Assignment

Registered Nursing Professional

Registered Nursing Professional

As a registered nurse I have worked on the clinical and leadership domain. I have a strong background on both sides. I have outlined my goals, educational background, experience, and skills that illustrates my academic and professional accomplishments. Upon completing the family nurse practitioner program, I plan to focus on goals to improve the health of community members.

Curriculum Vitae

Caring Nurse with seven years of experience in critical care, leadership, and a dedication to best-in-class patient services through effective critical care planning and management. Goal-driven healthcare administration professional well-versed in recruiting, training and managing employees in order to provide exceptional services to patients in an efficient and accurate manner. Highly organized and hardworking with excellent planning and program management skills. Licensed as in South Carolina.

Skills

· Project oversight · Hiring and recruitment · Training and mentoring · Multidisciplinary team collaboration

· Staff management · Family advocacy · Regulatory compliance · Critical care nursing · Strategic planning capability

Work History

Thrive Upstate

Director of Nursing // Greenville, SC // November 2017 to Present

· Direct and supervise all resident care and initiate corrective action as necessary.

· Assess resident care needs and assisted in the development of individualized plans of resident care.

· Assess resident pre-admission and/or admission information and assist in determining appropriate level of care.

· Assume responsibility for analysis of incident and accident reports.

· Direct and implement protocols to provide guidance to staff for resident's safety.

· Operate nursing service department within the established budget guideline.

· Direct and supervise scheduling of team members within established guidelines for allocation of nursing service personnel on duty.

· Manage employee health program in cooperation with the Medical Director.

· Organize, develop, and direct the administration and resident care of the nursing service department.

· Facilitate and attend psychotropic drug reviews with the psychiatrist.

· Produce monthly and quarterly risk management reports to include falls and other related incidents.

· Conduct monthly meetings with nursing staff regarding chart audits and physician's orders.

· Complete daily nursing rounds to obtain modified information and to determine changes in plan of care.

· Inspect the facility and nursing practices for compliance with federal, state, and local standards and regulations.

· Monitor all hospital admission and discharges to ensure the residents needs were accurately accommodated.

·  On call for emergencies that supervisory personnel cannot handle.

· Assist with the development of and approve final version of the interdisciplinary plan of care for each resident in coordination with the physician, medical director, nursing staff, and outside consultant.

· Partner with pharmacy to ensure the residents medications are stocked and available.

· Discuss medical histories with patients to provide the most effective medical advice.

· Conduct routine facility inspections, identifying areas needing improvement and eliminating hazards posed to staff and residents for continued compliance with associated regulations.

· Develop and update policies and procedures, maintaining compliance with statutory, regulatory and local, state and federal guidelines relating to HIPAA, OBRA, payroll and benefits administration and general liability.

· Monitor and inspect staff processes to eliminate hazards posed for both residents and staff while ensuring continuous compliance with regulations.

· Recruit hire and coach employees to offer high-quality, cost-effective care to all residents.

· Direct day-to-day administrative and operational functions for 170-bed facility, providing guidance and leadership to over 40 employees across more than three departments.

Comfort Care Providers

Home Health - Nurse manager // Greenville, SC // March 2015 to May 2018

· Managed all client's intake and admission process.

· Completed and monitored nursing care plans in compliance with state guidelines.

· Corresponded with the physicians and processed all medical changes.

· Provided in home training on all nursing related medical equipment.

· Completed quarterly nursing supervisory visits.

· Managed 65 nursing employees and 70 non- nursing employees.

· Managed staffing and patient flow while maintaining regulatory guidelines.

· Developed systems to improve and support patient care.

· Provided support to patients and health care team by answering questions.

· Managed all components of employee health in compliance with state guidelines.

· Performed monthly and quarterly audits of the clients and employee charts.

Greenville Memorial Hospital

Registered Nurse // Greenville, SC // November 2015 to Current

· Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.

· Oversee and provide total care to intensive premature infants.

· Maintain and calibrate medical equipment for patient safety and support.

· Administer medications, treatments, and other related medical necessities.

· Communicate with parents/guardians the plan of care and scope of treatment.

· Consult with physicians and other nurses on plan of care, progress, and prognosis.

· Report changes of infant status in a timely manner.

Laurens County Memorial Hospital

Registered Nurse // Laurens, SC // December 2013 to Current

· Orthopedic/Medical Surgical/Telemetry.

· Devising and implementing daily care plans to address patients' specific needs.

· Complete daily head to toe assessment of each patient.

· Administering medications per doctor's orders and monitoring for adverse reactions.

· Advocating and partnering with pain management team to ensure patients pain levels are controlled adequately.

· Assisting with all healthcare providers to provide a safe and efficient environment for all patients.

· Monitoring patient's health status and relaying pertinent information to the medical doctors.

· Providing health care education to patients to decrease their risk for readmissions.

· Coordinating patients care and discharge needs with social workers and outside health agencies.

Education

Master of Science - Family Practice Nurse Practitioner

Walden University // Minneapolis, MN // February 2019- February 2022

Bachelor of Nursing

Western Governors // Salt Lake City, UT// October 2016

Bachelor of Science - Business Management and Marketing

LANDER UNIVERSITY // GREENWOOD, SOUTH CAROLINA // December 2005

Certifications

Advance Cardiovascular Life Support Certification

Pediatric Advance Life Support Certification 

Basic Life Saving Certification 

Neonatal Resuscitation Provider Certification

Certified Medication Technician Instructor

Professional Development Goals

As a nursing professional and student, my goals are to gain clinical knowledge and experience as a family nurse practitioner. I would plan to strengthen my critical thinking, physical assessment, pharmacology, and diagnosing skills. I would like to implement cost- effective healthcare strategies to reduce health disparities. As I have clinical and leadership experience, I would like to grow a family nurse practitioner and apply my skills to an administrative leadership role. As an advanced practicing nurse, I would like to focus on patient care from a quality and regulatory position; and devise clinical improvement strategies and outcomes. I would also gain more knowledge and experience from polictical stance. I will join American Nursing association and utilize the professional organization as a great resource.

Alignment with Social Change

As I set out to grow as a family nurse practitioner, I plan to align my growth skills with improving the quality and health compliance issues in my community. There are so many individuals with chronic health conditions, that could be improved with better educational resources and on compliance programs. My community if flooded with patients diagnosed with hypertension and diabetes. I would plan to strategies and design and implement compliance programs to increase awareness and compliance. Providing better educational and compliance insight will allow healthcare providers to better understand the barriers in the communities and better reshape improvement. My primary goal related to social change, will be to continue shaping and improving the healthcare of my rural community.

Conclusion

I am highly motivated in improving my nursing and leadership skills. I will continue to work hard and stride for personal and professional growth. Becoming a nurse practitioner has been a lifelong goal and work for my patients and maintain professional and ethical morals as long as I am practicing.

Reference

American Psychological Association. (2010). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (6th ed.). Washington, DC: Author.

Walden University Academic Skills Center. (n.d.). ASC Success Strategies: Plagiarism. Retrieved https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/ASCsuccess/ASCplagiarism