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Camie Perkins

Cedar Rapids,IA

Summary

Accomplished staff nurse with extensive experience in critical care, proficient in evidence-based practice and effective teamwork. Demonstrated excellence in delivering high-quality care in high-pressure environments while advocating for patient needs. Expertise includes advanced cardiac life support, comprehensive patient assessment, and emergency response management. Committed to enhancing patient outcomes through ongoing professional development and collaboration.

Overview

3
3
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Staff Nurse, Charge Nurse, Medical Intensive Care

University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics
Iowa City, Iowa
09.2021 - Current
  • Provide critical bedside care for patients with various severe illnesses.
  • Manage critically ill patients experiencing conditions such as respiratory failure, and septic shock.
  • Organize and delegate tasks during rapid response and high-pressure code situations.
  • Coordinate, task and supervise nurses and ancillary staff based on staffing requirements.
  • Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to ensure quality care for patients.
  • Responsible for the assessment, monitoring, treatment, and documentation of patients receiving critical care.
  • Serve as a mentor for students and new nurses on the unit.
  • Member of the scheduling committee.
  • Unit champion for the organ donation committee, working alongside the Iowa Donor Network.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

Nebraska Methodist College
Omaha, NE
07-2021

Bachelor of Science - Psychology

Creighton University
Omaha, NE
05-2020

Skills

  • Critical care thinking
  • Advanced cardiac life support
  • End-of-life care
  • Family support
  • Clinical judgment
  • Telemetry monitoring
  • Hemodynamics monitoring
  • Intravenous therapy
  • Neurological monitoring
  • Evidence-based nursing
  • Team leadership
  • Decision-making
  • Interdisciplinary collaboration
  • Training and development

Certification

  • Critical Care Registered Nurse (CCRN)
  • Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Nurse
  • Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
  • Basic Life Support (BLS)

Timeline

Staff Nurse, Charge Nurse, Medical Intensive Care

University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics
09.2021 - Current

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

Nebraska Methodist College

Bachelor of Science - Psychology

Creighton University
Camie Perkins