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objective

exploring career opportunities to utilize healthcare, patient treatment, physician support, therapy protocols, organizational and communications abilities in a challenging geriatric/psychiatric (or other title) nursing assignment.

career profile

              certifications in bls, acls, pals, cpi, telemetry and critical care nursing.

              over 16 years of nursing background.

              three+ years of psychiatric nursing experience.

              strong focus on providing care for geriatric population.

              expertise in advanced patient treatment methodologies.

              knowledgeable in medical, surgical and progressive care treatments.

              demonstrated quantitative/qualitative research abilities.

              outstanding capacity to complete critical projects on time.

              proven capacity in communications and presentations.

              record of progression to positions of wide-ranging responsibility.

professional experience

melrose wakefield hospital/hallmark health, melrose, ma                                                          2005 - present

emergency department staff nurse

         recruited to play key role, including psychiatric nursing, in a high volume 22+ bed emergency unit.

         act as charge nurse as needed.

         provide care to wide-ranging groups in community,

         monitor and care for major acute onset illnesses.

         treat trauma, overdose of medications and stroke victims.

         prepare cardiac patients with acute mi for immediate intervention, i.e. cardiac catheterization.

         provide rapid care to acute respiratory distress patients.

         provide treatment for multiple psychiatric disorders.

         iv proficient with insertion and maintenance in adults.

         conduct treatments related to medical diagnosis.

         administer multiple po and iv medications.

         regarded as high performer in emergency department.

         selected as a corporate representative in newspapers, nursing magazines and on local television to attract staff to our facilities.

hallmark health lmh, medford, ma                                                                                                2000 - 2005

registered telemetry nurse

         retained for 34 bed unit with 24 beds in telemetry and 10 beds in medical/surgical.

         acted as night staff nurse, charge nurse and telemetry rn.

         directed four rn /lpn s and 2-3 cna s according to matrix and staffing needs.

         tracked, monitored and reported telemetry strips to physicians.

         personally cared for up to nine patients while performing other duties and treatments.

         designated as preceptor for new staff.

         selected for mentor program, a long-term relationship between two nurses for retention of staff and to develop novice nurses.

earlier background

prior to 2000, served as nursing supervisor, anne mark nursing home, revere, ma, and staff nurse, lawrence memorial hospital, medford, ma.  in these assignments, built outstanding supervisory, unit management, recruitment, patient care, surgical and documentation skill sets.

education/certifications

bunker hill community college, charlestown, ma, pre-health sciences, 1988-1991

somerville hospital school of nursing, somerville, ma, diploma, 1992, 3.5 gpa

vice president of the class of 1992

 

center for continuation, lawrence memorial campus, medford, ma

critical care nursing courses, certifications in bls, acls, pals, cpi, telemetry