Rachel Rankin
912 Indian Parkway, Winnebago,IL
Summary
Hardworking and driven nursing professional with over 17 years of experience in offering comprehensive patient care and patient education. Resourceful nurse preceptor devoted to build up new nurses with skills necessary to excel in today's healthcare settings. Maintains cultural and diversity awareness when dealing with patients, visitors, co-workers and other customers. Efficiently coordinate with healthcare professionals to advance patient care. Well-organized and forward-thinking in managing patient needs. Proven ability to remain calm under pressure and skillfully handle difficult patients and high-stress situations. Focused on helping novice nurses achieve personal and professional goals while improving patient care. Accomplished in developing a basic nurse assistant training program (BNATP) and providing passionate, theory/clinical instruction for the past 3 years. I love that I can share my experience and background in nursing to educate others.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Medical Science Instructor
Byron High School
08.2021 - Current
- 3 years experience of providing course instruction for Introduction to Health Occupations, Medical Terminology, and Certified Nurse Assistants.
- Developed and implemented Byron High School's successful basic nurse assistant training program (BNATP).
- Clinical setting supervision of nurse assistant students to help advance knowledge and abilities.
- Basic nurse assistant training program (BNATP) coordinator who continually remains informed on Illinois Department Public Health (IDPH) regulations and updates.
- Established and maintained professional relationships with students, staff, clinical sites, parents and community members.
- Produced engaging lesson plans and activities to help students master learning objectives.
- Assisted in development of extracurricular activities and special events.
- Promoted culture of inclusion, respect and collaboration in classroom.
- Assessed student knowledge levels and abilities with detailed assessments.
- Contributed educational and clinical expertise to help optimize training courses and boost student learning.
- Cultivated interpersonal skills by building positive relationships with others.
- Built variety of formative and summative assessments to measure student progress.
Registered Nurse, Medical Cancer Center
Mercyhealth
05.2012 - 05.2021
- Preceptor for new nurses to provide instruction and guidance to succeed in their new role.
- Assessed new nurse knowledge levels and abilities with detailed assessments.
- Provided immediate and constructive feedback to novice nurses in training.
- Educated new nurses on successful methods for performing therapeutic phlebotomy and IV insertion techniques.
- Promoted available resources and connected new nurses with services for learning and improvement.
- Completed chemotherapy administration as dictated by physician's instructions on each patient's chart.
- Delivered medications via oral, IV, intramuscular, and subcutaneously while adhering to strict safety measures by carefully determining proper dosages before administration.
- Collaborated with our physicians to quickly assess and deliver appropriate treatment for patients during chemotherapy reactions.
- Administered IV fluids, medications and blood products through peripherally inserted central venous catheter to support long-term treatment for cancer.
- Performed therapeutic phlebotomy per protocol.
- Observed and reported patient condition, progress and medication side effects to accurately document updates.
- Adjusted chemotherapy treatment plans in EPIC and added supportive and secondary supportive treatment plans.
- Accurately documented all elements of nursing assessment, including treatment, medications and IVs administered, discharge instructions and follow-up care.
- Explained course of care and medications, including side effects to patients and caregivers in easy-to-understand terms.
- Informed patients and families of effective anti nausea treatment options and at-home care strategies, enhancing long-term outcomes.
- Collected blood and other laboratory specimens for lab testing.
- Advocated for patients by communicating care preferences to practitioners, verifying interventions met treatment goals and identifying insurance coverage limitations.
- Counseled patients and caregivers and provided compassionate emotional support.
- Administer vaccines to protect individuals from measles, pneumonia, influenza and pre and post stem cell transplant.
- Communicated with healthcare team members to plan, implement and enhance treatment strategies to meet patients' personal, physical, psychological and cognitive needs.
- Addressed disruptions in patient care, including delays for equipment unavailability, medications from pharmacy, physician visits, and treatment in effort to maintain patient satisfaction.
- Performed triage on all incoming patients and determined severity of injuries and illnesses.
- Strengthened training and nursing knowledge by taking part in continuing education programs including Radiation Oncology Certification, ONS Chemotherapy and Biotherapy and OCN certification.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options
Registered Nurse, Medical-Surgical Unit
Mercyhealth Hospital
10.2007 - 04.2012
- Preceptor for new nurses to provide instruction and guidance to succeed in their new role.
- Assessed new nurse knowledge levels and abilities with detailed assessments.
- Educated new nurses on successful methods for performing catheterization and IV insertion techniques.
- Promoted available resources and connected new nurses with services for learning and improvement.
- Cared for patients in 17-bed unit, supporting fellow nurses in delivering outstanding treatment to patients.
- Managed care for post-operative patients from initial recovery through discharge.
- Provided health education to patients and caregivers of proper wound management, discharge plan objectives, safe medication use and disease management.
- Monitored patient vital signs to perform thorough condition assessments.
- Reviewed post-operative orders and continuously monitored patients' post-operative vitals, set up PCA and fluids and oriented patients to unit to achieve optimal outcomes.
- Documented patient information obtained from interviews concerning symptoms, medications and prior treatment.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University Of Illinois At Chicago
Chicago, IL12.2016
Associate of Science - Nursing
Highland Community College
Freeport, IL05.2007
Associate of Science -
Kishwaukee College
Malta, IL05.2005
Skills
- Precepting
- Ability to perform evaluations
- Mentoring proficiency
- Recording Vital Signs
- Expert at inserting IVs and accessing power ports
- Patient and family advocacy and education
- Strong clinical judgment and documentation
- Communication
- Critical thinking
- Time management
- Teamwork and dependability
- Safety and health protocols
- Health history acquisition
- Clinical expertise
- Supervising CNA students
- Managing simulation equipment
- CNA Curriculum compliance with IL state
- Student engagement
Certification
- CPR Certification
- Chemotherapy and Biotherapy Certification
- ONC Certification
- Radiation Oncology Certification
- CNA Certification
Timeline
Medical Science Instructor
Byron High School
08.2021 - Current
Registered Nurse, Medical Cancer Center
Mercyhealth
05.2012 - 05.2021
Registered Nurse, Medical-Surgical Unit
Mercyhealth Hospital
10.2007 - 04.2012
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University Of Illinois At Chicago
Associate of Science - Nursing
Highland Community College
Associate of Science -
Kishwaukee College
- CPR Certification
- Chemotherapy and Biotherapy Certification
- ONC Certification
- Radiation Oncology Certification
- CNA Certification
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