ASHA JOSEPH C
Summary
Registered Nurse
Dedicated and compassionate Registered Nurse (RN) with progressive career history in direct patient care, triage and care coordination in fast-paced environment. Proven to remain calm under pressure and skillfully handle difficult patients and high-stress situations. Consistently developing strong relationships with patients and families through empathetic communication, respectful attitude and excellent customer service.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse, ICU
Medical Trust Hospital
Ernakulam
06.2017 - 01.2022
- Delivered age-appropriate medical care for adult, adolescent and geriatric ICU patients.
- Worked within interdisciplinary health care team to develop, implement and make adjustments to patient care plans, individualizing strategies and methods to improve health and meet recovery goals.
- Effectively prioritized assignments, executing care based on each patient's relative condition and delegating tasks to available personnel deliver safe and efficient care.
- Verified patients had information necessary for ongoing care, providing guidance on diagnoses, management of medications and prevention methods.
- Followed HCA ethical values and principles and adhered to HIPAA medical record regulations to promote patients' privacy.
- Explained health care issues and ramifications to patients and families to promote informed medical care choices.
- Monitored patients' respiratory status and ventilator operation and made adjustments to promote stabilization.
- Recorded patients' medical status and treatment details in electronic charts to accurately document medical care.
- Supervised new employees and student nurses to promote adherence to established patient care standards and practices.
- Coordinated patients' post-discharge treatment plans with physicians and other nurses to promote continuity of medical care.
- Observed patients' vital signs and administered physician-prescribed medications and treatments.
- Informed patients and families of effective treatment options and at-home care strategies, enhancing long-term outcomes.
- Conferred with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches.
- Maintained respectful treatment environment that honored patients' and families' cultural and religious traditions and preferences.
- Orchestrated quality-driven, cost-effective care in high-volume trauma center setting.
- Vaccinated patients to protect individuals from measles, pneumonia, influenza and other illnesses of concern.
- Minimized hospital stays with recovery-centered approaches, reducing average in-patient stay length.
- Administered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
Registered Staff Nurse, Medical
Krishna Hospital
Ernakulam
05.2016 - 05.2017
- Kept medical supplies in sufficient stock by monitoring levels and submitting replenishment orders before depleted.
- Obtained client medical history, medication information, symptoms and allergies.
- Sanitized, restocked and organized exam rooms and medical equipment.
- Collaborated with medical and administrative personnel to maintain patient-focused, engaging and compassionate environment.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences
Karnataka04.2016
Higher Secondary -
Government Higher Secondary School
03.2011
Skills
- Patient Condition Monitoring
- Medical Supply Management
- Compassionate and Caring
- Medication Side Effect Knowledge
- Specialized Healthcare Referrals
- Prioritizing Patients
- Equipment and Instrument Sterilization
- Patient Examination
- Medical Procedure Preparation
- Treatment Preparation
- Circulating Nursing
- Patient Ventilation
- Preventive Healthcare
- Patient Care Assessment
- Immunizations and Vaccinations
- Clear Patient Communication
- Infection Control Measures
- Accurate Documentation
- Nursing Consultation
- Diagnostic Test Ordering
- Diagnostic Evaluation
Certification
- Basic Life Support
- Advance Cardiac Life Support
- DHA License
- KNMC License
Languages
English
Upper intermediate (B2)
Hindi
Upper intermediate (B2)
Tamil
Upper intermediate (B2)
Malayalam
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
kannada
Intermediate (B1)
Timeline
Registered Nurse, ICU
Medical Trust Hospital
06.2017 - 01.2022
Registered Staff Nurse, Medical
Krishna Hospital
05.2016 - 05.2017
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences
Higher Secondary -
Government Higher Secondary School
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