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Brianna Russell

Kalamazoo,MI

Summary

Highly-motivated employee with desire to take on new challenges. Strong worth ethic, adaptability, and exceptional interpersonal skills. Adept at working effectively unsupervised and quickly mastering new skills. Confident in overseeing care for individuals facing life-threatening conditions and difficult recoveries.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Cardiothoracic ICU Nurse

Corewell Health
Grand Rapids, MI
01.2023 - Current
  • Manages the care of the following patient populations: VADs, ECMO, Impellas, CentriMag, IABPs, CABGs, and heart and lung transplants.
  • Assists with pre-operative and post-operative care of patients undergoing cardiovascular surgeries.
  • Educates patients and their families about cardiothoracic conditions, treatments, medications, nutrition, and lifestyle modifications.
  • Assists in bedside procedures such as arterial line and pulmonary artery line insertion.
  • Supervises cardiac monitors, mechanical ventilators and alarms and promptly responds to declining patient conditions and notification of our Advanced Practice Providers.
  • Identifies abnormal and critical respiratory patterns through direct pulmonary assessments.

Army Officer

National Guard
Ypsilanti, MI
05.2018 - Current
  • Patient Hold OIC during Prolonged Care Augmented Detachment (PCAD) experiment at Northern Strike August 2023. Supervised patient care and personnel in a 40 bed patient hold including the 8 critical care beds as part of the PCAD experiment.
  • Provided guidance to subordinates in order to maximize efficiency and effectiveness in accomplishing tasks.
  • Executed medic training regarding medications, neurology focused patient assessments, and management of chest tubes.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

Calvin College
Grand Rapids, MI
05-2018

Skills

  • Interdisciplinary Collaboration
  • Stress management techniques
  • Compassionate patient care
  • Critical Care Nursing

Certification

  • CCRN, November 2023
  • ACLS, January 2023

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Cardiothoracic ICU Nurse

Corewell Health
01.2023 - Current

Army Officer

National Guard
05.2018 - Current

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

Calvin College

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