Christinia Collins
Hillsville
Summary
Registered Nurse with 15 years of experience in direct patient care settings including long-term care facilities, ICUs, Medical Surgical floor, ER, OR, and House Supervision. Vast critical thinking skills and pharmacology knowledge. Ultimate goal is to provide the best possible care for patients and patient family members. Great State Survey results obtained during my time as Director of Nursing at PHRC. I love what I do and making sure that my patients receive the best level of care possible!
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Director of Nursing
Pulaski Health And Rehabilitation Center
Pulaski
03.2023 - Current
- Served as a mentor for new nurses providing support during their transition into the organization.
- Conducted performance evaluations for all nursing staff members and make recommendations for improvement when necessary.
- Reviewed incident reports submitted by nurses related to any adverse events that occurred during their shift.
- Survey Readiness: preparing facility and staff for annual survey, keeping up to date on state/federal regulations
- Auditing charts for needed corrections and updates
- Reviewing Pharmacy invoices for discrepancies
- Completing Prior Authorizations and therapeutic interchanges to ensure patient’s receive ordered medications in a timely manner
- Overseeing staffing to ensure proper staffing levels met for each shift
- Communicating with Providers daily to ensure quality care is being delivered
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Lewis Gale Hospital Pulaski
Pulaski
03.2018 - 03.2023
- Provide direct patient care in relation to outpatient surgery, preoperative readiness, intraoperative care and post-operative care
- Keep accurate records of all patient care and document all activities performed
- Perform as scrub technician on minor procedures
- Provide care to patients in PACU under direction of Anesthesiologist
- Administer medications in all areas of care as per physician orders
- Preceptor to new employees for Circulator position
- Prep and position patients during the intraoperative phase
- Perform instrument and supply counts per facility policy for each procedure
- Completes Time-out for each procedure with OR team
- Utilized Meditech Charting System
Registered Nurse PCU
Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital
03.2021 - 01.2022
- Provide direct patient care to patients with semi-critical conditions including COVID 19 patients
- Patient to staff ratio 5:1
- Managed medications for each patient
- Communicated with physicians regarding patient care and management of concerns
- Managed care of trach patients on ventilator
- Used critical thinking skills during all assessments and reported changes accordingly
- Participated in Code situations
- Educated patients and family members on patients’ condition and medications
- Reviewed labs and reported changes accordingly
- Served as Charge nurse of unit at least once to twice weekly
- Utilized Epic charting system
Registered Nurse ICU/PCU
Atrium Health Union
12.2020 - 02.2021
- Provide direct patient care to patients with critical conditions including COVID 19 patients
- Managed medications and titrations including critical drips such as propofol, pressors, paralytics etc.
- Communicated with physicians regarding patient care and management of concerns
- Managed care of ventilator, BIPAP, and CPAP patients
- Used critical thinking skills during all assessments and reported changes accordingly
- Participated in Code situations
- Educated patients and family members on patients’ condition and medications
- Reviewed labs and reported changes accordingly
- Utilized Cerner Charting System
Registered Nurse ICU
Columbus Regional Healthcare System
08.2020 - 11.2020
- Provide direct patient care to patients with critical conditions including COVID 19 patients
- Managed medications and titrations including critical drips such as propofol, pressors, paralytics etc.
- Communicated with physicians regarding patient care and management of concerns
- Managed care of ventilator, BIPAP, and CPAP patients
- Used critical thinking skills during all assessments and reported changes accordingly
- Participated in Code situations
- Educated patients and family members on patients’ condition and medications
- Reviewed labs and reported changes accordingly
- Utilized Cerner Charting System
Registered Nurse ICU
Lewis Gale Hospital Pulaski
06.2016 - 03.2018
- Performs duties required by RN in ICU
- Provided care to patients in critical conditions such as DKA, COPD exacerbations, CHF exacerbations, Status Post Code, GI bleeds
- Communicated with physicians on patient needs and concerns
- Managed Ventilator patients, CPAP and BIPAP patients
- Overseen care of ETOH withdrawal, Overdose, and opiate withdrawal patients
- Administered medications as per physician orders
- Performed duties with use of critical thinking skills
- Reviewed lab results and communicated with MD as needed
Registered Nurse Unit Manager
Waddell Nursing and Rehab
05.2013 - 06.2016
- Served as Unit manager on two floors within this facility
- Managed staff and overseen care provided to patients by staff
- Made rounds with Physicians weekly to visit patients and manage concerns for patients
- Participated in Care plan rounds weekly and updated care plans as needed
- Provided direct patient care during low staff volumes
- Administered medications as per physician orders
- Completed performance evaluations for staff
Registered Nurse Unit Manager
Golden Living Center
07.2010 - 05.2013
- Served as Unit manager on two floors within this facility
- Managed staff and overseen care provided to patients by staff
- Made rounds with Physicians weekly to visit patients and manage concerns for patients
- Participated in Care plan rounds weekly and updated care plans as needed
- Provided direct patient care during low staff volumes
- Administered medications as per physician orders
- Completed performance evaluations for staff
Education
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING (BSN) -
chamberlain college of nursing
10.2013
Associates degree of nursing (RN) -
wytheville community college
05.2010
Skills
- Strong work ethics
- Knowledgeable with various informatics systems
- ACLS and BLS certified
- Patient care management
- Regulatory compliance
- Staff mentoring
- Chart auditing
- Incident report review
- Care plan development
- Quality assurance
- Team building
- Effective communication
- Multidisciplinary collaboration
Activities
- Participated in a surgical mission trip to Santa Cruz, Bolivia to provide free surgery for the people living in poverty in this country. 67 surgeries were completed in one week and I served as a nurse in the PACU., 2019
- Served as a Team Captain of the AHA Heart Walk event in 2019 for my unit department and raised almost $400 for AHA and I am serving again for the 2020 year., 2019
- Participated in Preceptor training and Live class to better serve the new employees of my department., 2020
Timeline
Director of Nursing
Pulaski Health And Rehabilitation Center
03.2023 - Current
Registered Nurse PCU
Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital
03.2021 - 01.2022
Registered Nurse ICU/PCU
Atrium Health Union
12.2020 - 02.2021
Registered Nurse ICU
Columbus Regional Healthcare System
08.2020 - 11.2020
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Lewis Gale Hospital Pulaski
03.2018 - 03.2023
Registered Nurse ICU
Lewis Gale Hospital Pulaski
06.2016 - 03.2018
Registered Nurse Unit Manager
Waddell Nursing and Rehab
05.2013 - 06.2016
Registered Nurse Unit Manager
Golden Living Center
07.2010 - 05.2013
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING (BSN) -
chamberlain college of nursing
Associates degree of nursing (RN) -
wytheville community college