Patient-focused RN eager to contribute dynamic skills toward

actively supporting the medical community in providing quality health care

Ø  Recent ASN Graduate with solid nursing experience as RN, ER Nurse Assistant and Private Patient Care Assistant as well as clinicals in Med/Surg, Transitional Care, Pediatrics, and Maternity

Ø  CPR Certified

Ø  Proficient in facilitating physician orders, diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, treatment plans and interventions as well as monitoring status, maintaining detailed records/charts, and providing quality patient/family education

Ø  Proactively collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams to optimize patient outcomes

Ø  Effectively ensure compliance with established protocol/policies/procedures and regulatory standards

Associate in Science in Nursing, Caritas Laboure College-Dorchester, MA; 2008

Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science, Bridgewater State College-Bridgewater, MA; 2003

Medical/Surgical II, South Shore Hospital, Weymouth, MA        

Pediatrics, Newton-Wellesley Hospital, Newton, MA                              

Maternity, Caritas Norwood Hospital, Norwood, MA                  

Medical/ Surgical I, Carney Hospital, Dorchester, MA

Transitional Care Unit, Quincy Medical, Quincy, MA

Life Care Center of the South Shore, Scituate, MA                                                              2009-Present

Registered Nurse

  Effectively deliver direct nursing care for as many as 14 patients, from scheduling admissions through discharges; actively interface with multiple departments to maximize quality of care

  Efficiently monitor patients and advise physicians of clinical variances and maintain detailed patient charts/confidential files

  Proficiently evaluate staffing needs and strategically coordinate floor assignments

 

Caritas Norwood Hospital, Norwood, MA                                                                                             2007-2009

Nursing Assistant-Emergency Department

  Collaborated with multi-disciplinary team in providing emergency patient care, with responsibilities ranging from performing CPR, EKGs and blood glucose monitoring to obtaining specimens, weight and vital signs

  Additionally assisted with mobility and oral suctioning as well as preparing patients for procedures in support of nursing staff

 

Prior: Private Patient Care Assistant for Parkinson s disease patient with dementia; 2003-2005