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RELIEF CHARGE NURSE
Professional Summary
Registered Nurse with 12 years of Emergency Department experience and 2 years prior in Medical Telemetry. Dedicated, hardworking, flexible and reliable: works calmly and efficiently under stressful situations. Adapts easily to change in environment and work schedule. Maintains critical thinking skills essential to providing competent and dignified patient care. Personable with a positive attitude, effectively communicates with patients, families, nursing and hospital staff.
Licenses
  • Registered Nurse in the state of Arizona
  • Bachelor's degree in Nursing - In Progress
  • Advanced Cardiac Life Support 
  • Pediatric Advanced Life Support 
  • CPR 
  • Crisis Prevention 
  • NIH Stroke Certification 
  • Certified Emergency Nurse - In Progress
Skill Highlights
12 years ER nursing experience Excellent IV skills Creates and maintains a positive work environment. Calm under stressful situations. Extensive experience and thorough understanding of critically ill patients. Exceptional triage ability and delegation.
Professional Experience
01/2010 to Current
Relief Charge Nurse TUCSON MEDICAL CENTER - Tucson, AZ
  • Delegate tasks appropriately Manage daily staffing Maintain positive communication with management, physicians and staff in the ED and other departments within the hospital.
  • Create a positive work environment for staff Conflict resolution Manage patient and family compliments and complaints.
  • Resource for staff.
06/2004 to Current
Registered Nurse TUCSON MEDICAL CENTER - Tucson, AZ
  • Triage patients, identify and prioritize critical patients, provide care appropriately.
  • Transitions smoothly in various roles in ED as Pivot RN, Telemetry RN, Pod RN.
  • Administer care to patients of all ages and acuity levels.
  • Calmly and effectively reacts to emergent situations.
  • Assess, plan, evaluate and implement patient care for various acute patients in the Emergency Department.
  • Communicate effectively with providers, staff, patients and families.
  • Ensure a patient centered therapeutic environment.
  • Record patients' medical history, vital statistics and test results in medical records.
  • Promote excellent customer service and create a positive work environment for my co-workers, patients and their families.
  • Strong ability to care for patients across the lifespan.
  • Accurately and efficiently document in patients record, report to healthcare provider as appropriate.
  • Maintain excellent rapport with physicians, mid-level providers and all staff involved in patient care.
  • Trains and orients incoming nurses of various skill levels to the flow and polices of the hospital and department.
02/2002 to 06/2004
Registered Nurse - Medical Telemetry TUCSON MEDICAL CENTER - Tucson, AZ
  • Performed all tasks with a patient-centered focus while seeking opportunities for improvement of processes and treatments.
  • Disciplined, energetic employee who quickly establishes rapport with patients and colleagues.
  • Accurately documented all elements of nursing assessment, treatments, medications, discharge instructions and follow-up care.
  • Utilized strong assessment skills to determine necessary patient care.
  • Assessed, planned, implement and evaluated patients.
  • Provided care according to individual needs.
  • Thorough documentation in a timely and effective manner.
  • Assist and implement discharge planning and teaching for patients.
  • Performed various patient tests and administered medications within scope of practice.
01/1999 to 01/2002
Patient Care Technician TUCSON MEDICAL CENTER - Tucson, AZ
  • Provided treatment within scope of practice as defined by state law and hospital policy.
  • Assisted with patients ADL's.
  • Assisted nurses and physicians with procedures.
  • Monitored and recorded patients vital signs, reported any abnormalities.
  • Monitored dietary intake, as well as all input and output.
  • Maintained patient privacy and confidential patient information.
  • Performed EKG's Performed phlebotomy.
Education and Training
2016
Bachelor of Science: Nursing Grand Canyon University In Progress
2001
REGISTERED NURSE Pima Community College - Tucson, Arizona, US REGISTERED NURSE
1998
PATIENT CARE TECHNICIAN Pima Community College - Tucson, AZ, US
Work History
06/2004 to Current
Registered Nurse - Emergency Department Tucson Medical Center - Tucson, Az
02/2002 to 06/2004
Registered Nurse Medical Telemetry Tucson Medical Center - Tucson , Az
01/1999 to 02/2002
Patient Care Technician - Medical Telemetry Tucson Medical Center - Tucson , AZ
Skills
Conflict resolution, excellent customer service, discharge planning, documentation, EKG's, focus, law, nursing, patient care, patient privacy, phlebotomy, processes, rapport, staffing, statistics, teaching, Telemetry, triage, Triage patients, vital signs, throughput of department
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Resume Overview

Companies Worked For:

  • TUCSON MEDICAL CENTER
  • Tucson Medical Center

School Attended

  • Grand Canyon University
  • Pima Community College

Job Titles Held:

  • Relief Charge Nurse
  • Registered Nurse
  • Registered Nurse - Medical Telemetry
  • Patient Care Technician
  • Registered Nurse - Emergency Department
  • Registered Nurse Medical Telemetry
  • Patient Care Technician - Medical Telemetry

Degrees

  • Bachelor of Science : Nursing
    REGISTERED NURSE
    PATIENT CARE TECHNICIAN

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