CANDACE HARRELL

Delivered community-based nursing services to children ages three to five and families using Parents as Teachers model.

• Conducted home, community, and virtual visits with a strengths-based, culturally responsive approach.
• Established therapeutic relationships to assess needs and coordinate health education resources.
• Maintained accurate documentation while adhering to program model guidelines.

• Provide crucial medical information regarding various medical conditions to caseworkers
• Attend family engagement meetings to address medical implications of child abuse or neglect
• Accompany caseworker on home visits with the children and youth in their homes or hospital
• Write comprehensive reports on medical needs related to diagnoses
• Navigate various healthcare and insurance systems

• Instructed staff and parents on communicable disease prevention
• Maintained student immunization records and completed timely reports to state and county agencies
• Assessed sick or injured children and provided first-aid treatments
• Documented student nursing office visits using computer and paper charting

• Assessed and charted observations of the patient's condition at each visit
• Completed evaluation tasks, including reviewing medication and vital signs
• Treated chronic wounds, including bedsores, abscesses, and ulcerations
• Provided education to patients and families on proper home health care procedures and strategies

• Participated in and conducted parts of the participant-centered comprehensive assessment of psychiatric history
• Consulted with community providers, inpatient facilities, and families to maintain coordination in the treatment process
• Provided on-call support to staff and participants regarding physical, behavioral health, and medication issues
• Documented quantitative medical data and narrative information about participant progress

• Supervised care provided by a group of students while they completed their clinical rotation in long-term care
• Coordinated with clinicians at the clinical site to make student patient assignments
• Taught students how to perform duties in the clinical site and provided feedback
• Evaluated students' clinical work

• Reacted effectively in emergency scenarios, demonstrating sound decision-making that helped save patient lives
• Utilized the nursing process based on patients' triage
• Collaborated with other ER professionals to ensure effective patient care delivery
• Assisted in the efficient operation of Emergency Room procedures
• Performed various medical assessments