Registered Nurse Manager
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CHRISTOPHER J. BASHAW
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- Experienced Licensed Registered Nurse since 1985 with strong patient care skills working within hospital, freestanding and nursing home settings
- Hardworking and energetic; flexible and adapts easily to change of environment and work schedule
- Excellent critical thinking skills essential to providing competent and dignified patient care
- Maintain a positive attitude to interface effectively with patients, families and staff
Education
Registered Nurse License – New Hampshire
Certified Rehabilitation Registered Nurse, 1992- now expired
Case Manager Certified, 1999- now expired
Associates in Science with a Major in Nursing (NHVTC)
Bachelors in Naturology (AIHT)
Masters in Religion (ULC)
Doctorates in Divinity (ULC)
Clinical
Uphold high standards of nursing care for a diverse population of patients ranging from adolescent to geriatric in a variety of setting including, Medical Surgical, ER, OR, Ambulatory Services and
Psychiatric Assessment
• Performed total patient assessments including pre and post operative, cardiovascular, respiratory, gastrointestinal, IV site / line, PICC lines, CVP lines, surgical trauma, wound, nephrostomy tubes, tracheotomy, urinary catheters, NG tubes, G tubes, chest tubes and ostomies
• Performed pre-employment screening and post occupational illness/injury care
including; audiograms, vision testing, lab draws, DOT physicals, DOT driver
screens & BAT
• Provided onsite health screenings including; glucose testing, B/P & drug screenings, flu shots & wellness education
• Perform onsite evaluations for the three rehabilitation programs
Planning
• Educated patients and their families on disease processes, medical-surgical procedures, and broad aspects of therapeutic regimens, including medication and
pain management techniques
• Ran Medication Education Group at the Brattleboro Retreat
• Responsible for personal nursing care of adult geriatric psychiatric patients
• Learned the legal role that chart-based medical records hold during court
proceeding
• Managed day-to-day operations of Healthy Worker’s Program
Implementation
• Followed aseptic procedures and provided care in accordance with the universal
precautions with emphasis on surgical traumatic wound care
• Administered oral and intramuscular and subcutaneous medications
• Provide hands on psychiatric care for psychotic and behaviorally challenged
adolescents in an acute psychiatric inpatient setting
• Trained in non-aggressive, non-violent management of the violent and aggressive patients
• Run and maintain Boys Health Group and Coping Skills Group • Development of a Complementary Alternative Medicine (CAM) Clinic
• Created and implemented Tai Chi group for patient care
• Provide classroom and clinical instruction to CNA students
• Perform NH State testing to persons desiring licensure as nursing assistants.
• Established continuum of care between provider, insurance company, employer, and employee in accident prevention, employee wellness, and risk management
Evaluation
• Managed medical cases of short term and long term disability claims
• Worked effectively with interdisciplinary teams and performed accurate charting procedures
• Worked with assigned case managers to review medical records of ongoing cases to help establish disability status
• Successfully recommended and implemented changes to the Medical Unit regarding assignment delegation and prioritization resulting in higher standards of patient care and reassessed / revised care plan as needed
• MDS coordinator for skilled and long-term residents
Nursing Experience
Cypress Center, Greater Manchester Mental Health, Manchester, NH 5/13-
present
Staff Nurse, per diem. 16 bed acute community psychiatric unit.
Merrimack River Medical Services CSAC, Hudson, NH 12/12-present PT, 10/10-
12/11
Staff RN – Delivering methadone treatment as ordered. Monitoring of patients
BMAA, 10/98- present
Self-employed. Instruction in healing arts, martial arts, spiritual arts
Brattleboro Retreat, Brattleboro, VT 10/09-10/10 FT, 10/10-12/11 perdiem
Staff RN - Vermont State Adolescent Acute Psychiatric 22 bed unit.
Pinewood Medical Center, Somersworth, NH 8/07- 10/09
Staff RN
SunBridge Rochester, Rochester, NH 5/07- 8/07
Staff RN. Temporary Assignment
Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, Dover, NH 10/05-5/07
Nurse Case Manager - short term and long term disability claims
Frisbee Memorial Hospital, Rochester, NH 8/05-10/05
Staff RN - Geriatric Psych Temporary Assignment.
Pinewood Medical Center, Somersworth, NH 10/03- 5/05
Staff RN
MAS Medical Staffing, NH 7/03- 5/05
Staff Nurse - Per Diem
Aspire Educational Services, Franklin, NH 06/01-04/02
RN / LNA Instructor. Temporary Assignment.
Occupational Health Services, Portsmouth, NH 09/99-01/00
Staff RN
Sunbridge Of Exeter, Exeter, NH 06/99-09/99
RN Clinical Care Manager
Valley Regional Hospital, Claremont, NH 03/98-06/99
RN Case Manager
Mount Ascutney Hospital & Health Center, Windsor, VT 01/95-02/98
RN Rehabilitation Nurse Manager & Hospital QA/QI Director
The Cheshire Medical Center, Keene, NH 10/86-06/94
Staff RN and Charge Nurse for Medical /Surgical / Pediatric/Rehabilitation Units
United States Army Reserves, 405 CSH, Det 1, Saco, ME - 12/88-01/02
66H Med Surge Nurse / Rank: Captain
Five years as training officer. Completed ICU training at Dartmouth Hitchcock
Medical Center 5/00
NBC Officer (nuclear biological & chemical warfare)
References available upon request
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