Amy Robinson
Richmond
Summary
Highly competent Critical Care Nurse offering 23 years of nursing experience and outstanding attention to detail. Proven skills in assessing and triaging patient complaints in multiple specialties. Competent legal nurse with a passion for reviewing and analyzing medical documentation. Excellent computer skills for creating a comprehensive medical chronology with detailed timeline events from all medical professions. Extensive knowledge with multiple medical charting programs and reviewing all areas of documentation. Pursuing long term position with room for growth and career advancement.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
Work History
Registered Nurse
Serpe & Associates
05.2014 - Current
- Independent Legal Nurse Consultant for cardiac, surgical, medical, and critical care cases.
- Requires high-level thinking with a critical thought process to determine themes for the legal case.
- Review medical records to analyze important documentation to incorporate into a medical chronology.
- Draft medical case assessments for Standard of Care, Causation, and Defense themes.
- Draft medical summaries and Strengths and Weaknesses for the client's case.
- Responsible for reviewing medical documentation by all disciplines while determining if ethical and appropriate for the clinical situation.
- Review audit trail documentation to evaluate if providers documented contemporaneously.
- Requires strong self discipline to manage time and work loads effectively.
- National Benchmarks for reviewing records are demanding and require intense focus during daily tasks.
- Requires the ability to focus on multiple cases at once and have the mental capability to switch from one to another if the client demands.
Registered Nurse
VCU Medical Center
05.2009 - 06.2014
- Patient care on a fast paced step down telemetry unit requiring high level organizational management along with the ability to make critical decisions for patients in emergent situations.
- Responsible for detailed documentation of patient care.
- Monitored IV titration for blood pressure and cardiac function.
- Responsible for interpreting EKG strips and recognizing abnormal rhythms and changes from the patients baseline.
- Developed and implemented nursing care plans.
- Effective counseling in health maintenance and disease management.
- Pharmacological and non-pharmacological management and treatment of various disorders and diseases.
- Worked closely with doctors to triage and facilitate patient care.
Registered Nurse
Arthritis Specialists
11.2005 - 08.2008
- Responsible for seeing nurse patients for medication management and follow up labwork.
- Coordinated and ran a fast paced infusion clinic for Rheumatoid Arthritis and Crohns Disease patients.
- Responsible for educating all patients on new medication and how to perform injections at home.
- Managed insurance approvals and documentation.
- Called in all prescriptions and followed up with patients with lab results and procedures.
- Responsible for ordering all medication and supplies when mandated and coordinated pharmaceutical company lunches and information sessions.
- Worked closely with the medical doctor and assisted him when required.
Registered Nurse
Henrico Doctors Hospital
09.2003 - 03.2004
- Provided care on the Surgical Intensive Care Unit for patients requiring ventilator management, neurological ventriculostomy care, post kidney transplant and gastric bypass management, liver failure, drug overdose, as well as any post operative patient needing critical care management.
- Assisted with bedside procedures as well as performing daily wound care. Required critical thinking to manage multiple IV lines and infusions while titrating when ordered.
- Close monitoring to detailed documentation correlating all disciplines.
- Established and maintained effective communication with physicians, patients, family members, hospital staff, administration, and management.
- Developed patient care plans, including assessments, evaluations and nursing diagnoses.
- Worked closely with doctors to triage and facilitate patient care.
- Reviewed and revised patient care plans.
Registered Nurse
Montgomery Regional Hospital
05.2002 - 09.2003
- Worked in the Intensive Care Unit providing higher level patient care.
- Responsible for a maximum of two patients daily; assessments, medication management, acute monitoring, and bedside procedures.
- Required the knowledge to manage ventilators.
- Developed patient care plans, including assessments, evaluations and nursing diagnoses.
- Educated and worked with patients to help them navigate the healthcare system and adhere to their care plan.
- Managed care for post-operative patients through discharge.
Registered Nurse
Carolina Medical Center
06.2001 - 09.2001
- Responsible for the care of trauma patients on a step down trauma unit.
- Daily tasks included assessments, lab and medication management, initiating and following through with orders given by the medical doctors.
- Wound management played an important role with daily care.
- Self-directed with astute judgment skills. High level of personal accountability.
Education
Associates Registered Nurse - Nursing
Carolinas College Of Health Sciences
Charlotte, NC2001
Bachelor of Science - Exercise Physiology
Appalachian State University
Boone, NC1997
High School Diploma -
Newton Conover High School
1993
Skills
- Acute care expertise
- Legal nurse consultant expertise
- Efficient medical research
- Strong clinical judgement
- High level critical thinking
- Patient assessments
Accomplishments
- Graduated Summa Cum Laude Nursing School
- Awarded "Ideal Caregiver" award from Nursing Faculty
- Captain and Coach Dance Team Appalachian State University
- Started non-profit organization for women
- Coordinated in and out of state events
- Homeschooled three children
- Instructed Advanced Anatomy and Physiology Class for Junior and Senior levels
Founder, CEO Life4Real Nonprofit
Founded Life4Real in 2008 with the focus to help connect women and families suffering from hardship with resources and provide hope to rebuild their lives. Developed a Pathway program that provides ongoing resource connection and a plan the clients can follow for growth. Host community events, retreats and awareness events focused on Domestic Violence, Homelessness, and Human Trafficking. www.life4real.org.
Timeline
Registered Nurse
Serpe & Associates
05.2014 - Current
Registered Nurse
VCU Medical Center
05.2009 - 06.2014
Registered Nurse
Arthritis Specialists
11.2005 - 08.2008
Registered Nurse
Henrico Doctors Hospital
09.2003 - 03.2004
Registered Nurse
Montgomery Regional Hospital
05.2002 - 09.2003
Registered Nurse
Carolina Medical Center
06.2001 - 09.2001
Associates Registered Nurse - Nursing
Carolinas College Of Health Sciences
Bachelor of Science - Exercise Physiology
Appalachian State University
High School Diploma -
Newton Conover High School
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