Alexandria Spivey
Bradenton,FL
Summary
Conscientious, integrity-driven, nursing professional with strong clinical background in the critical care setting. A fully qualified, goal driven individual who consistently seeks opportunities for personal and professional development. Well-rounded individual who has developed critical care expertise while working in a high acuity medical and trauma intensive care unit. Thorough understanding of pathophysiology and pharmacology of critically ill patients. Highly proficient in contributing to and reaching team solutions, generating and maintaining positive relations, maintaining compliance standards, thriving in high pressure situations and producing error-free work of high quality. Infinitely passionate about delivering the best level of care to all patients.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse Post Anesthesia Recovery Unit
Manatee Memorial Hospital
09.2023 - Current
- Provide individualized care and dedicated oversight to 20 patients on average per shift in post-operative recovery room setting. Responsibilities include monitoring patients' vital signs, airway, and consciousness as they recover from anesthesia. Collaborate with surgeons, anesthesiologists, and other healthcare team members to ensure optimal patient care is delivered.
Registered Nurse Intensive Care Unit
Blake Medical Center
12.2017 - Current
- As a Critical Care Registered Nurse my responsibilities include (but not limited to) continuously monitoring patients' vital signs, managing multiplex medical equipment, evaluating patient response to treatments and interventions, critical medication administration, respond to emergent situations, provide patients and families with proficient education, work collaboratively with multiple levels of healthcare professionals and recognize critical acute changes in patient conditions to minimize injury and/or death.
LifeLink Transplant Coordinator
LifeLink Transplant Coordinator
02.2023 - 08.2023
- As a transplant coordinator but responsibilities were focused on the management and care of potential and actual donor patients. This job required the skills and ability to identify and evaluate potential organ donors, including both living and deceased. The evaluation of donors is a complex process which involved working collaboratively with donor hospital team, transplant team, donor family and required personal skills and abilities to work in difficult situations that involved high emotions, various unexpected obstacles, solution management and a crucial understanding and delivery of complex medical management of the organ procurement process.
Registered Nurse Trauma Step-down/Orthopedic/Neurology/IICU
Blake Medical Center
08.2015 - 12.2017
- As a newly qualified nursing graduate, my career started in a progressive care unit caring for trauma patients. This was an introduction to my clinical practice and provided me with knowledge under the supervision of experienced nurses to apply theoretical knowledge in real-world healthcare settings. Responsibilities included monitoring vital signs, management and developing plan of care for patients, education to patients and family members, collaborative management with multilevel healthcare professionals, medication administration and assessing patient response.
Education
MSN - Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
Walden University
Minneapolis, MNBachelor of Nursing - undefined
South University Tampa
Tampa, FL11.2023
Associates of Science - Nursing
Galen College of Nursing
Tampa, FL06.2015
Skills
- Advanced Assessment
- Advanced critical thinking and application of knowledge under high pressure scenarios
- Specialized certification in Critical Care Nursing (CCRN)
- Rapid Response Team / Emergency medicine care
- Clinical Skills: Catheterization, diagnostic tests, Ultrasound guided IV insertion, EKG Interpretation and application, ICP Monitoring & Management, Hypothermia Management, central line management, arterial line management, Tracheostomy Care, Bedside Procedure and sedation administration, prone therapy
- Complex medical device management
- Continuous Venovenous Hemodialysis educator for graduate intensive care nurses
- Certified Preceptor/Educator for Critical Care Nurses
Accomplishments
- DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses recipient, 2021 : Nominated by nursing supervisor. The DAISY Award is an international recognition program that honors extraordinary nurses for their compassionate and skillful care.
- Provided direct care to COVID-19 patients in the critical care setting for the entire duration of the Pandemic
- Appointed to be the leader and educator managing Continuous venovenous hemodiafiltration (CVVHDF) for 3 different critical care units within my facility overseeing 65 nurses
- Streamlined the workflow and protocols regarding the introduction of Tablo, a newly engineered type of dialysis that aims to improve the dialysis process.
Professional References
- Kim Hatchel, Chief Nursing Officer (Previous), 941-348-7776
- Alyshia Barr, Clinical Manager (Previous), 941-545-4389
- Darlene Dionne, Clinical Manager (Previous), 860-777-6158
- Ami Kruger, Clinical Manager (Current), 412-417-6069
Credentials
- RN
- BSN
- CCRN
Licensure Certifications Proficiencies
License Type: Registered Nurse
License Number: #9414601
License Status: Clear
License Acquired: 08/04/2015
License Expiry: 04/30/2027
Certification
- Certified Critical Care Registered Nurse (CCRN), 2020
- Basic Life Support (BLS), 2015
- Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), 2015
- Pediatric Life Support (PLS), 2015
- Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC), 2017
- National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS), 2015
Timeline
Registered Nurse Post Anesthesia Recovery Unit
Manatee Memorial Hospital
09.2023 - Current
LifeLink Transplant Coordinator
LifeLink Transplant Coordinator
02.2023 - 08.2023
Registered Nurse Intensive Care Unit
Blake Medical Center
12.2017 - Current
Registered Nurse Trauma Step-down/Orthopedic/Neurology/IICU
Blake Medical Center
08.2015 - 12.2017
Bachelor of Nursing - undefined
South University Tampa
Associates of Science - Nursing
Galen College of Nursing
MSN - Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
Walden University
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