Staff Nurse/Charge Nurse, Kings County Hospital; Brooklyn, NY- 2009-Present

Medical- Surgical Nursing

Admit and discharge patients. Assigned duties to nursing personnel and supervise nursing staff. Communicated patient’s needs, deliver direct patient care, assess patient’s physical, psychosocial and emotional needs. Provided patient and family teaching, inform physician of patient’s status. Administer medications as ordered, served as a resource person for knowledge of medication’s use, side effects and dosage, checked for proper medication orders, document medications, obtain required consent forms and perform other duties as required.

Nurse Intern, Kings County Hospital; Brooklyn, NY- 2008-2009

Medical- Surgical Nursing

Shadow and assisted the nurse with patient care, medication administration and nurse’s notes. Assist the patient with task they can not provide for themselves such as eating, taking a bath, getting out of bed, brushing teeth and hair. Take vital signs and report abnormal levels to nurse. Perform other duties as required.