Responsible for coordinating and directing activities on the unit, placement of patients on the unit, making staff RN assignments according to patient acuity and RN staff skills.
Serve as a resource for patient care activities following Ascension policies and procedures.
Collaborate with House Supervisor, bed board, different departments to coordinate patient transfers, procedures and care activities.
Perform audit activities.
ICU Unit Schedule Assistant
Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin
01.2021 - Current
Responsible for balancing schedules for nursing staff ensuring adequate coverage and managing staff needs.
Handling time-off requests, shift changes, and communication with staff and management.
Critical Care ICU Registered Nurse/Charge Nurse
Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin
03.2007 - 03.2024
Utilized critical thinking skills to prioritize nursing interventions based on patients'' acuity levels and individual needs.
Conducted thorough patient assessments to identify changes in condition, promptly notifying physicians and initiating appropriate interventions when necessary.
Skillfully managed challenging patient situations using de-escalation techniques, crisis intervention strategies, and therapeutic communication skills.
Recover surgical patients post-operatively from open heart surgeries, complicated general surgeries, spinal and neurosurgeries
Provide care for critically ill patients on multiple device therapies including EVD/LD, IABP, CRRT, ECMO(VV & VA), Ventricular assist devices (Heartmate II, Heartmate 3)
Registered Nurse
LBJ Hospital
03.2006 - 02.2007
Performed primary nursing care for one to four critically ill patients.
Conducted thorough patient assessments to identify changes in condition, promptly notifying physicians and initiating appropriate interventions when necessary.
Primarily cared for patients with sepsis, stroke, DTs and other medical issues
Education
Associate of Science - Nursing
Blinn College
College Station, TX
12-2005
Skills
Decision-making
Critical thinking
Leadership
Delegation & Prioritization
Crisis Management
Timeline
MICU Relief Supervisor/Charge Nurse
Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin
03.2024 - Current
ICU Unit Schedule Assistant
Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin
01.2021 - Current
Critical Care ICU Registered Nurse/Charge Nurse
Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin
03.2007 - 03.2024
Registered Nurse
LBJ Hospital
03.2006 - 02.2007
Associate of Science - Nursing
Blinn College
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