Suzanne Gordon
Hoffman Estates
Summary
Provide excellent patient care and education.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
RN Educator
CVS Healthcare
07.2022 - 01.2024
- RN educator for Pulmonary Hypertension Division
- Tele health with patients for education on PH medications
- Follow up appointments as well as SOC
- In person care provided
- Worked with providers to establish excellent patient experience
- On call services provided
Travel Nurse
Triage Staffing
02.2019 - 04.2023
- Travel RN with float pool responsibilities
- Medical/Surgical, Telemetry, Trauma, Neuro, Endocrinology, Ortho, Oncology
RN II
St. Peter's Health Partners
10.2018 - 06.2019
- Providing medical care to the geriatric population in this retirement facility
- Medication as well as treatment plans initiated and maintained
- Wound rounds performed with the wound care RN
- Providing residents with a home life style atmosphere from reading to them, watching movies or just sitting and talking with them
- Work with families with any concerns they voice
- Joined the residents for dinner for a family setting
RN II
St Peters Emergency Room
04.2018 - 01.2019
- Providing care to patients with minor up to critical care needs
- Ranging in age from infants up to geriatric
- Working with physicians and PA's ensuring quality care and all needs of patients and their families
- Certified in Telemetry, ACLS, and Emergency Care
- Working with all departments for transfers of patients
RN charge
St Peters Hospital
05.2016 - 08.2018
- Discharges for Patient care
- Working with other departments such as ER, Heart Central, Logistics to ensure prompt care of patients for admits or transfers to provide care according to the patient's current needs
- Work with physicians so as to provide the best medical care available
- Hospice care where indicated making their last days a comfortable and pleasant one
Infusion RN
Albany Gastroenterology Consultants
04.2014 - 05.2016
- Responsibilities included setting up patients to receive Remicade, Entivyo, blood, and hydration infusions
- Worked with physicians to start the process for infusions for Crohns and Colitis disease
- Starting peripheral lines, accessing chest ports and PICC lines
- Mixing and administration of said medications and monitoring patients during the infusion process including vital signs and allergic reactions
- Preparing of charts and scheduling appointments
RN for home infusion patients
Advanced Care Home Infusion
08.2012 - 04.2014
- Provided education for patients receiving home infusion for antibiotics, IVIG, and hydration therapy
- Prepared the patient for infusing medications at home independently
- Demonstration and setup procedures with return demonstration by the patient
- Drawing labs and starting peripheral lines for patients without a PICC line or chest port
- Changing PICC line dressing and accessing chest ports under sterile procedure
- Included travel to patient's home and in office work such as new orders, selecting supplies and medications and scheduling patients according to their needs
RN for Vascular surgery and transplant
Albany Medical Center
08.2011 - 08.2012
- Duties performed were the following
- Accepting patients from surgery, admittance from ER and scheduled surgeries
- Patient care included but not limited to daily dressing and debridement's and rounded with physicians
- Medication administration of IV drips for hydration, pain, heparin
- IV push medications as needed
- Antibiotic therapy as well as TPN for nutrition
- Worked with the patient as well as their family members to better understand their medical diagnosis and treatment for both their hospital stay and home needs
- Worked with social services department to assure patients received all services available to ensure their proper and quick healing
- Worked with physical therapy for the patient's ongoing prosthetics and assistance devices
Education
Associate - Nursing
Columbia Greene Community College
Hudson, NY05.2010
Skills
- Med Surg
- Infusion Therapy
- Documentation review
- EMR systems
- Analysis skills
- Acute care
- Organizational skills
- Training & development
- Communication skills
- Care plans
- Case management
- Microsoft Office
- Word, Excel
- Managed care
- Critical care
- Phlebotomy
- Discharge planning
- Conflict management
- ICU experience
Certification
- BLS/CPR, 08/31/26
- NIHSS Certification, 12/25
- Illinois RN License, 05/31/26
Nursinglicenses
- AR, 04/30/28
- IL, 05/31/26
- OR, 11/30/25
- NY, 10/31/25
Personal Information
Work Permit: Authorized to work in the US for any employer
Membershiporganizations
- ANA
- IAFN
- INS
Timeline
RN Educator
CVS Healthcare
07.2022 - 01.2024
Travel Nurse
Triage Staffing
02.2019 - 04.2023
RN II
St. Peter's Health Partners
10.2018 - 06.2019
RN II
St Peters Emergency Room
04.2018 - 01.2019
RN charge
St Peters Hospital
05.2016 - 08.2018
Infusion RN
Albany Gastroenterology Consultants
04.2014 - 05.2016
RN for home infusion patients
Advanced Care Home Infusion
08.2012 - 04.2014
RN for Vascular surgery and transplant
Albany Medical Center
08.2011 - 08.2012
Associate - Nursing
Columbia Greene Community College
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