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Blaire Washington

Summary

Experienced registered nursing professional with focus on patient care and team collaboration. Strong skills in clinical decision-making, patient assessment, and care planning. Skilled in delivering high-quality, cost-effective, evidence-based care to improve patient outcomes. Dependable in high-pressure environments with commitment to achieving optimal patient outcomes. Known for effective communication, adaptability, and compassionate care, and teamwork.


Overview

5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Charge Nurse

Little Flower Manor
09.2020 - Current
  • Company Overview: Rehabilitation/Long term care
  • Provide compassionate care and patient advocacy to patients.
  • Monitoring and documenting vital signs and patient conditions.
  • Reporting changes to on-call doctor.
  • Admit, transfer, and discharge patients according to policy.
  • Rehabilitation/Long term care

Intensive Care Unit Clinical Nurse

Crozer Chester Medical Center
12.2024 - 05.2025
  • Administer and manage life saving treatment, including medication titrations, mechanical ventilation, and hemodynamic monitoring
  • Assist with emergency procedures, including intubations, arterial/central line insertion
  • Maintained strong working relationships with physicians and ancillary staff, fostering a collaborative approach to patient care delivery.
  • Responded to patient emergencies to provide prompt and correct intervention .
  • Demonstrated knowledge of technical procedures and proper equipment use.
  • Ensured accurate documentation of all patient records, contributing to improved quality assurance measures.
  • Monitored patients, evaluated results, and recommended further courses of treatment to quickly improve patient outcomes.
  • Utilized advanced assessment skills to identify early indications of deterioration in a patient''s condition, enabling prompt intervention when needed.
  • Improved patient outcomes through diligent monitoring of vital signs, lab results, and clinical symptoms, identifying potential complications early on.
  • Enhanced patient care by implementing evidence-based nursing practices and protocols in the ICU setting.

Clinical Nurse: Step-down/RN, Intermediate Care Unit

Lankenau Medical Center
06.2024 - 12.2024
  • Company Overview: Heart Pavilion Surgical Trauma Step Down Unit
  • Provide acute/ intermediate care to surgical trauma step-down patients
  • Continuous Telemetry monitoring
  • Assessing and monitoring titrated drips
  • Participate in team collaboration to provide pre/post op care for Colorectal/Urology, acute trauma, surgical, bariatric and gender reassignment patient populations
  • Heart Pavilion Surgical Trauma Step Down Unit

Clinical Nurse: Acute Trauma Unit

Temple University Main Hospital
10.2023 - 06.2024
  • Company Overview: Trauma unit
  • Provide acute/intermediate step down care to patients on a 33-bed trauma unit
  • Telemetry monitoring, IV infusion titrations, wound care, Pain management
  • Collaboration of care management of acute trauma, step down SICU, and bariatric procedural patients with multidisciplinary team members
  • Responding to crises, de-escalation, restraints, and Seclusion
  • Trauma unit
  • Developed strong rapport with patients and families, promoting open communication channels for effective collaboration in treatment plans.

Clinical II Registered Nurse: Telemetry/Registered Nurse, Medical-Surgical Unit

The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
08.2021 - 09.2023
  • Provide care to patients with chronic and acute illnesses regarding pre- and post-medical and surgical procedures requiring hospitalization on a 40-bed unit.
  • Implement care plans for patient treatment, assess and evaluate patient outcomes.
  • Wound care, medication administration, Pain management, and telemetry monitoring.
  • Collaborated with multidisciplinary team members to plan, implement, and enhance treatment strategies.
  • Utilized critical thinking skills to prioritize nursing interventions based on patients'' acuity levels and individual needs.
  • Conducted thorough patient assessments to identify changes in condition, promptly notifying physicians and initiating appropriate interventions when necessary.
  • Administered medications safely according to established guidelines while closely monitoring for side effects or adverse reactions requiring intervention.
  • Assisted in the training and mentorship of new nursing staff members, contributing to a positive work environment and high-quality patient care.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA
03.2021

Associate of Science - Nursing

Delaware Community College
Media, PA
05.2020

Skills

  • Decision-making
  • Care coordination
  • Clinical leadership
  • Team leadership
  • Compassionate and patient
  • Patient care
  • Patient assessments
  • Duty delegation
  • Rapport building
  • Medication distribution
  • Plan of action implementation
  • Shared governance
  • Critical thinking
  • Wound care
  • Critical care
  • Personal integrity

Certification

  • PA Registered Nurse License, #731739
  • AHA, ACLS
  • AHA, BLS/CPR
  • NIH Stroke Scale Certification, NIHSS
  • Membership, American Nurse Association, ANA

Timeline

Intensive Care Unit Clinical Nurse

Crozer Chester Medical Center
12.2024 - 05.2025

Clinical Nurse: Step-down/RN, Intermediate Care Unit

Lankenau Medical Center
06.2024 - 12.2024

Clinical Nurse: Acute Trauma Unit

Temple University Main Hospital
10.2023 - 06.2024

Clinical II Registered Nurse: Telemetry/Registered Nurse, Medical-Surgical Unit

The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
08.2021 - 09.2023

Charge Nurse

Little Flower Manor
09.2020 - Current

Associate of Science - Nursing

Delaware Community College

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

Drexel University

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