Cynthia McGee
Tullahoma
Summary
Dedicated, compassionate, knowledgeable Registered Nurse with over 20 years of experience helping others, in various areas of nursing. Dependable worker with strong critical thinking skills. Backed by a solid work history, reputation as a team player in Critical Care, Team Leader, Rapid Response Team lead nurse, LPN Nursing Instructor, Quality Assurance Nurse/ Assistant Director of Nursing and Legal Nurse Consultant
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
Work History
Nursing House Supervisor
Vanderbuilt Bedford County Hospital
11.2022 - Current
- Served as a liaison between hospital administration and nursing staff, advocating for improvements that positively impacted patient care delivery.
- Exemplified strong leadership skills by serving as a mentor for new nursing staff members, providing guidance and support throughout their onboarding process.
- Promoted a safe working environment for nursing staff by enforcing strict adherence to safety guidelines.
- Streamlined communication between departments for better patient care and timely treatment.
- Implemented evidence-based practices in nursing procedures, leading to improved patient outcomes.
- Improved patient satisfaction by implementing efficient nursing schedules and staff assignments.
- Championed interdisciplinary teamwork across various units within the hospital, resulting in a more cohesive and collaborative care approach.
Register Nurse(Charge Nurse)
Unity Medical Center
04.2020 - 10.2022
- Performed accurate documentation of patient assessments, interventions, and outcomes in compliance with regulatory standards.
- Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Performed routine wound care and dressing changes on schedule.
- Promoted a safe and comfortable healing environment by addressing patient concerns promptly and professionally.
- Remained calm during high-stress, critical situations, demonstrating sustained focus and problem-solving in real-time.
- Educated patients on disease management, self-care techniques, and wellness strategies to improve long-term health outcomes.
- Improved patient satisfaction ratings by delivering compassionate and personalized care.
- Implemented infection control measures that significantly reduced hospital-acquired infections.
- Utilized strong clinical judgment in prioritizing patient needs during high-stress situations, ensuring optimal outcomes.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams for optimized patient treatment plans and outcomes.
Critical Care Unit Team Leader (Charge Nurse) PRN
St. Thomas Rutherford Hospital
03.2015 - 08.2019
- Provided compassionate care to critically ill patients and families
- Monitored critical care equipment such as ventilators, heart monitors, medications pumps and more
- Managed beds and staffing while troubleshooting and assisting staff as Team leader
- Responded to all hospital emergencies as RRT nurse
- Coordinating and Assessed all hospital emergency patients, following all hospital protocols for ordering and reading EKG’s, lab values, x-ray Sepsis Alerts and notifying MD of results for farther orders
- Code leader during Code Blue Emergencies
- Assisting and teaching Floor Nursing staff with any questions or concerns
Quality Assurance Nurse/ Assistant Director of Nursing
Christen Care Nursing Home
09.2014 - 02.2015
- Evaluate medical charts, medications, lab values, equipment and policy and procedures for State and Federal compliance
- Managed risk management and quality assurance with management team to provide a safe, therapeutic environment and standard of living for all residents
- Precertification for acceptance into our nursing facility
- Assigning bed and roommate and assisting management with admission to facility
- Assisting team with evaluating all safety events and prevention of events, such as falls
- Assisted management team and case management with precertification for insurance for physical therapy, wound care, etc
- Managed Staffing schedule using excel spreadsheet
- Responsible for teaching all new employees classes using power point, handouts, and video
- Designed power points and handouts and quizzes for new employees
- On call Management, staff and facility for nights and weekends
- Assisted Management team in writing new policies and procedures to stay in compliance with state and federal policy and procedure changes
- Assisted Management team with educating and teaching staff of all new policies and procedures
Critical Care Unit Charge Nurse
St. Thomas Rutherford Medical Center
04.2002 - 10.2013
- Critical Care Charge Nurse 2003-2007
- Rapid Response Nurse 2007-2013
- Team player assisting with setting up first rapid response team
- Used Excel spreadsheet and graph for verifications of (RRT) need, which assisted team with improvements to proving better patient care per hospital and ascension health facilities
- Educating Nursing staff when to call (RRT) verbally, using handouts, power points etc
- Coordinating team and team approach using Respiratory therapy, primary nurse, lab, pharmacy, all resources for better patient care and outcomes
- Assisted Heart Cath team by setting up cath
- Lab on nightshift and assisting team as circulating nurse during heart cath
- Troubleshooting PICC line and emergency insertion of PICC lines on night shift
- All hard IV sticks
- Coordinating Code Team and code leader during code blues
- Preventing a code blue on medical floor, transferring patient to Critical Care Unit to improve patient outcomes
- Documenting detailed nursing notes of all patient care provided per RRT
- Night Shift hospital Supervisor assigning patient beds, and coordinating staffing, assisting staff with problems and concerns
Clinical LPN Instructor
Tennessee College of Applied Technology
08.2012 - 08.2013
- Assisted team instructors with book review and selection
- Team player while using team teaching approach for wider spectrum of knowledge
- Preparing lesson plans and syllabus per all Nursing subjects
- Preparing power point displays, handouts, worksheets, quizzes and test using power point and Microsoft word and video
- Solicit clinical sites for nursing student clinicals per state requirement
- Using Microsoft office and Microsoft outlook and e-mail for communication with clinical sites and school
- Setting up excel spreadsheets for grade point averages and student clinical schedules
- Counseling Students concerning grade point averages, all concerns and questions
- Teaching and lecturing all nursing subjects for all classes using a team instructor approach
- Team instructor approach with classroom projects and bulletin board designs
- Coordinating clinical based teaching during clinical rotations
- Assisted teaching team with setting up check off stations and checking off students for all nursing procedures and skills
- Preparing students for state licensure exam with prep computer examinations such as Hesi practice exams
- Summiting all legal documents to state for state examination and licensure
- Team player instructor approach to selecting graduation invitations, venue, photographs, etc
- Documenting and maintaining currant accurate files on every student graduating nursing program for state verification
- Team player assisting students with Decorating, coordinating, and speech preparation for nursing graduation
Education
LNC Certification -
The Center for Legal Studies
Columbia, TN03.2020
ASN -
Troy State University
Troy, Alabama12.2001
Skills
- ACLS- Advanced Life Support
- BLS- Basic Life Support
- LNC- Legal Nursing Consultant
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Power Point
- Microsoft Outlook Office
- Microsoft Word
Curriculum Vitae Statement
Dedicated, compassionate, knowledgeable Registered Nurse with over 18 years of experience helping others, in various areas of nursing. Dependable worker with strong critical thinking skills. Backed by a solid work history, reputation as a team player in Critical Care, Team Leader, Rapid Response Team lead nurse, LPN Nursing Instructor, Quality Assurance Nurse/ Assistant Director of Nursing and Legal Nurse Consultant.
Timeline
Nursing House Supervisor
Vanderbuilt Bedford County Hospital
11.2022 - Current
Register Nurse(Charge Nurse)
Unity Medical Center
04.2020 - 10.2022
Critical Care Unit Team Leader (Charge Nurse) PRN
St. Thomas Rutherford Hospital
03.2015 - 08.2019
Quality Assurance Nurse/ Assistant Director of Nursing
Christen Care Nursing Home
09.2014 - 02.2015
Clinical LPN Instructor
Tennessee College of Applied Technology
08.2012 - 08.2013
Critical Care Unit Charge Nurse
St. Thomas Rutherford Medical Center
04.2002 - 10.2013
ASN -
Troy State University
LNC Certification -
The Center for Legal Studies
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