Patricia Jones

Nurse Clinician IIM - Johns Hopkins Hospital

Catonsville, MD - Email me on Indeed: indeed.com/r/Patricia-Jones/b553661229a6a9f7
Certified Neuroscience Registered Nurse (CNRN) and certified Critical Care Registered Nurse (CCRN) with
six years of specialty nursing experience in Neurosciences Critical Care.
- Mentor to junior nurses, providing guidance and direction in nursing education; Team Captain for a ten person
primary nursing group and serve as Clinical Mentor
- Responsible for making sound professional judgments during clinical emergencies and in assisting families
in crisis; Charge Nurse on a 24-bed high acuity Intensive Care Unit
- Leader in quality improvement and patient safety; Champion to the Comprehensive Unit-based Safety
Program (CUSP).
WORK EXPERIENCE
Nurse Clinician IIM
Johns Hopkins Hospital - Baltimore, MD - 2007 to Present
Neurosciences Critical Care Unit (NCCU)
Dedicated member of a multidisciplinary team providing direct care to critically ill adult neurological and
neurosurgical patients with an array of diagnoses including ichemic and hemorrhagic strokes, brain and spinal
cord tumors, central nervous system trauma, epilepsy, myasthenia gravis and multiple sclerosis.
- As bedside nurse, display expertise in neurological and physical assessment, which includes critical care
level monitoring of hemodynamics, intracranial pressure, respiratory and renal function. Regularly identifies
deviations from the norm within these systems and is able to recommend and enact therapeutic interventions
- Provide leadership by serving as charge nurse and clinical mentor
- Super User for the Carefusion laboratory sample identification program, responsible for educating all NCCU
staff on processes and procedures during new system rollout.
- Served as member of the Performance Improvement Committee. Performed central line catheter audits for
quality improvement. Executed an evidenced based practice project on management of cerebral vasospam.
- Contributes to unit quality improvement and patient safety by serving as champion to the Comprehensive
Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP).
Clinical Nurse Extern
Johns Hopkins Hospital - Baltimore, MD - 2006 to 2007
Medical/ Surgical Floor, Marburg 3
Worked one-on-one with an RN on a medical/surgical floor, performing supervised clinical assessments on a
medical/ surgical floor and supported management of a team of up to four assigned patients.
- Prioritized patient care related tasks such as recording vital signs, intake and output measurements, dressing
changes, ambulation of patients, assisting with patient hygiene and responding to alarms and call bells.
- Performed clinical duties efficiently to meet the standard of customer service expected by a high profile
patient population.
- Successfully mitigated patient concerns through service recovery.
Certified Nursing Assistant
Kaiser Permanente Medical Center - Woodlawn, MD - 2004 to 2005
Supported a high volume surgical specialty department including general surgery, urology, orthopedics and
otolaryngology by providing efficient and personal customer service.
- Retrieved daily physician schedules, registered patients and provided patient hospitality.
- Scheduled follow-up appointments, made and tracked referrals for physical and occupational therapy.
- Assisted with exam room procedures including podiatry care, orthopedic procedures, in-office general surgical
procedures.
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science
Johns Hopkins School of Nursing - Baltimore, MD
2007
Bachelor of Science in Environmental Studies
Juniata College - Huntingdon, PA
2001