Athena Ellefson
Scottsdale,AZ
Summary
Experienced registered nurse with a diverse nursing background in acute medicine, perioperative care, and health/wellness. Demonstrates the ability to quickly grasp new concepts and make sound clinical judgments. Known for a charismatic personality and passion for expanding the nursing scope of practice across different healthcare settings. An effective communicator, intuitive problem-solver, and dedicated patient advocate.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Infusion RN
Restore Hyper Wellness
10.2024 - Current
- Administer medical therapies including IV infusions, intramuscular injections, and mild hyperbaric oxygen chamber therapy.
- Schedule and conduct telemedicine appointments with nurse practitioners.
- Assist clients with cryotherapy, infrared sauna, red-light therapy, compression and local cryotherapy.
- Establish a positive relationship with clients providing a warm and comfortable healing environment.
- Assess client needs to educate them about therapies offered and promote membership options to help achieve their health and wellness goals.
- Document interventions accurately and appropriately.
PACU RN
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
08.2022 - 09.2024
- Recovered post-op patients of a variety of surgical specialties in a 39-bed PACU with a 2:1 ratio
- Monitored vitals, documented clearly, and appropriately treated pain and nausea per provider orders.
- Cared for pre-op and post-op same-day and inpatient procedures (general surgery, step-down and ICU).
- Collaborated with anesthesia and surgical providers to manage post-op patient conditions and complications.
- Performed electronic chart auditing and analyzed patient data for clinical staff leader data analytic reports using Epic, Excel, Word, Microsoft Teams, and Outlook.
- Precepted nurses in PACU.
- Head of PACU Mentorship program to welcome new PACU RNs to the unit during their first year of hire.
Medical/Surgical RN
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
07.2021 - 08.2022
- Provided care for a 5-patient assignment by assessing, monitoring vitals and telemetry, medication administration and completing diagnostic tests (phlebotomy and other sample collections).
- Collaborated with providers and interdisciplinary team members to form appropriate plans of care for a variety of patients and medical conditions
- Safely administered medications, documented clearly, and completed ordered tasks efficiently.
- Treated adult patients admitted for acute medical issues including endocrine, renal, gastrointestinal, orthopedic, neurologic, cardiovascular, chronic pain, psychiatric/detox, immunologic, hematologic/oncologic, bariatric, and surgical disease processes.
Medical Receptionist
Internal Medicine of Arizona
01.2019 - 08.2019
- Prepared patient charts and gathered medical document to ensure patient information is organized, accurate and complete.
- Answered phones to schedule appointments and triage messages from patients to providers.
- Appropriately communicated with other medical facilities regarding relevant patient information to coordinate care.
- Helped with other medical office duties such as rooming patients, taking vital signs, faxing paperwork, handling prescription requests, and patient call-backs.
- Uphold HIPAA guidelines with all patient medical information in office.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Arizona State University
Phoenix, AZ05.2021
Skills
- Medication and IV administration
- Collaboration
- Clinical judgment
- Bedside Manner
- Direct patient care
- Critical thinking
- EMR / EHR
Accomplishments
- Preceptor - 3 years of experience training new nurses ranging from new graduate RNs, travel RNs, and new unit staff RNs on Med/Surg unit and in the PACU.
- Head of Nurse Mentorship Program - leader and co-founder of nurse mentor program created to welcome new graduate nurses to the PACU.
- PACU Chart Auditor - collaborated with unit manager and clinical staff leaders to audit unit pre-op and post-op charting using Epic, Microsoft Excel, Word and Outlook.
- Certified Yoga Teacher - 200 HR YTT
Certification
- Registered Nurse (RN) - TN Multistate License (expires 10/31/26)
- Registered Nurse (RN) - CA License (expires 11/30/26)
- Basic Life Support (BLS) - American Heart Association (expires 9/30/26)
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) - American Heart Association (expires 9/30/26)
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Spanish
Professional Working
Timeline
Infusion RN
Restore Hyper Wellness
10.2024 - Current
PACU RN
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
08.2022 - 09.2024
Medical/Surgical RN
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
07.2021 - 08.2022
Medical Receptionist
Internal Medicine of Arizona
01.2019 - 08.2019
- Registered Nurse (RN) - TN Multistate License (expires 10/31/26)
- Registered Nurse (RN) - CA License (expires 11/30/26)
- Basic Life Support (BLS) - American Heart Association (expires 9/30/26)
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) - American Heart Association (expires 9/30/26)
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Arizona State University
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