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Carly Dodge

Conway,South Carolina

Summary

A dedicated professional and hardworking critical care nurse with 6 years of experience in large Level 1 trauma centers and transplant centers. Comprehensive experience in cardiovascular intensive care units specializing in ECMO, LVAD and heart and lung transplantation. My best personal attributes include an unwavering work ethic, dependability and the capability of rising to meet the challenging needs of the critically ill adult patient population. Passionate and highly motivated to implement and ensure optimal patient/family-centered care in an ever-changing and diverse population. A strong conviction for a collaborative, interdisciplinary approach to provide evidence-based practices in an intensive care setting.

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Registered Nurse, Intensive Care Unit

Grand Strand Medical Center HCA
08.2022 - Current
  • Display advanced critical thinking skills while performing advanced level of care nursing to critically ill patients.
  • Demonstrate versatility with ability to proficiently work in MICU, NSICU,STICU, CVICU and Rapid Response Team.
  • Provide leadership and education to nursing staff colleges in CCU or intermediate care units while also providing compassionate patient-centered care.
  • Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to provide evidenced based practice and interventions to critically ill patients.


ICU Travel Nurse

Triage
04.2022 - 07.2022
  • Expertise care provided to critically ill patients in Medical, Neuroscience, Surgical-Trauma and Cardiovascular Intensive Care Units.


Travel Registered Nurse, CVICU

RN Network
11.2020 - 12.2021


  • Provided evidence-based practice while collaborating with interdisciplinary team on heart failure and surgery patients.
  • Demonstrated adaptability while caring for acutely ill patients recovering from heart surgery during COVID pandemic.
  • Proficiently displayed strong clinical judgement and critical thinking while caring for VV ECMO COVID + patients.

Registered Nurse, Cardiovascular ICU

MUSC
08.2019 - 11.2020
  • Provided exceptional patient-centered care to heart, and lung transplant patients.
  • Collaborated with ECMO Specialists to provide evidenced based practices and care to critically ill patients on ECMO.
  • Educate post cardiac surgery and heart failure patients to enhance knowledge resulting in successful discharge.
  • Mentored and precepted new nursing staff, supported their learning environment and share expertise while on orientation.
  • Worked on Rapid Response team, responsible for medical emergencies requiring ACLS level of care to medical/surgical units and various departments throughout the hospital.

Registered Nurse, Cardiovascular ICU

University Of Rochester, Strong Memorial Hospital
02.2018 - 06.2019
  • Provided specialized nursing care to critically ill patients suffering from cardiovascular ailments.
  • Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams providing multifaciated approach towards patients with heart failure and/or cardiac surgery.
  • Demonstrated proficient skills to patients requiring cardiac life saving devices; ECMO, LVAD, Impella.
  • Participated in innovate research towards FDA approval of Sternum-Sparing LVAD insertion.

Paramedic

American Medical Response, AMR
03.2007 - 11.2017
  • Delivered advanced cardiac life support (ACLS), basic life support (BLS), and pediatric advanced life support (PALS) under emergent circumstances,
  • Collaborated with Police and Fire Departments in enhancing both community access to healthcare as well as medical treatment.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

St. John Fisher College
Rochester, NY
12.2017

Associate of Science -

Finger Lakes Community College
Canandaigua, NY
05.2015

Skills

  • Rapid Response Nurse
  • VA/VV ECMO
  • Impella
  • LVAD/RVAD/Centrimag
  • iABP
  • CRRT/SLED
  • Swanz-ganz catheter hemodynamic monitoring
  • Heart Transplants
  • Lung Transplants
  • EVD & ICP monitoring

Certification

  • ACLS _ Advanced Cardiac Life Support
  • BLS/CPR - Basic Life Support

Timeline

Registered Nurse, Intensive Care Unit

Grand Strand Medical Center HCA
08.2022 - Current

ICU Travel Nurse

Triage
04.2022 - 07.2022

Travel Registered Nurse, CVICU

RN Network
11.2020 - 12.2021

Registered Nurse, Cardiovascular ICU

MUSC
08.2019 - 11.2020

Registered Nurse, Cardiovascular ICU

University Of Rochester, Strong Memorial Hospital
02.2018 - 06.2019

Paramedic

American Medical Response, AMR
03.2007 - 11.2017

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

St. John Fisher College

Associate of Science -

Finger Lakes Community College

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