Catherine Forhan
Chicago,IL
Summary
Dedicated and compassionate Registered Nurse (RN) with progressive career history in direct patient care, triage and care coordination. Proven to remain calm under pressure and skillfully handle difficult patients and high-stress situations. Consistently developing strong relationships with patients and families through empathetic communication, respectful attitude and excellent customer service.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse, Emergency Department
Mount Sinai Hospital
07.2021 - Current
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions in a diverse patient population.
- Trained on trauma and emergency interventions involving serious head injuries, gunshot wounds, and thoracic trauma at a level one trauma center in the inner city.
- Trained as a charge nurse and streamlined ER processes to reduce wait times, providing efficient and timely care for patients in critical conditions.
- Trained as a preceptor and trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
- Answered codes quickly and orchestrated efficient, skilled medical care.
- Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
- Performed triage on incoming patients and determined severity of injuries and illnesses.
- Cared for as many as 30+ patients each day, quickly identifying concerns, controlling symptoms and providing expert emergency care to critically-ill patients.
- Communicated openly and collaboratively with all healthcare staff to organize successful patient care.
- Quickly responded to situations impacting safety and security to unit, actualizing crisis prevention interventions to control and de-escalate situations.
- Developed a team-player mentality while acting in a composed, professional and positive manner.
- Trained on Meditech and Epic system documentation.
Adjunct Clinical Nursing Instructor
DePaul University
01.2024 - Current
- Enhanced student clinical performance by providing thorough instruction and hands-on guidance in various nursing skills and procedures.
- Collaborated with fellow nursing faculty to develop comprehensive lesson plans and assessment tools for improved learning outcomes.
- Evaluated student progress through regular assessments, providing constructive feedback to foster growth and improvement.
- Mentored nursing students during clinical rotations, offering support and guidance for professional development.
Agency Registered Nurse, Emergency Department
Covelo Group
10.2022 - Current
- Able to adapt to different hospital procedures, protocols and documentation systems within a short time to effectively provide high quality care to patients.
- Ability to adjust to new routines easily and take on extra duties as necessary, open to new ideas and techniques from different healthcare settings across multiple regions.
- Used first-hand knowledge and clinical expertise to advocate for patients under care and enacted prescribed treatment strategies.
- Documented treatments delivered, medications and IVs administered, discharge instructions, and follow-up care.
- Followed all personal and health data procedures to effectively comply with HIPAA laws and prevent information breaches.
- Facilitated therapeutic communication, conflict resolution and crisis intervention by redirecting negative behaviors and helping patients regain or improve coping abilities.
Registered Nurse, Medical Stepdown Unit/Telemetry Registered Nurse
Mount Sinai Hospital
06.2020 - 07.2021
- Experienced with the care of patients involving ventilators, tracheotomies, IVs, central lines, IV pumps, EKG monitoring, foley catheters, G-tubes, NG tubes, colostomies/ileostomies, wound care, post-op care and rehabilitation.
- Managed care from admission to discharge.
- Closely monitored hemodynamic variances to identify signs of life-threatening complications; advocated for patients who could not speak for themselves in situations that required immediate action.
- Trained as charge nurse and preceptor, planned and coordinated day-to-day administrative and operational functioning of a medical stepdown 8-bed unit and telemetry 36-bed unit while also taking own patients.
- Responsible for supervising 4 to 6 staff nurses and 3 patient care technicians, overseeing and coordinating all aspects of patient care with the interdisciplinary team, making patient assignments, and resolving staff issues.
Education
Master of Science - Nursing
DePaul University
Chicago, IL03.2020
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ05.2016
Skills
- Critical Thinking
- Trauma Recovery
- Critical Care
- Emergency Response
- Precepting
- Privacy and Confidentiality
- Regulatory Compliance
- Patient Assessments
- Medication Administration
- Medical Records Management
- Treatment Preparation
- Documentation
- Patient Condition Monitoring
- Direct Patient Care
- Vitals Monitoring
Certification
- BLS - Basic Life Support
- ACLS - Advance Cardiovascular Life Support
- PALS - Pediatric Advanced Life Support
- TNCC - Trauma Nurse Core Course
- ECRN - Emergency Communications Registered Nurse
License
Registered Nurse, Illinois State Board Licensing, License #041494776
Timeline
Adjunct Clinical Nursing Instructor
DePaul University
01.2024 - Current
Agency Registered Nurse, Emergency Department
Covelo Group
10.2022 - Current
Registered Nurse, Emergency Department
Mount Sinai Hospital
07.2021 - Current
Registered Nurse, Medical Stepdown Unit/Telemetry Registered Nurse
Mount Sinai Hospital
06.2020 - 07.2021
Master of Science - Nursing
DePaul University
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
University of Arizona
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