Observation Unit Staff Nurse resume example

As Charge Nurse: Directs support team of eight personnel with patient care provided and departmental patient flow. Performs triage and manages referrals of patients to other departments within the TRI-care healthcare system as required.

As Staff Nurse: Provides direct emergency/trauma nursing care, assessments and interventions in level-3 emergency department with 1852 monthly visits.

As Charge Nurse: (April 2010 to November 2013) Directs support team of six and on-call personnel in 24 hour multi-place hyperbaric center that provides over 4400 patient treatments per year. Provides pre-hyperbaric treatment patient assessments, medications and sets up in chamber critical care equipment as required. Supervises procedural safety, monitors inside attendant and patient progress. Assist physician with hyperbaric consults, diving physicals and wound care procedures. Performance contributed to 2014 and 2010 UHMS accreditation with distinction award.

As Staff Nurse: (April 2009 to August 2014) Provides in chamber direct care, on going assessments and supervision of up to 10 patients per treatment and critical care equipment as required. Stands duty as on-call Charge/Staff Nurse for emergencies.

As Wound Care Nurse: (August 2012 to March 2013) Provides/assists with basic to advanced wound care assessments, photo documentation and dressings/wraps as directed.

As Chamber Supervisor Specialist: (June 2012 to Current) Provides management of chamber operations, safety supervision and operates chamber. Plans and controls prescribed treatment profile. Assists Hyperbaric Engineer with planned maintenance procedures as required.

Provided direct emergency/trauma nursing care, assessments and interventions in level-3 emergency department with 5367 monthly visits. Additionally, from November 2011 to May 2012 provided IV conscious sedation services and endoscopy technical support to Special Procedures (Endoscopy) and Silverdale Surgery (Pain Management) Departments.

As Department Manager: Provided management of five personnel in day to day operations of 24 hour multi-place hyperbaric department that provided over 275 hyperbaric operations/treatments per year. Provided pre-hyperbaric treatment patient assessments, monitored inside attendants (tenders), chamber operators and patient progress. Provided transcutaneous oxygen monitoring assessments utilizing the TINA-6 as required.

As Diving Officer: Led all diving/hyperbaric operations. Supervised and inspected all aspects of hyperbaric chamber systems, maintenance and repairs. Coordinated the review, revision and creation of departmental operational policies and procedures, insuring compliance with national hyperbaric operating standards. Actions resulted in enhanced operational readiness and completion of over 800 safe hyperbaric operations/treatments. Provided hyperbaric education and training, actions resulted in qualifying 15 personnel as inside attendants (tenders), eight as diving supervisors and two Certified Hyperbaric Technician (CHT) board certifications. Awarded Naval Hyperbaric Operating Certifications with distinction in 2003 and 2006 by the Naval Diving Engineering Safety Center Certification Inspection Teams NAVSEA and NAVFAC.