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Jessica Claire
Montgomery Street, San Francisco, CA 94105 (555) 432-1000, resumesample@example.com
Professional Summary
  • Strong 
  • Skilled
  • Proficient
  • patient advocate 
  • interdisciplinary team member
  • communicator
  • educator

Well equipped to

  • support my fellow nurses
  • empower my patients
  • assist my employer in saving money

   or best practice research 

Fast efficient with :

  • discharges
  • documentation
  • care planning.
  • Considered friendly and helpful to paitents,

   ancillary staff,family members and visitors. 

Skills

  • CPR/First Aid certified
  • ACLS
  • CCRN
  • CCRT
  • unit representative for  the hospital wide nurse practice council


  • Wound care certified
  • Compassionate
  • strong advocate
  • cochair/secretary for the CCU unit practice council
  • Flexible to work in other critical care areas when needed.
Work History
04/1984 to 04/1985 Candy striper Gundersen Health System | West Salem, ,
  • Assisted patients with bathing, oral hygiene, grooming, feeding and elimination.
  • Maintained a clean, healthy and safe environment.
  • Assisted with patient transfer and ambulation.
  • Performed clerical duties, such as word processing, data entry, answering phones and filing.

04/1985 to 04/1990 Nurses Aide American Senior Communities | Valparaiso, ,
  • Responded appropriately to the physical, emotional and developmental needs of patients.
  • Assisted patients with bathing, oral hygiene, grooming, feeding and elimination.
  • Helped patients move in and out of beds, baths, wheelchairs and automobiles.
  • Maintained a clean, healthy and safe environment.
  • Assisted with patient transfer and ambulation.

08/1990 to 08/1992 Respiratory therapist Bethesda Health | Alton, ,
  •  provided expert ventilatory care intubation pulmonary hygiene for the E.r. I.C.U. General medicine Floors.
  • Administered Incentive spirometry chest physiotherapy bronchodilator therapy
  • Performed arterial blood gasses
  • Maintained  laboratory equipment responsible for obtaining ABG results.
  • Developed care plans for asthma,pneumonia,respiratory failure, C.O.P.D

04/1994 to 09/1998 Respiratory therapist Boulder Community Health | Longmont, ,

Administered treatment modalities to include:

  • small volume nebulizer, oxygen therapy,ventilator support,
  • CPAP,BiPAP, T-piece,IPPB 
  • Placement of arterial lines,intubation,
  • swan ganz monitoring,
  • Arterial and venous blood gas monitoring

Evaluate and treat medical conditions to include:

  • flail chest,pneumonia,croup, eppiglotitis,Asthma,emphysema
  • cor pulmonale,pneumothorax,seizure disorders,anaphylaxis
  • respiratory or cardiac failure.
04/1992 to 03/2004 Registered Respiratory therapist Saint Peters Hospital | City, ,
  • Administered treatment modalities to include:

      small volume nebulizer, oxygen therapy,ventilator support, CPAP,BiPAP, T-

     piece,IPPB,Placement of arterial lines,intubation,swan Ganz monitoring,

     Arterial and venous blood gas monitoring

  • Evaluate and treat medical conditions to include:

    flail chest,pneumonia,croup,epiglottitis,Asthma,emphysema,cor

    pulmonale,pneumothorax,seizure disorders,anaphylaxis,respiratory

    or cardiac failure.pneumonectomy Cancer.

  • Assist Pulmonologist with the placement of trach and peg at the bedside.
  • Assist perfusionist and anesthesiologist in O.R. with open heart surgery
  • Work with adult  pediatric and neonatal populations in all modalities.


04/2004 to Current RN and CCRN Albany Medical Center | City, ,

Trained to evaluate create plan of care treat educate and document care for the following conditions:

  • Cardio/Respiratory/Renal failure
  • thyroid Storm
  • cardiac arrhythmias
  • drug overdose
  • diabetic management
  • anaphylaxis
  • seizure
  • status epileptics
  • multi organ failure, heart failure, liver failure/cirrhosis
  • sepsis, shock, post and pre op coronary artery disease
  • transcatheter aortic valve replacement, mitral clipping
  • Fall prevention, Wound care and prevention. 

Proficient in utilizing the following machinery:

  • computers,office equipment,telephone ,monitoring and security systems
  • CRRT, Ventilators,CPAP,BiPAP, HFNC
  • LVAD, Impella, IABP, suction/chest tube
  • foley, NG/OG/Peg, Core track, jp, chest tubes and drains
  • Wound vacs.Swan-Ganz catheters, Arterial lines,Triple lumens
  • insertion of PIVs, placement of Foley. Hemodynamic monitoring.

Excellent in administering and titrating all medication

  • by IV, PO ,rectal, IM methods. This includes all pressors, milrinone, anticoagulants.

Education
Expected in 1994 to to Associate of Science | Respiratory Therapy H.V.C.C., Troy N.Y., GPA:
Status -
Expected in 2004 to to Associate of Science | Nursing H.V.C.C., Troy N.Y., GPA:
Status -

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School Attended

  • H.V.C.C.
  • H.V.C.C.

Job Titles Held:

  • Candy striper
  • Nurses Aide
  • Respiratory therapist
  • Respiratory therapist
  • Registered Respiratory therapist
  • RN and CCRN

Degrees

  • Associate of Science
  • Associate of Science

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