Alexis Strunck
Broussard,LA
Summary
Highly-motivated registered nurse with 7 years of experience with desire to take on new challenges. Strong work ethic, adaptability, and exceptional interpersonal skills. Adept at working effectively unsupervised and quickly mastering new skills.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse
Ochsner Lafayette General Medical Center
Lafayette, LA
02.2023 - Current
- Responsible for all aspects of patient care for both mother and baby during their stay on MB shortly after delivery, switched to Pediatric department in August of 2023, crosstrained to do mother/baby, Pediatric inpatient care/ NICU.
- Charge nurse for the pediatric inpatient unit, in charge of identifying a child's condition deteriorating and in charge of transferring out to facility with PICU
- Educating parent's on how to manage their children's new diagnosed illness, ordering all equipment needed for home/discharge.
- Monitored vital signs, administered injections, and provided assistance with medical procedures.
- Trained and mentored new RNs on best practices, hospital policies and standards of care.
- Advocated for patients by supporting and respecting basic rights, values, and beliefs.
- Provided emotional support and comfort to families during difficult times.
- Assessing if parent’s have all suitable equipment at home to take care of baby and all pediatric population.
- Collaborated with physicians, nurses, therapists, social workers and other healthcare professionals to develop individualized treatment plans for each patient.
Registered Nurse
PACU, Abbeville General Hospital
Abbeville, LA
03.2019 - Current
- Responsible for all aspects of patient care after the patient’s surgery including all types of sedation and anesthesia ranging from children to adults
- Working independently while at the same time able to work as a team with fellow OR staff in a fast paced area.
- Collaborating with surgeons and anesthesia to make the best decisions together for better patient outcomes
- implementing critical thinking skills/nursing judgments to ensure patients are fully recovered and stable prior to transferring to ICU/Inpatient or discharging them with all appropriate post-op discharge instructions and any and all equipment they may need to go home with; setting up all outpatient post-op care appointments & needs.
- Took the initiative to be the only trained RN in the department that is cross-trained to be multifunctional within 3 departments, ranging from making pre-op phone calls, holding phase, recovering the patient post surgery and circulating and recovering LESI procedures.
Registered Nurse
PCU/ICU, heart hospital of lafayette
Lafayette, LA
01.2017 - 07.2020
- Assessed, planned, implemented and evaluated nursing care for assigned patients.
- Utilized critical thinking skills to assess clinical situations quickly and accurately.
- Administering medications, implementing treatment as ordered by physicians
- Evaluated patients, recognized and addressed complications and coordinated treatment with other members of critical care team.
- Documented patient progress notes accurately and efficiently in the electronic medical record system.
- Taking care of very difficult patient assignments with a higher acuity or if/when a patient becomes an ICU patient-able to titrate drips appropriately while monitoring and reassessing frequently.
- Acted as patient advocate and implemented total patient care through team nursing process.
- Updated charts throughout shifts with current, accurate information to maintain strict recordkeeping standards.
- Counseled patients and caregivers, providing emotional, psychological and spiritual support.
- Participated in multidisciplinary team meetings to discuss patient care plans.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Nursing -
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
12.2016
Skills
- Critical Care
- Wound Care
- Patient care planning
- Intake and discharge
- Treatment Planning
- Emotional awareness
- Pediatric nursing
- Coordinating referrals
- Patient and family advocacy
- Epic EHR Management
- Emotional Intelligence
- Complex Problem-Solving
- Family Education
- Family and patient support
- OR and ER experience
Certification
- BLS Certification
- ACLS Certification
- PALS Certification
- NRP Certification
- 12 lead EKG interpretation
- Proficient in EPIC and Cerner EMR
- Stable certified
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Registered Nurse
Ochsner Lafayette General Medical Center
02.2023 - Current
Registered Nurse
PACU, Abbeville General Hospital
03.2019 - Current
Registered Nurse
PCU/ICU, heart hospital of lafayette
01.2017 - 07.2020
Bachelor of Science in Nursing -
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
- BLS Certification
- ACLS Certification
- PALS Certification
- NRP Certification
- 12 lead EKG interpretation
- Proficient in EPIC and Cerner EMR
- Stable certified
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