Tamara Magnusson

Experience

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  Ardmore Health and Rehabilitation Center

  Jan 2007 - Jan 2016

  Staff Development Coordinator

  Provided education to staff, residents, family members, trend and track infections and antibiotic use in facility, maintain resident and employee vaccination records, monitor patient charts for new physician orders, maintain staff to resident ratio per state guidelines, schedule staff, interview and hire new employees, maintain budget for staffing, ensure appropriate plan of care in place records, and urine drug screens.Oversee CNAs to ensure proper daily care provided to residents, administer medications, daily wound care, transcribing physican orders, documenting on residents daily to ensure medicare payment for facility, comprehensive patient assessments, IV placement, phlebotomy, and assisting physician as needed. Collaborate with the nursing staff and physicians to provide efficient and effective care for our patients. Network with other departments to provide information and transition instructions for patients and their families for their stay at the nursing facility. Show less

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  Limestone Health Facility

  Jan 2016 - Dec 2017

  Licensed Practical Nurse -Charge Nurse

  Managing and overseeing CNA’s, medication administration, wound care, transcribing orders, providing education to family and residents. Preformed skills such as phlebotomy, vital signs, ambulating patients, setting up and assisting with special procedures, entering physician orders, answering the phone, greeting patients and family members at the desk, transporting patients, patient assessment, and g-tube care/maintenance.

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  Huntsville Hospital

  Sept 2017 - now

  Registered Nurse

  I provide direct patient care and collaborate with physicians to provide the best patient care. Skills include obtaining health history, vital signs, urine drug screens, covid testing, immunizations, phlebotomy, medication administration, restocking, maintain employee records, patient assessments, vision screening. Certifications include: BLS Extra shifts are worked at Covid vaccine clinic