KIMBERLY MCNAMARA
Halifax
Summary
Passionate and professional Registered Nurse with extensive experience across various healthcare settings. Recognized as a notable team player that consistently provides admirable care and develops harmonious relationships with patients, the interdisciplinary health care team and families.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
School Nurse
Silver Lake Regional School District
Kingston
04.2023 - Current
- Provide pediatric care for students ages five through adolescence.
- Responded promptly to medical emergencies within school settings.
- Educated parents on proper care and treatment options for their children.
Registered Nurse
Tufts Medical Center/Tufts Medicine
Boston
09.2013 - Current
- Providing direct patient care to a variety of patients within the hospital's Medical Surgical units.
- Collaborating and organizing the best plan of care with an interdisciplinary team that provides outstanding acute care for patients.
Registered Nurse
Medical Oncology and Hematology
Brockton
11.2011 - 05.2017
- Providing care for patients with specific conditions at a specialty outpatient treatment center.
- Managing a busy outpatient doctor's office performing venipuncture, infusion therapies, and phlebotomy.
- Participates and collaborates in the establishment of the patient's ongoing plan of care with doctors, patients and families.
Registered Nurse
Roger Williams Medical Hospital/Center
Providence
06.2008 - 09.2013
- Established and directed ambulatory hematology/oncology clinic, improving patient access to specialized care.
- Coordinated patient care plans with interdisciplinary teams to enhance treatment outcomes.
- Developed quality improvement initiatives for nursing practices, leading to improved patient safety and care standards.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University Of Rhode Island
Kingston, RI05-2008
Skills
- Pediatric nursing
- Telemetry monitoring systems
- 12-lead EKG
- Venipuncture and Blood draws
- Vascular line access
- Infusion therapies
- Intravenous therapy
- Analgesic drips
- PCA machines
- Chemotherapy administration
- Palliative care
- Post-operative care
- Medical calculations
- ADHD experience
- Program development
- Hospital unit organization
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Outlook
- Microsoft Power Point
- Effective communication
- Autonomy
Accomplishments Affiliations
- Soule Homestead Education Center, Member and Volunteer Teacher’s assistant
- American Nurses Association, Award for Nurses Delivering Quality & Innovative Care
- American Nurses Association, Massachusetts Nursing Research, Evidence and Innovative Program
- Massachusetts Audubon, Member
Timeline
School Nurse
Silver Lake Regional School District
04.2023 - Current
Registered Nurse
Tufts Medical Center/Tufts Medicine
09.2013 - Current
Registered Nurse
Medical Oncology and Hematology
11.2011 - 05.2017
Registered Nurse
Roger Williams Medical Hospital/Center
06.2008 - 09.2013
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University Of Rhode Island