Amber Hankins
Granite City,IL
Summary
Seasoned nursing professional offering 6 years of experience in fast-paced, emergency environments. Excels in high-pressure care, monitoring and treatment platforms, proficient in collaboration with multidisciplinary roles for improvement of patient outcomes throughout admission and upon discharge.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse Float Pool
Gateway Regional Medical Center
11.2019 - Current
- Assess and manage various patient treatments for numerous diagnoses from sepsis to acute respiratory distress.
- Trained and coached new employees on protocols and best practices to promote ideal patient outcomes.
- Coordinated with healthcare staff from various disciplines to devise, carry out and manage personalized care plans to benefit patient health and recovery.
- Responded rapidly to critical codes to coordinate stabilization treatments and restore vital functions.
- Manage intubated and ventilated patients, monitoring and reporting on conditions to maintain sats within optimal levels.
Critical Care Float Pool Registered Nurse
HSHS St. Elizabeth's Hospital
11.2021 - 11.2022
- .Enhanced patient care by effectively assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating nursing interventions in critical care settings.
- Identified patient care problems and implemented corrective actions in alignment with hospital policies, procedures and regulations.
- Administered medications to treat patients symptoms and address underlying disease progression.
- Provided direct patient care in a 20 bed ICU and 28 bed ED with organization and time managed to allow floating every four hours, if needed.
Registered Nurse
Jefferson Barracks VA Medical Center
09.2018 - 11.2019
- Advocated for patients by communicating care preferences to practitioners, verifying interventions met and implemented treatment goals.
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitor responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
- Advised patients and caregivers of proper wound management, discharge plan objectives, safe medication use and disease management.
- Implemented medication and IV administration.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to develop comprehensive treatment plans for complex patients with multiple comorbidities.
Student Nurse-VALOR
John Cochran VA Medical Center
06.2017 - 06.2018
- Collaborated with nurse preceptors and other medical staff to achieve quality patient outcome goals.
- Researched different diagnoses to become familiar with presentation and treatment protocols.
- Accurately documented treatment, medications and IVs administered, discharge instructions and follow-up care.
- Leveraged feedback and process improvement opportunities to create safer and healthier environment and increase patient satisfaction.
- Participated in evidence-based practice project implementation, nursing competency development and nursing simulation activities.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Edwardsville, IL05.2018
Skills
- Critical Care
- Emergency Care
- Proficient with titratable drips
- Management of ventilated patients
- CPRS, BCMA, Epic, Med Host and Cerner Software Proficiency
- Patient and family advocacy
- Ultrasound guided IV placement
- BLS, ACLS, and PALS proficient
- Charge nurse experience
- Clinical Judgment
- Critical Thinking
- Time Management
Certification
BLS, ACLS, and PALS
Volunteer work
Zambia, Africa 2023
Volunteer registered nurse alongside local healthcare professionals at a centralized clinic. Adapted to environments with severely limited resources while overcoming language barriers. Experience included but not limited to emergency triage and assessment, antepartum, labor and delivery assessment, pediatric assessment and HIV/AIDS education and management.
Timeline
Critical Care Float Pool Registered Nurse
HSHS St. Elizabeth's Hospital
11.2021 - 11.2022
Registered Nurse Float Pool
Gateway Regional Medical Center
11.2019 - Current
Registered Nurse
Jefferson Barracks VA Medical Center
09.2018 - 11.2019
Student Nurse-VALOR
John Cochran VA Medical Center
06.2017 - 06.2018
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville