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MARISSA JOHNSON

Registered Nurse
Heathsville,VA
MARISSA JOHNSON

Summary

Adaptable medical professional demonstrating expertise and knowledge in healthcare roles. Committed to leading highly effective teams to delivering exceptional patient care. Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.

Overview

12
years of professional experience

Work History

Mary Washington Healthcare

Charge Nurse, PACU PRN
09.2022 - Current

Job overview

  • Supervising 20 bed PACU unit with 25+ patients per day.
  • Assessed and identified individual patient educational needs, removing barriers to learning and supporting comprehensive progress.
  • Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
  • Collaborated with patients and healthcare teams to assess, plan, implement and evaluate custom care plans for each individual.
  • Coordinated nursing care on unit through staff assignments, assisting and rounding with physicians, monitoring patient orders, and communicating with ancillary departments.

Rappahannock Westminster-Canterbury

Nursing Supervisor
10.2024 - 12.2024

Job overview

  • Promoted interdisciplinary collaboration by fostering strong relationships with physicians, therapists, and other healthcare professionals.
  • Mentored new nursing staff members to promote adherence to established best practices and foster professional growth.
  • Followed all HIPAA rules and regulations regarding patient confidentiality.
  • Delegated tasks and provided leadership for 8 nurses and support personnel.
  • Discussed patient care and treatment with care team members to optimize intervention plans and care delivery.

OhioHealth Riverside Methodist Hospital

Travel Nurse, Procedual Care Unit
06.2024 - 09.2024

Job overview

  • Delivered high-quality patient care during emergency situations, remaining calm under pressure and effectively prioritizing tasks according to urgency.
  • Improved patient outcomes through careful monitoring and thorough documentation of vital signs, medical histories, and treatment plans.
  • Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses.
  • Assessed patient conditions by taking vital signs and evaluating symptoms to determine appropriate treatment.
  • Maintained excellent time management skills during periods of high patient turnover while consistently delivering compassionate and patient-centered care.

VCU Health

Travel Registered Nurse, (PSU) Same Day Surgery
01.2024 - 05.2024

Job overview

  • Enhanced patient satisfaction by providing personalized and attentive care during pre-and post-operative procedures.
  • Reduced recovery time for patients through effective pain management and thorough discharge education.
  • Collaborated with interdisciplinary team members to develop individualized patient care plans, ensuring optimal outcomes.
  • Ensured patient safety by meticulously following infection control protocols and adhering to surgical guidelines.
  • Utilized critical thinking skills to assess patients'' conditions rapidly, responding effectively to urgent situations or complications that arose during surgery.

Aya Healthcare

Travel Registered Nurse, Post-Op Unit
07.2023 - 12.2023

Job overview

  • Charge Nurse
  • Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
  • Delivered outstanding care to patients with various diagnoses and managed care from treatment initiation through to completion.
  • Taught patients how to improve lifestyle choices, dramatically reducing chance of symptom reoccurrence.
  • Managed care for post-operative patients from initial recovery through discharge.
  • Documented all elements of care and updated patient charts and confidential files to reflect changes in care plans, interventions applied, and observations.

VCU Health Tappahannock Hospital

Staff Registered Nurse, Pre-Op/PACU PRN
12.2021 - 07.2023

Job overview

  • Collaborated with patients and healthcare teams to assess, plan, implement and evaluate custom care plans for each individual.
  • Implemented medication and IV administration, catheter insertion, and airway management.
  • Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.

FlexCare Medical Staffing

Travel Registered Nurse, Post-Op Unit
09.2022 - 12.2022

Job overview

  • Provided individualized care and dedicated oversight to 20+ patients on average in post-operative recovery room
  • Collaborated with patients and healthcare teams to assess, plan, implement and evaluate custom care plans for each individual.
  • Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.

Mary Washington Healthcare

Staff Registered Nurse, PACU
01.2022 - 09.2022

Job overview

  • Performed various nursing interventions such as wound dressing, vital sign monitoring, and specimen collection.
  • Monitored patients' conditions and reported changes in physical presentation, appearance, and behavior to discuss treatment with physicians.
  • Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
  • Effectively prioritized assignments, executing care based on each patient's relative condition and delegating tasks to available personnel deliver safe and efficient care.
  • Assessed physical, psychological, physiologic, and cognitive status of patients.
  • Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.

VCU Health Tappahannock Hospital

Registered Nurse, Pre-OP/PACU
04.2021 - 12.2021

Job overview

  • Collaborated with patients and healthcare teams to assess, plan, implement and evaluate custom care plans for each individual.
  • Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
  • Implemented medication and IV administration, catheter insertion, and airway management.
  • Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
  • Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
  • Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients, and determined next course of action.

Interim HealthCare Of Richmond

Registered Nurse - Long Term Care
11.2020 - 04.2021

Job overview

  • Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
  • Provided individualized care and dedicated oversight to 10+ patients on average in post-operative recovery room
  • Utilized critical thinking skills to prioritize nursing interventions based on patients'' acuity levels and individual needs.
  • Conducted thorough patient assessments to identify changes in condition, promptly notifying physicians and initiating appropriate interventions when necessary.

Mary Washington Healthcare

Cardiac Stepdown Registered Nurse
12.2020 - 03.2021

Job overview

  • Handled a high volume of complex patients by prioritizing tasks and effectively delegating responsibilities to other team members, resulting in efficient patient care.
  • Reduced complications post-surgery through diligent assessment, intervention, and timely communication with the interdisciplinary team.

