ALICIA SANDERS
Pendleton,SC
Summary
Diligent nursing professional with over 16 years of experience in critical and acute patient care. Flexible and responsive to dynamic patient needs and conditions. Team-oriented and reliable with expert healthcare knowledge, clear verbal and written communication skills and sound clinical judgment. Seeking full time employment in a critical care setting.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Staff RN, ICU/PrICU
Prisma Health Oconee Memorial
04.2023 - Current
- Utilizes strong clinical judgment skills in prioritizing tasks based on acuity levels of ICU patients under my care daily routine.
- Collaborates well with physicians and providers to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Monitoring patients' respiratory and cardiac status while quickly making necessary adjustment to sedation, pain medication, or other critical drips to promote stabilization.
Operating Room Registered Nurse
Prisma Health Oconee Memorial
02.2022 - 04.2023
- Maintained a sterile environment within the operating room, reducing the risk of infection.
- Utilized sterile techniques and infection-control guidelines to maintain clean and safe environment.
- Coordinated with surgeons and staff to deliver safe patient care during operations.
- Implemented time-out protocols before starting surgeries, verifying correct patient identification and procedural details.
Registered Nurse CVOR
Penrose Hospital, Centura Health
10.2019 - 01.2020
- Circulating nurse in a busy fast paced level 2 trauma cardiothoracic surgical program.
Registered Nurse CVOR
Central Florida Regional Hospital
10.2018 - 03.2019
- Circulating RN in the Cardiothoracic Surgical Suite.
Chart Review /Auditing RN
Healthcare Research and Resources
08.2017 - 08.2018
- Part time and PRN
- Chart auditing and reviewing of protocols and standards for upcoming facility surveying.
Plastic And Reconstructive Surgical RN
Bosshardt & Marzek Plastic Surgery Associates
08.2005 - 07.2015
- Coordinating and assisting in the care of the plastic surgery patient from the pre-operative phase all the way through the post-operative recovery phase of the surgical process
- Including pre-op clearing, instruction and education, peri-operative monitoring and PACU
- Circulating and scrubbing in multiple plastic and reconstructive surgical procedures.
Registered Nurse IMCU
Leesburg Regional Medical Center
09.2014 - 06.2015
- Responsible for the care of 3-4 critically ill patients in a fast moving multi system ICU step down unit
- Assessment, medication administration, titrating cardiac and critical care drips, monitoring telemetry, coordinating care, and documenting all nursing care and assessments completed in the patient's EMR.
- Administered medications and treatments as prescribed by physicians.
Registered Nurse CVOR/OR/ and PCU
AdventHealth Waterman
06.2008 - 07.2013
- CVOR/OR RN- September 2015-May 2017
- Circulating Nurse in the Cardiothoracic Surgical Suite
- Maintaining safety and overseeing sterility for multiple types of cardiac and thoracic surgical procedures
- PCU RN May 2008-July 2014.
- Utilized critical thinking skills to prioritize nursing interventions based on patients' acuity levels and individual needs.
- Documented treatments delivered, medications and IVs administered, discharge instructions, and follow-up care.
- Managed patients recovering from medical or surgical procedures.
Education
Associates of Science in Nursing -
Lake-Sumter State College
Leesburg, FL05.2008
Skills
- ACLS/BLS up to date
- NIHSS certified
- Excellent communication skills and attention to detail
- Astute clinical assessment and critical thinking skills
- Documentation of nursing interventions assessments, and care provided in the EMR
- Medical Device Monitoring (vents, IV pumps, arterial lines )
- Titrating critical care drips according to patient status
- Honest, dependable, dedicated to excellent patient care and high standards in nursing practice
- Intravenous therapy and medication administration
- Continuous vital sign assessment and cardiac monitoring
- Policy compliance
Certification
ACLS/BLS/NIHSS
Additional Information
Additional references and information available upon request.
Timeline
Staff RN, ICU/PrICU
Prisma Health Oconee Memorial
04.2023 - Current
Operating Room Registered Nurse
Prisma Health Oconee Memorial
02.2022 - 04.2023
Registered Nurse CVOR
Penrose Hospital, Centura Health
10.2019 - 01.2020
Registered Nurse CVOR
Central Florida Regional Hospital
10.2018 - 03.2019
Chart Review /Auditing RN
Healthcare Research and Resources
08.2017 - 08.2018
Registered Nurse IMCU
Leesburg Regional Medical Center
09.2014 - 06.2015
Registered Nurse CVOR/OR/ and PCU
AdventHealth Waterman
06.2008 - 07.2013
Plastic And Reconstructive Surgical RN
Bosshardt & Marzek Plastic Surgery Associates
08.2005 - 07.2015
Associates of Science in Nursing -
Lake-Sumter State College
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