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Jessica Claire
Montgomery Street, San Francisco, CA 94105
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Professional Summary
A dedicated, compassionate, and skilled Registered Nurse who is committed to providing the highest possible quality of care.  Has 25 years of experience  as a Registered Nurse with focus on Critical Care Nursing and works as a charge nurse in Medical-Surgical ICU for the last 23 years. Possesses expert technical skills in managing different patient conditions and complexities while ensuring a safe therapeutic environment.  Organized and detail-oriented, she is known for coordinating multiple tasks and is highly sought as a resource person for the ICU and the hospital. Dependable, patient-focused, and comfortable in a fast-paced patient care setting.  
Skills

Critical Thinking

Adaptability

Attention to detail

Self-motivated

Excellent communication skills

Ability to multi-tasks

Independent

Reliable

Work History
Current to Current
ICU Charge Nurse Prime Healthcare Gladstone, MO,

Coordinates and manages staff resources to meet changing institutional and patient needs. 

Allocates available resources to promote safe, efficient, and quality patient care.

Prioritize and directs admissions, transfers, discharges, and general flow of patients in the unit.

Assigns nurses and support staff to patients. 

Provides leadership in the application of nursing process to patient care.

Observes and evaluates the quality of nursing care provided including inter-disciplinary rounds and reviewing nursing documentation in clinical records.

Provides leadership in identifying and addressing ethical issues with patients and staff, including initiating and participating in ethical consultations. Assists unit manager in creating staff schedules and informing staff of changes to protocol.  Initiates inter-disciplinary projects to improve care.  Functions as a resource person for the staff. Functions as a member of the hospital’s Cardiac Arrest and Rapid Response Team. Provide direct patient care to an assigned group of patients as needed and adapt during emergencies.

Current to Current
Staff Nurse ICU Methodist Health System Waxahachie, TX,

Concurrent position with ICU Charge Nurse 

Cross-trained in Step-down Unit, Post-Anesthesia Care Unit, Specialty Labs, and Emergency Department (Level III).

Provided care to medical, cardiac, and surgical critical care patients with varied diagnoses such as status post cardio-pulmonary arrests, myocardial infarctions, GI bleed, hepatic failure, renal failure, post-cardiac catheterization and interventional radiology procedures, and post-operative patients.

Collaborates with the multi-disciplinary team to provide high quality and evidence -based care to patients. 

Skilled in management of hemodynamic lines such as PA catheters, IABP, CCO, and Impella.  

Skilled and certified in management of Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (CRRT) and Intra-osseous (IO) cannulation. 

Proficient in computerized charting (CPRS, BCMA, VISTA) and MS Office. 

Excellent time-management and critical thinking skills.

Education
Expected in 2013
Bachelor of Science: Nursing
University of Phoenix - Phoenix, AZ
GPA:
Expected in 1992
Associate of Science: Nursing
Santa Monica College - Santa Monica, CA
GPA:
Accomplishments

VA Nurse of the Year - 2006

VA Secretary - Excellence in Nursing Award  2006

Affiliations

American Association of Critical Care Nursing

Sigma Theta Tau Honor Society (Nursing)

Certifications
  • Registered Nurse in CA, License number A303840, 1992-Present
  • Certified in Public Health Nursing (2013)
  • AACN Certified in Adult Critical Care Nursing (CCRN)
  • Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Certification, 1993-Present
  • Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification, 1992-Present

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School Attended

  • University of Phoenix
  • Santa Monica College

Job Titles Held:

  • ICU Charge Nurse
  • Staff Nurse ICU

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  • Bachelor of Science
  • Associate of Science

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