Derrick Rudolph, RN
Clinton
Summary
Seasoned Nurse with 10+ years of diverse experience in direct patient care, staff supervision and department operations. Skilled at multitasking and prioritizing patient needs and daily assignments. Offering clinical expertise ranging from Med-surg/tele, progressive care, step down, neuro, surgical, and Emergency Medicine specialties. Knowledgeable about EMR charting, medication administration and interdisciplinary collaboration focused on optimizing patient care and support. Quality-focused and efficiency-driven leader.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Licensed Practical Nurse (Emergency Medicine)
University of Maryland Medical Systems Midtown Campus
11.2021 - Current
- Serves as a Licensed Practical Nurse within the Emergency Department, providing care for emergent, critical, and medically ill adult and pediatric patients requiring medical care, respiratory support, blood transfusions, wound care, mental/behavioral health, social services support, and linkage to case management
- Performs medical triage medication administration and orchestrates educational training teaching patients, family, and others how to manage their post-treatment home care needs, self-administration of medication, lifestyle modifications, and rehabilitation
- Held accountable for prioritizing, coordinating, performing assessments, and providing safety promptly
- Serves as a resource to supportive staff by providing guidance and mentorship
- Serves as an official mentor in the University of Maryland Medical System Mentorship Program
- Recipient of the Personifies Professionalism Award 2022
- Severe as a quality and revenue nurse for the Emergency Department
- Responsible for the reconciliation, monitoring, and completion of the Emergency Department coding/charging system
- Performs audits for completion and accuracy of coding/charging functions of clinical staff
- Responsible for staff development and education on quality, revenue integrity, and/or billing updates as needed.
Licensed Practical Nurse (Emergency Department)
Nuwest Group, John Hopkins Howard County General Hospital
09.2022 - 03.2023
- Served as a Licensed Practical Nurse within the Emergency Department
- Assess, plan, implement, evaluate, and document nursing care for adults experiencing life-threatening, community care, and urgent care problems requiring complex assessment, high-intensity therapies, and interventions in a 50-bed emergency department
- Sever is a member of the hospital's rapid response and code team
- Evaluated patient's overall condition and response to treatment and interventions through personal observation and assessment in addition to analysis and data
- Provide, assist, and coordinate discharge with clear instructions and follow-up care
- Administer multiple medications, blood transfusions, anticoagulation therapy, respiratory support, perform wound care, and vast medical and nursing interventions.
Licensed Practical Nurse (Hospital Float-Pool)
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
05.2019 - 10.2022
- Serves as a Licensed Practical Nurse in the inpatient float pool, establishing and maintaining a plan of care for up to 5 patients
- Initiating/managing acute and high acuity care interventions (cardiac Drips, heparin, ketamine, PCA pumps, telemetry, IV push beta-blockers/antihypertensives, frequent suctioning via nasal and trach, regular blood transfusions, IVIG therapy, wound care)
- Monitoring and managing surgical patients, pre and postoperative
- Provide education to patients and families on new diagnoses and proper management
- Use sound decision-making judgment, evaluate the effectiveness of plans and interventions to promote optimum achievement of established goals
- Provide counseling for our patients in the Nation’s Wounded Warriors Program
- Participates on a task force with the indicative to promoting best evidence-based practices for Congestive Heart Failure policies, procedures, and education, including follow-up home care
- Provides supervision, guidance, teaching, and mentoring to RN/LPN students, Medics, Corpsman, targeted peers, and subordinates
- Identify and evaluate potential needs and resources in relation to community health, as well as participate in the review, analysis, and effectiveness of agency programs
- Precept and train new staff
- Recipient of the Pathway to Service Excellence Leadership Award 2019
- Daisy Award nominees 2019, 2020, 2021.
Clinical Nurse Supervisor
Us Helping Us People Into Living
06.2021 - 12.2021
- Supervised clinical staff of 20 and managed daily clinical operations
- Held accountable for infection and quality control
- Created policies and procedures around infection control, data collection, morbidity reporting, PrEP policy and protocol, sexually transmitted infections and treatment, safety, emergency response, and COVID-19 infection
- Performed medical assessments, medication administration, immunizations, phlebotomy, and wound care
- Orchestrated educational training teaching patients, family, and the community how to manage chronic conditions, home care services, self-administration of medication, and provide talk therapy
- Engaged in community outreach efforts, including STI screening, disease prevention, and health promotion
- Served on the community needle exchange program
- Served on a care coordination team for the provision of comprehensive care for persons living with and at-risk for HIV and other chronic conditions.
Licensed Practical Nurse (COVID-19 Emergency Response Team Med-Surg/Telemetry Float-Pool)
University of Maryland Medical Systems
04.2020 - 10.2021
- Served as a Licensed Nurse within the Medical-Surgical telemetry units and field hospital, providing care for medically ill patients on cardiac monitoring, ventilation management, requiring blood transfusions, drips, IV push medications, fluids, and wound care
- Performed COVID-focused assessments and provided therapeutic interventions
- Held accountable for prioritizing and coordinating the care of an average of 5 patients in an appropriate and timely manner
- Successfully collected and charted patient data, including vital signs, intake and output, nutritional consumption, hygiene, and activities of daily living
- Orchestrated educational training teaching patients, family, and others how to manage their post-treatment home care needs, self-administration of medication, and rehabilitation
- Worked at various COVID vaccination clinics within the health system
- Provided therapeutic talk interventions.
