinical skills.
• Responsible for patient intake and record keeping.
• Distributed appropriate medication to patients upon checkout.
• Assisted nurse practitioner with basic tasks such as taking patients' weight, height and temperature.

JOB ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES 2

• Providing critical care to the patients and helping them in early recovery.
• Maintaining a clean, sanitized and safe environment.
• Managing the medical records of patients and observing their conditions.
• Regular interaction with the patients in order to find out their psychological and physical needs.
• Supervising certified nurses and licensed practical nurses.
• Resolving patients’ problems and fulfilling their needs by applying multifaceted team approach.
• Attending educational seminars for boosting technical and professional knowledge.
• Interacting and coordinating with the healthcare teams for maintaining harmonious relationships.
• Shadowed professional physicians during their everyday duties.
• Prepared for procedures including gathering necessary equipment and organizing patient charts.
• Kept weekly log of experience.
• Assisted with all other administrative duties assigned.

JOB ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES 3

Proved care to adolescents on 24-bed IMC/Medical-Surgical Unit. Accountable for delivery of nursing care provided by colleagues as well as participation in professional practice model and unit-based committees.

• Perform initial patient assessments, measure and record vital statistics and medical histories, and evaluate patients’ psychological, emotional, and physical well-being; order and interpret diagnostic tests and labs.
  
  
• Work with interdisciplinary healthcare team to formulate, implement, and modify individual plans of care, including discharge instructions.
• Observe and report abnormal vital sign changes and symptoms to physicians to determine next course of action.
• Strong clinical skills in venipuncture, IV therapy, medication administration, wound care, and ventilator management.
• Educate patients and caregivers on disease process, diagnosis, treatment options, and expected outcomes.
• Inform patients on medication self-administration, disease self-management, and lifestyle management to sustain recovery process after discharge from hospital.
• Provide professional comfort and emotional support to patients, families, and caregivers to reduce anxiety in stressful situations; leverage interpersonal communication skills to counsel and provide relief from fear, anger, or grief.
• Precept nursing students and new graduates to inform them of hospital policies and procedures, and develop or strengthen hands-on clinical skills.
• Oversee daily operations for 20-bed unit while providing leadership and guidance to 12 nurses and ancillary staff.
• Coordinate staff to streamline workflows, optimize patient management, and achieve patient care outcome goals.
• Participate in unit-based and hospital-wide committees such as Quality Assurance Program to improve patient care and outcomes.
• Maintain accurate and confidential patient records in electronic charting systems in alignment with hospital policies and federal requirements.

ACHIEVEMENTS

• Supervised multiple groups of nurses both in ER and Oncology between the year 1997 and 2008.
• Devised individually placed care plans for patients of the nursing home keeping in mind individual patients’ needs.
• Assisted in closing a case as lead forensic nurse by deciphering important evidence and providing it in court.
• Managed a particularly difficult emergency situation by employing quick action thereby saving an accident victim’s life.
• Introduced state of the art diagnostic procedures following acute care management standards.
• Saved life of a child utilizing effective treatment plans within limited resources in collaboration with the physician.
• Increased Workers’ motivation level by suggesting improved salary plans.
• Trained 10 new nurses.
• Led junior nurses in driving patient care initiatives that enhanced patient satisfaction.
• Improved support service and overall quality standards of facility by 20%.
• Evaluated appropriateness of care plan and physician orders.
• Established good relationships with patients and families.
• Assessed physical and psychosocial status and the home environment of patients.
• Corresponded appropriate information to patients, peers, managers and physicians – decreased communication gap by 40%.
• Developed and implemented a new patient care plan, increased patient confidence 35%.
• Developed new nursing standards which resulted in better quality of patient care.
• Improved support service level by 20%.
• Assigned to provide patient care for 10 patients in area 2.
• Catheter, IV, and suctioning training.
• Comfort the dying and support the families of those who are ill.
• Educate patients/families on health care needs, conditions, options etc.
• Educated patients for home care and discharge planning.
• Teach procedures and health practices to patients and families.
• Implement patient care for up to 12 patients per section.
• Patient care up to 15 patients per section.
• Receive many appreciations and awards for excellent work.
• Obtained “Management Recognition Award” for exceptional nursing practices.
• Introduced new set of protocols for personal care that raised patients’ satisfaction by 25%.

ADDITIONAL SKILLS

• Taking & Recording Vitals
• Patient Education and Support
• Electronic Medical Record
• Emergency & Urgent Care
• Medication Administration
• Blood Draws & Phlebotomy
• JCAHO / HIPAA Compliance
• Cross-Cultural Communication
• Organizational Skills
• Direct and Indirect Patient Care
• Electronic Charging
• Adept at Taking Vitals
• Patient Education and Counseling
• Nursing Leadership
• Patient Care
• Patient Advocacy
• Care Planning
• Clean and Neat
• Supply Management
• Staff Development
• Sterilization Techniques

LICENSE

• Basic Life Support Certification
  
• Urinary Catheterization Certification