1. Barbara A Roehl, RN
713 West Ferry Street, Apt. A, Buffalo, NY 14222
BarbaraARoehl@gmail.com • H: (716) 322-0061; C: (617) 335-1402
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
• A dedicated, highly skilled, professional Registered Nurse
• Certified Adult/Child/Infant CPR/AED/First Aid for Health Care Provider (BLS)
• Patient health education
• Psychiatric nursing
• Triage
• Case management
• Supervisor
• Private Duty Nursing for acute and chronically ill persons
• Possess excellent patient-oriented communication and interpersonal skills
• Enjoys contributing to a team effort and creating a positive work environment
• Participated in Upstate Clinical Research-Osteoarthritis clinical trial
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Ready Nurse, Arlington, MA (October, 2012 – December, 2014)
Registered Nurse
• Provide appropriate nursing care for handicapped children on medical transport van
Favorite Healthcare Staffing, Boston, MA (October, 2011)
Registered Nurse
• Work site health and wellness fairs
• Provide comprehensive health assessments
• Confidential counseling provided
• Triage
Favorite Healthcare Staffing, Buffalo, NY (July, 2010 – October, 2011)
Registered Nurse
• Work site health and wellness fairs
• Provided comprehensive health assessments
• Confidential counseling provided
• Triage
BWI Health Promotions, Buffalo, NY (November, 2008 – October, 2011)
Registered Nurse
• Work site and school site health and wellness fairs
• Provided comprehensive health and fitness assessments
• Provided outcome based data for employer groups to use as tool to evaluate overall company health
• Provided personal fitness profiles, health –related scores
• Confidential discussions on “how to” make lifestyle changes and achieve desired goals
• Triage
Liken Health Care, Inc., Buffalo, NY (January, 2010 – March, 2010)
EMR/Paper Medical Record Auditor (For Medicare Advantage) - 3 month contract
• Reviewed medical records in hospitals and Drs’ offices to validate ICD-9 codes
Private Duty Nursing, Buffalo, NY (December, 1996 – April, 2009)
Registered Nurse
• Provided daily on-going assessment and nursing care to patient with Alzheimer’s Disease
• Provided daily on-going assessment and nursing care to chronically ill, debilitated patient with alcoholic dementia and cancer
• Acted as liaison between patients, families and physicians, pharmacy, physical therapist, psychiatrist
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• Assessed care for patients during several acute changes in condition, facilitated hospital admissions necessitating various levels of care
Wynwood of Kenmore (formerly The Commons at Kenmore), Kenmore, NY (June, 1995 – December, 1996)
Registered Nurse/Case Manager/Supervisor
• Responsibilities included hiring, training and supervising nurses’ aides
• Assessed patients’ needs to prevent medically unnecessary hospital admissions or procedures
• Facilitated continual discussions with physicians in order to provide appropriate level of care
• As the sole RN at the facility, responsibilities included 24-hr. “on-call” status as well as full-time at the facility, delegated to other
staff members as state regulation allowed
• Handled all crises appropriately, met with families, admitted and discharged patients, contacted physicians, facilitated transfers
• Managed day-to-day healthcare operations of the community to ensure residents’ healthcare needs were met
• Provided training, supervision, and monitoring of associates in the administration of direct care within the community
• Performed ongoing assessment/observation of residents' physical and psycho-social needs and coordinated with other departments to
assure quality, proactive care
• Interacted directly with associates, residents, resident family members, vendors and professional contacts within the community, dealt
with issues including scheduling, resident care, service plans and assessments
Hospice Buffalo, Buffalo, NY (June, 1992 – December, 1993)
On-Call Registered Nurse
• Responded to patients changes in status, facilitated transfer
• Contacted physicians with symptom changes
• Triage
• Provided telephone and in-person support and education to patient and families
• Developed sensitivity to cultural diversity regarding attitudes/rituals towards death and dying
OTHER RELATED EXPERIENCE
• Walgreens Optioncare: RN, Home infusions and dressing changes
• Dr. Anne Marie Jobe: RN, Pediatric seasonal flu and H1N1 injections
• Independent Nursing Care: RN, Adult seasonal flu injections
• The Blind Association of WNY: Home Care RN
• Nardin Academy: School RN
• Language Development Program: School RN
• O’Shea, Reynolds, Napier, Quinn and Cummings Law firm: RN Consultant
• St. Luke’s Presbyterian Nursing Center: RN Supervisor
• Deaconess Hospital: Perinatal RN
• Children’s Hospital of Buffalo: NICU RN
• Harvard University Health Service: Boston, MA: Staff RN
• Boston Hospital for Women (Brigham and Women’s), Lying-in Division: Boston, MA: Evening Charge RN
• St. Mary’s Hospital: Paddington, London, England: RN, Med/Surg and Obs/Gyn
• Weight Loss Center: RN
• Dr. Robert H. Roehl: Obs/Gyn
EDUCATION
BA - Bay Path College
BSN - State University of New York at Buffalo / Deaconess Hospital School of Nursing
Pre- Med - Daemen College
Fetal Intensive Care Nursing Certificate - State University of New York at Buffalo / Buffalo Children’s Hospital
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
• New York State Nurses’ Association, District 1
• State University of New York at Buffalo Women’s’ Club
• English Speaking Union, Buffalo-Niagara Chapter
• International Nurses’ Association
• National Association of Professional Woman
• Who’s Who
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AWARDS & CERTIFICATES
• Recipient of the Herbert Burwig Award for achievement in Obs/Gyn Nursing
• Recipient of the American Red Cross Student Nurse Award
• Certificate for Fetal Intensive Care Nursing from State University of New York at Buffalo
Licensed in New York and Massachusetts