Registered Nurse, Cardiac Cath Lab Resume Example

Patient population includes medical, surgical, cardiac, neurology, oncology, bone marrow transplant, vascular and critically ill obstetrics

Responsible for 1-2 critically ill patients in a busy ICU

Communicated with the patients, families and health care team with a primary focus on patient outcomes

Served as charge nurse and member of rapid response team

Preceptor for new staff members including experienced nurses, new graduates and senior practicum students 

Designed and implemented, alongside management and quality department, a new unit in the hospital to facilitate an ever growing emergency department to admit and initiate treatment while waiting for a bed in the hospital as well as filling the needs in an ever expanding interventional radiology department to care for the post intervention patient.

Responsible for implementing a new orientation and education program for the new Short Stay Unit.

Researched and implemented, along with management and quality department, monitoring and reporting quality indicators to the hospital system and Joint Commission.

Clinical Educator for busy 43 bed GI medical and colo-rectal surgery unit. Responsible for implementing a new orientation program as well as continuing education designed specifically for the GI medical and colo-rectal surgery patients.

Monitored and reported compliance with quality and performance indicators within the hospital system as well as Joint Commission.  

Organized and participated in two Joint Commission Survey's on unit with excellent reviews.

Participated in Community education with the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation.

Performed relief charge nurse duties.

Acted as interim assistant to the manager during periods of unit management vacancies.