Catherine Stark
Wheaton,IL
Summary
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Compassionate Registered Nurse Clinical Coordinator excited to start a new path into furthering education where superb leadership and clinical coordination abilities can be utilized. Skilled in task delegation, staff recruitment and scheduling. Committed to ensuring staff is compliant with all safety and health standards and protocols. Dedicated and compassionate Registered Nurse (RN) with progressive career history in direct patient care, triage and care coordination in fast-paced environment. 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
14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
RN Clinical Operations Coordinator Pain and Spine
Northwestern Medicine
02.2023 - Current
- Successfully launched the first outpatient office based procedures in Northwestern Medicine including Kyphoplasty, Spinal Cord Stimulator Trials, and Radiofrequency Ablation procedures under Moderate Sedation. This has included training all staff members from the clinic scheduling all the way to preoperative, intra operative and post operative preparation and monitoring.
- Successfully launched sterilization including training all staff members in this process.
- Increased team productivity by implementing streamlined processes and effective communication strategies.
- Have been part of writing policies and procedures for the Northwestern Pain and Spine Center including Moderate Sedation and Kyphoplasty procedure.
- Enhanced customer satisfaction by resolving disputes promptly, maintaining open lines of communication, and ensuring high-quality service delivery.
- Launched new products and services with thorough market research, leading to increased revenue growth.
- Developed a strong company culture focused on employee engagement, collaboration, and continuous learning opportunities.
- Managed and motivated employees to be productive and engaged in work.
- Cross-trained existing employees to maximize team agility and performance.
- Onboarded new employees with training and new hire documentation.
RN Clinical Operations Coordinator Endocrinology
Northwestern Medicine
10.2022 - 02.2023
- Supervises 4 clinical offices and the clinical staff
- Manage schedules of all clinical staff distributing daily tasks
- Assign daily assignments
- Ordering of all supplies to each office
- Hold weekly meetings with MA and RN staff with up to date practices and questions
- Collaborate with PSR lead in needs of the office schedules.
Gastroenterology/Pain Procedure Registered Nurse
Duly Health and Care (formerly DuPage Medical Group Surgery Center)
07.2019 - 12.2022
- Assist physicians with endoscopic procedures, colonoscopies and upper endoscopies.
- Administer conscious sedation under physician’s guidance and monitor patient’s vital signs during endoscopies and pain injection procedures.
- Recover patients after conscious sedation.
- Complete electronic charting during endoscopy and pain procedures.
- Educate patients about procedures, test results, and gastrointestinal diseases.
- Performed preoperative and postoperative phone calls to patients.
- Orient new nurses to gastroenterology and pain procedures.
- Trained them in conscious sedation protocols and rescue medications.
- Streamlined medication administration processes for increased safety and accuracy during busy shifts.
- Conducted thorough patient assessments to identify changes in condition, promptly notifying physicians and initiating appropriate interventions when necessary.
- Administered medications safely according to established guidelines while closely monitoring for side effects or adverse reactions requiring intervention.
- Collected blood, tissue, and other laboratory specimens and prepared for lab testing.
- Quickly responded to situations impacting safety and security to unit, actualizing crisis prevention interventions to control and de-escalate situations.
- Conducted ongoing monitoring and evaluations of behaviors and conditions, and updated clinical supervisors with current information.
PACU Registered Nurse -Agency PRN
OR Staffing Solutions
01.2016 - 10.2022
- Evaluate and prepare patients before surgery, start IV’s and antibiotics
- Administer proper oxygenation of patients postoperatively
- Achieved success in managing pain control by knowledge of pain medications
- Administer medications, treatments, and dressings according to physician’s instructions and condition of patient
- Assess the needs of various post-surgery operations
- Observe, evaluate, and record patient symptoms electronically and on paper
- Applied independent emergency measures to counteract adverse patient developments
- Maintained equipment and supplies.
Preoperative/PACU/Pain/Gastroenterology Procedure Registered Nurse
Elmhurst Outpatient Surgery Center
07.2018 - 06.2019
- Assist physicians with endoscopic procedures, colonoscopies and upper endoscopies and pain injection procedures
- Administer conscious sedation under physician’s guidance and monitor patient’s vital signs during endoscopies
- Recover patients after conscious sedation
- Complete electronic charting during endoscopy
- Educate patients about procedures, test results, and gastrointestinal diseases
- Perform preoperative and postoperative phone calls to patients
- Evaluated and prepared patients before surgery, started IV’s and antibiotics
- Administered proper oxygenation of patients postoperatively
- Achieved success in managing pain control by knowledge of pain medications
- Administered medications, treatments, and dressings according to physician’s instructions and condition of patient
- Assessed the needs of various post-surgery operations
- Observed, evaluated, and recorded patient symptoms
- Applied independent emergency measures to counteract adverse patient developments.
Gastroenterology Triage Nurse
DuPage Medical Group
02.2018 - 07.2018
- Demonstrate excellent written, verbal, telephone and interpersonal communication skills
- Demonstrated excellent organization and multitasking skills
- Maintained accurate and detailed patient records and pertinent information
- Responsible for reviewing and authorizing/denying provider ordered prescriptions in accordance with established guidelines
- Responded appropriately to patients by applying clinical assessment and communication skills while adhering to established clinical guidelines
- Skilled at working independently and maintaining competence in nursing care.
