Ashley L. O'Bryan
Arlington,TX
Summary
I am a skilled and learning professional with three years of pediatric and neonatal intensive care experience working as a registered nurse. I am competent in patient care, multi-dimensional teamwork and collaboration, education, customer service, and organization. I am looking to grow the skills I have garnered in pediatric patient care in a more educational setting.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Travel Registered Nurse-Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
MUSC Shawn Jenkins Children’s Hospital
08.2014 - Current
- Staff and serve within a teaching hospital and level 1 trauma center’s 28-bed pediatric intensive care unit, working within a diverse population of pediatric patients
- Float within critical care and acute care departments, including the pediatric cardiovascular intensive care unit, pediatric heart center, and neonatal intensive care unit
- Adapt to differing practices and guidelines of the teaching facility, familiarizing with different industry equipment and standards of unit and hospital
- Participate in educational initiatives of the unit and hospital
- Utilize nursing process, evidence based practices, policies and procedures, documentation, and interdisciplinary teamwork to provide the highest quality of patient and family care
- Maintain and build upon current pediatric intensive nursing skills, critical thinking, and nursing practice throughout travel contract.
Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Registered Nurse
Cook Children’s Medical Center
05.2022 - 06.2024
- Staff and serve in a combined 43-bed pediatric and neuro intensive care unit in a level 2 trauma center, working within a diverse population of patients ranging from newborns to young adults
- Deliver and execute patient care in response to assessment, diagnosis, clinical picture, policies, procedures, and interdisciplinary team’s action for the most optimal outcome for the child and family
- Resource and precept colleagues, incoming hires and nurse residents to the unit, supporting them in direct patient care and a successful transition to the PICU
- Advocate and focus on family-centered care for improved teamwork, communication and education between the medical team, other health professionals, patient and family
- Operate as a Trauma Nurse Resource for the PICU, working in partnership with the Emergency Department to coordinate seamless transfers for all traumas requiring immediate and intensive care
- Documentation within electronic medical record of patient status and events as appropriate
- Skills and training within industry standard of pediatric intensive care, diagnoses, equipment, resources, patient types, traumas, neurologic cases, advanced life support and resuscitations
- Conduct admissions, transfers, and bereavements tailored to patient’s status
- Participate in educational and quality improvements sponsored by the unit and hospital.
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Registered Nurse
Texas Children’s Hospital
07.2021 - 04.2022
- Staffed in a level IV neonatal and newborn intensive care unit, providing direct patient care for ages 22 weeks to 12 months
- Developed and pitched an evidence based project analyzing NICU length of stays and patient development versus unit design and layout
- Practiced and collaborated under appropriate unit guidelines, policies, procedures, strategies, and interdisciplinary team for optimal patient care
- Performed admissions, rooming-ins, discharges and bereavements utilizing a family-centered care approach
- Familiarity and capability within industry standard of neonatal intensive care, specifically within a level IV NICU designation
- Participation in quality initiatives sponsored by the nurse residents, spanning across NICU II, NICU III and NICU IV.
Deep Water Lifeguard
Walt Disney World
08.2019 - 01.2020
- Maintained safety of the guests through 10/20 visual scanning and recurrent changes in position, posture and perspective to provide the safest pool environment for guests
- Inservice refresher exercises in CPR and BLS protocols for action in emergency response situations
- Coordinated and planned with resort’s Children’s Activity Coordinators for entertainment and events
- Provided the highest quality of guest interaction and assistance for an enhanced and luxurious experience.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Nursing -
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
05.2021
Bachelor of Science and Arts, Human Development + Family Science -
The University of Texas at Austin
05.2019
Skills
- Pediatric intensive care
- Neonatal intensive care
- Critical care nursing
- Critical thinking
- Procedure Development
- Time-management
- Organization
- Multi-tasking
- Prioritization
- Communication
- Delegation
- Advanced life support
Certification
- BLS for healthcare providers–American Heart Association
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support–American Heart Association
- Trauma Certified Registered Nurse–Emergency Nurses Association
Recognitions
- Arlington North West Rotary Club Flag Program, 2010-Present
- PICU recognition for excellence in patient care, teamwork, 06/2024
- Daisy Award Winner for Excellent Nurses, 01/2023
- Completion of New Graduate Nurse Residency, 02/2022
- Recognized for one of the 5 Keys of the Walt Disney World Company, 11/2019
- Invitation to U23 Collegiate Rowing Selection Camp, Summer 2018, 2019
- 2x Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association NCAA All American, 05/2018, 2019
- 2x Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association NCAA Scholar Athlete, 05/2018, 2019
- 5x NCAA Division 1 Collegiate Rowing National Championships Podium Finishes, 2017-2019
- 4x Big XII Rowing Champion and Commissioner’s Honor Roll, 2016-2019
- 2x All Big XII Rowing 1st Team, 2017-2019
Timeline
Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Registered Nurse
Cook Children’s Medical Center
05.2022 - 06.2024
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Registered Nurse
Texas Children’s Hospital
07.2021 - 04.2022
Deep Water Lifeguard
Walt Disney World
08.2019 - 01.2020
Travel Registered Nurse-Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
MUSC Shawn Jenkins Children’s Hospital
08.2014 - Current
Bachelor of Science in Nursing -
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Bachelor of Science and Arts, Human Development + Family Science -
The University of Texas at Austin
- BLS for healthcare providers–American Heart Association
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support–American Heart Association
- Trauma Certified Registered Nurse–Emergency Nurses Association
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