Colleen Derrick
Fresno
Summary
Compassionate registered nurse with background in emergency and critical care. Skilled in fast-paced environments, prioritizing patient needs and delivering high-quality care. Strong communication abilities ensure effective collaboration with healthcare teams. Improved patient satisfaction through attentive service and advocacy.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
Work History
Home Health Nurse
Valley Regional Home Health
Fresno
04.2025 - Current
- Ensured quality assurance standards are met through regular chart audits and review processes.
- Responded promptly to emergency calls from clients needing urgent attention at home.
- Attended continuing education courses related to home health nursing practices.
- Assessed patient needs and developed care plans accordingly.
- Facilitated communication between patients, families and healthcare providers.
- Adhered strictly to infection control protocols while caring for clients in their homes.
- Provided home health care services such as wound care, medication administration, and IV therapy.
- Developed personalized care plans for patients based on individual needs.
- Coordinated patient discharge planning with physicians, social workers, case managers, therapists, pharmacists and other healthcare professionals involved in the patient's care plan.
Correctional Nurse - Per Diem
Wellpath
Fresno
08.2024 - Current
- Prescribes medication as needed.
- Orders, interprets and analyzes laboratory reports and findings.
- Collaborates with medical services staff to ensure integrated care.
- Documents all clinical encounters and medication management, appointments in the health record in accordance with DRC policy and protocols.
- Participates in treatment planning, treatment team meetings pertaining to his/her caseload inmates.
- Provides psychiatric/mental health care services to offenders incarcerated in correctional institutions.
- Provides clinical supervision and consultation for registered nurses and other mental health staff on issues pertaining to psychotropic medication management and other clinical issues.
- Receives clinical supervision from collaborating physician on a regular basis.
- Participates as a member of behavioral health staff in development of overall goals, objectives, standards, policies and guidelines for assigned mental health programs.
- Execute medical regimens as prescribed by licensed Physicians, Dentists, Nurse Practitioners (NPs), Physician Assistants (PAs), and Podiatrists.
OR Circulating Nurse - Per Diem
Eye Q Vision Care
Fresno
07.2024 - Current
- Acting as an advocate for the patient before, during and after surgery.
- Monitoring and recording the patient's vitals pre-operation.
- Preparing the surgical tools and materials that the surgical team will need during the operation.
- Recording every aspect of an operation, including the names and titles of those performing the surgery, the tools used, the amount of anesthetic a patient received and how long the surgery took.
- Advising the surgical team on potential harm to the patient during surgery.
- Assisting surgeons during the surgery if needed.
- Escorting patients to the recovery room post-operation.
- Cleaning the operating room post-operation.
- Accounting for all tools used during the procedure.
Float Nurse II
Community Medical Centers
Fresno
05.2022 - 08.2024
- Experienced in Step Down ICU, PACU, CPCU, Med Surg, Emergency, Observation, Telemetry, Oncology, Orthopedics, Neurology, Rehabilitation and Pediatrics.
- Provides direct nursing care to a wide variety of patients requiring continuous 24-hour medical and nursing treatment using a problem solving approach and in accordance with the standards, guidelines and scope of professional nursing practice to facilitate individual nursing care to patients.
- Assist in promoting the autonomy of patient and help them to express their health needs and values to obtain appropriative information and services.
- Maintained an up-to-date knowledge of current trends in medical care practices.
- Participated in continuing education programs to stay abreast of new developments in the field of nursing.
- Evaluated patient responses to treatments and interventions and documented changes in patient's conditions accurately in the EHR system.
- Assisted physicians during procedures such as intubation, catheterization.
Education
Associate - Registered Nursing
Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts
Fresno12.2020
B.S. - Health Services Administration
Bay Path University
Longmeadow07.2017
A.S. - Science
National University
Fresno01.2010
A.A. - General Studies
Fresno City College
Fresno05.2004
Skills
- Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS)
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support
- Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
- Immunizations and vaccinations
- HIPAA compliance
- Home health services
- Patient assessment
- Wound care
- NIHSS
Languages
English
Timeline
Home Health Nurse
Valley Regional Home Health
04.2025 - Current
Correctional Nurse - Per Diem
Wellpath
08.2024 - Current
OR Circulating Nurse - Per Diem
Eye Q Vision Care
07.2024 - Current
Float Nurse II
Community Medical Centers
05.2022 - 08.2024
Associate - Registered Nursing
Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts
B.S. - Health Services Administration
Bay Path University
A.S. - Science
National University
A.A. - General Studies
Fresno City College
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