Jacob Edwards
Vacaville
Summary
Skilled nursing professional with two years of experience and passion for providing highest quality of behavioral and medical care. Compassionate and empathetic care for patients and families using evidence based practice, resulting in improved patient satisfaction and enhanced well-being. Skillfully assesses health status, develops diagnoses and manages care for patients with acute and chronic concerns improving patient outcomes. Experienced in structured and unstructured environments, smoothly coordinating multiple activities and competing priorities.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Nurse Externship Emergence Room
MU Health Care
07.2020 - 08.2020
- Conduct quick assessments regarding my patients chief compliant
- Used effective communication skills to report to the doctors regarding my patient’s complaint
- Used safe medication administration under supervision of my preceptor
- Experience with starting IV’s on my patients and other nurses’ patients under supervision of a nurse
- Use therapeutic communication skills to reorient and calm agitated patients
- Float to Women’s and Children Emergency Department
- Gained knowledge regarding putting on splints on kids
- Use effective communication and interactive skills while taking care of children
Medical Orderly
Columbia Orthopedic Group
03.2019 - 08.2020
- Assist in quality improvement of logs, paperwork, files, and chart audits
- Prepare operative rooms and decontaminate pre-operative and post-operative rooms
- Hold patients’ extremities using aseptic technique intraoperative
- Restock blanket warmers patient gowns, towels, irrigation fluids, arm cradles, and multiple other supplies.
Telemetry Instructor
David Grant Medical Center
09.2023 - Current
- Assist nurses and technicians interpret basic EKG reading ensuring quality patient care
- Utilize patient EKG examples to enhance EKG rhythm interpretation resulting in improved patient care
- Assist in identification of lethal rhythms and knowing what to do when a lethal rhythm occurs to improve patient outcome
- Explain importance of measuring EKG intervals such as PR interval and QT interval to prevent lethal rhythms from occurring
Intensive Care Registered Nurse
David Grant Medical Center
03.2023 - Current
- Manage patient airway by monitoring ventilator settings, making sure endotracheal tube is in place, auscultate lung sounds bilaterally ensuring proper care is given.
- Explain health care issues and ramifications to patients and families to promote informed medical care choices resulting in improved patient and family satisfaction.
- Observe patients' vital signs and administer physician-prescribed medications and treatments ensuring patient status is a priority.
- Conduct patient assessments, recorded vitals, and analyzed records and charts to define care requirements.
- Evaluated patient histories, complaints, and current symptoms to deliver their medical needs.
Staff Nurse, CVICU
MU Health Care
06.2021 - 12.2022
- Assist physicians at bed side procedures such as gathering supplies and administering appropriate procedural medications resulting in higher quality of care.
- Provide productive feedback to patients to improve their knowledge of his or her medical diagnosis and how to manage with the outcome of improved patient compliance post discharge.
- Acquired knowledge of the Impella device and how to manage during patient care
- Build professional work-related relationships with the staff to provide a cohesive and trusting environment
- Assess patients' condition, notify the physician of clinical changes as well as preparing and implement patient care plans enhancing patient satisfaction
- Monitor vital signs, adequacy of ventilation, and levels of consciousness and pain resulting in superior patient care
- Communicate patients’ condition to family members in a compassionate and non-technical manner
- Anticipate patient needs such as ordering another bag of life saving medications before running the bag dry or administering antinausea medications before transporting to MRI or CT if patient is known to have nausea
- Assist the nursing staff for patient turns, codes, and procedures without asking if they need help; providing team cohesiveness
- Use critical thinking skills by solving my patient’s problems and making a conclusion about my patients condition such as early signs of cardiogenic shock.
Community Service
COVID Swab
05.2021 - 07.2021
- Actively engage in a pandemic to help reduce the spread of the infection
- Identify people that meets the criteria of obtaining a swab
- Swab people through the nasopharyngeal route to identify if the infection is present or not
Patient Care Technician, ER
MU Health Care
08.2020 - 05.2021
- Clean patient rooms and restock nursing supplies
- Assist nurses and doctors during traumas by setting up arterial lines, Belmont rapid infusion machine, and gathering other supplies nurses and doctors will need
- Assist nurses and doctors during a code blue by scribing, initiate CPR, and/or grab supplies whenever needed
- Cultivated relationships with patients, discussing ways to help improve overall health while alleviating self-harm practices
- Obtain blood cultures and blood samples through a straight stick
- Transport patients from the emergency department to their designated location of admission
Care Team Associate Clinical
MU Health Care
08.2020 - 03.2021
- Floated to various departments throughout the hospital
- Obtained vital signs and blood glucose
- Measure intake and output effectively on patients with strict intake and output
- Answered patient assistance calls, assessed needs, and offered qualified support.
- Obtained patient vital signs and reported results to staff nurse or physician, noting changes from prior measurements.
- Assisted in transferring patients, beds and patient care equipment to other rooms adhering to necessary safety precautions.
Practicum Student CVICU
MU Health Care
11.2020 - 01.2021
- Used effective communication skills to report my patient’s status to my preceptor
- Used the nursing process to conduct a critical assessment on my patients
- Administer medications safely under supervision of my preceptor
- Collaborate my patient’s health with the health care team
- Experience with emptying JP drains
- Use effective calculations for intake and output in patients with JP drains, wound vac, wound manager, chest tubes, foley catheter, and rectal tubs
- Help identify appropriate mixing of medications while patients have multiple IV medications running
Distinction Project
Columbia College
09.2020 - 12.2020
- Actively conducted nursing research regarding low back pain prevention among nurses to understand how nurses are developing work related back pain
- Acquired knowledge and an understanding of the process of conducting nursing research
Volunteer
Veterans Affair Hospital
06.2017 - 01.2019
- Gained communication skills by talking with patients while transporting them from one department to another
- Assist nurses in the ICU by gathering necessary supplies for procedures
- Restock necessary medical supplies such as disinfectant wipes, towels, blankets, oxygen tubes, etc
- Disinfect nursing stations and medical equipment using aseptic technique
- Helped file and organize important documents
- Loaded and unloaded supplies in the warehouse
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Columbia College
Columbia, MO05.2021
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Columbia College
Columbia, MO05.2021
Skills
- Swan-Ganz Catheters
- Cardiac Surgery
- Airway Management
- Critical Care Unit (CCU)
- Patient Interaction
- Interpreting EKGs
- Monitoring Telemetry
- Impella
- Intra Aortic Balloon Pump
- Ventilators
Timeline
Telemetry Instructor
David Grant Medical Center
09.2023 - Current
Intensive Care Registered Nurse
David Grant Medical Center
03.2023 - Current
Staff Nurse, CVICU
MU Health Care
06.2021 - 12.2022
Community Service
COVID Swab
05.2021 - 07.2021
Practicum Student CVICU
MU Health Care
11.2020 - 01.2021
Distinction Project
Columbia College
09.2020 - 12.2020
Patient Care Technician, ER
MU Health Care
08.2020 - 05.2021
Care Team Associate Clinical
MU Health Care
08.2020 - 03.2021
Nurse Externship Emergence Room
MU Health Care
07.2020 - 08.2020
Medical Orderly
Columbia Orthopedic Group
03.2019 - 08.2020
Volunteer
Veterans Affair Hospital
06.2017 - 01.2019
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Columbia College
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Columbia College
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