Brittany Turner
Blountville
Summary
Registered Nurse with strong communication skills and a proven track record of dependability and compassion. Experienced in multitasking and delivering high-quality, patient-centered, trauma-informed care in fast-paced clinical environments. Dedicated to collaborating effectively with interdisciplinary teams to enhance patient outcomes and provide safe, compassionate care.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Patient Care Taker
Kay Akard Moninghoff
Blountville
06.2025 - Current
- Assisted patient with activities of daily living, including bathing, toileting, and hygiene, while maintaining dignity and infection-control standards.
- Delivered continuous patient observation to ensure safety, prevent falls, and promptly report changes in condition to family.
- Utilized therapeutic communication to calm and reorient confused or disoriented patients, promoting a supportive and stable care environment.
- Collaborated with family to support individual patient care plans and maintain high standards of care.
- Communicated professionally with family members to provide reassurance, updates, and support during the patient’s care.
- Ensured clean, organized, and hazard-free patient environment to uphold safety standards and regulatory compliance.
Registered Nurse
Sullivan County Regional Health Department
Blountville
09.2018 - Current
- Versatile general clinic nurse cross- trained in Family Planning and Release of Information (ROI) processes, supporting multiple public health programs and ensuring continuity of patient care.
- Served as assistant to the Nursing Supervisor when needed, supporting clinic operations, workflow coordination, and staff communication.
- Newborn Screening follow-Up nurse and EPSDT follow-up nurse, ensuring timely patient contact, documentation, and continuity of care.
- Provided clinical services including immunizations to pediatric, adult, and travel patients, pregnancy testing, STI testing and treatment, head lice/scabies treatment, EPSDT/ CHPE, PPD/PPDR, QFT, PKU, Sickle Cell testing.
- Assisted pregnant patients with their Presumptive Transitional period (PTP) and coordination of care with other internal departments such as CHANT, as well as connecting them with needed prenatal resources, services, and education.
- Assisted with Family Planning services by providing patient education, assisting with clinic operations, and coordinating mammogram scheduling for patients.
- Delivered patient-centered, trauma-informed care while providing health education, preventive services, and community resources to diverse patient populations.
- Maintained strong clinical assessment and critical thinking skills, quickly identifying patient needs and developing appropriate care plans.
- Played an active role in public health emergency response, including the Hepatitis A outbreak and the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Provided community support through public health call center operations (RHOC), addressing questions, concerns, and providing education during infectious disease outbreaks.
- Led the Point of Dispensing (POD) operations during the Hepatitis A vaccination response, coordinating vaccine administration and facilitating large-scale community vaccination events.
- Assisted with vaccine management, including preparation, drawing doses, maintaining supply organization, and ensuring accurate documentation in TennIIS.
- Administered hundreds of Hepatitis A and COVID-19 vaccines across multiple community locations, including Sullivan County Regional Health Department PODs (On site and off site), and the Sullivan County Jail.
- Supported COVID-19 testing and vaccine operations, reviewing and processing hundreds of specimen submissions to ensure accurate labeling, documentation, and laboratory submission.
Registered Nurse
Bristol Regional Medical Center
Bristol
12.2013 - 09.2014
- Allowed me to provide patient care in a timely manner and attend to patients everyday health needs. I administered medications orally and/or IV, basic wound care needs/ post- surgical dressing changes, chemo medications, as well as communicating to other health care team members (nurses, doctors- in house and on call, lab, x-ray, etc.)
Nurse Intern III
Mountain States Health Alliance
Johnson City
07.2013 - 07.2013
- Helped me put my skills I learned in nursing school to use. As a Nurse Intern III, I did glucose checks as well as taking vitals, giving baths, and other basic patient needs.
Nurse Intern II
Indian Path Medical Center
Kingsport
06.2013 - 07.2013
- Allowed me to get a more “hands- on experience” and be more involved in patient centered care. This job gave me an opportunity to become familiar with the labor and delivery process.
Nurse Intern I
Mountain States Health Alliance
Johnson City
01.2012 - 01.2013
- Helped me better my communication skills, time- management skills, and gave me an opportunity to put the skills I have learned in Nursing school to use.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
King University
Bristol, TN01-2013
High School -
Sullivan Central High School
Blountville, TN01-2009
Skills
- Organizational skills
- Communication skills
- Dependability
- Therapeutic communication
- Work ethic
- Motivation
Volunteer Experience
- Soles of Souls Foundations, 2013, Collected shoes for underprivileged adults and children.
- Salvation Army, 2009, Served food to the homeless as a member of King University Women’s Basketball team.
Certification
- CPR certified
References
- Tammy Harrison: (423) 646-7895
- Rita Ryan: (423) 844- 4307
- Kay Akard: (336) 681- 6886
Timeline
Patient Care Taker
Kay Akard Moninghoff
06.2025 - Current
Registered Nurse
Sullivan County Regional Health Department
09.2018 - Current
Registered Nurse
Bristol Regional Medical Center
12.2013 - 09.2014
Nurse Intern III
Mountain States Health Alliance
07.2013 - 07.2013
Nurse Intern II
Indian Path Medical Center
06.2013 - 07.2013
Nurse Intern I
Mountain States Health Alliance
01.2012 - 01.2013
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
King University
High School -
Sullivan Central High School