Rachel Peters

• Educated patients and answered questions about health condition, prognosis, and treatment.
• Provided skilled, timely and level-headed emergency response to critically-ill patients.
• Offered exceptional care and support to individuals recovering from acute incidents and dealing with chronic conditions.

• RN educator role by assisting with instructing local Career and Technical Education High School courses, BLS and assisted with ACLS, PALS and other community educational offerings
• Assisted with the health, benefits and wellness component of the hospital system
• Leadership role by tracking results of diagnostic studies and symptomatology for all hospital staff
• RN role in busy critical access Emergency Department

• Emergency Department RN taking care of all branches of active duty military and their families and veterans
• Trauma lead RN
• Specialized in care of critically ill patients, trauma injuries and psych patients
• Duties include: assess, triage, PIV/Port care, mix and administer high alert medications per emergency room protocol, collaborate with lab and pharmacy, assist with lumbar punctures, ortho injuries and sedation
• Trained to operate and monitor all equipment: cardiac monitors, EKG machines, defibrillators, medication pumps, ventilators and POCT device
• Demonstrates adaptability and strong knowledge of nursing and hospital/unit protocols in high-stress, volatile cases
• Proficiency in decision-making and using nursing process for complex situations, with focus on leadership in planning long term goals

• Assumed care of patients in the ED, Pediatric floor and NICU
• Handled emergency room treatment of all maternal health care, child health care and adult health care

• Preceptor, shift lead
• Worked pediatric codes and stabilization of trauma codes for transfer
• Triaged patients and managed flow of the department
• Assisted in limb repositioning, realignments and orthopedic trauma, as required

• Preceptor
• Level III NICU RN full time as a local traveler
• Also did travel contracts throughout this time, local and out of state
• Hospitals included Tampa General Hospital, St Vincent Hospital in Toledo, Toledo Hospital, St Joseph's Ann Arbor, Monroe Regional Hospital

RN in busy level III NICU

Functioned as a level III NICU staff RN

Worked as a TV News Anchor in several states, including Mississippi, Iowa, West Virginia and Ohio.

Anchored the morning and weekend newscasts

Reported live in the field on daily and breaking events