Catherina Allan-Flagg
Granada Hills,CA
Summary
A professional registered nurse with 19 years ICU nursing experience. Comprehensive expertise in providing critical care to patients with severe life-threatening illnesses or injuries in Critical Care units.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Administrative House Supervisor / Critical Care Nurse
Sherman Oaks Hospital
- Assume administrative responsibility for hospital during the night shift
- Coordinate hospital resources to optimize thruput from ER to inpatient units
- Responsible for staffing the hospital for the next shift
- Plan and implement nursing care for patients and their families
- Clinical tasks including manage ventilators, moderate sedation, respond to code blue team, titrating multiple drugs, Telemetry monitoring, ABG interpretation, venipuncture, assisting physicians with procedures
- Interpret labs and initiate appropriate actions
- Advocate for patients and their families; provide direct quality care through the nursing process of assessment, planning, intervention, and implementation
- Observe patients and reported and coordinated treatment plans with physicians and other stake holders.
Critical Care Registered Nurse
Encino Hospital Medical Center
02.2020 - 02.2024
- Plan and implement nursing care for patients and their families
- Admit, Transfer and discharge ICU patients per hospital protocol
- Clinical tasks including manage ventilators, moderate sedation, respond to code blue team, titrating multiple drugs, Telemetry monitoring, ABG interpretation, venipuncture, assisting physicians with procedures
- Advocate for patients and their families; provide direct quality care through the nursing process of assessment, planning, intervention, and implementation.
Principal Trainer – CareConnect
Ronald Regan UCLA Medical Center
10.2013 - 02.2020
- Create and edit curriculum for nurses, using Inpatient Clinical Documentation and Stork Obstetrics applications
- Responsible for all inpatient RN’s, LVN’s ACP’s and CCP’s and all ancillary staff
- Build and maintain MST training environment for ClinDoc application
- Responsible for Cross Credentialing Trainers to inpatient service line
- Certified in Epic Care Inpatient Clinical Documentation and Stork Obstetrics Information System.
Critical Care Registered Nurse
Ronald Regan UCLA Medical Center
03.2008 - 10.2013
- Plan and implement nursing care for critical care patients and their families as part of the Critical Care Resource nursing pool
- Float to several critical care units and Emergency Department
- Clinical Systems Super User
- Computer system class instructor, Provide ongoing computer support for RNs on multiple units
- Ensure quality assurance with intensive chart audits
- Develop training material and audit tools to ensure clinical system success
- Clinical tasks including manage ventilators, moderate sedation, code team, titrating multiple drugs, Telemetry monitoring, ABG interpretation, venipuncture and IV therapy, assisting physicians with procedures, ventriculostomy, IABP, Swan Ganz, Invasive pressure monitoring.
Nurse Manager - Critical Care Unit
South Fulton Medical Center
08.2006 - 02.2008
- Oversee nursing operations and monitored quality of patient care
- Developed, implemented policies and procedures to enhance patient care
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to improve patient outcomes
- Managed department budgets
- Ensured compliance with state and federal regulations.
Registered Nurse- Critical Care Unit
Holy Cross Hospital
05.2005 - 08.2006
- Plan and implement nursing care for patients and their families
- Clinical tasks including manage ventilators, moderate sedation, respond to code blue team, titrating multiple drugs, Telemetry monitoring, ABG interpretation, venipuncture, assisting physicians with procedures
- Advocate for patients and their families; provide direct quality care through the nursing process of assessment, planning, intervention, and implementation
- Charge nurse for Critical Care Unit
- Orient new nurses and student nurses.
Education
J.D. - Law
Glendale University College of Law
Fullerton, California05.2021
Bachelor of Science in Nursing (Honors) -
University of Maryland, School of Nursing
Baltimore, MD05.2005
Bachelor’s Business Administration: Management (Honors) -
Howard University School of Business
Washington, D.C.05.1998
Skills
- Time management expertise
- Effective problem solving
- Workload prioritization
- Office Administration
- Health and safety
- Staff Supervision
- Scheduling Coordination
- Attention to Detail
- Strong Clinical Judgment
- Patient and family advocacy
- Delegation and Motivation
Awards
- ADVANCE Sigma Theta Tau and National Golden Key Honor Society & Toastmasters’ Club
- Deans Honor Roll: - University of Maryland, School of Nursing
- Deans Honor Roll - Howard University School of Business
- Bursary for Academic Excellence – University of the West Indies
Timeline
Critical Care Registered Nurse
Encino Hospital Medical Center
02.2020 - 02.2024
Principal Trainer – CareConnect
Ronald Regan UCLA Medical Center
10.2013 - 02.2020
Critical Care Registered Nurse
Ronald Regan UCLA Medical Center
03.2008 - 10.2013
Nurse Manager - Critical Care Unit
South Fulton Medical Center
08.2006 - 02.2008
Registered Nurse- Critical Care Unit
Holy Cross Hospital
05.2005 - 08.2006
Administrative House Supervisor / Critical Care Nurse
Sherman Oaks Hospital
J.D. - Law
Glendale University College of Law
Bachelor of Science in Nursing (Honors) -
University of Maryland, School of Nursing
Bachelor’s Business Administration: Management (Honors) -
Howard University School of Business
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