Eleanor Cooke

Primary clinic nurse working with Medical Oncologist to provide optimal patient care before, during and after cancer treatment protocol.

• Assessed patients during course of treatment to identify concerning reactions.
• Counseled patients and provided listening ear and emotional support.
• Evaluated patient histories, complaints, and current symptoms.
• Communicated with healthcare team members to plan, implement and enhance treatment strategies.
• Educated family members and caregivers on patient care instructions.
• Led teams in driving successful patient outcomes by prioritizing standard of care and best practices.
• Conveyed treatment options, diagnosis information and home care techniques to patients and caregivers to continue care consistency.
• Explained course of care and medication side effects to patients and caregivers in easy-to-understand terms.
• Used first-hand knowledge and clinical expertise to advocate for patients under care and enacted prescribed treatment strategies.
• Implemented interprofessional collaboration, as needed, to meet patient needs for optimal care.
• Monitored patient test results and followed up on abnormal results, advising medical oncologist of same.
• Acted as preceptor to nursing students and new staff.
• Advocated for patients by communicating care preferences to practitioners, verifying interventions met treatment goals and identifying insurance coverage limitations.
• Organized and managed care of patients undergoing various therapies and procedures.

Worked medical, mental health, palliative care and long term care units.

• Managed care from admission to discharge.
• Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
• Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
• Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
• Implemented medication and IV administration, catheter insertion, and airway management.
• Evaluated healthcare needs, goals for treatment, and available resources of each patient and connected to optimal providers and care.
• Offered listening ear to both patients and loved ones to meet emotional and mental, as well as physical needs.
• Provided high level of quality, compassionate care to patients and caregivers during each nursing shift.
• Recognized and understood specific stages of dying process, providing comfort-based care during vulnerable times.
• Explained course of care and medication side effects to patients and caregivers in easy-to-understand terms.
• Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients, and determined next course of action.
• Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses, including chemotherapy.

• Employed variety of teaching strategies and instructional techniques to meet different aptitudes and interests of students.
• Established and maintained standards of student behavior to provide productive, orderly classroom environment.
• Encouraged active learning by creating lessons and projects to engage problem-solving and creative abilities.

• Engaged with customers to effectively build rapport and lasting relationships.
• Provided positive first impressions to welcome existing, new, and potential customers.
• Accurately processed POS transactions, returning coin, currency, payment cards, and receipts to customers.
• Used sewing expertise to advise customers on sewing projects.

Provided nursing care to patients on a one to one basis.

• Organized racks and shelves to maintain store visual appeal, engage customers, and promote specific merchandise.
• Handled cash transactions efficiently while adhering to company cash handling policies, ensuring accuracy in all financial exchanges.
• Built relationships with customers to encourage repeat business.
• Managed returns, exchanges and refunds in accordance with store policy.
• Reconciled banking information, sales records, deposits, and bank statements.
• Prepared payroll and performed other duties related to payroll department.

Helped maintain patient's social, emotional, and cognitive growth during hospitalization.

Provided play for patients and other related duties.

• Answered patron questions in-person or by phone regarding library services and resources.
• Gained strong understanding of various methods for cataloging books and other materials.
• Placed books on proper shelves when returned to circulation.
• Handled check-in and check-out process of library books and materials at circulation desk.