Registered Nurse-Cardiac Electrophysiology, 10/2003 to Current
St. Mary's Hospital – Madison, WI
Procedural nurse in a dedicated electrophysiology lab, averaging approximately 800 procedures per year.
Responsible for assessments, care planning, procedural sedation, and monitoring for patient safety during complex electrophysiology procedures and device implants.
Proficient in the monitoring, circulating, and scrub roles for all procedure types.
Experienced in radio-frequency and Cryocath ablation procedures for supraventricular arrythmias, atrial fibrillation, PVC's, and ventricular tachycardia.
Competent with the CARTO 3 mapping system and CARTOSOUND mapping for atrial fibrillation ablation.
Function in the charge nurse role.
Registered Nurse-Cardiac Catheterization Lab, 05/1990 to 10/2003
St. Mary's Hospital – Madison, WI
Procedural nurse in a tertiary cath lab averaging about 2,000 procedures a year.
Responsible for patient assessment, safety,monitoring, and sedation during various cardiac diagnostic and interventional procedures.
Competent in the monitor, circulating, and scrub roles for procedures involving cardiac diagnostics and interventions, peripheral vascular studies and interventions, AAA stenting, electrophysiology procedures, and device implants in the adult population.
Functioned in the charge nurse role.
Registered Nurse-Medical Intensive Care Unit, 05/1988 to 05/1990
St. Mary's Hospital – Madison, WI
Primary care nurse in a ten bed intensive care unit with the major focus on complex cardiac patients. My primary focus was extraordinary patient and family care.
Worked closely with residents, primary care physicians, other nurses, and ancillary support staff to deliver comprehensive care to the critically ill.
Functioned in the charge nurse role.
Registered Nurse-Medical/Telemetry Unit, 06/1986 to 05/1988
St. Mary's Hospital – Madison, WI
Primary care nurse on a thirty bed medical unit which specialized in the care of cardiac patients.
Worked in the team setting with other health care professionals and physicians to deliver outstanding patient care and family support.
Functioned in the charge nurse role.
Associate of Science: Nursing, 1986
Madison Area Technical College - Madison, WI
Urban Studies, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee - Milwaukee, WI
Thirty graduate credits towards degree, left school without finishing thesis.
Bachelor of Science: Economics and Mathematics, 1972
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point - Stevens Point, WI
