Annie Federspiel
Fort Wayne,IN
Summary
Dedicated RN with a focus on delivering compassionate care in critical and pediatric environments. Committed to improving patient outcomes through collaboration and effective management of diverse patient needs, ensuring impactful care at the end of each workday.
Overview
29
29
years of professional experience
Work History
Registry (Float) ICU Nurse
Parkview Regional Medical Center
Fort Wayne, IN
01.2023 - Current
- Floated to areas of greatest need across 5 ICUs, progressive units, and medical units to ensure optimal patient care.
- Admitted and managed diverse patient populations, including stroke, trauma, cardiac, end of life, septic, medical, and post-surgical cases.
- Administered medications and treatments to critically ill patients.
- Monitored vital signs and assessed patient conditions continuously.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams for effective patient care plans.
Registered Nurse
Bethlehem Woods Nursing & Rehabilitation
Fort Wayne, Indiana
04.2024 - 10.2025
- Conducted comprehensive patient assessments and medication administration, ensuring infection-free management of PICCs and indwelling catheters.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to develop effective care plans for respite, rehabilitation, and long-term care residents.
- Provided compassionate care to individuals across multiple units, including dementia care.
Career Counselor
Army Reserves & Ohio National Guard
Indianapolis, IN
02.1998 - 06.2025
- Served as Command Career Counselor, inspecting units for policy adherence and developing mentorship programs to enhance unit success for incoming soldiers.
- Provided career counseling to soldiers, guiding them on career options and benefits to support their professional development.
- Held the rank of Sergeant First Class, E-7 while slotted in a position that required an E-8.
- Delivered essential resources as a truck driver, supporting operational readiness.
- Deployed to hostile combat zones to provide supply support and security for troops.
Pediatric Home Health Nurse
Aveanna
Fort Wayne, IN
04.2022 - 06.2023
- Delivered tailored healthcare services to children in a home setting.
- Utilized specialty equipment to perform treatments and therapies, promoting children's overall well-being.
- Administered medications and treatments according to physician orders and care plans.
- Monitored vital signs and assessed patient conditions during home visits.
- Educated families on pediatric health issues and home care practices.
School Nurse
Accountable Healthcare
Fort Wayne, IN
04.2022 - 01.2023
- Provided care for severe and profound special needs students, ensuring their safety and well-being in the classroom.
- Monitored and treated seizures as prescribed, contributing to students' health and stability.
- Administered medications and tube feedings, supporting students' medical needs and daily functioning.
Indiana Lead RN
Broadstep Behavioral Health
Fort Wayne, IN
10.2021 - 04.2022
- Managed nurses who provided care for individuals in 13 residential homes, day programs, and community living.
- Delivered core programs to improve medication administration knowledge and develop individual care plans.
Case Manager
Heartland Home Health
Fort Wayne, IN
09.2020 - 10.2021
- Cared for 16 to 20 patients weekly, providing education and care for ostomies, wounds, PICC lines, catheters, dementia, and new health diagnoses to prevent re-hospitalization.
- Coordinated patient assessments and developed personalized care plans.
- Managed communication between patients, families, and healthcare providers.
Registry (Float) ICU Nurse
Parkview Regional Medical Center
Fort Wayne, Indiana
12.2016 - 03.2021
- Floated to wherever the greatest need was within all 6 ICUs, progressive units, and medical units between two hospitals (our main campus and Randallia).
- Managed the admission and ongoing care of diverse patients, including those with stroke, trauma, cardiac issues, and post-surgical needs.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams for comprehensive patient care.
Education
Registered Nurse -
James A. Rhodes State College
Lima, OH12-2007
Skills
- Excellent work ethic
- Leadership skills and team player
- Flexibility, adaptability and reliability
- Ventilator care and management
- Tube feeding
- Ventricular assist devices (VAD)
- Wound assessment and dressing changes
- Critical care management
- Advanced cardiac life support
- CRRT
- Multidisciplinary collaboration
- Infection control procedures
- Situational awareness and intuitive
- Compassionate, honest and dependent
- Line care: PICC, permcath, ports and fistulas
- Policy adherence
Activities
I enjoy volunteering at my church and kids' school. I typically spend approximately a hundred hours a year in volunteer work. I feel that helping others helps heal the souls of all involved.
Timeline
Registered Nurse
Bethlehem Woods Nursing & Rehabilitation
04.2024 - 10.2025
Registry (Float) ICU Nurse
Parkview Regional Medical Center
01.2023 - Current
Pediatric Home Health Nurse
Aveanna
04.2022 - 06.2023
School Nurse
Accountable Healthcare
04.2022 - 01.2023
Indiana Lead RN
Broadstep Behavioral Health
10.2021 - 04.2022
Case Manager
Heartland Home Health
09.2020 - 10.2021
Registry (Float) ICU Nurse
Parkview Regional Medical Center
12.2016 - 03.2021
Career Counselor
Army Reserves & Ohio National Guard
02.1998 - 06.2025
Registered Nurse -
James A. Rhodes State College