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Alicia Hoffhines

Tucson,AZ

Summary

Patient-oriented Nurse with 9 years of diverse experience in direct patient care, staff supervision and department operations. Skilled at multitasking and prioritizing patient needs and daily assignments. Offering expertise with Emergency Department specialty. Hardworking and passionate job seeker with strong organizational skills eager to secure cath lab position to grow cath lab experience. Ready to help team achieve company goals and always seeking learning opportunities to expand role knowledge.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Registered Nurse, Cardiac Cath Lab

Banner University Medical Center Tucson
06.2023 - Current
  • Documented treatments delivered, medications and IVs administered and detailed case reports in Cerner and XPER.
  • Enhanced team efficiency by collaborating with attending physicians, cardiology fellows, x-ray technicians, and other nurses in the Cardiac Cath Lab.
  • Consistently maintained current knowledge of best practices in nursing care for Cardiac Cath Lab settings through continuing education opportunities and professional development activities.
  • Worked various cases such as coronary angiograms with coronary interventions, right heart catheterizations, EP studies/ablations, permanent pacemaker insertions, structural procedures (TAVRS, mitraclips, atrial appendage occlusion devices, etc).
  • Utilized various cardiac devices such as IABP, Impella, TandemHeart, Shockwave, Rotapro, etc.
  • Ensured timely interventions by promptly identifying and reporting any changes in patient conditions to the appropriate medical personnel.
  • Treated plaque buildup within arteries with angioplasty balloon procedures.
  • Minimized delays in care delivery through effective time management skills while prioritizing multiple tasks simultaneously under high-pressure situations.
  • Quickly responded to situations impacting safety and security to unit, actualizing crisis prevention interventions to control and de-escalate situations.

Travel Nurse Experience, Emergency Room

Denver Health Medical Center
02.2023 - 05.2023
  • Level 1 Trauma Center, 54 bed ER, Epic EMR
  • Maintained excellent time management skills during periods of high patient turnover while consistently delivering compassionate and patient-centered care.
  • Expedited treatment times with proficient IV insertion skills, medication administration, and wound dressing changes.
  • Documented patient interactions and interventions in EPIC EMR.

Travel Nurse Experience, Emergency Room

Eisenhower Medical Center
10.2022 - 02.2023
  • Level 4 Trauma Center, Certified Stroke Center, 40 bed ER

Travel Nurse Experience, Emergency Room

Sharp Grossmont Medical Center
06.2022 - 09.2022
  • Level 2 Trauma Center, Cerner EMR, 66 bed ER

Travel Nurse Experience, Emergency Department

UCHealth, Broomfield Hospital
03.2021 - 08.2022
  • Emergency Department, travel nurse then transition to PRN status

Travel Nurse Experience, Emergency Room

WakeMed Medical Center
02.2022 - 04.2022
  • Level 1 Trauma Center, 65 bed ER

Registered Nurse, PACU

Presbyterian Saint Luke’s Hospital
08.2021 - 02.2022
  • 24 bed PACU, General, neuro/spine, OB/GYN, urology, orthopedic, and transplant surgeries, 1:2 ratios, Meditech charting

Travel Nurse Experience, Crisis ER Float Pool

Kaiser Permanente
01.2021 - 02.2021
  • Covid Crisis Response, regional float pool position based out of Oakland Kaiser Permanente, Epic EMR

Travel Nurse Experience, Emergency Room

Enloe Medical Center
02.2020 - 05.2020
  • Level II Trauma Center, 52 bed ER, Epic EMR

Travel Nurse Experience, Emergency Room

Multicare Auburn Medical Center
10.2019 - 02.2020
  • 28 bed ER, Level III Trauma Center, Epic EMR

Travel Nurse Experience, Emergency Room

CHI Immanuel Medical Center
06.2019 - 10.2019
  • 21 bed ER, Certified Stroke Center, Chest Pain accredited facility, Epic EMR

Travel Nurse Experience, Medical Surgical Nursing

Eating Recovery Center
03.2019 - 05.2019
  • Intensive inpatient Eating Disorder Recovery Center, Medical Surgical Nursing, Paper charting

