Alla Sambur BSN RN CCRN
Holmen,WI
Summary
A registered nurse with 5 years of diverse ICU experience at a level II trauma hospital (currently) and level IV trauma critical-access hospital (previously) with proven track record of clinical excellence, mentorship, and improving unit/hospital workflows through her work as a member of multiple committees and task-force initiatives. Adaptable, flexible, and dependable registered nurse with CCRN certification seeking to transition into a Clinical Resource Nurse role to leverage expertise in critical care, staff education, and evidence-based practice to support nursing teams and ensure the best possible patient outcomes.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse
Bellin-Gundersen "Emplify" Health System
02.2022 - Current
- Taking care of critically-ill patients in a 20-bed ICU.
- Caring for patients who underwent open heart surgeries.
- Managing patients who require following devices: intra-aortic balloon pump, Impella, CRRT, EVD, Zoll (intravascular targeted temperature management), ECMO (initial stabilization).
- Caring for neurosurgery patients and patients who underwent neuro interventions (Ex: coiling of aneurysms).
- Managing patients with advanced airways, arterial and central lines, PA lines.
- Managing high-acuity trauma patients.
- Providing mentorship and clinical support for RN's all over the hospital during complex patient situations in a SWAT RN role (a specially trained ICU RN who acts as a clinical resource for staff and can facilitate patient status upgrade to higher level of care).
- Responding to trauma pages in the ER in a SWAT RN role.
- Responding to MRT/RRT, SRT (stroke response team), and Code Blue pages on medical-surgical floors and in procedural areas in the SWAT RN role.
- Taking care of organ donors to stabilize and prepare for organ harvesting.
- Titrating critical medication drips.
- Precepting students, interns, and fellow RN's joining the ICU team.
- Facilitating education and practice improvements during new RN cohort classes.
- Representing nurses and elevating their voices by serving as a member of Inpatient Council (hospital level) and a UPEQ committee member (unit level).
Registered Nurse, ICU
Winona Health
01.2021 - 02.2022
- Working in a diverse multidisciplinary team in a 8-bed rural ICU.
- Managing critical IV infusion drips.
- Being a member of a code team.
- Caring for patients with advanced airways and assisting providers during intubations, arterial line and central/PICC line placements.
- Caring for patients with chest tubes.
- Implementing and following time-sensitive sepsis protocol.
- Interpreting and tracking EKG readings for ICU and medical-surgical patients, identifying irregular telemetry readings and updating team members on changes in stability or acuity.
- Administering tPA to stroke patients and performing NIH testing.
- Performing a PACU nurse role during night shift: reviewing post-operative orders, continuously monitoring patients' post-operative vitals, setting up PCA and fluids, providing pain control, providing care to patients after C-section deliveries.
- Providing complex care to patients and families affected by COVID-19.
- Obtaining IV and IO access.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Viterbo University
La Crosse, WI12.2020
Skills
- Critical Care
- Ventilator management
- Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG)
- Trauma Recovery
- Policy implementation
- Advanced EKG interpretation
- Staff development
- Preceptorship/Mentoring
- Devices: CRRT; ICP monitoring devices (eg EVD, Camino); IABP; Impella; Various wound vac systems; Temporary pacemakers
Certification
- CCRN - Critical Care Registered Nurse (2022-current)
- BLS - Basic Life Support
- ACLS - Advanced Cardiac Life Support
Timeline
Registered Nurse
Bellin-Gundersen "Emplify" Health System
02.2022 - Current
Registered Nurse, ICU
Winona Health
01.2021 - 02.2022
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Viterbo University