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EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT STAFF REGISTERED NURSE
Summary

Dedicated and caring Nursing professional offering 23 years experience coordinating and carrying out patient care in fast paced, high-volume emergency departments. Demonstrated ability to perform with speed and accuracy to assess patients, deliver treatments and delegate tasks. Proven history of advocating for patient needs and fostering top-quality care.

Skills
  • Intake and discharge
  • Diagnostic tools experience
  • Staff Mentoring and Precepting
  • Triaging patient concerns
  • Pediatric to Geriatric experience
  • Psychiatric emergency room experience
  • ACLS, PALS, NIHSS, BLS certified
  • Excels in Emergency situations such as stroke, MI, sepsis and other critical problems.
Experience
Northside Hospital | Canton, GAEmergency Department Staff Registered Nurse08/2012 - Current
  • Trained and mentored new RNs on best practices, hospital policies and standards of care.
  • Triaged incoming patients and communicated with doctors to encourage timely attention to urgent situations. Monitored and recorded patient condition, vital signs, recovery progress and medication side effects.
  • Cared for all types of patients from newborn to geriatrics in a busy heart and stroke center ED, including OB/GYN and critical care.
  • Responded to emergency situations with speed, expertise and level-headed approaches to provide optimal care, support and life-saving interventions.
  • Adhered to CMS guidelines for sepsis, pneumonia, CVA, MI, and CAD protocols.
  • Cared for psychiatric patients, maintaining optimal safety in an ED setting and assisted with transfers to appropriate facilities.
The Christ Hospital | Cincinnati, OHEmergency Room Registered Nurse08/2009 - 08/2012
  • Trained and mentored new RNs on best practices, hospital policies and standards of care.
  • Carried out evidence based practice policies in a busy cardiac and stroke center, magnet hospital, and Cincinnati's most preferred hospital.
  • Monitored and recorded patient condition, vital signs, recovery progress and medication side effects.
  • Coordinated care with physicians and other clinical staff to prepare for treatment, carry out interventions and enhance continuum of care to deliver comprehensive services.
  • Maintained open and clear communication with physicians to coordinate effective patient care.
Bluefield Regional Medical Center | Bluefield, WVEmergency Room Registered Nurse04/2007 - 08/2009
  • Charge RN on average of 1-2 shifts per week in a rural Level IV trauma center.
  • TNCC certified
  • Imparted medical, operational and patient care knowledge to junior nurses to maximize performance and quality of team operations.
  • Triaged and treated high-volume caseload in busy emergency room setting.
  • Responded to emergency situations with speed, expertise and level-headed approaches to provide optimal care, support and life-saving interventions.
St. Luke's Hospital | Bluefield, WVEmergency Room Registered Nurse09/2005 - 04/2007
  • Charge RN on night shift in a small but busy rural Emergency department. Staff after 11 pm included 1 RN, 1 LPN, a secretary/tech and a doctor. Coordinated well with ICU and house supervisor.
  • Managed multiple ground and air transfers per shift.
  • As the only RN at night, did all triages, assessments, IVP's, vasoactive drips, central lines, blood transfusions, transfers, admissions and discharges.
Education and Training
Milligan College | Milligan, TNBachelor of Science in Nursing05/1997
Certifications

ACLS certified

PALS certified

NIHSS certified

BLS certified

Other Work Experince

2003-2005- Staff RN on Oncology/hematology unit at The Christ Hospital in Cincinnati, OH. Managed chemotherapy, central lines, blood product transfusions for cancer and sickle cell anemia patients. Rotated charge RN and precepting duties.

2000-2003- Staff RN on Med/Surg/ Oncology unit at Bristol Regional Medical Center. Rotated charge RN and precepting duties. Cared for Stepdown and gastric bypass patients, along with surgical and oncology/hematology patients.

1999-2000- Charge RN on a busy Post-op surgical/Pediatric unit at Cookeville Regional Medical Center, TN. Cared for patients from PACU including Ortho,Neuro, Vascular, EENT, GYN, GI, and general surgeries. Also cared for various pediatric patients and was PALS certified.

1998-1999- Home health Care RN with NHC Homecare. Managed medications, wound care, IV transfusions, and patient education in the home setting. Coordinated with other disciplines to incorporate individual care plans. Supervised home health aides for the needs of the patient.

1997-1998- Staff RN/ Team Lead on Physical Rehabilitation unit at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center in Fayetteville, NC. Cared for stroke, spinal cord injured, brain injured, orthopedic, and otherwise debilitated patients.

1997-1997- Nursing assistant Northeast TN Rehabilitation hospital/Quillen Rehabilitation. Obtained vital signs and assisted patients with all ADL's.

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Resume Overview

Companies Worked For:

  • Northside Hospital
  • The Christ Hospital
  • Bluefield Regional Medical Center
  • St. Luke's Hospital

School Attended

  • Milligan College

Job Titles Held:

  • Emergency Department Staff Registered Nurse
  • Emergency Room Registered Nurse

Degrees

  • Bachelor of Science in Nursing

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