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Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
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Leadership and Membership
Education Advocate Projects
Shadowing
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Ashlyn Valerie Koelsch

Oklahoma City

Summary

My aspiration to become a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) is rooted in a profound respect for healthcare professionals and their role in the most critical moments. As a child, I was impacted by the Oklahoma City bombing, where we lost my aunt, Valerie. Learning of the compassion and courage of the healthcare responders planted a seed of purpose in me that I realized years later, when I was first given the opportunity to shadow a CRNA. That inspired me to pursue a career in nursing, where I have gained immeasurable experience and further reinforced my motivation to the field of anesthesia.

Overview

4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Registered Nurse - Adult ECMO Coordinator

University Of Oklahoma Medical Center
Oklahoma City, OK
01.2026 - Current
  • Coordinate, initiate, and manage care of patients requiring veno-venous (VV) and veno-arterial (VA) extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO)
  • Participate in bedside and operating room cannulations and decannulations
  • 15 hours spent in the operating room with ECMO patients working alongside perfusionist and anesthesia providers.
  • Serve as a clinical resource for bedside intensive care nurses regarding ECMO management and non-ECMO related emergencies

Registered Nurse - Cardiothoracic ICU

Integris Health Heart Hospital
Oklahoma City, OK
06.2024 - Current
  • Provide critical care to patients recovering from open-heart surgeries, such as coronary artery bypass, valve repairs/replacements, and heart and lung transplants
  • Utilize invasive monitoring such as Swan Ganz catheters and arterial lines while maintaining and titrating vasoactive and inotropic drips
  • Specially trained to manage patients on mechanical circulatory support devices such as Impella, IABP, LVAD, and ECMO
  • Serve as a primary preceptor, unit resource nurse, unit based council (UBC) night shift representative, and education advocate

Registered Nurse - Level I Trauma ICU

University Of Oklahoma Medical Center
Oklahoma City, OK
02.2022 - 01.2025
  • Monitored and managed patients with multi-system injuries including traumatic brain injuries and spinal cord injuries
  • Assisted with bedside procedures such as rapid sequence intubations, chest tube insertions, and percutaneous tracheostomy
  • Served as a unit charge nurse and preceptor to nursing school students and new graduate nurses

Education

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

Oklahoma City University
Oklahoma City, OK
12-2021

Bachelor of Arts - Psychology

University of Oklahoma
Norman, OK
07-2020

Skills

  • Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) Specialist
  • Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices: IABP, LVAD, Impella
  • Ultrasound Guided Intravenous (IV) Superuser
  • Interpretation of Arterial Blood Gases
  • Chest Tube and Drain Management
  • Swan Ganz Monitoring
  • Transvenous and Epicardial Pacemakers
  • Massive Blood Transfusion - Belmont Superuser
  • Vasoactive and Inotropic Drips and Titrations
  • Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (CRRT)

Certification

  • Oklahoma Board of Nursing, Registered Nurse (RN) Multistate License, #207054
  • Critical Care Registered Nurse (CCRN)
  • Cardiac Surgery Certification (CSC)
  • ECMO Micro-Credential
  • Heart Recovery Certified
  • Emergency Nurses Association, Trauma Nurse Core Course (TNCC)
  • American Heart Association, Basic Life Support (BLS)
  • American Heart Association, Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
  • American Heart Association, Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)

Leadership and Membership

  • Charge Nurse - Level 1 Trauma Intensive Care Unit
  • Preceptor and Resource Nurse
  • Unit Based Council Member and Night Shift Representative
  • American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology (AANA), RN Member #529185
  • American Association of Critical Care Nurses (AACN), Member #
  • Alpha Chi Omega Alumni and Current New Member Advisor

Education Advocate Projects

  • Vasoactive Titration Education
  • Belmont Superuser and Education

Shadowing

  • 6/2014: Pam Wilson, CRNA – Freelance Anesthesia (6 hours)
  • 5/6/2024: Andrea Gerszewski, CRNA – OU Health (8 hours)
  • 4/21/2026: Corey Watson, CRNA – Integris Health Edmond (8 hours)
  • 5/18/2026: Andrea Gerszewski, CRNA – OU Health (8 hours)
  • Additional 15 hours spent in the OR setting with ECMO patients working alongside perfusion and anesthesia providers

Timeline

Registered Nurse - Adult ECMO Coordinator

University Of Oklahoma Medical Center
01.2026 - Current

Registered Nurse - Cardiothoracic ICU

Integris Health Heart Hospital
06.2024 - Current

Registered Nurse - Level I Trauma ICU

University Of Oklahoma Medical Center
02.2022 - 01.2025

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

Oklahoma City University

Bachelor of Arts - Psychology

University of Oklahoma

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