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Alexis M. Van Note

Lenexa,Kansas

Summary

Diligent and compassionate RN with over 4 years of nursing experience. Strong educational background and extensive clinical experience. Skilled in critically assessing patients and implementing appropriate interventions. Highly effective communication skills to establish trust with patients, ensuring their comfort and safety. Attentive and motivated learner committed to continuously expanding nursing skills. Excels in taking initiative to support co-workers in managing workload, fostering a collaborative and efficient work environment. Adaptable to different healthcare settings and situations, providing quality care in any circumstance.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Endoscopy Nurse

Endoscopic Imaging Center
10.2022 - Current
  • Critically assess and document patient's health history to ensure optimal patient outcomes.
  • Insert, manage, and discharge IV catheter throughout patient's stay. Facilitate communication between nurse, doctor, anesthetist, and technicians for efficient turnover.
  • Assist in polypectomy, cauterization, injection, dilation, and medication administration.
  • Contributed to quality assurance initiatives by performing monthly narcotic audits.
  • Minimized risk of infection by adhering to strict infection control protocols for cleaning, disinfecting, and sterilizing endoscopic instruments and equipment.
  • Mentored new nurses joining the unit fostering a supportive learning environment that promoted professional growth.

Heart Neurovascular Nurse

AdventHealth Shawnee Mission
08.2021 - 11.2022
  • Titrates and monitors cardiac drips such as Cardene, Amiodarone, Heparin, and Cardizem
  • Administers medications through various routes, PO, enteral, IM, subQ, rectal, transdermal, and IV
  • Implements and manages safety interventions including restraints, seizure precautions, isolation precautions, CIWA protocol, and de-escalation
  • Manages tubes and drains such as central lines, trach, ostomy, PEG, JP drains, decompression tubes, foley, chest tubes, and NGT
  • Orients new hires to unit specific protocols and offers guidance through and after orientation
  • Adaptable to caring for various patient populations as evidenced by floating to units including oncology, medsurg, PCU, and cardiac care unit

Certified Nursing Assistant

Homestead Assisted Living
01.2017 - 01.2018
  • Assists residents with activities of daily living, ambulation, and transfers
  • Promotes dignity and comfort in the dying process of residents and their families

Education

Bachelors of Science in Nursing -

MidAmerica Nazarene University
Olathe, Kansas
05-2021

Associate of Arts -

Johnson County Community College
Overland Park, Kansas
01.2020

Skills

  • Infection control protocols
  • IV insertion and management
  • Strong clinical judgment
  • Effective communication
  • Biopsy procedures
  • Clinical documentation
  • Medication administration

Certification

  • Compact State Registered Nurse License
  • Advanced Cardiac Life Support Certification (ACLS)
  • National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS)
  • Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)
  • Basic Life Support (BLS)



Timeline

Endoscopy Nurse

Endoscopic Imaging Center
10.2022 - Current

Heart Neurovascular Nurse

AdventHealth Shawnee Mission
08.2021 - 11.2022

Certified Nursing Assistant

Homestead Assisted Living
01.2017 - 01.2018

Bachelors of Science in Nursing -

MidAmerica Nazarene University

Associate of Arts -

Johnson County Community College

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