Brooklyn Williams
Franklin,TN
Summary
Experienced nursing professional bringing demonstrated clinical expertise, leadership skills and technical knowledge. Proficient in updating charts, monitoring medications and working with multidisciplinary teams to optimize patient care. Quality-driven and efficient with strong interpersonal abilities.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Charge Nurse- Surgical
Tristar Centennial Medical Center
Nashville, TN
07.2019 - Current
- Responded to emergency situations with speed, expertise and level-headed approaches to provide optimal care, support and life-saving interventions.
- Managed staffing levels within the unit while ensuring optimal levels of patient care.
- Evaluated patient outcomes against established standards of care.
- Delivered information regarding care and medications to patients and caregivers in comprehendible terminology.
- Implemented safety protocols when administering medications or performing treatments.
- Utilized computerized Resource and Patient Management System (RPMS) and Electronic Health Record (EHR) system.
- Trained and mentored new RNs on best practices, hospital policies and standards of care.
- Provided direct patient care, including assessments and treatments, to a variety of patients.
- Conducted daily rounds to assess patient conditions, evaluate progress towards goals, and document changes in status or plan of care as needed.
- Distributed assignments to RNs, LPNs and resident advisors, guided work and delivered training to promote proper care standards for patients.
- Supervised Licensed Practical Nurses and Certified Nursing Assistants.
- Achieved departmental goals and objectives by instituting new processes and standards for in-patient care.
Registered Nurse-Surgical Intensive Care Unit
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, TN
08.2022 - 05.2023
- Facilitated admission and discharge processes for ICU patients.
- Initiated resuscitation measures when necessary following cardiac arrest or respiratory failure events.
- Detected emerging problems by monitoring patients' behavior, vital signs and fluid intake and output.
- Analyzed laboratory results and other diagnostic tests in order to develop an appropriate plan of care for individual patients.
- Identified potential safety risks in the ICU environment and took appropriate action to mitigate those risks.
- Functioned as charge nurse and assumed patient care in absence of nurses ending or arriving for shifts.
- Helped monitor, maintain and improve nursing-sensitive indicators, core measures and other identified outcome metrics.
- Assisted physicians with various invasive procedures within the ICU setting.
- Completed patient assessments, triaged and recorded patient histories, symptoms and observations.
- Delivered optimum treatments to critical-care patients following prescribed rules, policies, protocol, and procedures.
- Established and implemented nursing care plans for each patient using protocols of assessment, development, activation and evaluation.
- Ensured compliance with hospital policies and procedures related to ICU operations.
- Achieved best possible outcomes for nursing sensitive indicators, core measures, HCAPS, patient satisfaction and associate satisfaction.
- Actively participated in continuing education opportunities related to critical care nursing practices.
Travel Registered Nurse
Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center
Bangor, ME
04.2022 - 06.2022
- Ensured compliance with applicable laws and regulations governing the practice of nursing within the scope of travel nurse duties.
- Developed nursing care plans based on individual needs of each patient.
- Administered medications, tracked dosages and documented patient conditions.
- Coordinated with other healthcare professionals to ensure optimal quality of care for all patients.
Education
Associate of Applied Science in Nursing -
Columbia State Community College
Franklin, TN05.2019
Skills
- Process Evaluation
- Staff Supervision
- Care Coordination
- Decision-Making
- Care Plan Management
- Licensed RN
- Case Management
- EMR Systems
- Staff Education
Certification
- Basic Life Support certified by the American Red Cross
- Board Certified Medical-Surgical Registered Nurse
- ACLS certified by the American Heart Association
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Registered Nurse-Surgical Intensive Care Unit
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
08.2022 - 05.2023
Travel Registered Nurse
Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center
04.2022 - 06.2022
Charge Nurse- Surgical
Tristar Centennial Medical Center
07.2019 - Current
Associate of Applied Science in Nursing -
Columbia State Community College
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