Frequently selected to educate nursing staff and aides during annual skills training sessions in hospital
Overview
30
30
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Home Hospice Nurse
Advocate Aurora Healthcare
03.2023 - 11.2023
Provided end of life care for hospice patients in their home, including meds, wound care and emotional support based on needs and insurance.
Educated family members to be able to provide care for their loved ones.
Ordered supplies and medication based on insurance and patient’s condition.
Provided postmortem care when needed.
Staff Nurse, Intensive Care
Ingalls Memorial Hospital
10.2001 - 11.2022
Direct care of critically ill patients.
Monitoring cardiac rhythms for normal and irregularities.
Charge nurse duties, precepting new nurses to the unit, responding to emergencies house wide including rapid responses and Code situations.
Started my nursing career here in 1994 as a CNA while completing my license.
Staff Nurse, Gynecology Unit
University of Chicago Hospital
01.2001 - 10.2001
Care of patients in Gynecology unit post-up and requiring transfusions and chemotherapy.
Registered Nurse
Ingalls Hospital
11.1993 - 04.1999
Administered patient care plans tailored to individual needs, ensuring optimal health outcomes.
Evaluated patient conditions regularly, adjusting treatments based on clinical observations and best practices.
Administered medications safely according to established guidelines while closely monitoring for side effects .
Education
Associate Degree - Nursing
South Suburban College
South Holland, Illinois
01.1994
Skills
Critical care nursing care of ventilator dependent patients, trach patients, strokes, starting IVs training and precepting new nurses, responding to RRTs and Codes in hospital, and working as charge nurse
Certification
BLS
ACLS
Associates Degree in Nursing
ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE
Also worked for Unicare Health Insurance for approximately two years providing authorization of outpatient procedures based on medical necessity and insurance coverage and Ford Motor Company as an occupational health nurse.
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