Elma Zahirovic
Loves Park
Summary
Experienced registered nurse with compassionate nature, providing comprehensive patient care and possessing excellent communication skills. Demonstrates strong teamwork abilities and exceptional leadership qualities, adapting well to diverse patient populations and cultivating trusting relationships to enhance outcomes. Efficiently collaborates with healthcare professionals to promote the advancement of patient care. Proficient in English and Bosnian, with conversational proficiency in Spanish.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Infection Control Manager RN, MSN
Alden Debes Rehab and Health Care Center
08.2024 - 12.2024
- Responsible for preventing and managing healthcare-associated infections within healthcare setting
- Developed and implemented infection control protocols
- Monitored compliance with hygiene practices
- Educated healthcare staff and patients on infection prevention measures
- Improved safety procedures to create safe working conditions for workers.
Registered Nurse (RN)
RN Clinic
07.2022 - 01.2024
- Responsible for overseeing the operations of the RN clinic (responsible and accountable for the day-to-day operations of the RN clinic)
- Providing care to patients at the RN clinic in accordance with standing orders
- Mentoring and guiding other team members of nurses
- Administered training to other team members
- Being the primary point of contact for immunizations (IDPH, purchased, COVID immunizations)
- Triaging patients
- Placing orders given by physicians for necessary medications, diagnostic tests, and referrals
- Providing patients with knowledge regarding Diabetes, Hypertension and other conditions, self-care, and lifestyle modifications that can enhance the effectiveness of a treatment
- Managed Hypertension while working alongside physicians and specialists
- Educating patients and their families about their condition
- Conducting urinalysis, blood glucose tests, ear flushes, wound dressings, educating and administering B12 injections, testosterone, Trulicity, Ozempic, Insulin, various types of immunizations for pediatric and adult patients
- Staple/stitches removal
Registered Nurse (RN)
Javon Bea Hospital - Riverside (Medsurg Department, 6th Floor)
10.2021 - 07.2022
- Admitting and assessing patients
- Administering medications and treatments
- Monitoring vital signs and symptoms
- Operating and tracking medical equipment
- Running and ordering tests
- Coordinating care with physicians and specialists
- Charting patient progress
Certified Medical Assistant
Ortho Illinois
04.2013 - 02.2019
- Clinical lead for Dr. Enke Pain Management and Rehabilitation (PM&R) 2017-2019
- Clinical lead for Dr. Davenport Sports Medecine 2013-2015
- Provided mentorship and guidance to fellow team members
- Worked in several different specialties including Orthopedic sports surgeons, total joints, pediatrics, and pain managements physicians
- Roomed patients, record patients' medical history and vitals
- Stocked the rooms and prepare for patients
- Prepared patients' charts prior to their appointment
- Telephoning prescriptions to pharmacies
- Telephoning test results to patients and initiating appropriate referrals under physician supervision
- Assisted with examinations, cortisone and Synvisc injections under ultrasound
- Assisted with EMGs and Compartment pressure testing
- Staple/stitches removal after surgery
- Performed EKGs
Education
Masters of Science in Nursing - Leadership and Administration
Capella University
07.2024
Bachelor of Science in Nursing - undefined
Capella University
02.2024
Professional Nursing - undefined
Rasmussen University
05.2021
Associate Degree in Applied Science - undefined
Rockford Career College
01.2013
Skills
- Strong communication skills and ability to interface and maintain effective relationships with all departments and employees in a team-oriented environment
- Effective team leadership
- Organizational skills
- Critical analysis skills
- Epic
- E-clinicals
- Microsoft Word
- Excel
- Outlook
- Keyboarding skills
- Infection control
Certification
- Active RN license
- Certification in Infection Control
- Active BLS-recertification in 06/2024
- Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) in 2013
- CNA in 2009
Timeline
Infection Control Manager RN, MSN
Alden Debes Rehab and Health Care Center
08.2024 - 12.2024
Registered Nurse (RN)
RN Clinic
07.2022 - 01.2024
Registered Nurse (RN)
Javon Bea Hospital - Riverside (Medsurg Department, 6th Floor)
10.2021 - 07.2022
Certified Medical Assistant
Ortho Illinois
04.2013 - 02.2019
Bachelor of Science in Nursing - undefined
Capella University
Professional Nursing - undefined
Rasmussen University
Associate Degree in Applied Science - undefined
Rockford Career College
Masters of Science in Nursing - Leadership and Administration
Capella University
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