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Alice Radford RN Resume 2
- 1. ALICE RADFORD 12222 S100th East Ave, Bixby, OK74008| (H) 509-630-7415 | ali_radford70@yahoo.com Professional Summary Responsible, caring Registered Nurse with over three years' experience on a cardiac telemetry, inpatient hospital floor. Patient advocate, caregiver, educator; able to communicate well with others while maintaining a friendly, professional demeanor at all times. Skills Effective interpersonal, written, and oral Working knowledge of general disease communication skills among healthcare state management processes, providers, patients, and families; an bio-psychosocial model, and clinical active listener pathways, and active learner Ability to organize and prioritize work in an Motivated to provide excellent patient effective and efficient manner care, to ensure patient satisfaction Critical thinker, good judgment and Good customer service skills both in decision making person and via telephone Hard working, detail oriented, with proven Computer experience; type 60 wpm, ability to delegate ability to learn and navigate new software quickly and effectively Experience Registered Nurse 05/2012 to 11/2015 Saint Francis Hospital – Tulsa, OK Assess, plan, implement and evaluate nursing care for 5-7 patients, with necessary documentation Monitor and evaluate patient functional status Administer medications, treatments, wound care, and dressing changes Care for patients with: chest pain-etiology unknown, cardiac dysrhythmia, MI, CHF, hypertension, COPD, pneumonia, syncope, abdominal pain, dementia, post-surgical, pre and post catheterization, pacemaker and EP study patients Prepare care plans which include education and preparation for continued care after discharge. Educate patients and their families regarding the illness/disease, symptoms, medications to take, side effects, when to call the doctor, and what they can do at home to monitor, and hopefully prevent return of symptoms, and additional
- 2. hospitalizations Perform and delegateinterventions in a fast-paced specialized cardiac telemetry unit/hospital overflow Collaborate with staff in all aspects of patient's care; nurses, doctors, surgeons, RT, PT, social work, pharmacy, dietary, lab, and many other departments in hospital Member of Skin Champions; evaluate the skin of every patient in the hospital quarterly, perform skin care and dressing changes as needed; confirm that documentation is correct for patients who have wounds; attend lecture and receive training on skin and wound related topics Abstractor 08/2011 to 04/2012 Wenatchee Valley Medical Center (Community Choice) – Wenatchee, WA Abstracted files from previous computerized medical record to new EPIC electronic medical record at Wenatchee Valley Medical Center. Transferred confidential information, maintaining information privacy, security, and integrity for patients and medical staff Caregiver 08/2011 to 01/2012 Mission Vista – Residential Living – Wenatchee, WA Provided assistance to adults with developmental disabilities In-homecare and assistance given to individuals with Downs' syndrome and dementia Caregiver 04/2009 to 02/2010 Western Saddlerock Adult Family Home – Wenatchee, WA Provided complete patient care for six elderly residents with co-morbidities, including dementia, Parkinson's disease, cerebral vascular accident, asthma, and diabetes Assisted with medications and treatments; changed dressings, performed blood glucose testing, and other tasks delegated by the RN Consulted with health care providers, healthcare facilities, families, and pharmacies Educated patients and families about illnesses, therapies, current diet requirements Education Associate of Science: Nursing Dec 2011 Wenatchee Valley College - Wenatchee, WA Awards – Dean's List, Member of Phi Theta Kappa (Honor Society) Associate of Science: Communicative Disorders Apr 1993 Brigham Young University-Idaho - Rexburg, ID Leadership Scholarship Licensure RN License – Oklahoma 105630, Issue date: 05/11/2012, Expiration date: 04/30/2016