Endoscopy Registered Nurse
DuPage Medical Group Surgery Center
12.2015 - 02.2018
- Assist physicians with endoscopic procedures, colonoscopies and upper endoscopies
- Administer conscious sedation under physician’s guidance and monitor patient’s vital signs during endoscopies
- Recover patients after conscious sedation
- Complete electronic charting during endoscopy
- Educate patients about procedures, test results, and gastrointestinal diseases
- Perform preoperative and postoperative phone calls to patients.
Endoscopy Registered Nurse (Contract/Travel Nurse)
Medical Solutions
02.2016 - 11.2017
- Trained new graduate registered nurses in EKG interpretation, safe administration of conscious sedation for procedures, IV insertion, electronic charting, and overall safety of patients in a procedure setting
- Assisted the unit working to cover preoperative evaluations, intraoperative conscious sedation during procedures and postoperative care to all endoscopy patients
- Collaborated with the manager and charge nurses for a better flow of the unit to provide the best patient care.
- Enhanced patient satisfaction by providing compassionate and individualized care during endoscopy procedures.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to optimize patient outcomes before, during, and after endoscopic procedures.
- Assisted physicians in performing complex endoscopic procedures, ensuring patient safety and comfort throughout.
Perioperative/Postoperative Registered Nurse
DuPage Medical Group Surgery Center
04.2013 - 12.2015
- Evaluated and prepared patients before surgery, started IV’s and antibiotics
- Administered proper oxygenation of patients postoperatively
- Achieved success in managing pain control by knowledge of pain medications
- Administered medications, treatments, and dressings according to physician’s instructions and condition of patient
- Assessed the needs of various post-surgery operations
- Observed, evaluated, and recorded patient symptoms
- Applied independent emergency measures to counteract adverse patient developments
- Maintained equipment and supplies.
Post Anesthesia Care Unit Nurse
Edward Hospital
12.2012 - 03.2013
- Responsible for properly oxygenating patients postoperatively
- Achieved success in managing pain control by knowledge of pain medications
- Administered medications, treatments, and dressings according to physician’s instructions and condition of patient
- Assessed needs of various post-surgery operations
- Observed, evaluated, and recorded patient symptoms
- Applied independent emergency measures to counteract adverse developments
- Maintained hospital equipment and supplies.
Cardiac & Neuro ICU
Edward Hospital
08.2009 - 02.2013
- Responsible for cardiology and neurological critical care
- Managed open-heart recovery care
- Diagnosed and treated patients with serious cardiac and neurological conditions.
- Responsible for starting IVs, monitoring patients' respiratory ventilation, pulse oximetry, and assisting with intubation.
- Placed nasogastric, dobhoff feeding tubes and foley catheters.
- Monitored and assessed intra-aortic balloon pumps, swan Ganz catheters, central and arterial lines, temporary pacemakers and chest tubes.
- Assessed, planned, managed, and implemented patient care.
- Ability to handle emergency situations.
- In-depth knowledge of cardiovascular diseases and the ways of prevention.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing Science
Lewis University
Romeoville, IL05.2009
Associate of Science - Science
Moraine Valley College
Palos Hills, IL01.2005
Skills
- Compassion and Empathy
- Policy Implementation
- Operations Management
- Schedule Preparation
- Staff Training
- Teamwork and Collaboration
- Performance Tracking and Evaluation
- Training and Development
- Team Leadership
- Time Management
Certification
Current BLS and ACLS Certifications
Military experience
Illinois Army National Guard
Human Resources Specialist 06/2001-06/2013
Served during Enduring Iraqi Freedom
personal information
Title: Registered Nurse
training
- FEMA training levels 200, 300, 700 and 800
- Army Basic Training & Advanced Training, Columbia, SC, 2001
- Combat Lifesaver Certification, Ft. McCoy, WI
Timeline
RN Clinical Operations Coordinator Pain and Spine
Northwestern Medicine
02.2023 - Current
RN Clinical Operations Coordinator Endocrinology
Northwestern Medicine
10.2022 - 02.2023
Gastroenterology/Pain Procedure Registered Nurse
Duly Health and Care (formerly DuPage Medical Group Surgery Center)
07.2019 - 12.2022
Preoperative/PACU/Pain/Gastroenterology Procedure Registered Nurse
Elmhurst Outpatient Surgery Center
07.2018 - 06.2019
Gastroenterology Triage Nurse
DuPage Medical Group
02.2018 - 07.2018
Endoscopy Registered Nurse (Contract/Travel Nurse)
Medical Solutions
02.2016 - 11.2017
PACU Registered Nurse -Agency PRN
OR Staffing Solutions
01.2016 - 10.2022
Endoscopy Registered Nurse
DuPage Medical Group Surgery Center
12.2015 - 02.2018
Perioperative/Postoperative Registered Nurse
DuPage Medical Group Surgery Center
04.2013 - 12.2015
Post Anesthesia Care Unit Nurse
Edward Hospital
12.2012 - 03.2013
Cardiac & Neuro ICU
Edward Hospital
08.2009 - 02.2013
Bachelor of Science - Nursing Science
Lewis University
Associate of Science - Science
Moraine Valley College
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