CHRISTY WASHINGTON
Louisville,Kentucky
Summary
Assistant Nurse Manager equipped with a excellent conflict resolution and problem-solving ability. Compassionate and empathic leader devoted to providing highest levels of care and leadership to a diverse population of staff and patients. Leading with excellent unit management skills, patient focused and maximizing resources and patient satisfaction.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
3
3
years of post-secondary education
2
2
Certifications
Work History
Assistant Nurse Manager
Norton Healthcare
Louisville, Kentucky
09.2019 - Current
- Communicate effectively to address expectations and promote teamwork while providing ongoing coaching and feedback.
- Facilitate creative learning environment for staff to develop skills and abilities.
- Supervise and guided over 20 nurses in providing quality patient care to ensure patient satisfaction.
- Plan and schedule daily work for nursing staffs.
- Ensure nursing staff follow hospital policies and procedures.
- Maintain positive, safe and achievement oriented working environment.
- Streamlined steps in rapid response situations by prioritizing and delegating tasks
Staff Nurse
Norton Hospital Downtown
Louisville, Kentucky
05.2017 - 09.2019
- Norton Healthcare.
- Exceptionally well skilled in all facets of patient assessment and communication.
- Efficient and courteous caregiver, capable of managing numerous cases concurrently without sacrificing attention to detail.
- Performed total patient assessments on diverse patient populations transferred from ER or as direct admit.
- Administer medications, hanging drips, and starting IV's.
- Performed various nursing interventions such as wound dressing, vital sign monitoring and specimen collection
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures and safety protocols
ED Staff Nurse
Baptist Health
Louisville, Kentucky
09.2012 - 12.2016
- Collaborate with doctors and emergency staff in assessment, planning and implementation of patient treatment.
- Document diagnosis and progress on medical records, maintain high levels of readability and accuracy.
- Perform specialized, lifesaving treatments such as CPR, advanced cardiac life support and pediatric resuscitations.
- Observe signs, symptoms and behaviors of patients and communicate issues to emergency room team.
- Manage logistics of mobile medical equipment such as diagnostic devices, X-ray equipment, EKG’s, Scans, IV machines and monitors.
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures and safety protocols
- Educated patients and answered questions about health condition, prognosis and treatment
Critical Care Nurse
Jewish Hospital
Louisville, Kentucky
09.2010 - 04.2013
- Provide pre and post care for 4-5 patients undergoing open heart surgery, cardiac-catherization, electrophysiological studies, pacemakers and AICD implantations.
- Closely monitor patients to identify signs of arrhythmias and other life-threatening complications.
- Able to work collaboratively with surgeons, cardiologists, and nurse practitioners to discuss conditions and medical needs.
- Preceptor to new nurses and students.
- Cared for patient’s pre/postoperative open heart surgery, including, but not limited to those undergoing CABG, Valve Replacements and TAA repair, and heart.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Spalding University
Louisville, KY 07.2007 - 08.2010
Skills
Staff leadership
Staff assignments
Strategic planning
Policies and procedures
Employee relations
Certification
Certified Neuroscience Registered Nurse (CNRN)
Additional Information
- AWARDS , 2019 Nurse of the year finalist for Norton Hospital Downtown
Timeline
Assistant Nurse Manager
Norton Healthcare
09.2019 - Current
Staff Nurse
Norton Hospital Downtown
05.2017 - 09.2019
ED Staff Nurse
Baptist Health
09.2012 - 12.2016
Critical Care Nurse
Jewish Hospital
09.2010 - 04.2013
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Spalding University
07.2007 - 08.2010