Staff/Charge Nurse Intensive Care Unit Resume Example

• Supervised staff of three to five, including Medical/Surgical nurses, Critical Care nurses, ED nurses, and Respiratory Therapist for 20 bed Surgical Hospital
• Maintained operations of hospital by managing nurse/patient ratios, bed placement of patients, handling of patient and family concerns, and providing guidance and support to staff, patients and family
• Provided clinical leadership and administrative oversight for multiple hospital departments in absence of unit management
• Monitored work place to ensure all company policies and procedures are being maintained
• Coordinated patient transfers by assessing acuity and facility capabilities
• Audited patient charts to maintain quality assurance
• Assisted in development, updating and implementation of nursing policies and procedures
• Developed chart audit and charting guide tools
• Designed reports to assist with chart audits
• Developed and taught charting class for all ED, ICU, and Medical/Surgical nurses
• Assisted in implementation of Cerner
• Cerner super user/trainer for nurses and physicians
• Train new and experienced nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures and safety protocols to optimize performance and safety
• Assisted with development of new hire competencies/check offs
• Assisted with interview/hiring process for potential candidates
• Manage elements of patient care for Medical/Surgical, ICU, and ED patients, from admission to discharge or transfer to other units, using nursing expertise to conduct assessments, administer medications, initiate nursing and emergency interventions, contribute to care plan development and educate patients
• Proficiently use computer documentation to maintain accurate medical records
• Serves on Critical Care committee
• Serves on Recognition and Retention committee

Charge Nurse 11/2013-10/2016

• Supervised staff of nine, including critical care nurses, and patient care techs on busy 16 bed unit caring for patients with life-threatening and nonlife-threatening illnesses
• Ensured patient care meets established nursing care standards, and Joint Commission National Patient Safety Goals
• Determined patient care assignments based on nursing skill levels and patient needs
• Identified staffing needs and levels in coordination with Nursing Staffing Office
• Served on Quality Assurance committee for Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infections
• Responsible for responding to code blues and rapid response calls
• Super user/trainer for sheath pulls, computer charting, and medication scanning

Staff Nurse 01/212-10/2016

• Provided high quality, compassionate care for patients with life-threatening and nonlife-threating illnesses
• Managed elements of patient care, from admission to discharge or transfer to other units, using nursing expertise to conduct assessments, administer medications, initiate nursing and emergency interventions, contribute to care plan development and educate patients
• Set up, operated, and monitored invasive equipment and devices such as endotracheal tubes, tracheostomy equipment, mechanical ventilators, catheters, central lines, nasogastric and orogastric tubes
• Operating/monitoring patients on continuous renal replacement therapy
• Proficiently used computer documentation to maintain accurate medical records
• Trained new and experienced nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures and safety protocols to optimize performance and safety

Charge Nurse 01/2008-01/2012

• Supervised staff of eight, including critical care nurses, medical surgical and telemetry nurses, and patient care techs on busy 19 bed unit with 7 Neuro Critical Care beds and 12 Intermediate Care beds for patients with life-threatening and nonlife-threatening illnesses of brain and spine
• Ensured patient care meets established nursing care standards, and Joint Commission National Patient Safety Goals
• Determined patient care assignments based on nursing skill levels and patient needs
• Identified staffing needs and levels in coordination with Nursing Staffing Office
• Educated staff on heparin drips and plans of care
• Completed audits on unit including hand washing compliance, plan of care documentation, and restraint documentation
• Served on Quality Assurance committee for Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections and hand washing compliance
• Served on Rapid Response Team and Code Blue Team as recorder

Staff Nurse 06/2002-01/2012

• Provided high quality, compassionate care for patients with life-threatening and nonlife-threatening illnesses of brain and spine
• Managed elements of patient care, from admission to discharge or transfer to other units, using nursing expertise to conduct assessments, administer medications, initiate nursing and emergency interventions, contribute to care plan development and educate patients
• Set up, operated, and monitored invasive equipment and devices such as endotracheal tubes, tracheostomy equipment, mechanical ventilators, ICP monitors, ventriculostomy drain, catheters, central lines, nasogastric and orogastric tubes
• Floated to ICU and CCU
• Trained new and experienced nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures and safety protocols to optimize performance and safety