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Catherine Seay

Mt. Pleasant,SC

Summary

Highly skilled career professional with 11 years of clinical experience in a pediatric hospital setting and 2 years in the public school system. Proficient in documentation and patient confidentiality. Competent in patient support including assessment, counseling, education regarding medications and treatment, lab work, and administration of treatment procedures. Licensure: Registered Nurse, State of South Carolina 2010; Certifications: BLS, CPN

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience

Work History

Charleston County School Nurse

Mitchell Elementary
08.2021 - Current
  • Assessed student health and identified potential health concerns to provide appropriate care.
  • Administered medication to students as prescribed by physicians to provide necessary treatment and manage health conditions.
  • Served as liaison between families, school personnel, and other healthcare providers (i.e. MUSC telehealth program, Dental Access Van, Vision to Learn program) on behalf of students.
  • Educated students and families on various health topics to promote overall health and wellbeing (i.e. provided training and education to newly diagnosed diabetic and mother)
  • Identified barriers .

RNIII/Charge Nurse - Cardiac Prep/Recovery

Shawn Jenkins Children's Hospital
10.2017 - 07.2021
  • Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
  • Coordinated nursing care on unit through staff assignments, assisting and rounding with physicians, monitoring patient orders, and communicating with ancillary departments.
  • Conducted daily shift briefs to inform staff of changes in patient care assignments.
  • Supervised and managed daily scheduling, tasking, and administration.

· Perform charge nurse duties, including preprocedure phone calls, make patient assignments, and communicate with interdisciplinary team to achieve desired goals


· Adjust nursing interventions by incorporating new information from evaluations and properly applying clinical expertise and judgment

· Manage the flow of incoming patients, with an ever changing schedule, and coordinate the admissions to the inpatient unit, as well as the discharges to home

· Provided specialized cardiac nursing care in the preparation and recovery of their cardiac procedures, specifically central line and chest tube placements, cardiac ablations, and cardiac catheterizations

Clinical Unit Leader/RSL

MUSC Children's Hospital
12.2012 - 10.2017
  • Informed nursing service personnel of new admissions, expected time of arrival and room assignment.
  • Maintained adequate stock of medications, supplies and equipment to meet residents' needs.
  • Developed work assignments for unit staff.
  • Met with nursing staff in planning department's services, programs and activities.

· Provided specialized nursing care to acutely ill pediatric patients, including ventilators, IV drips, frequent assessments, and continuous monitoring


· Managed the smooth transition of patient admissions, transfers, and discharges

· Collaborated with interdisciplinary team members to provide patient centered care

· Participated in shard governance team, patient satisfaction children's hospital team, peer interview team, and unit social committee

Registered Nurse II

MUSC Children's Hospital
04.2010 - 12.2012
  • Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
  • Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
  • Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
  • Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.

· Provided excellent care for 7C patient population and families


· Organized and facilitated plan of care with multidisciplinary team

· Performed as preceptor and resource for fellow employees

· Actively participated in peer interviews, Shared Governance team, Patient Satisfaction meetings

· Assumes role of charge nurse when needed

Account Development Representative

Blackbaud
02.2005 - 05.2007
  • Contacted valuable stakeholders, opening and diversifying accounts and acting as liaison between company and greater business community.
  • Met company standards pertaining to quantity and quality of work performed on continual basis, performing tasks in compliance with company policies and procedures.
  • Updated and maintained leads and opportunities in CRM.
  • Conducted initial phone qualification and research on assigned target accounts to gather intelligence.

· Conducted research and initiated communication with prospective clients


· Generated qualified sales leads and company revenue

· Worked as a team with Account Executives to match client need with product and industry expectations

· Awarded first-time Account Development Representative of the Month; Repeat Recipient of said award

· Successfully reached monthly quota 100% of time

· Awarded Leadership Award for Team Player Team Mentor to new team members

Education

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

Western Governors University
Salt Lake City, UT
2015

Associate of Science - Nursing

Trident Technical College
Charleston, SC
2009

Bachelor of Arts - Communication (Corporate Concentration)/Spanish

College of Charleston
Charleston, SC
2004

High School Diploma -

Bishop England High School
Charleston, SC
2000

Skills

  • Health Care Consultation
  • Delegation and Motivation
  • Immunization Protocols
  • Patient Data Management Systems

Accomplishments

· 7C Employee of the Quarter 2012

· 7C Nurse of the Year 2013

· Children's Hospital Nurse of the Year for Advocacy 2014

· Daisy Aware Nominee

· Cardiac Prep/Recovery Nurse of the Year 2019, 2020

  • Staff Member of the Month at Mitchell Elementary, May 2023

Timeline

Charleston County School Nurse

Mitchell Elementary
08.2021 - Current

RNIII/Charge Nurse - Cardiac Prep/Recovery

Shawn Jenkins Children's Hospital
10.2017 - 07.2021

Clinical Unit Leader/RSL

MUSC Children's Hospital
12.2012 - 10.2017

Registered Nurse II

MUSC Children's Hospital
04.2010 - 12.2012

Account Development Representative

Blackbaud
02.2005 - 05.2007

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

Western Governors University

Associate of Science - Nursing

Trident Technical College

Bachelor of Arts - Communication (Corporate Concentration)/Spanish

College of Charleston

High School Diploma -

Bishop England High School
Catherine Seay