Interim HealthCare Of Richmond

Licensed Practical Nurse - Long Term Care
10.2019 - 11.2020

Job overview

  • Medication Administration and counting narcotics to verify accuracy
  • Worked with multidisciplinary team to carry out successful treatment plans for diverse acute and chronic conditions.
  • Improved patient outcomes by administering medications, monitoring vital signs, and documenting relevant information.
  • Documented accurate and complete patient information to address patient problems and expected outcomes.

Rappahannock Westminster-Canterbury

Licensed Practical Nurse, Home Care
09.2018 - 11.2019

Job overview

  • Performed routine evaluations of each patient's status, needs, and preferences.
  • Checking placement and medication administration via PEG tube
  • Ventilation / Tracheostomy Care.
  • Cared for wounds, provided treatments, and assisted with procedures.
  • Documented accurate and complete patient information to address patient problems and expected outcomes.
  • Offered immediate assistance in emergency and routine paging situations to evaluate needs and deliver care.

Northern Neck Regional Jail

Licensed Practical Nurse, Corrections
10.2018 - 07.2019

Job overview

  • Assess and document wound assessment data and communicate findings to come up with patient's plan of care
  • Effectively interacted with staff, offenders, visitors and public to maintain security within facility.
  • Obtained patient vital signs and input/output measurements from inpatients.
  • Assisted with admissions, appointments, transfers, and discharges.
  • Monitored radio transmissions between staff to respond immediately to directions and emergencies.

Rappahannock Westminster-Canterbury

Certified Nurse Assistant
10.2016 - 09.2018

Job overview

  • Checked patient vitals such as temperature, blood pressure, and blood sugar levels.
  • Answered call lights and supported patient comfort and safety by adjusting bed rails and equipment.
  • Promoted good oral and personal hygiene by aiding patients with shaving, bathing, and teeth brushing.
  • Delivered individualized patient care by recording vital signs, documenting observations, administering treatments, and evaluating patient needs.
  • Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
  • Utilized therapeutic communication, empathy and active listening skills to encourage and develop positive relationships with patients.

Mary Washington Healthcare

Certified Nursing Assistant
04.2013 - 08.2016

Job overview

  • Provided high-quality personal care services such as bathing, grooming, dressing, and feeding to ensure patient dignity.
  • Assisted patients with daily living activities for enhanced comfort and wellbeing.
  • Checked patient vitals such as temperature, blood pressure, and blood sugar levels.
  • Maintained a clean, safe environment by sanitizing surfaces, changing linens, and disposing of waste properly.
  • Improved patient care quality by monitoring and recording vital signs, fluid intake, and output.

Education

Chamberlain University
Downers Grove, IL

Bachelor of Science from Nursing
10.2021

Rappahannock Community College
Saluda, VA

Associate of Science from Nursing
08.2020

Rappahannock Community College
Saluda, VA

Certificate from Practical Nursing
05.2018

Washington And Lee High School
Montross

High School Diploma
06.2008

Skills

  • Charge Nurse
  • Attention to Detail
  • Team Leadership
  • Decision-Making
  • BLS, PALS, ACLS
  • Stroke certified
  • EPIC Charting
  • Therapeutic Communication
  • Self – Motivated
  • Microsoft Office
  • Perioperative Management
  • Patient Health Information Access

Timeline

Nursing Supervisor

Rappahannock Westminster-Canterbury
10.2024 - 12.2024

Travel Nurse, Procedual Care Unit

OhioHealth Riverside Methodist Hospital
06.2024 - 09.2024

Travel Registered Nurse, (PSU) Same Day Surgery

VCU Health
01.2024 - 05.2024

Travel Registered Nurse, Post-Op Unit

Aya Healthcare
07.2023 - 12.2023

Charge Nurse, PACU PRN

Mary Washington Healthcare
09.2022 - Current

Travel Registered Nurse, Post-Op Unit

FlexCare Medical Staffing
09.2022 - 12.2022

Staff Registered Nurse, PACU

Mary Washington Healthcare
01.2022 - 09.2022

Staff Registered Nurse, Pre-Op/PACU PRN

VCU Health Tappahannock Hospital
12.2021 - 07.2023

Registered Nurse, Pre-OP/PACU

VCU Health Tappahannock Hospital
04.2021 - 12.2021

Cardiac Stepdown Registered Nurse

Mary Washington Healthcare
12.2020 - 03.2021

Registered Nurse - Long Term Care

Interim HealthCare Of Richmond
11.2020 - 04.2021

Licensed Practical Nurse - Long Term Care

Interim HealthCare Of Richmond
10.2019 - 11.2020

Licensed Practical Nurse, Corrections

Northern Neck Regional Jail
10.2018 - 07.2019

Licensed Practical Nurse, Home Care

Rappahannock Westminster-Canterbury
09.2018 - 11.2019

Certified Nurse Assistant

Rappahannock Westminster-Canterbury
10.2016 - 09.2018

Certified Nursing Assistant

Mary Washington Healthcare
04.2013 - 08.2016

Chamberlain University

Bachelor of Science from Nursing

Rappahannock Community College

Associate of Science from Nursing

Rappahannock Community College

Certificate from Practical Nursing

Washington And Lee High School

High School Diploma
MARISSA JOHNSONRegistered Nurse