QUALIFICATIONS/KEY SKILLS

• Active RN in Massachusetts.
• Providing acute care to populations with complex medical issues, responding appropriately to emergency situations, and evaluating clients’ responses to interventions.
• Assessing, planning, implementing, and monitoring nursing care in a variety of settings – independent living, assisted living, private duty nursing, and hospice care.
• Clinical expertise; critical thinking skills; effective, collaborative communication with clients, their families and multidisciplinary care teams.
• Recognize and respect the emotional and psychological needs of diverse individuals, promoting an atmosphere of respect, dignity and compassionate care for clients and family.

EXPERIENCE

June 2020 – July 2022 | RN

North Hill Retirement Community – Needham, MA

• Provide routine and acute care to Crescent Heights for Independent Living and Vista Terrace for Enhanced Living residents, many of whom have multiple co-morbidities.
• Perform venipunctures and evaluate and discuss results with physicians; assess acute and chronic wounds and provide appropriate care; fill weekly medication boxes, administer PO and IM medications; carefully document all interventions.
• While managing caseload, also cover emergency situations (TIA, CVA, MI, fractures, falls, choking, lacerations) for approximately 400 independent living residents. Place 911 calls and appropriately triage individuals while waiting for ambulance, resulting in lifesaving interventions. 
• Collaborate closely with the residents’ physicians and their interdisciplinary care teams to discuss treatments and medications, daily assessing residents’ needs to revise plan of care as needed.
• Educate clients and families on treatment plans, maintaining strict confidentiality.
• Cover shifts on short notice and quickly adapt to changing priorities, successfully helping team to navigate two years of Covid-19 pandemic challenges.

2016 – Present | Geriatric Care Manager

Timeless Transitional Care – Waltham, MA

• Administer treatments and holistic care to private clients as they transition from chronic illness through death and dying.
• Serve as liaison and advocate for patient in hospice and other end of life care.
• Guide families as they navigate health care system and manage 24/7 care for their loved ones. 
• Recognized for exceptional bedside manner and skills, leading to word-of-mouth referrals. 

June 2019 – May 2020 | RN

Jet Com, Inc. – National private duty nursing agency based in Virginia

• Nursing care of private clients, including those with respiratory illness and seizure disorder.
• Administer clinical treatments – cough assistance, deep suctioning, tracheotomy care, chest physical therapy, G and J tube feeding, and medication administration.

2015-16 | School Health Clinic RN

Boston Trinity Academy – Brookline, MA

• Recruited to prepare school health office for review and reaccreditation by New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC), which was successfully achieved in 2016.
• Inventoried medical supplies, organized medicines, and reviewed triage protocol with staff.
• Supervised and trained staff on health information management of clinical health records.

2011-2013 | Home Care Nurse

Private Client – Boston, MA

• Assisted elderly patient with end-stage emphysema and clinical depression as she moved from home to three increasingly complex levels of facility nursing care.
• Accompanied client to doctors’ visits to advocate for her needs and collaborate with physicians.
• Communicated with family members to report on client’s condition, discuss care management and promote well-being of both client and family.

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE (Prior to 2012)

2 years | Visiting Nurse

Easter Seals VNA – Boston, MA

• Provided nursing care to adult clients in their homes in the Greater Boston Area. 
• Assisted in management of chronic illness, wound care, dressing changes, medication management, and overall health monitoring.

5 years | Med-Surg Staff Nurse

South Shore Hospital – South Weymouth, MA

Wentworth-Douglass Hospital – Dover, NH

• Provided comprehensive patient care for a wide variety of health care needs, with extensive experience on GI and Neurology units.
• Admitted patients, prepared patients for surgery, administered IVs, performed blood transfusions, performed assessments, and completed reports.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science in Nursing Degree (BSN) – University of New Hampshire – Durham, NH

• National Honor Society for Nursing

VOLUNTEER SERVICE

• 2012 – Present | President, Parents’ Association – Boston Trinity Academy, Boston, MA
• 2012 – Present | Board of Directors – Boston Trinity Academy, Boston, MA
• 2011, 2012 | Soccer Camp Nurse