Carla Lounsbury
Nottingham
Summary
Compassionate Nurse with extensive urgent care experience, delivering timely patient care. Skilled in team collaboration and adaptable to dynamic situations, ensuring optimal patient outcomes. Maintains composure under pressure while effectively managing challenging scenarios. Builds strong relationships with patients and families through empathetic communication and a respectful approach.
Overview
1
1
Certification
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Director of Medical Support (DMS)
Patient First
Towson, MD
06.2010 - Current
- Offer quality nursing care and generate a genuine, warm, and friendly atmosphere for patients and co-workers
- Use sound judgment when administering medical care and triaging patients
- Administer medications knowing correct dosage, actions, and side effects of each medication administered
- Conducted interviews, hired, evaluated, and disciplined department supervisors and center personnel to ensure effective leadership and performance.
- Supervised 47 employees across laboratory, x-ray, front office, nursing, and support staff to maintain operational efficiency and quality of care.
- Reviewing and coordinating the processing of all paperwork pertaining to payroll, evaluations, pay changes, employee status, budgeting, inventory, pharmacy and staffing.
- Staffing each department and maintaining a uniform balance in the scheduling of all employees
- Review supervisors’ monthly inventory, staffing, allocated hours, overtime, flex hours, and training hours
- Implemented policies and procedures established by Quality Insurance Committee (QIC), Operations, Physicians, and Medical Director to enhance service quality and compliance.
- In the absence of a trainer, train or designate supervisor to train new hire staff members
- Train newly hired nursing supervisors and Directors of Medical Support
Registered Nurse
University of Maryland
Baltimore, MD
04.2020 - 01.2024
- Provided care under general direction to COVID-positive patients at Baltimore Convention Field Hospital, ensuring patient comfort and monitoring vital signs.
- Administered COVID vaccinations to patients, contributing to community health efforts and increasing vaccination rates.
- Performed COVID testing on patients at designated testing sites, facilitating early detection and treatment.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of Maryland, University College
Adelphi, MD05-2017
Associate of Science - Nursing
Community College of Baltimore County
Essex, MD05-2009
Skills
- Clinical management
- Operations management
- Project management
- Strategic planning
- People management
- Decision-making
- Effective communication
- Relationship building
Certification
- RN License #R187297
- Basic Life Support (BLS)
- Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS)
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
Timeline
Registered Nurse
University of Maryland
04.2020 - 01.2024
Director of Medical Support (DMS)
Patient First
06.2010 - Current
Associate of Science - Nursing
Community College of Baltimore County
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of Maryland, University College