Chelse James, BSN, RN, CEN
Conroe,TX
Summary
Adaptable ER nurse bringing 7 years of delivering exceptional patient care. Competent nurse using critical thinking skills and observation to detail while working with interdisciplinary team members to deliver evidence-based care in stressful, time sensitive emergencies. Prioritization of clinical interventions in emergency situations.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
ER Nurse
Memorial Hermann Health Systems
04.2023 - Current
- Provide clinically appropriate nursing care in emergency situations while ensuring a client-centered approach.
- Providing emergency care for neonates, children, adolescents, and the elderly population.
- Educated patients and answered questions about health conditions and treatments.
- Communicated openly and collaboratively with all healthcare staff to organize successful patient care.
- Performed triage on incoming patients and determined severity of injuries and illnesses.
Contract ER Nurse
Ada Staff
12.2022 - 02.2023
- Delivered nursing care through planning with interdisciplinary team members in achieving positive patient outcomes
- Facilitate treatment plans, discharge, transfers, and patient teaching
- Educated family members and caregivers on patient care instructions.
Pediatric Home Health RN
Angels of Care
05.2018 - 12.2022
- Focus on the medical needs and treatment of children in the home setting in accordance to the active plan of care provided by the primary care provider.
- Perform patient assessments
- Administer prescribed medications, treatments, and therapies.
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
- Provide patient teaching to caregivers.
Contract ER Nurse
Spire Workforce Solutions
10.2021 - 07.2022
- Contract position meeting the staffing needs of the three different locations
- Collaborate with the physician and healthcare team in providing patient care.
- Perform assessments, assist with medical procedures and exams, provide patient education, and tasks related under the RN scope of practice
- Prioritize the treatment of trauma and immunocompromised patients ranging from all age groups.
- Teamed on trauma and emergency interventions involving serious head injuries, gunshot wounds, and thoracic trauma.
ER Nurse
HCA Healthcare Tomball
10.2019 - 11.2021
- Quickly and accurately assess patient care needs.
- Work collaboratively with doctors and staff to provide exceptional care.
- Performed all requested diagnostic tests.
- Manage multiple cases simultaneously, prioritizing needs continually.
- Intervene quickly with trauma patients.
- Provide follow up care instructions to patients and make necessary referrals.
LVN
DaVita Dialysis
10.2017 - 07.2019
- Provide the highest level of care to patients and assure their safety, comfort, and well-being.
- Perform patient assessments through observation and interviews.
- Provide chronic hemodialysis therapy.
- Monitor vital signs.
- Collect patient data.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
UT Arlington
Arlington, TX12.2020
Associate of Science -
Lone Star College- North Harris
Houston, TX05.2019
Licensed Vocational Nursing -
Lone Star College-Kingwood
Kingwood08.2017
Skills
- Ultrasound Guided IV Insertion
- Monitoring cardiac rhythm
- Prioritization
- Effective composure in stressful situations
- Assisting with conscious sedation and extremity reductions
- Assisting with rapid sequence intubations
- Titrating IV cardiac drips and sedation medications
- Monitoring patients on non-invasive and invasive respiratory equipment
- Set-up of central lines
Certification
- BCEN Certified Emergency Nurse, 07/20/2028
- Trauma Nursing Core Course, 11/2027
- ACLS, PALS, and BLS certified through AHA, 03/2026
- NIH Stroke Scale Certification, 05/13/2025
Affiliations
- Emergency Nurses Association
- Student Nurse Association (2016-2017)
Awards
Florence Nightingale Award, 08/2017
Timeline
ER Nurse
Memorial Hermann Health Systems
04.2023 - Current
Contract ER Nurse
Ada Staff
12.2022 - 02.2023
Contract ER Nurse
Spire Workforce Solutions
10.2021 - 07.2022
ER Nurse
HCA Healthcare Tomball
10.2019 - 11.2021
Pediatric Home Health RN
Angels of Care
05.2018 - 12.2022
LVN
DaVita Dialysis
10.2017 - 07.2019
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
UT Arlington
Associate of Science -
Lone Star College- North Harris
Licensed Vocational Nursing -
Lone Star College-Kingwood
- BCEN Certified Emergency Nurse, 07/20/2028
- Trauma Nursing Core Course, 11/2027
- ACLS, PALS, and BLS certified through AHA, 03/2026
- NIH Stroke Scale Certification, 05/13/2025
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