Rachel Wilcox
Grain Valley
Summary
Driven registered nurse with several years of experience caring for patients within setting. Smoothly deliver comprehensive patient care and delegate tasks according to patient needs and personnel skillsets. Dedicated to providing top quality care within multidisciplinary team environment.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
Work History
Float RN
UH Lakewood
Kansas City
09.2008 - Current
- Identified potential safety hazards in the environment or among patients' behaviors.
- Educated patients on disease prevention and health maintenance.
- Assessed patient needs, prioritized treatment, maintained patient flows and assisted physicians with non-invasive procedures.
- float to all 7 acute units: Med/Surg, Med/Tele, ICU, LDRP, Geri Psych, ER, Med Rehab.
- Maintain certifications for each unit.
- Provided postpartum teaching regarding contraception methods, healthy lifestyle choices and breastfeeding support groups available in the community.
- Worked successfully with diverse group of coworkers to accomplish goals and address issues specific to each unit.
Director of Nursing
Integrity Home Health
Independence
01.2007 - 08.2008
- Developed a comprehensive understanding of the ICD-9 and 10 and CPT coding systems.
- Interpreted medical reports to apply appropriate ICD-9, CPT-4 and HCPCS codes.
- Maintained accurate records of all visits made to patients' homes along with any changes in their conditions or treatments prescribed by physicians.
- Assisted with client personal care needs to foster independence and well-being.
- Provided wound care treatments using dressings, bandages and topical medications.
- Coordinated vists and treatments between all the departments; PT, OT, Nursing, SW, Aides.
- Helped change the would care alogorythm to aid in changing the profit from red to greeen.
RN
Independene Regional
Independence
09.2003 - 05.2007
- Documented patient histories, conditions, treatments, changes and responses and used critical thinking skills to assess and evaluate patient's physical, psychosocial and emotional needs.
- Provided direct patient care in a high acuity environment with complex medical needs.
- Monitored diet, physical activity, behaviors and other patient factors to assess conditions and adjust treatment plans.
- Maintained accurate documentation in accordance with standards of practice for all patient assessments and interventions provided.
- Administered medications and treatments as prescribed by physicians according to the hospital's policy and procedure manual.
- Assessed patients for delirium risk factors, managing pain, sedation and agitation.
- Floated to all the different units in the hospital when required.
Education
Associate of Science - Nursing
Penn Valley Community College
Kansas City, MO05-2005
Skills
- Patient assessment
- Medication administration
- Wound care
- Patient education
- Electronic health records
- Time management
- Cultural competence
Affiliations
- Volunteer for Camp MOJA, a week long camo for individuals with developmental and mental disabilities.
- Girl Scout troop leader of a multi level troop since 2020.
- Avid gardener, canner and overall whole food grower and prepartion.
Timeline
Float RN
UH Lakewood
09.2008 - Current
Director of Nursing
Integrity Home Health
01.2007 - 08.2008
RN
Independene Regional
09.2003 - 05.2007
Associate of Science - Nursing
Penn Valley Community College
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