AMY YOUNG
Albany
Summary
Talented self-motivated individual that is dedicated to completing each job with an emphasis on safety, quality, and customer services. Possess strong instructional and motivational skills to enhance co-worker performance. I have 20 years of Nursing experience, including a Nurse Director, CNA including in Hospitals and out patients clinics. I have experience with tracheostomy care, and vents. I have performed procedures such a EKG's. I also have experienced in procedures such as vasectomy's, IUD's and mole removing. I have Leadership experience, worked as a Nurse Director at Innovative PCH and Home Health from October 2015 to August 2016.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Practical nurse
Department of Defense
12.2017 - Current
- Administer prescribed medications or start intravenous fluids, noting times and amounts on patients' charts.
- Provide basic patient care or treatments, such as taking temperatures or blood pressures, dressing wounds.
- Sterilize equipment and supplies, using germicides, sterilizer, or autoclave.
- Answer patients' calls and determine how to assist them.
- Measure and record patients' vital signs, such as height, weight, temperature, blood pressure, pulse, and respiration.
- Work as part of a healthcare team to assess patient needs, plan and modify care, and implement interventions.
- Collect and study samples such as blood, urine, or sputum from patients, and perform routine laboratory tests on samples by using equipment such as microscopes thermo-cyclers micro centrifuges and other laboratory equipment.
- Make appointments, keep records, or perform other clerical duties in doctors' offices or clinics.
- Prepare patients for examinations, tests, or treatments and explain procedures.
- Provide medical treatment or personal care to patients settings, keeping rooms orderly, seeing that patients are comfortable and in good spirits, or instructing family members in simple nursing tasks.
- Assemble and use equipment, such as catheters, tracheotomy tubes, or oxygen suppliers.
- Evaluate nursing intervention outcomes, conferring with other healthcare team members as necessary.
- Set up equipment and prepare medical treatment rooms.
- Apply compresses, ice bags, or hot water bottles.
- Inventory and requisition supplies and instruments.
- Observe patients, charting and reporting changes in patients' conditions, such as adverse reactions to medication or treatment, and taking any necessary action.
- Reviewing, entering, and processing work order data in data systems: and
- Generating analytical reports to track and report progress: and
- Identifying data trends and opportunities that impact priorities and objectives: and
- Performing administrative and support activities including filing, telephone calls, word processing, creating spreadsheets and presentations, and internet research.
- Deliver nutrition services, education and products to optimize Soldier performance, overall unit readiness, and mission success.
- Conduct comprehensive health and nutrition assessments, such as nutrition behavior screenings, body composition analysis, and indirect calorimetry.
- Screen Soldiers to identify nutrition problems and provide education and referral for nutrition counseling.
- Apply various behavior change and health coaching strategies, including trans-theoretical model of behavior change, health belief model, self-efficacy, mindful listening, motivational interviewing, and facilitation of wellness vision.
- Provide health coaching and education on topics such as physical fitness, nutritional readiness, sleep, general wellness, menu development, and nutrient analysis.
- Ensure complete and timely data collection and entry in data trackers and software.
- Perform market surveys of the health care community by telephoning, researching library references and/or other medical references in order to compile, evaluate and summarize statistical and factual data.
- Track the progress of contracts by maintaining and processing information needed to monitor all actions, documentation and utilization of health care provider services.
- Research requirements for complex health care/clinical services to be provided on a contractual basis by civilian health care providers both individual and institutional.
- Oversee Direct Healthcare Provider Program (DHCPP) and service contracts and ensures that contracts are properly administered and in compliance with related regulations and policies.
- Utilizes and manipulates many independent systems to create, modify, and reconcile complicated data.
- Manages the automated system/processes, establishing new accounts, reviewing, and validating the transfer of funds in the budget.
- Working with historical data, evaluates and establishes cost estimates for recurring charges and adjusts as spending occurs.
License practical nurse
Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital
07.2017 - 12.2017
- Administered prescribed medications and injections, started intravenous fluids, and documented patients' charts by recording food and fluid intake and output.
- Answered patients' calls and determined how to assist them, as well provided family support.
- Measured and recorded patients' vital signs, such as height, weight, temperature, blood pressure, pulse and respiration.
- Provided basic patient care and treatments, such as dressed wounds, treated bedsores, gave enemas, douches, and performed catheterizations.
- Assisted patients with bathing, dressing, maintaining personal hygiene, moving in bed, standing and walking.
- Integral member of a health care team charged with assessing patient needs, planning or modifying care and implementing interventions.
Nurse Director
Innovative PCH and Home Health
08.2015 - 09.2016
- Administered prescribed medications and injections, started intravenous fluids, and documented patients' charts by recording food and fluid intake and output.
- Answered patients' calls and determined how to assist them, as well provided family support.
- Schedule and cancel appointment, transfer patients to different providers.
- Measured and recorded patients' vital signs, such as height, weight, temperature, blood pressure, pulse and respiration.
- Provided basic patient care and treatments, such as dressed wounds, treated bedsores, gave enemas, douches, and performed catheterizations.
- Assisted patients with bathing, dressing, maintaining personal hygiene, moving in bed, standing and walking.
- Integral member of a health care team charged with assessing patient needs, planning or modifying care and implementing interventions.
- Develop/maintain effective and efficient communication with the patient, interdisciplinary team, during the inpatient to outpatient discharge time period.
- Established the total inventory of the supplies in relationship to change in demand, funds, depot lead time and delivery as scheduled.
- Purchased office supplies and equipment through the use of simplified purchase while using the government Card.
- Coordinate material support for assigned work operations and ensure supplies and equipment are provided on a timely, effective and efficient manner.
Education
LICENSE PRACTICAL NURSE - NURSING
COLUMBUS TECHNICAL COLLEGE
01.2012
MEDICAL CODING - CODING
ALBANYTECHNICAL COLLEGE
01.2006
Skills
- Scheduled appointments
- Blood pressure monitoring
- Computer Programming
- Injections
- Medical Coder
- Nursing home
- Patient care
- Urinalysis
- Intravenous therapy
- Computerized charting
- STD counseling
- People skills
- Great bedside manner
- Adhering to the Company’s guidelines
- Adaptability
- Enthusiastic people person
- Advanced problem-solving
- Great organizational
- Active Listening
- Customer and Personal Service
- Coordination
- Therapy and Counseling
- Monitoring
- Education and Training
Certification
- Licensed Practical Nurse
- Certified Medical Coder
- Computer Programming
- CPR and First Aid Certified
- ACLS
References
LTC Kenneth Davis (571) 330-3971
CPT Salima Carter (762)207-7174
Debra Nieva (229)403-2988 dnieves@albanytech.edu
Timeline
Practical nurse
Department of Defense
12.2017 - Current
License practical nurse
Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital
07.2017 - 12.2017
Nurse Director
Innovative PCH and Home Health
08.2015 - 09.2016
LICENSE PRACTICAL NURSE - NURSING
COLUMBUS TECHNICAL COLLEGE
MEDICAL CODING - CODING
ALBANYTECHNICAL COLLEGE
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