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Christina Trego

Centennial,CO

Summary

Seasoned Emergency Room Registered Nurse that loves what I do, the team I get to work with and the people I care for. I am skilled and effective to work work in high stress environments. I am also a calm professional who is able to foster relationships and communicate effectively with team members and patients alike. My experience combines over a decade of clinical expertise with compassionate patient care.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience

Work History

Emergency Room Registered Nurse

Advent Health
05.2021 - Current
  • Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
  • Assisted physicians during invasive procedures such as central line insertions or intubations, ensuring safe and accurate completion of tasks.
  • Facilitated clear communication with patients, families, and colleagues, fostering a positive environment in a fast-paced setting.
  • Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams for optimal patient outcomes during high-stress situations (complex traumas/code blues/strokes/STEMI).
  • Streamlined emergency room operations by efficiently triaging patients according to the severity of their condition.

Tele Health Advice RN

SCL Health System
10.2020 - 03.2021
  • Handled high call volumes while maintaining attention to detail, empathy, and professionalism during each interaction.
  • Assisted as a resource tele- RN between SCL health staff with signs and symptoms of Covid to inform them of CDC guidelines and Hospital policy on changing quarantine requirement, updatind management, and Covid testing.
  • Assisted SCL patients in scheduling the new at the time Covid vaccine.
  • flexed to St.Joeseph Hospital Denver (SCL) to give Covid vaccines to staff and to patients.
  • Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams for comprehensive patient care plans, resulting in better health outcomes.

Emergency Room Registered Nurse

Scripps Healthcare
01.2015 - 02.2020

• Performed as triage RN. Executed rapid assessment of ESI (emergency severity index) on patients presenting to ED.

• Preceptor for new oncoming transition RNs and student RNs

• Cared for ICU hold/pediatric/OR/telemetry/L&D/med-surge/oncology/psychiatric holds/trauma transfers

• Worked at a 36 bed/stroke/STEMI center at Magnet affiliated hospital

  • Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
  • Facilitated clear communication with patients, families, and colleagues, fostering a positive environment in a fast-paced setting.
  • Teamed on trauma and emergency interventions involving serious head injuries, gunshot wounds, and thoracic trauma.
  • Educated family members and caregivers on patient care instructions.

Emergency Room Registered Nurse

Centura Health
08.2013 - 12.2013
  • Worked as staff RN in stand-alone emergency department with limited staff. Performed duties nurse and respiratory therapist. Performed own nebulizer treatments and ABGs, and ventilator hook up and set up.
  • Assessed, planned, implemented, evaluated, and documented a spectrum of patients from critically ill to stable healthy patients.
  • Preceptor for student.
  • 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.

Emergency Room Registered Nurse

Scripps Health
08.2011 - 08.2013
  • Assessed, planned, implemented, evaluated, and documented several critically ill patients experiencing life threatening or urgent problems/complications at once

• Performed as triage RN. Executed rapid assessment of ESI (emergency severity index) on patients presenting to ED.

• Flexible to float around the ED to wherever the lead RN needs the most help.

• Preceptor for new oncoming transition RNs and student RNs

• Cared for ICU hold/pediatric/OR/telemetry/L&D/med-surge/oncology/psychiatric holds/trauma transfers

Education

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

San Diego State University
San Diego, CA
12.2009

Skills

  • Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course (ENPC)
  • Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC)
  • Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
  • Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS)
  • BLS
  • NIHSS

volunteer

Outside of work I am active in my community. I am currently a volunteer for the local food bank at South Fellowship Church. We serve the food insecure within the Littleton/Centennial/Englewood neighborhoods. I have recently helped with Afghanistan refugees that are seeking asylum in America and helping them integrate into our state.

Timeline

Emergency Room Registered Nurse

Advent Health
05.2021 - Current

Tele Health Advice RN

SCL Health System
10.2020 - 03.2021

Emergency Room Registered Nurse

Scripps Healthcare
01.2015 - 02.2020

Emergency Room Registered Nurse

Centura Health
08.2013 - 12.2013

Emergency Room Registered Nurse

Scripps Health
08.2011 - 08.2013

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

San Diego State University
Christina Trego