Beth Harshman
Greeley,CO
Summary
I am a Dedicated and compassionate emergency room nurse with 24 years of experience in high-pressure healthcare environments. I am adept at providing high-quality and efficient patient care in emergencies. I have a proven track record of success in managing critical cases, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams, and implementing evidence-based practices to ensure optimal patient outcomes. I possess strong interpersonal skills, adaptability, and a commitment to maintaining the highest standards of nursing care. I am seeking a nursing position that will utilize my 23 years of clinical skills and provide me with leadership opportunities.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
Work History
PACU Travel critical care nurse
UCHealth
09.2024 - Current
- Admits and recovers patients according to the facility policies and procedures, completes preoperative teaching to patient and family, and initiates postoperative teaching to be completed during the recovery phase
- Provides nursing care and appropriate monitoring of the patient according to policy and procedure
- Ensures a collaborative and interdisciplinary approach to achieve optimal patient care outcomes
Assistant Director of Nursing
Pelican Points Rehabilitation/SNF
08.2024 - 09.2024
- Works with Physician, Pharmacist, and ID team to ensure the resident receives the appropriate regimen
- Review communications systems to be knowledgeable of any unusual occurrences during the previous shift
- Make rounds of the units frequently during the shift, providing intervention as needed
- Reorders all medication as needed in preparation for future shifts and documents medication issues as per policy
- Performs any other tasks assigned by the director of nursing
- Participate in care conferences and document all nursing updates, medication changes, and nursing care
- Monitor staff clock-in and clock-out per policy, late call-offs, and staff charting to be at 100% each shift for each unit
Assistant Instructor (Part-Time)
Aims Community College
05.2024 - 09.2024
- Maintain accurate and appropriate student, instructor, and course and program documentation
- Interact with clinical sites to ensure that policies and procedures at the sites are being followed
- Ensure all forms necessary for placement of students on the nurse aid registry are completed and notarized on time
- Keep current with information and skills
- Work cooperatively with all directors and staff
- Pursue a developmental plan that provides for personal and developmental growth
- Assist with administration of training programs in accordance with Aims community college policies, internal audit procedures, rules, and regulations
Intake Nurse
Johnstown Heights Behavioral Health
05.2024 - 06.2024
- Facilitates intake, admission, and prior authorization process for incoming patients
- Performs insurance benefit verifications, disseminating that information gathered to the patient, their families, and appropriate internal staff
- Facilitates the response to requests for services to the appropriate level of care, initiates/intake into services, and appropriate follow-up activity
- Follows emtala regulations to complete insurance verification and pre-certifications when appropriate
- Collaborates with other facility staff and medical and psychiatric personnel to ensure appropriate recommendations and admissions
Registered Nurse ED
Triage Staffing
01.2024 - 04.2024
- Provide direct nursing care to critically ill, trauma, or general medical patients when they arrive by assessing their condition, obtaining medical history and personal information, and assessing their physical and psychological needs
- Administer medications, treatments, and IV fluids, and perform procedures like drawing blood, starting iv’s, and assisting the medical physician/provider with bedside procedures
- Recording and documenting changes in the patient’s condition and implementing interventions to ensure the patient’s safety
- Implemented a standardized triage protocol to decrease wait times and increase through-put more efficiently
- Facilitated daily interdisciplinary team huddles to reduce communication errors and coordinate patient care
Night House Supervisor
Banner Health
10.2023 - 12.2023
- Worked closely with charge nurses to guide and mentor nursing staff to ensure plans of care for patients were followed
- Effective management of budgets during my shift by staffing to the census and flexing as needed
- Work closely with staffing for oncoming shifts to staff appropriately and assist with daily staffing needs
- Create a healthy and safe work environment that promotes growth for the team and individuals
- Monitoring and ensuring that organizational policies and procedures are being followed by knowing hospital operations and organizational policies
- Serve as a clinical resource for the staff, patients, and families
- Work directly with other ancillary interdisciplinary team members to identify and solve patient and facility needs while improving operations
- Strong communication skills to help with problems and to assist with conflict resolution skills
- Provide patient-centered care to provide great customer service experience and assist with service recovery in difficult situations
- Leadership through coaching and corrective actions and developing opportunities to create a culture of learning
- Work closely with behavioral health units to assist with transfers in and out of the department or facility
- Work closely with other organizations in the area or out of state to assist with transferring patients to their appropriate level of care hospitals
- Follow joint commissions, state, federal, and organizational laws and regulations
- Worked closely with the emergency department to facilitate through-put by communicating with leaders and heads in inpatient units
night Registered Nurse ED/Charge nurse ED
Dignity Health Commonspirit
07.2016 - 10.2023
- Assisted with critical patients before and after the operating room, assessed patient’s acuity
- Assisted with transfers to and from the hospital facility per level of care
- Worked closely with multiple departments, OR, Medical, ICU, radiology, and lab
- Respond to rapid response and hospital codes
- Assisted with emergency department staffing
- Communication with other organizations when on-boarding of off-boarding patients who require specialized care
- Communicated with senior managers on situations that have occurred in their departments
- Provide passion in my role and provide goals and visions to inspire the staff
- Provide a no-judgment work environment to help with communication and resolve issues
- Provided bedside patient care and clinical documentation for emergencies
- Trained and mentored nurses and charge nurses
- Performed chest pain, ED wait times, EKG, and AMA audits monthly
Registered Nurse
Banner Health
01.2007 - 07.2016
- Worked in ED, ICU, PACU, Phase II recovery, Telemetry, medical-surgical, and GI procedures
- Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses
- Implemented infection control measures
- Educated patients, families, and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease processes, and management and lifestyle options
registered nurse/GI nurse
The Washington Hospital
12.2000 - 01.2007
- Provide and coordinate care for patients, including assessing, observing, and speaking with them and their families about the plan of care, exams, and treatments
- Monitor and record patient vital signs, progress, and symptoms
- Monitor patients for any side effects and reactions to medication administration
- Provide emotional support to patients and their families
- Collaborate with other professionals to best optimize the patient’s comfort, family understanding, and plan of care
- Maintain detailed medical records, including patient medical history and current health issues
Education
Master’s - Healthcare Administration
The University of Arizona Global Campus
04.2022
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
California University of Pennsylvania
12.2006
diploma - nursing
The Washington Hospital School of Nursing
12.2000
Skills
- CERNER
- EPIC
Certificationshonors
- ACLS, 2025
- BLS, 2025
- PALS, 2025
- Golden Key International Honor Society, 11/01/22
- Daisy Award Nominee, 2015, 2016
Timeline
PACU Travel critical care nurse
UCHealth
09.2024 - Current
Assistant Director of Nursing
Pelican Points Rehabilitation/SNF
08.2024 - 09.2024
Assistant Instructor (Part-Time)
Aims Community College
05.2024 - 09.2024
Intake Nurse
Johnstown Heights Behavioral Health
05.2024 - 06.2024
Registered Nurse ED
Triage Staffing
01.2024 - 04.2024
Night House Supervisor
Banner Health
10.2023 - 12.2023
night Registered Nurse ED/Charge nurse ED
Dignity Health Commonspirit
07.2016 - 10.2023
Registered Nurse
Banner Health
01.2007 - 07.2016
registered nurse/GI nurse
The Washington Hospital
12.2000 - 01.2007
Master’s - Healthcare Administration
The University of Arizona Global Campus
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
California University of Pennsylvania
diploma - nursing
The Washington Hospital School of Nursing
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