Private Duty Nurse Resume
Private duty nurses are usually appointed by the family members of patients to look after their loved ones at homes. The patient may be a child, adult, or a geriatric. The employment duration of the nurses will depend on how long the client wants the services. In case of patients with long-term illness, the nurses will work for a longer time. The nurses can also decide whether to work for part-time for full-time. They will take care of their clients just like nurses do in hospitals. However, besides caring, they are also supposed to cook and serve meal to patients, purchase medicines, do grocery, laundry, and other trivial household works.
If you want to work only for one patient at a time and are comfortable working at client's home, then private duty nurse job suits you. Make your availability known to the people who want nurses to work at homes and care for their loved ones.
Private Duty Nurse Resume Example
Claudia G. Vancamp
1390 McKinley Avenue
Denver, CO 80202
Phone: 303-825-0687
Email: cgvancamp@freemail.com
Career Objective:
With passion for helping geriatric patients suffering from long-term illness, I would like to work as a private duty nurse for “Faith Health Services,” and offer nursing care to patients at their homes.
Summary of Skills:
- Compassion and sympathy for old and sick people
- Experience of providing direct nursing care to patients
- Ability to read and interpret doctor's prescriptions
- Skilled in checking and monitoring patients' vital signs
- Ability to take judgment in emergency and do the needful
- Good communication, cooking, and interpersonal skills
Work Experience:
Private Duty Nurse
Adecco Home Care Services, Denver, CO
October 2014 - Present
- Monitoring and recording blood pressure and temperature
- Cleaning and applying bandages on wounds and ensuring faster healing
- Administering prescribed medicines, injections, and physical therapies
- Administering, monitoring, and emptying catheters from time to time
- Applying appropriate treatment in case of emergency and accompanying patients to the hospital
- Preparing and feeding meals to patients as instructed by dietitians
Private Duty Nurse
Absolute Home Care, Denver, CO
February 2013 - September 2014
- Provided direct nursing care according to care plans
- Followed standards and protocols of clinical practice in nursing patients at homes
- Consulted with doctors over phone and in person for change in treatment
- Maintained regular contact with physicians and family members and updated about patients' needs
- Ensured safety and comfortability of patients at home
- Followed professional conduct for delivering nursing care to patients
Education:
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Bachelor's Degree in Nursing
ABC Medical College, Denver, CO
2012
Reference:
On request.
