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• Reviewed paperwork before discharging patients
• Collaborated with doctors to plan post-treatment home care
• Provided organizational leadership to establish patient care benchmarks, standards and best practices to deliver consistent care
• Maintained patient charts and confidential files
• Utilized strong assessment skills to determine necessary patient care
• Worked with interdisciplinary healthcare teams to devise individualized plans of care to meet patients' pre-operative and post-operative needs
• Communicated with primary care physicians or emergency care providers to communicate patient needs
• Planned and managed patient care in alignment with hospital standards of care
• Addressed unit staff concerns, including staffing ratios, resource management, allocation of responsibilities and optimized workload management
• Evaluated patient care needs, prioritized treatment and maintained patient flow
• Managed a daily caseload, working collaboratively with an interdisciplinary team
• Educated family members about proper care procedures
• Dispensed medications and administered pharmacological and nonpharmacological interventions via IVs, subcutaneous and intramuscular injections, as well as orally or rectally
• Assessed patients' condition and reported changes to the unit coordinator, family and physician as appropriate
• Improved customer satisfaction by finding creative solutions to problems.

• Conducted screening, diagnostic treatment and rehabilitative and supportive services as the Case Manager on a primary health care team.
  Recorded patients' medical history, vital statistics and test results in medical records.
  Achieved departmental goals and objectives for new processes and standards for in-patient care.
  Coordinated with doctors and registered nurses to develop care plans for patients.
  Sound, ethical and independent decision-making ability consistent with medical protocols.
  Disciplined, energetic employee who quickly establishes rapport with patients and colleagues.
  Performed all tasks with a patient-centered focus while seeking opportunities for improvement of processes and treatments.
  Assisted patients with healing and recovery after surgery.
  Provided necessary health education training for patients.
  Responsible for primary care, case management and medication management.
  Accurately documented all elements of nursing assessment, treatments, medications, discharge instructions and follow-up care.
  

Accurately documented all elements of nursing assessment, treatments, medications, discharge instructions and follow-up care.
Created and maintained all absentee lists, nurse schedules and month end paperwork. Monitored post-op vitals, set up PCA, fluids, reviewed post-op orders and orient patients to unit.
Sound, ethical and independent decision-making ability consistent with medical protocols.
Disciplined, energetic employee who quickly establishes rapport with patients and colleagues.
Performed all tasks with a patient-centered focus while seeking opportunities for improvement.
Implemented new assignments based on evaluation of staffing requirements.
Assisted patients with healing and recovery after surgery.
Provided necessary health education training for patients.
Acted as patient advocate and implemented total patient care through a team nursing process per shift.

Accurately documented all elements of nursing assessment, treatments, medications, discharge instructions and follow-up care. Worked as a Per Diem RN, on almost every floor in the hospital.
Often commended for maintaining the safety, respect and dignity of residents.
Worked as part of team to ensure proper care of body mechanics and safety of patient.
Utilized strong assessment skills to determine necessary patient care.