Alice Micus
Phoenix,AZ
Summary
Seasoned nursing professional offering proven clinical knowledge, natural interpersonal strengths and technical abilities. Knowledgeable about EMR charting, medication administration and interdisciplinary collaboration focused on optimizing patient care and support. Quality-focused and efficiency-driven leader.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse
Mayo Clinic Arizona
02.2007 - Current
- Provide direct patient care on a fast-paced 40 bed inpatient unit.
- Collaborate with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Educate patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, post-op recovery, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
- Precept nurse residents and new staff.
- Support unit teammates as resource RN using clear communication and sharing of clinical expertise.
- Serve as relief team leader unit and overflow units to manage patient placement and nurse assignments, anticipate and respond to emergent situations and communicate with House Supervisor regarding staffing.
- Upskill staff on EMR Downtime procedures, run drills and submit reports to clinical informatics and unit supervisor and manager.
- Perform quarterly skin surveys to support National Data Quality Indicator data collection.
- Perform patient acuity audits, train staff and attend quarterly monitor meetings.
- Maintain competency in telemetry and medical emergency response.
Nurse Extern
Mayo Clinic Arizona
05.2006 - 01.2007
- Partnered with unit RN to admit, assess, educate and discharge patients.
- Documented vital signs and intake and output of patients in the EMR.
- Assisted with specimen collection and handled appropriately to facilitate testing.
Education
Master of Science - Nursing Education
Arizona State University
Tempe, AZ05.2026
Associate Of Applied Science - Nursing
Maricopa Community Colleges - Phoenix College
Phoenix, AZ12.2006
Bachelor Of Applied Arts - Ecology And Evolutionary Biology
University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ08.2003
Skills
- Urology
- Orthopedics
- Wound & Ostomy Care
- Downtime Champion
- Safe Patient Handling Champion
Certification
- Licensed RN - RN144757 since 2/22/2007
- Basic Life Support (BLS)
Timeline
Registered Nurse
Mayo Clinic Arizona
02.2007 - Current
Nurse Extern
Mayo Clinic Arizona
05.2006 - 01.2007
Master of Science - Nursing Education
Arizona State University
Associate Of Applied Science - Nursing
Maricopa Community Colleges - Phoenix College
Bachelor Of Applied Arts - Ecology And Evolutionary Biology
University of Arizona