Orthopedic Nurse Resume
Orthopedic nurses are specialists in treating mobility issues that come with age or due to accidental or medical conditions. Since elderly people are more affected with age-related problems, a major population of these nurse work for elderly people. They even work with people who suffer bone fracture due to accident or fall. They are skilled to provide care to people with all sort of medical or injury problems to bones and muscles. General hospitals, orthopedic clinics, private practices, specialty clinics, and nursing home facilities are the types of medical settings these nurses work at. These nurses manage care for wide range of musculoskeletal problems such as arthritis, osteoporosis, joint replacement, degenerative diseases, congenital deformities, and bone fractures.
Orthopedic Nurse Resume Example
Jeri D. Johnson
199 Vernon Street
San Diego, CA 92123
Phone: 760-670-3928
Email: jdjohnson@anymail.com
Career Objective:
To work as an orthopedic nurse for people who are struggling with mobility issues due to accidental injuries and degenerative disease affecting bones and muscles.
Summary of Skills:
- Knowledge of medical procedures involved in orthopedic care
- Certified orthopedic nurse with good experience
- Remarkable ability to handle bone fracture and other musculoskeletal problems
- Skilled in assessing medical conditions of bone and muscles
- Good hands in operating orthopedic equipment
- Familiarity with the age-specific medical problems associated with age
- Good written and spoken English skills
- Ability to operate computer and maintain records
Work Experience:
Orthopedic Nurse
Downtown Clinic, San Diego, CA
August 2012 - Present
- Assess new patients and administer pain medications
- Respond to accidental cases at site and emergency ward
- Dress wounds and change dressings of patients
- Assist elderly patients with bed pans and daily needs
- Monitor patients' vitals and insert IVs as instructed by doctors
- Coordinate with physiotherapist and help patients exercise
- Provide treatment information to patients and motivate them for recovery
Orthopedic Nurse
City Nursing Home, San Diego, CA
January 2010 - July 2012
- Assessed patients and monitored their conditions daily
- Changed dressing and administered medications
- Provided care to patients undergone surgery
- Worked and provided maximum comfort to patients
- Changed patients' position in the bed at regular interval
- Moved patients from the bed to the physiotherapy ward
- Educated patients on coping with degenerative disease
Education:
- Bachelor's Degree in Nursing
ABC University, San Diego, CA
2009
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Orthopedic Nurse Certification
San Diego Nursing Board
2010
Reference:
On request.