Travel Nurse Experience, Level I Trauma Center

Oregon Health and Sciences University
10.2018 - 02.2019
  • 550 bed hospital, 32 bed ED, Epic EMR

Registered Nurse, Emergency Department

St. Joseph’s Hospital
02.2016 - 09.2018
  • Level III Trauma Center, Cardiac Center of Excellence, and Certified Stroke Center, 360 bed hospital; 42 bed ED, Responsible for direct care of up to 5 patients ranging all ages of lifespan and acuity levels, Triage patients and assign acuity levels based on ESI standards, Administered critical medications such as cardiac drips, vasoactive drips, ACLS drugs, tPA, and sedation medications, Epic super-user, Member of the ED Education Council, participated in writing and implementing new protocols and processes to improve patient care and ED flow, Responsible for orienting and training new staff, including precepting new grad RNs

Registered Nurse, Progressive Care Unit

Great Plains Health
03.2015 - 02.2016
  • Level III Trauma Center, 180 bed rural hospital, Responsible for the direct care of up to 4 step down patients or 5 medical/surgical patients, Responsible for titrating cardiac drips, managing patients immediately post cardiac catheterizations, managing BiPap settings, recovering patients post sedation, Allscripts EMR

Education

Bachelor of Science in Nursing -

Platt College School of Nursing
Aurora, CO
12.2014

Skills

  • Electrocardiogram Interpretation
  • Medication and IV administration, vasoactive drips and moderate sedation
  • Certified in ACLS/PALS
  • Attention to Detail
  • Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course
  • Compassionate and Caring
  • Prioritizing patient care and critical needs
  • Trauma Nursing Core Course
  • Patient Condition Monitoring
  • Emergency Response Preparedness
  • Collaborative Teamwork

Certification

  • Trauma Nurse Core Course (TNCC), 08/2024
  • Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), 08/2024
  • Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), 08/2024
  • Emergency Nurse Pediatric Course (ENPC), 08/2024
  • BLS, 02/2025
  • NIH Stroke Scale, 02/2025
  • RN.1631055, Colorado, 09/2025
  • 95200194, California, 01/2025

Committees

  • Member of ED and Hospital Shared Governance Committee
  • Member of ED Education Council

Volunteer Experience

Volunteered with the Kolkata City Mission Medical Camp in 2017 and 2019. Triaged, assessed, treated and provided public health to an estimated 4,000 people in the slums of Kolkata, India.

Timeline

Registered Nurse, Cardiac Cath Lab

Banner University Medical Center Tucson
06.2023 - Current

Travel Nurse Experience, Emergency Room

Denver Health Medical Center
02.2023 - 05.2023

Travel Nurse Experience, Emergency Room

Eisenhower Medical Center
10.2022 - 02.2023

Travel Nurse Experience, Emergency Room

Sharp Grossmont Medical Center
06.2022 - 09.2022

Travel Nurse Experience, Emergency Room

WakeMed Medical Center
02.2022 - 04.2022

Registered Nurse, PACU

Presbyterian Saint Luke’s Hospital
08.2021 - 02.2022

Travel Nurse Experience, Emergency Department

UCHealth, Broomfield Hospital
03.2021 - 08.2022

Travel Nurse Experience, Crisis ER Float Pool

Kaiser Permanente
01.2021 - 02.2021

Travel Nurse Experience, Emergency Room

Enloe Medical Center
02.2020 - 05.2020

Travel Nurse Experience, Emergency Room

Multicare Auburn Medical Center
10.2019 - 02.2020

Travel Nurse Experience, Emergency Room

CHI Immanuel Medical Center
06.2019 - 10.2019

Travel Nurse Experience, Medical Surgical Nursing

Eating Recovery Center
03.2019 - 05.2019

Travel Nurse Experience, Level I Trauma Center

Oregon Health and Sciences University
10.2018 - 02.2019

Registered Nurse, Emergency Department

St. Joseph’s Hospital
02.2016 - 09.2018

Registered Nurse, Progressive Care Unit

Great Plains Health
03.2015 - 02.2016

Bachelor of Science in Nursing -

Platt College School of Nursing

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