Bridgette LeBlanc
Port Orchard,WA
Summary
Accomplished Pediatric Intensive Care RN with a proven track record at Providence Health & Services, enhancing patient outcomes through advanced cardiac life support and empathetic patient advocacy. Excelled in leading nursing teams, implementing infection control measures, and utilizing research for evidence-based care, significantly improving patient satisfaction and safety.
Accomplished ExtraCorporeal Life Support (ECLS) ExtraCorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) Specialist for neonates, pediatrics, and adults for life saving measures.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Pediatric Intensive Care RN, BSN, CCRN
Providence Health & Services
05.2003 - 07.2024
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams for comprehensive patient care plans through prioritizing, delegating, delivering, and evaluating care on ongoing basis, resulting in better health outcomes.
- Enhanced patient satisfaction through effective communication, empathy, and timely response to their needs.
- Improved patient outcomes by providing high-quality nursing care and implementing evidence-based practices while utilizing knowledge base of nursing education and experience to deliver care.
- Consistent usage of nursing process according to nursing policies, procedures, and protocols.
- Served as liaison between physicians and patients with their families to facilitate clear communication regarding treatment options and progress updates.
- Collaborating with entire multidisciplinary team to facilitate overall improvement in quality of care, patient care experience, and cost reduction from admission through discharge.
- Mentored new nursing staff, contributing to supportive work environment and improved retention rates.
- Implemented infection control measures within unit, maintaining safe environment for both patients and staff members.
- Provided pre and post op direct patient care, stabilized vital signs and life saving measures, while pain managing and determining next course of action.
- Streamlined documentation processes to ensure accurate record-keeping and compliance with regulatory standards.
- Provided highly skilled prevention to control and de-escalate crisis events in timely and level-headed manner to critically-ill patients, impacting safety and security to unit.
- Delivered high level of quality care to diverse populations while overseeing patient admission and triaging based on acuity and appropriate department admission.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Lewis-Clark State College
Lewiston, ID12-2019
Associate of Science - Nursing
North Idaho College
Coeur D'Alene, ID05-2000
Skills
- Clinical judgment
- Research utilization
- Advanced cardiac life support
- Patient education and counseling
- Precepting/mentoring
- Nursing staff leadership
- Infection control measures
- Patient and family advocacy
- Acute care expertise
- Telemetry monitoring
- Lab result interpretation
- Proper catheter insertion/removal
Accomplishments
AWARD
- The Daisy Award Nominee 2022, Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center
Certification
- Basic Life Support Certification (BLS)
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support Certification (PALS)
- Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC)
- Acute/Critical Care Nursing, Pediatric Intensive Care (CCRN)
- ExtraCorporeal Life Support/ ExtraCorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECLS/ECMO) Specialist
- Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (CRRT) Specialist
Additional Information
ORGANIZATIONS
- PICU UNIT BASED COUNCIL (UBC)
- WASHINGTON STATE NURSING ASSOCIATION
Timeline
Pediatric Intensive Care RN, BSN, CCRN
Providence Health & Services
05.2003 - 07.2024
- Basic Life Support Certification (BLS)
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support Certification (PALS)
- Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC)
- Acute/Critical Care Nursing, Pediatric Intensive Care (CCRN)
- ExtraCorporeal Life Support/ ExtraCorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECLS/ECMO) Specialist
- Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (CRRT) Specialist
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Lewis-Clark State College
Associate of Science - Nursing
North Idaho College
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