Home Health Registered Nurse

Ronnie H. Tidwell

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North Augusta, SC

706-***-****

acstc9@r.postjobfree.com

PROFILE

Registered Nurse with over 17 years of experience. I have experience in many areas of nursing to include Critical/Intensive Care, Pain Management, Home Health, Long Term Geriatric care and Rehabilitation. Trained in EPIC, CERNER and Meditech computer systems. Extensive experience in Critical Care, Trauma, ER, Telemetry, and teaching. Leadership roll as Nurse Clinician, Charge Nurse/Clinical supervisor, and Director Of Nursing.

EXPERIENCE

Thomson Health and Rehabilitation, Thomson, Ga. Sep. 2014 - May 2015. Director of Nursing for a long term care and rehabilitation facility. Supervised personnel caring for residents in a long term care, hospice, as well as short term rehabilitation. A 150 bed facility with average census of 110 residents, 32 nurses, 75 nursing aids and support staff.

Professional Case Management, Aiken, SC Apr. 2013 - Present. Home health care provider for clients through out the Central Savannah River Area on a part time basis.

Aiken Regional Medical Center, Aiken, SC Aug. 2013 - May. 2015. Clinical Supervisor for the Progressive Care Unit. Supervised the care of a 25 bed ICU Step Down Unit. Provided critical and acute care for patients in transition from ICU or those in need of more guarded monitoring.

Advantage RN, Macon Ga, May - Aug. 2013 & Jun. - Sep. 2015. Travel Nurse assigned to Medical College of Central Georgia’s Neural ICU & Cardio Vascular ICU, Staff RN, in the care of patients victim to traumatic brain injury, Cerebral Vascular Accidents, or other neurological deficits. Cardiac, pulmonary, surgical and post open-heart care.

Advanced Clinical Employment Staffing, Berkeley, Ca. Jan. 2012 - May, 2013. Travel Nurse assigned to Alta Bates Medical Center ICU. Staff RN in the care of patients in an acute Intensive Care Unite. Included care of patients with neurological, respiratory and cardiac deficits. Acted as relief Charge Nurse as well as assisted in the transition to EPIC medical charting system.

Golden State Home Health and Hospice Care. Tracy, Ca. Jul. 2012 - Jan 2013. Director of Nursing for a newly established home health and hospice service in the East Bay area of San Francisco. Supervised staff in the care patients in the home health care setting. Assisted establishing a new branch office in the East Bay area of San Francisco. Georgia Regent University, Augusta, Ga. Dec 2010 - Dec 2011. Nurse Clinician for in-patient pain services. Assisted in providing nerve blocks, epidurals, and blood patch procedures. In house teaching of new Patient Controlled Analgesic devices. Scheduled and screened patients prior to surgical procedures, assisted in recovery of pain managed patients. As well as follow up assessments and care. Doctor’s Hospital, Joseph Still Burn Center, Augusta, Ga. May 2000 - Nov. 2010. Staff RN and relief charge nurse for patients in a 30+ bed Burn ICU setting. Provided care for patients with burns, electrical injuries, and chemical exposure related injuries. Taught Acute Burn Life Support for over 5 years through out the South East. University Hospital, Augusta, Ga. Oct. 1997 - May 2000. Staff RN, 8NS Telemetry. Provided care for patients with cardiac related illnesses. Those included pre and post cardiac catheterizations, post open-heart patients, and those with renal insufficiency to include hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis. EDUCATION

City Colleges of Chicago, Frankfurt, Germany, 1989. Augusta State University, ASN, 1997.

Kaplan University, BSN, 2010. Presidents List.

MILITARY SERVICE

U.S. Army, 1982 - 1991, Highlights include, Served as 82 Airborne Division Security Noncommissioned Officer In Charge, Ft. Bragg, NC., Operation Desert Storm, Saudi Arabia, Honorable Discharge with accommodations and various leadership training courses.