Rachel E. Kossoy
Kingwood
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Dive Shop Coordinator
Clearly Cayman
Tampa
01.2022 - Current
- Responsible for day to day operations of very busy dive shop
- Duties include creation of manifests, fielding phones calls, obtaining and maintaining inventory
Subject Matter Expert (SME)
Ease Learning
Derry
08.2023 - 12.2023
- Worked remotely as Subject Matter Expert (SME) writing quiz and test materials for undergraduate general studies and Nursing students
- Responsible for original content and edits, as needed
Clinical Nurse
Medley Health Care Staffing
Los Angeles
01.2020 - Current
- Admits and recovers patient according to the facilities policy and procedure, completes preoperative teaching to patient and family and initiates postoperative teaching to be completed during the recovery phase
- Provides nursing care and appropriate monitoring of the patient according to policy and procedures
- Accurately completes preop/PACU record
- Maintains and updates clinical knowledge and skills based on current nursing education practices
- Demonstrates competence in assessing and providing care that is cognizant of and sensitive to patient's cultural and spiritual needs
- Ensures a collaborative interdisciplinary approach to achieve optimal patient care outcomes and to further the goals of the institution
- Serves as a support and resource for the education of health professionals
- Facilitates an environment conducive to creativity in practice, shared decision making and collaboration with all members of the health care team
Clinical Nurse
Harris County Public Health
Houston
01.2020 - 12.2020
- Gather NP swab samples and prepared for lab testing of Covid at drive in testing site
- Set up of test site and canopies for registration, testing, and processing
- Actively engage in positive identification of patient, sample collection, and testing
Clinical Nurse
Dr. Philip Straka, Straka Plastic Surgery
Kingwood
01.2016 - 12.2018
- Support in the diagnosis of patients in outpatient plastic surgery center by conducting detailed examinations and asking appropriate medical questions and delivered treatments by managing medication and assisting with OR procedures and care
- Obtain medical information, weight and height measurements, and vital signs while interviewing patients
- Manage care for post-operative patients from initial recovery through discharge
- Achieved excellent patient satisfaction scores (90%)
- Quickly improved patient outcomes by monitoring, evaluating results, and suggesting treatment options
Clinical Nurse
USPI Memorial Herman Surgery Center at Pinecroft
The Woodlands
01.2017 - 12.2018
- Delivered services to the endoscopy patients and pain management patients (steroid injections) circulate and scrub for upper and lower endoscopies care
- Oversaw follow-up calls to assess patients in the 24 post-op period and ordered supplies/narcotics
- Monitored patient's condition, progress, and medication side effects to accurately updated documents
- Delivered direct patient care, stabilized patients, and identified the next course of action
- Actively involved in effectively managing records and supporting accurate treatments while updating patient charts using Cerner with data such as medications
- Informed and educated patients and solved queries related to the health condition, prognosis, and treatment; guided patients and families of appropriate treatment options and at-home care strategies, improving long-term outcomes
Clinical Nurse
PACU Memorial Hermann Northeast Hospital
Humble
01.2005 - 12.2016
- Provided a range of nursing care activities, including acute recovery of the surgical and vascular intervention patients, airway management, ventilator management, hemodynamic assessment and management, pain assessment, and management, control
- Educated pre and post-op patients, including pediatric and adult populations
- Delivered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections as well as observed responses to resolve new concerns
- Discussed diagnoses, physical ability, appearance, and behavior with physicians and executed well-coordinated treatment approaches
- Identified and assessed patient condition by ordering, interpreting, and evaluating diagnostic tests
- Conducted procedures such as intravenous injections, vascular line insertions, and bronchoscopies
- Maximized performance and safety by training new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols
- Improved lifestyle choices by delivering proper teaching to patients that reduced chance of symptom reoccurrence
- Guided patients and addressed their questions about health conditions, prognosis, and treatment
Timeline
Subject Matter Expert (SME)
Ease Learning
08.2023 - 12.2023
Dive Shop Coordinator
Clearly Cayman
01.2022 - Current
Clinical Nurse
Medley Health Care Staffing
01.2020 - Current
Clinical Nurse
Harris County Public Health
01.2020 - 12.2020
Clinical Nurse
USPI Memorial Herman Surgery Center at Pinecroft
01.2017 - 12.2018
Clinical Nurse
Dr. Philip Straka, Straka Plastic Surgery
01.2016 - 12.2018
Clinical Nurse
PACU Memorial Hermann Northeast Hospital
01.2005 - 12.2016
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