Casey Stollsteimer
Warminster,PA
Summary
Dedicated and compassionate Registered Nurse (RN) with progressive career history in direct patient care, assessment, and care involvement in fast-paced environment. Evolving from a rotating nurse role to specializing in Neurosurgery has significantly improved patient satisfaction and recovery outcomes, due to the knowledge that has been accumulated over unit-specific transitions at UPMC Presbyterian Hospital. Working as Student Nurse Ambassador and preceptor to Student Nurses have taught valuable leadership skills and patience, utilized with patients and their families on a daily basis. Consistently developing strong relationships with patients and families through empathetic communication, respectful attitude and excellent customer service, and proven to remain calm under high-stress situations.
Overview
2
2
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse
UPMC Presbyterian Hospital
11.2022 - Current
- Utilize critical thinking skills to prioritize nursing interventions based on patients' acuity levels and individual needs.
- Conduct thorough patient assessments to identify changes in condition, promptly notifying physicians and initiating appropriate interventions when necessary.
- Administer medications safely according to established guidelines while closely monitoring for side effects or adverse reactions requiring intervention.
- Enhance patient satisfaction by providing compassionate, holistic nursing care that addressed physical, emotional, and spiritual needs.
- Started in a rotating RN position between four specialty Med-Surg units, including Pulmonary Transplant, GI Surgical Oncology, general Med-Surg, and Neurosurgery in the first year of employment
- Managed patients recovering from medical or surgical procedures
- Manage patients with variety of specific needs, including (yet not limited to) those with tracheostomies, chest tubes, hemovac drains, and PEG tubes
- Currently work heavily with Neurosurgical patients, both pre and post-op craniotomies, aneurysm clipping/coiling, spinal fusions, and endoscopic endonasal approaches (EEA)
- Pull to other units of similar acuity/ratios when asked or needed to fill safe staffing needs
- Serve as a preceptor for nursing students during their clinical rotations, providing valuable real-world experience and guidance to foster professional growth
- Participate as the Neurosurgery Student Nurse Ambassador, providing education and skill-based learning to student nurses both on and off the unit
- Advised patients and caregivers of proper wound management, discharge plan objectives, safe medication use, and disease management
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Indiana05.2022
Skills
- Medication and IV administration
- Direct Patient Care
- Patient Assessments
- Clinical judgment
- Patient and family advocacy
- Documentation and Charting
- Compassion and Empathy
- Professional Bedside Manner
- Precepting
- Relationship Building
Accomplishments
Nominated for the Nurse Rising Star award in 2024, recognized by UMPC Presbyterian.
Chosen as newly appointed Student Nurse Ambassador to represent the Neurosurgical division in stated hospital
Certification
CPR / BLS certified
NIHSS sections A/B certified
Stroke certified
NARCAN trained
Timeline
Registered Nurse
UPMC Presbyterian Hospital
11.2022 - Current
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
CPR / BLS certified
NIHSS sections A/B certified
Stroke certified
NARCAN trained
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