Carol Horn
Ypsilanti,MI
Summary
Competent and caring nursing professional offering more then 20 years of coordinating and carrying out patient care in step down, ICU, and rapid response. Assessed, intervened and monitored critically ill patients. Proven history of advocating for patient needs and fostering top-quality care. Offering excellent clinical knowledge and judgment combined with strong documentation, vital monitoring, and problem-solving abilities. Well-versed in managing emergent clinical situations with grace and efficiency. Strong communication skills in complex and high stakes circumstances.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
RN Staff Nurse Cardiac ICU
Trinity Health - St. Joseph Mercy Hospital
Ypsilanti, MI
11.2021 - Current
- Continued in caring for IABP, CRRT, and therapeutic hypothermia patients.
- Honed assessment skills, clinical judgment and clinical insight in into complex and rapidly changing patient conditions.
- Contingent - 6 shifts per month
RN Rapid Response Team
Trinity Health - St. Joseph Mercy Hospital
Ypsilanti, MI
07.2013 - 11.2021
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process and management and lifestyle options.
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures and safety protocols.
- Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients and determined next course of action.
- Rounded throughout a large teaching hospital to proactively to identify patients at risk for deterioration.
- Acted as a stroke nurse for the neurointervention program.
- Code Blue response team
- Part time - 2-12 hour shifts per week, then contingent for 6 months
Cardiac ICU RN
Trinity Health - St. Joseph Mercy Hospital
Ypsilanti, MI
07.2010 - 07.2013
- Developed skills in Complex ICU interventions including IABP, CRRT, and therapeutic hypothermia.
- Honed assessment skills, clinical judgments and clinical insight into complex and rapidly changing patient conditions
- Part-time -2-12 hour shifts per week
Cardiac Stepdown Registered Nurse
Trinity Health - St. Joseph Mercy Hospital
Ypsilanti, MI
08.2005 - 07.2010
- Monitored and recorded post-cardiac procedure patients
- Interpreted and administered medications to treat different cardiac arrhythmias
- Cared for overflow medicine patients
- Full-time 3-12 hour shifts until October 2006, then Part-time 2-12 hour shifts.
Staff Nurse -Observation Unit
Memorial Healthcare
Savannah, GA
10.2003 - 08.2005
- Communicated with primary care physicians or emergency care providers to relay patient needs.
- Coordinated care with physicians and other clinical staff to prepare for treatment, carry out interventions and enhance continuum of care to deliver comprehensive services.
- Coordinated care with physicians and other clinical staff to prepare for treatment, carry out interventions and -enhance continuum of care to deliver comprehensive services.
- Full time -3-12 hour shifts per week.
- Performed various nursing interventions such as wound dressing, vital sign monitoring and specimen collection
RN - Cardiothoracic and Trauma Progressive Care
Trinity Health - St. Joseph Mercy Hospital
Ypsilanti, MI
07.2002 - 08.2003
- Promoted patient independence by establishing care goals and teaching patients about conditions, medications, and self-care skills.
- Implemented physician orders and tracked progress against care plan to assess results.
- Cared for post cardiothoracic patients including care of chest tubes, temporary pacers and arterial lines.
- Used PCA pumps and epidurals
- Full time-3-12 hour shifts per week
Staff RN - Colorectal/Registered Nurse, General Surgery
Trinity Health
Ypsilanti, MI
12.2000 - 07.2002
- Developed skills in management of ostomies, drains, and immediate postoperative care of surgical patients.
- Full time - 3-12 hour shifts per week
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Franciscan University of Steubenville
Steubenville, OH05.2000
Skills
- Ventilator care
- Triaging patient concerns
- Code Blue team
- Stroke response team in neurointervention program
- IABP
- CRRT
- Post-STEMI care
- Therapeutic hypothermia after cardiac arrest
- Preceptor and charge nurse
- External cardiac defibrillation
Certification
ACLS
BLS
Timeline
RN Staff Nurse Cardiac ICU
Trinity Health - St. Joseph Mercy Hospital
11.2021 - Current
RN Rapid Response Team
Trinity Health - St. Joseph Mercy Hospital
07.2013 - 11.2021
Cardiac ICU RN
Trinity Health - St. Joseph Mercy Hospital
07.2010 - 07.2013
Cardiac Stepdown Registered Nurse
Trinity Health - St. Joseph Mercy Hospital
08.2005 - 07.2010
Staff Nurse -Observation Unit
Memorial Healthcare
10.2003 - 08.2005
RN - Cardiothoracic and Trauma Progressive Care
Trinity Health - St. Joseph Mercy Hospital
07.2002 - 08.2003
Staff RN - Colorectal/Registered Nurse, General Surgery
Trinity Health
12.2000 - 07.2002
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Franciscan University of Steubenville
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