Tonya Elaine Dodd
Travelers Rest
Summary
Compassionate Registered Nurse with distinguished understanding of hospital functions. Recognized for collaborating well with other colleagues to maintain top-notch healthcare practices. I am highly analytical, organized, and hard working.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
RN-Hospice Inpatient Administrative and General
Prisma Baptist Easley/Hospice of the Foothills
Greenville
02.2021 - Current
- To provide a wide range of services with the focus of providing optimum end of life care.
- To provide a professional, respectful, and caring nursing service to hospice patients in the inpatient unit.
- Collaborating with a multidisciplinary team reaching patient/family end of life goals.
- To operate within established scope of nursing practice and hospice philosophy.
- To be a supportive and cooperative team member with work colleagues and the broader multidisciplinary team.
- To focus on providing optimum end of life care.
Patient Care Manager
Crescent Hospice
Greenville
01.2018 - 01.2021
- Responsible for identifying and coordinating patient/family care to support terminally ill patients and families in their homes, skilled nursing facilities or residential care facilities.
- Monitor medical Services to assess the quality of care and the appropriate allocations of resources.
- Implement staff accountability initiatives for each operating unit.
- Interview, hire, and orient staff and manage ongoing staff development.
Registered Nurse, Floor Nurse II, PRN
Pelham Medical Center
Greer
01.2015 - 01.2018
- Responsible for monitoring patients on a telemetry unit; as well as carrying out traditional nursing duties such as assessments and medication needs.
- Act as a patient advocate; assess patient status and notify physicians of clinical changes.
Registered Nurse, Case Manager
Blue Ridge Hospice
Greenville
01.2012 - 01.2015
- Responsible for identifying and coordinating patient/family care to support terminally ill patients and families in their homes, skilled nursing facilities or residential care facilities.
Registered Nurse, Nocturnal Charge Nurse
DaVita Upstate Dialysis
Greenville
01.2012 - 01.2014
- Responsible for initiating, monitoring, and terminating hemodialysis treatments to patients with kidney failure.
- Evaluate staffing requirements and floor assignments.
Registered Nurse, Case Manager, PRN
Harmony Care Hospice
Greenville
01.2010 - 01.2012
- Responsible for identifying and coordination patient/family care to support terminally ill patients and families in their homes, skilled nursing facilities or residential care facilities.
Registered Nurse, Charge Nurse
Greenville Memorial Hospitals
Greenville
01.2008 - 01.2011
- Fulfilled the role as charge nurse, with the responsibility to supervise 5 RNs, 2 PCTs, and a Unit Secretary on the weekend night shift.
- Evaluate staffing requirements, floor assignments, and organized unit activities for a 32 bed telemetry unit that provided services to all surgery patients that required cardiac monitoring.
- Act as a patient advocate; assess patient status and notify physicians of clinical changes.
License Practical Nurse, Registered Nurse, PRN
The Haven at the Village of Chanticleer
Greenville
01.2007 - 01.2009
- Nocturnal Supervisor of an Alzheimer Unit.
- Fulfilled the role as charge nurse, with the responsibility to supervise 3 CNAs on the weekend night shift.
- Evaluate staffing requirements, floor assignments, for 3 Alzheimer units that provided care to a total of 30 residents.
- Act as a patient advocate; assessing residents’ needs and notifying the families or the physicians of clinical changes.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University Of South Caroline (Upstate)
Spartanburg, SCAssociate of Science - Nursing
Greenville Technical College
Greenville, SCSkills
- Skilled at developing comprehensive post-treatment plans with patients and doctors for quality healthcare
- Committed to patient education and advocacy
- Experienced in managing healthcare services to meet the needs of all patients with high-quality and cost effective medical care
- Accustomed to working within tight budgets to deliver exceptional services
- maintain compliance and meet changing needs
Timeline
RN-Hospice Inpatient Administrative and General
Prisma Baptist Easley/Hospice of the Foothills
02.2021 - Current
Patient Care Manager
Crescent Hospice
01.2018 - 01.2021
Registered Nurse, Floor Nurse II, PRN
Pelham Medical Center
01.2015 - 01.2018
Registered Nurse, Case Manager
Blue Ridge Hospice
01.2012 - 01.2015
Registered Nurse, Nocturnal Charge Nurse
DaVita Upstate Dialysis
01.2012 - 01.2014
Registered Nurse, Case Manager, PRN
Harmony Care Hospice
01.2010 - 01.2012
Registered Nurse, Charge Nurse
Greenville Memorial Hospitals
01.2008 - 01.2011
License Practical Nurse, Registered Nurse, PRN
The Haven at the Village of Chanticleer
01.2007 - 01.2009
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University Of South Caroline (Upstate)
Associate of Science - Nursing
Greenville Technical College