Andrew Bensen
Cape Coral,FL
Summary
Dedicated Registered Nurse with extensive experience across diverse specialties within various healthcare systems, adept at delivering high-quality, compassionate care tailored to individual patient needs. Committed to promoting equity and empowering patients through education and support, ensuring a holistic approach to health. Served as a resource to new and experienced healthcare professionals.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse, Interventional Cardiology
Advent Health Port Charlotte
Port Charlotte, FL
07.2025 - Current
- Provide compassionate clinical care to people who have undergone interventional procedures, including cardiac catheterizations, ablations, and pacemaker and stent placement.
- Service Line Expert for EPIC EMR conversion.
- Precepted Registered Nurses and nursing students to professional nursing practice in cardiology.
- Providing tailored education to each client to ensure comprehension of each cardiac intervention and importance of continued health maintenance activities.
- Implementing best practices and recent advances in medical and nursing practice guidelines.
Seasonal Registered Nurse, Ultimate Float Pool, temporary position
Sarasota Memorial Hospital
Sarasota, FL
01.2025 - 04.2025
- Provide clinical nursing care on a temporary basis to patients in medical, surgical, and progressive care units throughout the hospital.
- Tailor care and education to the needs of each patient and their support groups.
Seasonal Registered Nurse, Orthopedics, temporary position
Manatee Memorial Hospital
Bradenton, FL
06.2024 - 11.2024
- Provide care to clients who have undergone orthopedic and bariatric surgical procedures.
- Provide quality patient care and education tailored to each client with respect to each client’s unique needs and cultural considerations.
Clinical Supervisor, Ortho Spine
Gulf Coast Medical Center
Fort Myers, FL
09.2023 - 03.2024
- Provide direct supervision of healthcare staff on the inpatient orthopedic spine unit.
- Design and implement quality and process improvement measures to increase utilization of nursing-driven interventions to enhance patient outcomes.
- Monitor surveillance data to ensure delivery of quality patient care.
- Facilitate transdisciplinary, patient-centered care for every patient admitted to the unit.
Clinical Research Assistant and Mental Health Resources Navigator, Practicum Opportunity
Washington University School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry
St. Louis, MO
01.2023 - 04.2023
- Assist with the implementation of the Gateway2Wellness study, a HRSA-funded study and intervention to increase access to and use of mental health resources for healthcare workers.
- Data collection into established data repositories.
- Strict adherence to HIPAA, GCP, and ICH guidelines.
- Develop resources for the study team to facilitate adherence to study guidelines.
Travel Registered Nurse, Medical and Surgical Intermediate Care
Baystate Medical Center
Springfield, MA
01.2022 - 11.2022
- Provided direct nursing care, with a focus on cardiology and respiratory care.
- Provided leadership and clinical direction to nursing students and nurses new to professional nursing practice.
Travel Registered Nurse, Progressive Care
Banner University Medical Center
Phoenix, AZ
01.2021 - 12.2021
- Provided direct nursing care for patients with severe COVID-19 infection.
- Charge nurse duties including auditing charts, staff assignments, and providing clinical assistance to clinical staff.
- Served as a resource nurse to newer nurses and nurses new to the facility.
Registered Nurse, Neurology/Neurosurgery/Epilepsy Monitoring Unit
St. Louis University Hospital
St. Louis, MO
01.2020 - 01.2021
- Served as the cochair of the unit-based council and facilitated its launch.
- Charge Nurse and preceptor duties.
Travel Registered Nurse, Orthopedics and Neurologic Care
St. Mary’s Hospital
Tucson, AZ
02.2019 - 05.2019
- Care for patients following orthopedic procedures and neurologic conditions.
- Providing evidence-based quality care for all patients.
Registered Nurse, Float Pool
Albany Medical Center
Albany, NY
10.2016 - 11.2018
- Providing clinical care in 22 different units, including progressive care, telemetry, medical, and surgical units.
- Ensured accurate and thorough documentation of patient assessment data.
Education
Master of Public Health - Generalist Concentration
Washington University in St. Louis
St. Louis, MO08.2023
Bachelor of Science in Nursing - undefined
Western Governors University
Salt Lake City, UT01.2018
Associate of Applied Science in Nursing - undefined
Adirondack Community College
Queensbury, NY05.2016
Bachelor of Science in Psychology - undefined
Liberty University
Lynchburg, VA12.2013
Skills
- Electronic Medical Records: EPIC, Cerner Powerchart, Sorian, Sunrise
- Office management: Microsoft Office, Microsoft Teams, Zoom, Webex, UKG, Infor
- Research Software: RedCAP, SPSS, R
- Medication and IV administration
- Patient assessments
- Documentation and charting
- Care plan development
- Precepting
- Team coordination
- Complex Problem-solving
Certification
- Registered Professional Nurse through NY, MA, and FL. Compact RN license.
- Certification in Public Health
- BLS and ACLS through the American Hearts Association
Timeline
Registered Nurse, Interventional Cardiology
Advent Health Port Charlotte
07.2025 - Current
Seasonal Registered Nurse, Ultimate Float Pool, temporary position
Sarasota Memorial Hospital
01.2025 - 04.2025
Seasonal Registered Nurse, Orthopedics, temporary position
Manatee Memorial Hospital
06.2024 - 11.2024
Clinical Supervisor, Ortho Spine
Gulf Coast Medical Center
09.2023 - 03.2024
Clinical Research Assistant and Mental Health Resources Navigator, Practicum Opportunity
Washington University School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry
01.2023 - 04.2023
Travel Registered Nurse, Medical and Surgical Intermediate Care
Baystate Medical Center
01.2022 - 11.2022
Travel Registered Nurse, Progressive Care
Banner University Medical Center
01.2021 - 12.2021
Registered Nurse, Neurology/Neurosurgery/Epilepsy Monitoring Unit
St. Louis University Hospital
01.2020 - 01.2021
Travel Registered Nurse, Orthopedics and Neurologic Care
St. Mary’s Hospital
02.2019 - 05.2019
Registered Nurse, Float Pool
Albany Medical Center
10.2016 - 11.2018
Bachelor of Science in Nursing - undefined
Western Governors University
Associate of Applied Science in Nursing - undefined
Adirondack Community College
Bachelor of Science in Psychology - undefined
Liberty University
Master of Public Health - Generalist Concentration
Washington University in St. Louis