Hi, I’m
MARISSA JOHNSON
Registered Nurse
Heathsville,VA
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 UniversityDowners Grove, IL
Bachelor of Science from Nursing
10.2021
Rappahannock Community CollegeSaluda, VA
Associate of Science from Nursing
08.2020
Rappahannock Community CollegeSaluda, VA
Certificate from Practical Nursing
05.2018
Washington And Lee High SchoolMontross
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
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