Angela Tieszen
Perioperative Services
Peyton,CO
Summary
Accomplished professional dedicated to achieving mission success through exceptional care for specialty surgical patients. Promotes collaboration and teamwork, embodying DHA Core Values of dependability, humility, accountability, and agility. Excels at innovating in the face of challenges and opportunities, committed to personal growth and leadership development. Utilizes critical thinking to improve patient outcomes through compassionate, respectful, and dignified care.
Overview
32
32
years of professional experience
Work History
Pre-op/PACU/PAT Registered Nurse - Ambulatory Surgery
United States Air Force Academy, 10th Medical Group
Colorado Springs, Colorado
10.2008 - Current
- Developed collaborative, respectful relationships with leadership, physicians and colleagues to coordinate, implement and enhance patient care
- Considerably practiced executing supervisory and administrative responsibilities
- Comfortable initiating updates to policies and procedures, offering recommendations to leadership
- Extensive clinical and surgical expertise treating diverse and complex patient population
- Participates in evidence-based practice implementation, nursing competency development, and evaluates effectiveness
- Provides comprehensive care and detailed education to pre and post-surgical patients and families
- Commanding team member who works well in difficult circumstances and under pressure, leads by example
- Highly qualified, adept Patient Experience Officer for past decade, honed active listening and therapeutic communication skills
- Persistently pursues ultimate goal of de-escalation and conflict resolution in this role
- Flight Infection Control Monitor, considerably improving hand hygiene and environmental compliance
- Timely reports patient safety issues, prevented considerable wrong site surgeries, sentinel events
- Comfortably delegates for increasing efficiency, playing to staff strengths and abilities
- Strong mentor and role model for professional and para-professional nursing staff
Flight Nurse - Critical Care Obstetrics
AirLife Denver Swedish Medical Center
08.2006 - 10.2008
- Primary flight nurse to high-risk obstetrical patients requiring emergent, safe transport within seven-state region via helicopter, Lear jet and critical care transport
- Offered exceptional skilled care and support to patients requiring definitive perinatal and neonatal care
- Coordinated care with interdisciplinary team for thorough communication of patients during handoff
- Secondary nurse on trauma, medical and stroke team activation calls, providing level-headed emergency response to critically ill or injured patients
- Performed wide range of specialized functions and complex assessments, therapies and treatment with autonomy
- Maintained AHA Stroke certification and Transport Nurse Advanced Trauma Course (TNATC) certification
- Performed frequent checks on life support equipment and made necessary adjustments to preserve optimal patient conditions
- Participated in evidence-based practice project implementation, nursing competency development and nursing simulation activities
Labor and Delivery Registered Nurse, Charge Nurse - Obstetrics
SkyRidge Medical Center
08.2004 - 10.2006
- Permanent Charge Nurse, supervising dynamic labor and delivery unit safely delivering over 4000 newborns annually
- Coordinated, delivered exceptional care to diverse population while simultaneously training new hire and nurse interns
- Confidently responded to emergency situations including pre-eclampsia, eclampsia, pre-term labor, prolapsed umbilical cord, placental abruption, fetal distress, breech, precipitous deliveries and emergency cesarean sections
- Competently managed epidural infusions. spinal analgesia, magnesium and insulin drips
- Coordinated and delivered high level of quality care to diverse patient population
- Triaged and oversaw appropriate patient admission based on acuity to appropriate department
Labor and Delivery Registered Nurse, Charge Nurse - Obstetrics
Providence Alaska Medical Center
08.1998 - 08.2004
- Permanent Charge Nurse of Alaska's only tertiary care Labor and Delivery center
- Actively coordinated and accepted state-wide transfers of severely ill obstetric patients
- Annual delivery rate more than 2400 births
- Managed dozens of patients per shift
- Proficient in responding to and providing care for patients experiencing multitude of obstetrical emergencies
