Knowledgeable Nurse with deep understanding of patient care and medical procedures. Successfully managed diverse patient needs in various healthcare settings, ensuring high-quality care and patient satisfaction. Demonstrated strong communication and problem-solving skills while working collaboratively with healthcare teams.
- Administer medications via oral, intramuscular, and subcutaneous routes in accordance with physician orders and established protocols
- Conduct initial physical assessments and accurately obtain health histories from juvenile patients
- Administer and interpret tuberculosis (TB) skin tests while monitoring for adverse reactions
- Provide comprehensive wound care, including cleaning, dressing changes, and infection monitoring
- Prepare and deliver injections safely using proper anatomical landmarks and aseptic techniques
- Apply nursing judgment to assess whether a juvenile requires a higher level of care and escalate appropriately
- Respond promptly and effectively to emergent medical situations, ensuring patient stabilization and appropriate interventions
- Accurately enter and verify medication orders in accordance with provider directives and facility protocols, ensuring patient safety and compliance
- Monitoring patients’ health, behaviors and measuring vital signs.
- Maintaining accurate patient records and charting at the end of shift- - - Reporting any changes in conditions to a registered nurse or physician, while completing 15-minute observations
NHC Healthcare 7601 Parklane Road Columbia, SC 29223
- Infection Control (handwashing, PPE, sterile gloves)
- Conducting routine assessments and vitals signs
- Assisting in client hygiene, feeding, repositioning and ambulation
- Glucose testing
- Insertion, removal and maintain nasogastric tube
Well Path Correct Care 7901 Farrow Rd, Columbia, SC 29203
- Apply, monitor and remove restraints
- Administer oral, intramuscular and subcutaneous medications
Three Rivers Behavioural Health 2900 Sunset Blvd, West Columbia, SC 29169
- Monitor patient behaviors
- Obtain vital signs
- Attend patient group sessions
- Administer oral medications
Lexington Extended Care 815 Old Cherokee Rd, Lexington, SC 29072
- Medication administration (oral, intramuscular, subcutaneous, rectal, eye and ear)
- Collection of stool specimen
- Administration of an enema
- Performance of ostomy care
- Wound care, sterile dressing change
- Complete data collection to support physical assessment of an adult
- Insertion and removal of a straight catheter
- Administration of oxygen therapy
- Performance of tracheostomy care and suctioning
- Monitor and discontinuation of a peripheral IV
Midlands Health and Rehab 1007 N Kings St, Columbia, SC 29223
- Assisting with basic patient care
- Tracheostomy care
- Administration of oral medications
Waverly Women’s Health 2117 Gervais St, Columbia, SC 29204
- Witnessed ultrasounds
- Shadowing of a NP
- Witnessed the insertion of an IUD contraceptive
- Take patient vital signs
- Witnessed the removal of Nexplanon