Christin Mitchem
Connersville,IN
Summary
Compassionate Registered Nurse transitioning to Care Coordinator with extensive experience in high-volume hospital environments. Skilled in patient assessment, treatment delivery, and task delegation. Strong advocate for patient needs, focused on achieving optimal care outcomes.
Overview
1
1
Certification
29
29
years of professional experience
Work History
Staff Nurse
ACC Staffing
Shelbyville, IN
06.2017 - Current
- Administer medications and monitor treatments per physician orders and nursing protocols
- Provide direct patient care including wound dressing, administering medication and IV therapy.
- Provided specialized care for post-operative patients, monitoring recovery and managing pain.
- Monitored patient conditions and promptly reported changes to providers to facilitate timely interventions.
- Communicated effectively with patients, families, physicians, and healthcare staff to enhance collaborative care.
- Conduct patient education on medical treatments and procedures, provide written instructions including Krames materials
- Complete admissions, discharges, transfers using electronic medical records (Meditech)
- Maintain patient records per hospital policy following HIPAA protocol
- Assessed staffing needs and communicated requirements to administration to ensure optimal patient care.
- Worked as full-time registered nurse during night shifts, providing comprehensive patient care.
Emergency Room Staff Nurse
Major Health Partners
Shelbyville, IN
06.2011 - 06.2017
- Worked as a full-time registered nurse during assigned shifts
- Cared for patients facing life-threatening illnesses, ensuring timely interventions and support.
- Tracked patient conditions and reported changes to physician and/or charge nurses promptly.
- Recorded assessments, vital signs, and charting in electronic medical records.
- Prepare patient for procedures, iv therapy, phlebotomy
- EKG monitoring
- Communicate with patients and families
- Monitored patient conditions and promptly reported changes to physician and charge nurses to facilitate immediate care.
- Maintained infection control standards, ensuring safe and clean environments for optimal patient recovery.
Staff Nurse, Emergency Department
Fayette Regional Health System
Connersville, IN
06.1997 - 12.2014
- Delivered comprehensive emergency care in moderate-paced emergency department for 4 years
- Provided intensive care in ICU, monitoring patient vitals and responding to emergencies for approximately 3 years monitoring telemetry, delivering intravenous drips with titration, caring for ventilated patients
- Provided patient care as medical surgical staff RN for first 7 years of nursing career
Education
Bachelor Degree - Nursing
Indiana University East
Richmond, INAssociate Degree - Nursing
Indiana University East
Richmond, INSkills
- IV medication administration
- Meditech charting
- Telemetry and EKG monitoring
- Direct patient care
- Infection control
- Patient assessment and education
- Patient triage
- Charge nurse
- Critical thinking
- Diverse patient demographics
- HIPAA protocol adherence
Certification
- Indiana RN license # 2813-704-A
- CPR certification (AHA)
- ACLS certification (AHA)
- PALS certification (AHA)
Nursing Experience
- June 2011 -2017 ER Staff
- 2017- Present ACC Staff
- Assist with patient care
- Maintain patient records
- Perform vital signs
- Prepare patient for procedures
- Communicate with patients and families
Timeline
Staff Nurse
ACC Staffing
06.2017 - Current
Emergency Room Staff Nurse
Major Health Partners
06.2011 - 06.2017
Staff Nurse, Emergency Department
Fayette Regional Health System
06.1997 - 12.2014
Bachelor Degree - Nursing
Indiana University East
Associate Degree - Nursing
Indiana University East