Licensed Practical Nurse
ConnectRN
09.2018 - 02.2020
- Close clinical observation, IV therapy, IvIG therapy, ventilation monitoring, wound care, Coma Stimulation Therapy Program, acute/chronic medical surgical monitoring, and sub-acute rehabilitation
- Rapid response team, nurse preceptor, charge nurse
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams on patient plan of care
- Clinical monitoring, ventilation monitoring, suctioning, administering medication, providing wound care, IV therapy management, facilitator, high-intensity care, critical care management.
Nurse Supervisor/Licensed Practical Nurse (Sub-Acute Rehabilitation)
Shorepointe Rehabilitation & Skilled Nursing Center
08.2017 - 09.2018
- Clinical monitoring, administering medications, managing IV therapy, wound care and administering respiratory treatments
- Served as the primary point of contact within leadership by assisting with overseeing the day-to-day operations, including mange staffing for 20+ employees, responsible for nursing staff, patients, and facility
- Enforce policy and procedures
- Precept new nurses and nursing assistants.
Patient Support Technician/ Nurse Extern (Neuroscience)
St. Joseph Mercy Oakland
01.2016 - 08.2017
- Provided patient care and monitored vital signs
- Obtained blood and urine collections
- Performed head to toe and focused assessments
- Performed IV insertion/removal, EKGs, foley/straight insertion.
Emergency Department Technician
Henry Ford Health Systems
07.2015 - 01.2016
- Administered Emergency medical treatment
- Triage patients, performed EKGs, obtained blood and urine specimens, inserted Foley/straight catheters
- Measure and apply splints and soft cast
- Assisted providers in clinical procedures
- Performed blood draws, inserted/removed IVs
- Responded to the code team.
Medical Assistant
Concentra Medical Centers
07.2014 - 07.2015
- Front office specialist
- Triaged office visits
- Administered and dispensed medication (Intramuscular, inhalation, and subcutaneous injections)
- Obtained blood and urine collection
- Performed State Regulated drug and alcohol screenings
- Performed x-rays
- Measured and apply splints and soft cast.
Patient Care Associate (Cardiovascular)
DMC Harper Hospital
11.2013 - 07.2014
- Provided patient care with ADLs and direct patient care
- Blood glucose monitoring
- Performed blood draws and IV insertion/removal
- Performed EKG testing and telemetry monitoring
- Performed straight and foley cauterization.
Phlebotomist/ Lab Assistant
DMC Sinai Grace
03.2013 - 11.2013
- Obtained blood collection from adult patients, pediatrics, and geriatrics
- Received and processed hospital and outpatient laboratory specimens
- Served as an inpatient phlebotomist.
Education
Associates of Applied Science in Nursing -
Standard College
Fairfax, VA05.2024
Health Science Associates of Science -
Prince Georges Community College
Largo, MD08.2022
Practical Nurse Diploma -
Dorsey College
Madison Heights, MI06.2017
Skills
- Communications/Team Building
- Nurse Preceptor/ Clinical Instructor
- Critical Decision Making/Leadership
- Military Medicine
- Ventilation Monitoring
- 12-Lead EKG/Telemetry Monitoring
- Emergency Triage
- Emergency Response
- Healthcare Software Proficiency
Accomplishments
ØRecipient of the Pathway to Service Excellence Leadership Award 2019
Ø Daisy Award nominee 2019, 2020,2021
Ø Recipient of the Personifies Professionalism Award 2022
Certification
- National Stroke Certification (AHA)
- BLS/ACLS/PALS (AHA) Certified
- Vascular Mediport Trained (WRNMMC2/2020)
- Government Clearance (Active)
References
References available upon request
Timeline
Licensed Practical Nurse (Emergency Department)
Nuwest Group, John Hopkins Howard County General Hospital
09.2022 - 03.2023
Licensed Practical Nurse (Emergency Medicine)
University of Maryland Medical Systems Midtown Campus
11.2021 - Current
Clinical Nurse Supervisor
Us Helping Us People Into Living
06.2021 - 12.2021
Licensed Practical Nurse (COVID-19 Emergency Response Team Med-Surg/Telemetry Float-Pool)
University of Maryland Medical Systems
04.2020 - 10.2021
Licensed Practical Nurse (Hospital Float-Pool)
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
05.2019 - 10.2022
Licensed Practical Nurse
ConnectRN
09.2018 - 02.2020
Nurse Supervisor/Licensed Practical Nurse (Sub-Acute Rehabilitation)
Shorepointe Rehabilitation & Skilled Nursing Center
08.2017 - 09.2018
Patient Support Technician/ Nurse Extern (Neuroscience)
St. Joseph Mercy Oakland
01.2016 - 08.2017
Emergency Department Technician
Henry Ford Health Systems
07.2015 - 01.2016
Medical Assistant
Concentra Medical Centers
07.2014 - 07.2015
Patient Care Associate (Cardiovascular)
DMC Harper Hospital
11.2013 - 07.2014
Phlebotomist/ Lab Assistant
DMC Sinai Grace
03.2013 - 11.2013
Associates of Applied Science in Nursing -
Standard College
Health Science Associates of Science -
Prince Georges Community College
Practical Nurse Diploma -
Dorsey College
- National Stroke Certification (AHA)
- BLS/ACLS/PALS (AHA) Certified
- Vascular Mediport Trained (WRNMMC2/2020)
- Government Clearance (Active)
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