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Chelsi Brinkmann
Registered Nurse
Nashville,TN
Summary
Detail-oriented and perceptive Emergency Room nurse looking to transition into more of an outpatient setting closer to home, to support a growing family. Multitasks and prioritizes workloads with little to no direction. A critical thinker with ER, triage, trauma, urgent care, and family practice experience.
Overview
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Horizon Medical CenterDickson, TN
Registered Nurse, Emergency Department
01.2023 - Current
Job overview
- Demonstrated strong clinical reasoning skills when assessing patients'' conditions, initiating appropriate interventions, and escalating concerns to physicians as needed.
- Improved patient outcomes by consistently providing high-quality emergency care and implementing evidence-based nursing practices.
- 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.
- Reduced patient wait times by efficiently triaging patients based on acuity levels and prioritizing urgent cases.
- Answered codes quickly and orchestrated efficient, skilled medical care.
Centennial Medical CenterNashville, TN
Nurse Extern
08.2022 - 01.2023
Job overview
- Practiced patient care by taking vital signs, conducting dressing changes, discharging/starting IVs, as well as many other skills while ascertaining important patient information.
- Assisted with activities of daily living by helping patients with bathing, changing clothes, eating and daily tasks.
- Recorded vital signs and intake and output of 30 different patients per 12-14 hours, documenting information in Meditech.
- Supported nursing staff by identifying and reporting changes in patient condition, evaluating safety concerns and assisting with drain and midline removals.
- Assisted with the administration of IV push, oral, subcutaneous, IV infusion and intramuscular medications under the direct supervision of a licensed RN.
SonoBello
CCMA
05.2021 - 08.2022
Job overview
- Promoted office efficiency, coordinating charts, completing medical clearances, and helping patients with diverse needs.
- Documented vital signs and health history for patients in clinic and hospital environments.
- Directed patients to exam rooms, fielded questions and prepared for physician examinations.
- Sanitized, restocked and organized exam rooms and medical equipment.
- Enhanced patient outcomes by providing knowledgeable education on procedures, medications and other physician instructions.
- Prepared operating rooms for surgery by cleaning and setting up sterile fields with instruments for next surgeries and prepping patients.
TriStar Sterling Primary Care
CCMA
09.2019 - 04.2021
Job overview
- Promoted office efficiency, coordinating charts, completing insurance forms and helping patients with diverse needs.
- Documented vital signs and health history for patients in clinic and hospital environments.
- Directed patients to exam rooms, fielded questions and prepared for physician examinations.
- Assisted with routine checks and diagnostic testing by collecting and processing specimens.
- Called and faxed pharmacies to submit prescriptions and refills.
- Enhanced patient outcomes by providing knowledgeable education on procedures, medications and other physician instructions.
- Prepared and administered medications to alleviate patient symptoms.
Tennova Family Medicine
CCMA
09.2018 - 09.2019
Job overview
- Promoted office efficiency, coordinating charts, completing insurance forms and helping patients with diverse needs.
- Documented vital signs and health history for patients in clinic and hospital environments.
- Directed patients to exam rooms, fielded questions and prepared for physician examinations.
- Assisted with routine checks and diagnostic testing by collecting and processing specimens.
- Called and faxed pharmacies to submit prescriptions and refills.
- Kept medical supplies in sufficient stock by monitoring levels and submitting replenishment orders before depleted.
- Completed clinical procedures and gathered patient data for interpretation by physician.
Cookeville Regional Medical Center
PCA
10.2017 - 11.2018
Job overview
- Monitored, tracked and conveyed important patient information to healthcare staff to help optimize treatment planning and care delivery.
- Determined specific needs and provided most appropriate level of services for patient well-being.
- Remained alert to problems or health issues of clients and competently responded.
- Transported patients to prepare for imaging testing.
- Assisted nursing staff with patient admission, discharge and transfer transport to promote team productivity.
Education
Nashville State Community CollegeNashville, TN
Associate of Applied Science from Nursing
University Overview
- Dean's List 2018-2022
- Elected for National Honor's Society in 2018-2023
Fortis Institute - CookevilleCookeville, TN
Clinically Certified Medical Assistant
University Overview
- Dean's List for entire program 3.9 GPA
White House High SchoolWhite House, TN
High School Diploma
University Overview
- Member of Skills USA (President)
- Student Council President
Skills
- Vital signs monitoring
- Compassionate and Caring
- Medical office administration
- Adaptable
- Efficient and reliable team player
- Clinical judgement
- Patient-focused care
- Patient Needs Assessment
- Nurse Collaboration
Software
Athena
Zenoti
EClinicalWorks
Timeline
Registered Nurse, Emergency Department
Horizon Medical Center
01.2023 - Current
Nurse Extern
Centennial Medical Center
08.2022 - 01.2023
CCMA
SonoBello
05.2021 - 08.2022
CCMA
TriStar Sterling Primary Care
09.2019 - 04.2021
CCMA
Tennova Family Medicine
09.2018 - 09.2019
PCA
Cookeville Regional Medical Center
10.2017 - 11.2018
Nashville State Community College
Associate of Applied Science from Nursing
Fortis Institute - Cookeville
Clinically Certified Medical Assistant
White House High School
High School Diploma