Garth Bealor
Charleston
Summary
Diligent Nursing professional with demonstrated success in emergency patient care. Agile and responsive to dynamic patient needs and environmental conditions. Team-oriented and reliable with expert healthcare knowledge, clear verbal and written communication skills and sound clinical judgment.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse
Ralph H. Johnson Veterans Affairs Emergency Room
08.2023 - Current
- Utilized critical thinking skills to prioritize nursing interventions based on patients acuity levels and individual needs.
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Facilitated clear communication with patients, families, and colleagues, fostering a positive environment in a fast-paced setting, giving veterans the best care possible.
- Educated patients and families on post-discharge care instructions, promoting adherence to prescribed regimens for improved health outcomes at home.
Charge Nurse
Centre Pointe Emergency
04.2022 - 09.2023
- Coordinated nursing care on unit through staff assignments, assisting and rounding with physicians, monitoring patient orders and communicating with ancillary departments.
- Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients and determined next course of action.
- Optimized patient satisfaction through timely response to concerns and effective communication among staff members.
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
Registered Nurse
Aya Healthcare
08.2021 - 04.2022
- Provided nursing care within level 2 Emergency Room as full-time travel nurse.
- Managed 5:1 nurse to patient ratios.
- Remained aware of patient needs to respond quickly to changes in condition or response to treatment.
- Collaborated with physicians and interprofessional health care team to facilitate, coordinate, and maintain quality care and achieve desired treatment outcomes.
- Evaluated and stabilized patients by managing varying acuity and conditions, from minor and non-urgent to critical and emergent.
- Leveraged triage process to deliver timely and appropriate care to patients and accurately assign triage categories.
- Initiated and documented accurate and ongoing assessment of physical and psychosocial concerns to treat patients.
- Learned protocols and procedures in new medical environment quickly to facilitate nursing care.
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
Registered Nurse
Centre Pointe Emergency
07.2019 - 09.2021
- Provided nursing care within free standing emergency room full-time.
- Triaged patients and determined priority of care based on physical, psychological, and social needs.
- Performed medical procedures, such as basic first aid, venipuncture, cardiac monitoring, wound care, and cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
- Initiated and documented accurate and ongoing assessment of physical and psychosocial concerns to treat patients.
- Administered different therapies and medications in line with physician orders and treatment plan.
- Kept optimal supply levels in treatment rooms, triage and other areas to meet typical patient loads.
- Communicated openly and collaboratively with all healthcare staff to organize successful patient care.
- Educated patients and answered questions about health condition, prognosis and treatment.
PATIENT CARE TECHNICIAN
Roper Hospital
05.2017 - 06.2019
- Helped maintain patient cleanliness through support for bathing, bathroom needs, and other areas of personal hygiene.
- Tested medical equipment proficiency and recalibrated machinery to stay within strict performance standards.
- Supported patient comfort, adjusting bed settings, changing sheets, and repositioning to prevent bedsores.
- Monitored food, beverage, and medication intake and alerted supervisory staff to changes in patient condition.
- Collaborated successfully by working with others to meet unit and organizational goals and to promptly attend to needs of patients and care team.
- Carefully supported patients when moving them between beds, tables and stretchers.
Hospital Corpsman
United States Navy, USN
02.2008 - 02.2013
- Provided care within naval vessel and to Marine Corps recruits.
- Performed general laboratory, pharmacy, and other patient support services to implement patient treatment plans.
- Delivered preventive care and medications, including immunizations and intravenous fluids to support patient well-being.
- Drove administrative supply and accounting procedures within medical departments ashore and afloat to manage clinical operations.
- Assisted in prevention and treatment of disease, disability, and injury using first aid and preventive medicine procedures.
- Attended to emergency situations to deliver care as qualified first responder.
- Provided leadership, delegation and exceptional medical service in high-pressure situations.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Charleston Southern University
05.2019
STARN Nursing Residency
HCA Healthcare
07.2019
Skills
- Critical Thinking
- Clear Patient Communication
- Patient Condition Monitoring
- Medication Administration
- Delegation and Motivation
- Direct Patient Care
Certification
- Basic Life Support
- Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support
- Trauma Nursing Core Certified
- Emergency Nursing Pediatric Certified
- NIH Stroke Scale
- Bioterrorism and Mass Casualty
Timeline
Registered Nurse
Ralph H. Johnson Veterans Affairs Emergency Room
08.2023 - Current
Charge Nurse
Centre Pointe Emergency
04.2022 - 09.2023
Registered Nurse
Aya Healthcare
08.2021 - 04.2022
Registered Nurse
Centre Pointe Emergency
07.2019 - 09.2021
PATIENT CARE TECHNICIAN
Roper Hospital
05.2017 - 06.2019
Hospital Corpsman
United States Navy, USN
02.2008 - 02.2013
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Charleston Southern University
STARN Nursing Residency
HCA Healthcare
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