Alexis VanDerWeele
Walkerton,IN
Summary
Compassionate nurse with almost three years of diverse experience in direct patient care. Skilled at multitasking and prioritizing patient needs in a high-pressure, fast-paced environment. Offering expertise with emergency and bedside specialty.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse
Beacon Health System Memorial Hospital
06.2023 - Current
- Administer medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections and monitor responses.
- Collaborate with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing changing conditions.
- Documented treatments delivered, medications and IVs administered, discharge instructions, and follow-up care.
- Communicated openly and collaboratively with all healthcare staff to organize successful patient care.
- Educated the patient with their family members and caregivers on patient care instructions.
- Precepted new nurses, providing guidance on unit functions and individual roles, hospital policies and procedures and nursing best practices.
Patient Care Assistant
Beacon Health System Memorial Hospital
06.2021 - 06.2023
- Recognized and reported abnormalities or changes in patients' health status to staff nurse.
- Maintained clean and safe environment to promote patient safety and comfort.
- Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
- Recorded temperature, blood pressure, pulse, or respiration rate as directed by medical or nursing staff.
- Attended to patient and family's immediate needs and concerns by acknowledging and providing required attention.
- Answered call lights and supported patient comfort and safety by adjusting bed rails and equipment.
- Monitored and maintained cleanliness, sanitation, and organization of assigned station and service areas.
- Supported patient mobility needs with correct assistive devices and proper body mechanics to prevent injuries.
Education
Bachelor of Science Nursing (BSN) - Nursing Science
Indiana University Fort Wayne
IN05-2023
Skills
- Infectious disease control
- IV insertion and management
- Patient assessments
- Medication and IV administration
- Empathy
- Ethics and confidentiality
- Emergency triage
- Airway management
- EMR / EHR
- Critical thinking
Certification
- PALS - Pediatric Advanced Life Support
- ACLS- Advanced Cardiac Life Support
- NRP- Neonatal Resuscitation Program
- NIHSS- National Institutes for Health Stroke Scale
Timeline
Registered Nurse
Beacon Health System Memorial Hospital
06.2023 - Current
Patient Care Assistant
Beacon Health System Memorial Hospital
06.2021 - 06.2023
Bachelor of Science Nursing (BSN) - Nursing Science
Indiana University Fort Wayne