AMY K. STOKES, R.N.
Portland,OR
Summary
Dedicated, passionate Critical Care Registered Nurse with 23 years of direct patient care experience, looking to specialize in hemodialysis. Adept at quick and thorough patient assessment, appropriate intervention, patient education and doctor communication. Extensive knowledge of CRRT treatments and planning for short and long-term patient needs. Excellent bedside manner and ability to collaborate and work cohesively with other members of the health care team.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Staff RN, Critical Care
Providence Portland Medical Center
Portland, OR
08.2018 - 06.2020
- Provided care to and educated patients requiring CRRT and hemodialysis, and other complex, life sustaining treatments
- Worked within interdisciplinary health care team to develop, implement and make adjustments to patient care plans, individualizing strategies and methods to improve health and meet recovery goals
- Conferred with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures and safety protocols to optimize performance and safety
- Effectively prioritized assignments, executing care based on each patient's relative condition and delegating tasks to available personnel deliver safe and efficient care
- Responded rapidly to critical codes to coordinate stabilization treatments and restore vital functions
- Provided extensive education to patients and families regarding diagnoses, medical treatments, outside resources, life style changes required to be successful, infection control, and general health and wellness.
Staff RN, ICU
West Hills Hospital Medical Center
West Hills, CA
05.2014 - 06.2018
- Managed and provided care for mixed population of critically ill patients, including those requiring therapeutic hypothermia, CRRT, IABP therapy, and Impella
- Preceptor to new graduate and experienced nurses
- RRT responder and frequent resource RN
Resource/ Float RN
Adventist White Memorial Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
05.2017 - 05.2018
- Resource RN that floated to all units in need of the facility, providing direct care to low socioeconomic status population in East Los Angeles. Units included ICU, cardiac telemetry, medical-surgical, and observation, most with high patient turn over and fast paced units.
- Formulated and implemented individual plans of care, with much focus on utilizing outside resources and preparing for discharge and health management success when back in the home.
- Provided extensive patient and family education regarding diagnoses, available treatments, medications, outside resources, home therapies, infection control, and general health and wellness.
Staff RN, CSICU
Cedars Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
10.2012 - 02.2013
- Managed and provided care to patients in immediate post operative phase of cardiothoracic surgery, including heart transplants and VAD placements
Staff RN, ICU
Keck USC Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
04.2011 - 08.2012
- Staff RN with home unit generalized medical-surgical ICU, floated frequently to other specialty areas including neuro ICU, liver/ kidney transplant ICU
- Frequent management of patients requiring CRRT
Staff RN, CTICU
Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA
01.2007 - 02.2011
- Managed and provided care for infants and young children in the immediate post- operative stage following open-heart surgery for repair of congenital heart defects
- Managed and provided care for infants and children post heart and lung transplants
- Preceptor to experienced as well as new graduate RNís
Staff RN, SICU/ CCU
Brotman Medical Center
Culver City, CA
10.2004 - 01.2007
- Manage and provide care for critically ill patients immediately following a variety of complex surgical procedures, including cardiothoracic and neurosurgical cases
- Preceptor to new graduate and experienced RNís
- Relief charge RN
Staff RN, DOU
Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
06.2003 - 10.2004
- Manage and provide care for patients in ICU step-down/ DOU, with a variety of cardiac, medical and surgical diagnoses
- Relief charge RN
- Preceptor to new graduate and experienced registered nurses
Staff RN, Intensive Care/ SICU, MICU, CCU
Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center
Burbank, CA
07.1998 - 02.2003
- Managed and provided care for a diverse population of critically ill patients with complex medical, surgical, and cardiovascular diagnoses
- Provided care for patients immediately after cardiothoracic, vascular, neurological and other large surgeries as well as those requiring intra-aortic balloon pump therapy
- Preceptored new graduate and experienced registered nurses
Staff RN, medical-surgical unit
Santa Monica/ UCLA Medical Center
Santa Monica, CA
06.1997 - 07.1998
- New graduate staff RN on large, busy med-surg unit
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
California State University, Northridge
Associate Degree of Science - Nursing
Los Angeles Trade Technical College
Skills
Years of experience with CRRT, IABP, and post CABG, currently certified per facility's required competencies
Previous experience with VAD and ECMO
Impella certified per facility standard
Experienced preceptor to new graduate and experienced nurses
Experienced RRT responder and resource nurse
Bilingual Spanish
References
References available upon request
Languages
Bilingual Spanish
Certification
OR RN license #201803669 expires 1/2022
ACLS/BLS certification expires 2/2022
CRRT certified per current facility
Open Heart certified per current facility
IABP certified per current facility
Timeline
Staff RN, Critical Care
Providence Portland Medical Center
08.2018 - 06.2020
Resource/ Float RN
Adventist White Memorial Medical Center
05.2017 - 05.2018
Staff RN, ICU
West Hills Hospital Medical Center
05.2014 - 06.2018
Staff RN, CSICU
Cedars Sinai Medical Center
10.2012 - 02.2013
Staff RN, ICU
Keck USC Medical Center
04.2011 - 08.2012
Staff RN, CTICU
Children's Hospital Los Angeles
01.2007 - 02.2011
Staff RN, SICU/ CCU
Brotman Medical Center
10.2004 - 01.2007
Staff RN, DOU
Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center
06.2003 - 10.2004
Staff RN, Intensive Care/ SICU, MICU, CCU
Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center
07.1998 - 02.2003
Staff RN, medical-surgical unit
Santa Monica/ UCLA Medical Center
06.1997 - 07.1998
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
California State University, Northridge
Associate Degree of Science - Nursing
Los Angeles Trade Technical College
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