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Overview
Work History
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Cassandra Dickerson

Beverly Hills,CA

Summary

Experienced and adaptable PACU and ICU Registered Nurse with demonstrated patient care, medication monitoring, treatment management, and emergency response expertise. Bringing 8-year record of success in nursing and ready for new opportunity to apply exceptional nursing skills.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Float Pool PACU RN

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
10.2023 - Current
  • 915 bed academic medical center with 42 operating rooms performing over 200 surgeries a day.
  • Caring for patients in a wide range of surgical cases ranging from transplant to outpatient surgery in the various preoperative and postoperative departments.


PACU RN

St. David's Medical Center
08.2020 - 07.2023
  • Manage postoperative anesthesia patient recovery in a 22 bed unit at a 426 bed acute care facility.
  • Specialties include Bariatric Surgery, Electrophysiology, Endoscopy, General Surgery, Gynecology, Interventional Radiology, Neurosurgery, Oncology, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Orthopedics, Otorhinolaryngology, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Thoracic Surgery, Urology, Vascular Surgery.

Ambulatory Surgery Travel RN

Kaiser Permanente Downey Medical Center
11.2021 - 02.2022
  • Functioned as a preoperative and postoperative/discharge nurse in an outpatient surgery center, specializing in Endoscopy, Urology, Ophthalmology, and abdominal paracentesis.

Float Pool ICU RN

Austin Market Float Pool, St. David's
09.2018 - 08.2020
  • Provided exceptional care to high-acute patients needing complex care in various intensive care units throughout the city, including Shock Trauma ICU, Neuro ICU, COVID-19 ICU, Medical-Surgical ICU.
  • Managed emergency situations by initiating or participating in cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
  • Managed ventilators, vasoactive drips, TPA, cooling machines, hemodynamic monitoring, ICP monitoring, wound care, and paralytics.

CVICU Travel RN

St. David's South Austin Medical Center
04.2018 - 07.2018

MICU Travel RN

Methodist Hospital - Main
02.2018 - 04.2018

CVICU Travel RN

Methodist Texsan Hospital
08.2017 - 12.2017

ICU Staff RN

Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center
06.2016 - 08.2017
  • 8 bed Neuro ICU, 8 bed Medical-Surgical ICU at a 384 bed comprehensive stroke center.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

The University of Tennessee - Knoxville
Knoxville, TN
05.2016

Nursing Licensure

  • TX (Exp Date: 02/28/2025)
  • CA (Exp Date: 03/31/2025)

Certification

  • AHA Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS)
  • AHA Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
  • AHA Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers
  • National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS)

Computer Charting Experience

  • Meditech
  • Epic

Timeline

Float Pool PACU RN

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
10.2023 - Current

Ambulatory Surgery Travel RN

Kaiser Permanente Downey Medical Center
11.2021 - 02.2022

PACU RN

St. David's Medical Center
08.2020 - 07.2023

Float Pool ICU RN

Austin Market Float Pool, St. David's
09.2018 - 08.2020

CVICU Travel RN

St. David's South Austin Medical Center
04.2018 - 07.2018

MICU Travel RN

Methodist Hospital - Main
02.2018 - 04.2018

CVICU Travel RN

Methodist Texsan Hospital
08.2017 - 12.2017

ICU Staff RN

Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center
06.2016 - 08.2017

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

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