- Developed and implemented strategies to improve processes and patient outcomes with Alaska's only perinatologists
- Delivered high level of quality care to diverse populations while overseeing patient admission and triaging based on acuity and appropriate department admission
- Communicated with healthcare team members to plan, implement and enhance treatment strategies
- Precepted and mentored nurse interns in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols
- Process improvements effected policy changes for medication safety
- Provided skilled, timely and level-headed emergency response to critically ill patients
Labor and Delivery Registered Nurse - Obstetrics
Penrose Community Birth Center
03.1996 - 08.1998
- Provided comprehensive nursing care to antepartum and laboring patients
- Certified in advanced fetal monitoring, NRP (neonatal resuscitation), cross-trained to Level II Special Care nursery
- Highly accountable, managed OB Triage Unit, conducting comprehensive physical assessments to coordinate patient care
- Educated and mentored Labor and Delivery Internship Program nurses, professional role model
- Skilled care of diverse low and high-risk populations, immediate stabilization of newborn following delivery
- Administered emergency cesarean section and recovery care
- Skilled execution inducing labor, managing pain, epidural analgesia infusions, facilitating maternal and fetal safety
- Equipped patients with tools and knowledge needed for speedy and sustained recovery
Labor and Delivery Registered Nurse - Obstetrics
U.S. Air Force Nurse Corps
02.1993 - 06.1996
- Delivered high level of quality care to patients in antepartum surveillance, labor/delivery, postpartum units, including Special Care Level II Nursery
- Facilitated and transported high-risk patients and neonates requiring elevated level of care
- Collaborated with 10th Medical Group Chief of Pediatrics to design initial PALS course for hospital
- First PALS coordinator and instructor
- Solely created and implemented Code Pink procedure directing management of infant abduction for 10th Medical Group Hospital
- Developed and implemented strategies to improve labor and delivery processes and patient outcomes
- Coached new mothers with breastfeeding techniques, postpartum self-care and infant care to promote easier transition into motherhood
Education
Legal Nurse Consultant Certification -
Kaplan University
01.2005
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Montana State University
Bozeman, MT12.1992
Skills
- Nursing Staff Supervision and Leadership
- Passionate Patient Advocate
- High Level of Autonomy
- Emotional Intelligence
- Resilient
- Compassion and Empathy
- Fosters teamwork
- Astute Clinical Judgment
- Complex Problem-Solving
- Analytical Critical Thinking
- Expert Knowledge and Clinical Competence
- Exceptional Patient Management
Accomplishments
2021 and 2023 USAFA 10th Medical Group Category II Civilian of the Year
2022 and 2023 Civilian of the Quarter
Graduate of National Emerging Leader Course, Critical Thinking for Problem Resolution Course and De-Escalation Training
Flight Infection Control Monitor
Perioperative Services Patient Experience Officer
Sigma Theta Tau National Honor Society of Nurses
ASPAN affiliate
Legal Nurse Consultant
Maximum advancement as GS 11 Step 10 Civil Servant
Licenses and Certifications
- Registered Nurse, State of Colorado
- Registered Nurse, State of Montana
- Registered Nurse, State of Alaska
- Certified Legal Nurse Consultant
- RNC, Inpatient Obstetrics 2001-2013
- ALS, PALS and BLS certified
Timeline
Pre-op/PACU/PAT Registered Nurse - Ambulatory Surgery
United States Air Force Academy, 10th Medical Group
10.2008 - Current
Flight Nurse - Critical Care Obstetrics
AirLife Denver Swedish Medical Center
08.2006 - 10.2008
Labor and Delivery Registered Nurse, Charge Nurse - Obstetrics
SkyRidge Medical Center
08.2004 - 10.2006
Labor and Delivery Registered Nurse, Charge Nurse - Obstetrics
Providence Alaska Medical Center
08.1998 - 08.2004
Labor and Delivery Registered Nurse - Obstetrics
Penrose Community Birth Center
03.1996 - 08.1998
Labor and Delivery Registered Nurse - Obstetrics
U.S. Air Force Nurse Corps
02.1993 - 06.1996
Legal Nurse Consultant Certification -
Kaplan University
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Montana State University
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