JENNIFER K.

MANUEL, RN
236 State Street, Roscommon, MI 48653 | 989-808-1095 | jm7f9010@westpost.net
OBJECTIVE
Seeking full time employment as a new RN.
HIGHLIGHTS OF QUALIFICATIONS
-Personal and professional integrity.
-BLS certified.
-Michigan RN and LPN licenses.
-Awaiting transfer of RN and LPN licenses to Florida.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Home Health Agency Nurse
Health Partners, Grand Rapids, MI
December 2008 - present
-Managed care of ventilator dependent quadriplegic SCI patient.
-Proficient skills for tracheostomy and ventilator patients.
-Knowledge of tracheostomy care, tracheal suctioning techniques, and oxygen ther
apy.
-Assessed for signs/symptoms of autonomic dysreflexia.
-Delegated and supervised care provided by staff.
-Administered medications per physician's order.
Charge Nurse
Tendercare, Gaylord, MI
November 2008 - November 2009
-Provided effective patient care in a long term and rehabilitative setting-120 b
ed facility.
-Worked with post operative, hospice care, respite care, renal disease, and dige
stive disease support patients.
-Assessed patients with chronic and acute illnesses.
-Administered treatments, wound care, dressing changes, and neurological evaluat
ions.
-Some experience with wound V.A.C.s.
-Monitored patients for side effects and adverse reactions of medications.
-Supervised unlicensed staff.
-Related effectively with co-workers, families, and patients.
Correctional Nurse
Health Professionals, Ltd., Mount Pleasant, MI
November 2008 - May 2009
-Worked independently as the only healthcare personnel in a prison facility.
-Collaborated with security staff and other disciplines within a complex environ
ment.
-Managed sick call.
-Assessed new inmates, helped to manage chronic diseases, and intervened appropr
iately to acute illnesses. Admitted inmates to the hospital as needed.
-Maintained professional boundaries with inmates who were at times manipulative.
-Managed patients with drug overdose/DTs, mental illness, and respiratory illnes
ses.
Charge Nurse
Hilltop Manor, Roscommon, MI
January 2008 - August 2008
-Worked as a charge nurse in a 118 bed facility.
-Monitored residents for medical status changes.
-Observed nursing care and visited residents to ensure quality healthcare.
-Completed required documentation in a timely manner.
Home Health Nurse
Caring Touch Nursing, Roscommon, MI
November 2007 - January 2008
-Provided in home health care to ventilator dependent patients.
-Administered medications per physician's order.
-Proficient skills for tracheostomy and ventilator patients.
-Maintained patient comfort in their home setting.
Medication Nurse
Careage of Whidbey, Oak Harbor, WA
September 2006 - November 2007
-Provided effective patient care in a long term and rehabilitative setting.
-Administered medication to forty patients per order of the attending physician.
-Monitored patients for side effects and adverse reactions to medications.
-Monitored relevant laboratory tests.
-Performed crisis interventions ensuring safety procedures were adhered to with
professionalism and concern for patients' best interest.

EDUCATION
Kirtland Community College
Roscommon, MI
January 2008 - May 2010
-Associate's degree in Nursing.
Skagit Valley College
Oak Harbor, WA
September 2005 - August 2006
-Completed Licensed Practical Nurse program with High Honors.
-Associate's in Arts degree.
Florida Community College at Jacksonville
Jacksonville, FL
September 2002 - August 2004
-Associate's in Arts degree.
-Graduated with High Honors.
-Began education program at FCCJ, but switched to nursing program at SVC.
CERTIFICATIONS
Basic Life Support Certification
American Heart Association
January 2009 - January 2011