Danica Hegstad
Slayton,Minnesota
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
RN
Morningside Heights Care Center
06.2021 - Current
- Company Overview: Avera
- Admissions, transfers, and discharging resident's from facility
- Assist resident's with activities of daily living
- Perform prescribed treatments such as catheter care, wound vac dressing changes, tube feedings, IV insertion, PIIC line cares, trach cares, suctioning, dressing changes, staple or suture removal, injections, and blood draws
- Advocate for appropriate treatments, referrals, medications, and interventions when changes in resident's physical, mental, or emotional state are observed
- Implementing prescribed changes in patient's plan of care and assessing effectiveness
- Document patient assessments, current treatments or therapies and response to each
- Interpreting and assessing patient information such as vitals, glucose readings, lab values, and image results
- Schedule referral or follow up appointments and coordinate transportation to and from
- Oversee CNA, TMA, and LPN staff
- Communicate changes to patient's baseline, plan of care, or new orders with staff, provider, family, and interdisciplinary team
- Avera
RN Float in Clinic
Avera
06.2020 - 06.2021
- Floating to the unit of highest staffing need
- Adaptable to changing circumstances and the ability to adjust to different team dynamics
- Collaborating with a broad range of specialists and healthcare professionals
- Ability to learn quickly and become familiar with various units and their respective protocols efficiently
- Demonstrate willingness to learn new skills and responsibilites
- Ability work independently, make educated decisions, multi-task and problem solve under pressure
- Caring for patient's with a wide range of conditions
- Performing assessments, documenting, and communicating patient care
RN Inpatient Adult Behavioral Health Unit
Avera
06.2018 - 06.2020
- Conduct intake screening, initial evaluation, and triage
- Assess patient's mental and physical health
- Develop nursing diagnosis of patient's medical and emotional status
- Consult with psychiatrists and behavioral health interdisciplinary team in designing appropriate treatment plan for patient
- Administer psychoactive medications and monitor for side effects
- Displaying empathy, acceptance, encouragement
- Actively listening and engaging with patient's and their families while being able to provide educated feedback to questions or concerns
- Working side by side with patient's to assist in developing their mental health goals
Education
Associate of Science - Nursing
Minnesota West
01.2018
Practical Nursing -
Minnesota West
01.2017
Nursing Assistant -
Minnesota West
01.2012
High School Diploma -
Murray County Central
01.2010
Skills
- Interpersonal and communication skills
- Leadership experience
- Adaptability
- Time management
- Computer literacy
- Creativity
- Teamwork
- Willingness to learn
- Problem analysis and conflict resolution
- Critical Thinking
Timeline
RN
Morningside Heights Care Center
06.2021 - Current
RN Float in Clinic
Avera
06.2020 - 06.2021
RN Inpatient Adult Behavioral Health Unit
Avera
06.2018 - 06.2020
Associate of Science - Nursing
Minnesota West
Practical Nursing -
Minnesota West
Nursing Assistant -
Minnesota West
High School Diploma -
Murray County Central