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Sarah Aho

North Augusta,SC

Summary

Registered Nurse with 7 years of experience in direct patient care and nursing management positions in hospital setting and recent home health care setting. Experience spans across burn and reconstructive care, mental health, step down ICU, and med-surgical environments, and home health care. Passionate about providing programs and services in support of growth and healing for patients. Active listener with direct communication style and compassionate, non-judgmental approach to build patient and their family's trust and rapport. Outside-the-box thinker with strong crisis resolution skills.

Overview

16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Registered Nurse

Daybreak Adult Care Services
09.2023 - Current
  • Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams for improved patient outcomes and holistic care.
  • Improved patient quality of life by delivering compassionate and empathetic support during home visits.
  • Assessed patient conditions regularly, promptly reporting changes in status to healthcare providers for timely intervention.
  • Developed strong rapport with patients and families, fostering trust and open communication during care process.
  • Maintained accurate documentation of patient progress, treatments administered, and other pertinent information for thorough recordkeeping.
  • Fostered patient independence and self-management skills by teaching families how to assist with daily activities such as bathing, dressing, and mobility exercises.
  • Traveled to patients' homes on daily basis to assess health conditions and provide superior level of nursing care.
  • Monitored vital signs, developed and implemented care plans, and documented patient progress.

Clinical Nurse Coordinator

Doctors Hospital Of Augusta
07.2017 - Current
  • Collaborated with physicians and interdisciplinary teams to devise and manage individualized plans of care.
  • Educated patients and families on treatment, expected outcomes and discharge instructions, serving as advisory resource to patients, and families to facilitate recovery.
  • Supervised professional and paraprofessional nursing staff and delegated tasks to maintain continuum of care.
  • Interacted effectively with department managers to promptly correct problems and improve services.
  • Quickly responded to situations impacting safety and security to unit, actualizing crisis prevention interventions to control, and de-escalate situations.
  • Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
  • Advised patients and caregivers of proper wound management, discharge plan objectives, safe medication use, and disease management.
  • Monitored patient condition by interpreting and tracking EKG readings, identifying irregular telemetry readings, and updating team members on changes in stability or acuity.
  • Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections, and monitored responses.
  • Provided exceptional care to high-acute patients needing complex care such as endotracheal care, extensive wound care, and rehabilitation.
  • Directed day-to-day nursing and operational functions for 16-bed nursing burn step down ICU, ensuring exceptional delivery of care when developing well-rounded nursing teams
  • Supervised team of 6 nurses and 2 clinical nursing assistants

Lead Certified Pharmacy Technician

CVS Pharmacy
09.2007 - 09.2016
  • Consulted with insurance company representatives to complete claims processing, resolve concerns, and reconcile payments.
  • Maintained and updated patient records, prescription information, and patient data in accordance with HIPAA regulations.
  • Communicated with prescribers to verify medication dosages, refill authorizations, and patient information.
  • Coordinated verification and filling of more than 750 daily prescriptions in high-volume retail pharmacy environment

Education

Associate of Science - Nursing

Aiken Technical College
Graniteville, SC
05.2017

Skills

  • Nurse Leadership
  • Emergency Readiness
  • Creative Thinking
  • Unit Administration
  • Staff Education
  • Electronic Charting
  • Patient Education
  • Nurse Scheduling
  • Vital signs monitoring
  • Care Plan Management
  • Wound Care

Accomplishments

  • Earned 2 "Daisy Award" nominations for outstanding patient care.
  • Recognized as a consistently helpful and supportive professional by patients and staff alike.

Certification

  • ACLS - Advanced Cardiac Life Support
  • BLS - Basic Life Support
  • ABLS - Advanced Burn Life Support
  • PALS - Pediatric Advanced Life Support

Additional Information


  • Madison Gore, Clinical Nurse Coordinator, Doctors Hospital

ph: 864-380-3009

email: mlgore0817@gmail.com

  • Whitney Hillman, Unit Manager, Doctors Hospital

ph: 706-726-0876

email: w.hillman92@gmail.com

  • River McMahan, RN, Doctors Hospital

ph: 770-883-9961

email: mcmahanselby@gmail.com

Timeline

Registered Nurse

Daybreak Adult Care Services
09.2023 - Current

Clinical Nurse Coordinator

Doctors Hospital Of Augusta
07.2017 - Current

Lead Certified Pharmacy Technician

CVS Pharmacy
09.2007 - 09.2016

Associate of Science - Nursing

Aiken Technical College

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