Tigist Woldesemait
Alexandria
Summary
Dedicated and compassionate Registered Nurse (RN) with progressive career history in direct patient care, triage and care coordination in fast-paced environment. Proven to remain calm under pressure and skillfully handle difficult patients and high-stress situations. Consistently developing strong relationships with patients and families through empathetic communication, respectful attitude and excellent customer service.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse, Medical-Surgical(Float Pool)
MedStar Washington Hospital
06.2019 - Current
- Direct Patient Care/Patient-Centered Care using the nursing process in adults with diverse medical conditions.
- Assess and monitor patients' condition, administer medications, and perform interventions warranted by patients' condition and needs.
- • Prioritize patients' care and up-triage to higher level of care as warranted by patient's condition. • Perform physical, psychosocial, cultural, and spiritual nursing RS assessments to create individualized patient plan of care. • Laboratory values interpretation, identification, and management of critical laboratory values as per provider orders.
- EKG monitoring and interpretation
- Specimens collection, management, and result interpretation.
- Provide Wound Care
- Communicate and Collaborate with the inter-professional team to coordinate safely and timely health care interventions.
- Provide End-of-Life Care.
- Vaccine Administration as per provider order.
- Develop, initiate, and apply nursing care plans according to patients’ needs.
- Provide multicultural health care, social, spiritual, and emotional support to patients in an inpatient medical surgical unit.
- Provide health care education to patients and families
Clinical Technician I
INOVA FAIRFAX HOSPITAL
08.2011 - 12.2013
- Earned prioritization of nursing care abilities through execution of registered nurse’s instructions
- Cultivated professional relationships with patients, family members, and visitors by providing excellent patient care.
- Broadened knowledge of appropriate procedures to prevent client infection through safe and clean environment
- Assisted patients in moving and transporting their belonging while adhering to safety protocols.
- Took charge of responding to the needs of patients when responding to the call lights button.
- Applied necessary information to continuously improve patient care and practice to enhance outcomes while collaborating with the Registered Nurse to produce effective strategies to provide employee with needed abilities to provide up-to date patient care.
- Presented assistance in the delivery of direct patient care under the supervision of the Registered Nurse
Nursing Assistance/Medical Assistant
Chesterbrook Residences Inc
08.2009 - 01.2019
- Assume responsibility in managing oral and topical medications as well as performing required blood sugar checks.
- Provide documentation of medication administration process.
- Monitor the reaction of patient to prescribed medication.
- Determine the proper approach in collaborating with healthcare team members on safe practices of patient care and company policies implementation.
- Effectively deliver therapeutic communication to patients and family members.
- Hold accountability in supporting the geriatric population with activities of daily living.
- Coordinate with colleagues in completing patient care duties and responsibilities.
- Closely observe and document the status of patient and provided nursing care summary to the registered nurse as well as colleague throughout the next shift change
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Chamberlain University
Arlington, VA12.2018
Associate of Science - General Science
Northern Virginia Community College
Alexandria12.2015
Skills
- Patient-centered care
- Multi-tasking
- Critical thinking
- Physical Endurance
- Emotional Strength
- Kindness
Accomplishments
- Recognized by multiple patients & unit director for the compassionate ,exceptional, and outstanding service provided.
- Most Valuable Award Nominated 2023
- Recognizing by Nurse Educator Best nurse preceptorship.
Certification
- RN License Virginia
- RN License DC
- BSL-AHA
Languages
English
Amharic
Timeline
Registered Nurse, Medical-Surgical(Float Pool)
MedStar Washington Hospital
06.2019 - Current
Clinical Technician I
INOVA FAIRFAX HOSPITAL
08.2011 - 12.2013
Nursing Assistance/Medical Assistant
Chesterbrook Residences Inc
08.2009 - 01.2019
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Chamberlain University
Associate of Science - General Science
Northern Virginia Community College
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