Cole Bradford, RN
Summary
Compassionate Critical Care Nurse with 10 years of experience in nursing starting as an LPN in corrections to an RN in critical care. Care for patients throughout treatment and recovery, meeting needs and promoting awareness and resolution of conditions. Ability to remain calm and make decisions in stressful situations. Devoted healthcare professional, patient advocate, and team player.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Travel Registered Nurse, ICU
Mercy One Medical Center
Waterloo, Iowa
05.2026 - Current
- Medical/Surgical ICU
Travel Registered Nurse, ICU
Baptist Medical Center
Jackson, Mississippi
10.2025 - 05.2026
- Medical/Surgical ICU
Travel Registered Nurse, ICU
St. Dominic Medical Center
Jackson, Mississippi
02.2025 - 08.2025
- Neuro ICU
- Float to PCU
- Float medical/surgical ICU
Travel Registered Nurse, ICU
Mission Hospital Regional Medical Center
Asheville, North Carolina
07.2024 - 09.2024
- Medical/Surgical ICU
Travel Registered Nurse, ICU
Rapides Regional Medical Center
Alexandria, Louisiana
09.2023 - 07.2024
- Medical/Surgical ICU
Travel Registered Nurse, ICU
Expedite RN/ Pikeville Medical center
Pikeville, KY
05.2023 - 09.2023
- Level 2 Hospital
- Managed critical care patients requiring intubation/ventilation, and titratable drugs.
- Float to trauma ICU and stepdown units
ICU Nurse
Merit Health Natchez
Natchez, MS
01.2022 - 05.2023
- Evaluated patient vital signs and laboratory data to assess needs and provide emergency interventions.
- Checked on patients regularly to track progress with treatments, changes in symptoms and need for emergency interventions.
- Detected emerging problems by monitoring patients' behavior, vital signs and fluid intake and output.
Neuro ICU/Travel Registered Nurse,
Gifted Healthcare @ West jefferson Medical Center
New Orleans, LA
08.2022 - 12.2022
- Performed therapeutic nursing care interventions for patients with neurosurgical and neurological injuries.
- Assessed patients for delirium risk factors, managing pain, sedation and agitation.
- Executed oral care, endotracheal suctioning, repositioning and chest physiotherapy for critically ill patients.
- Resuscitated and stabilized patients with complex cerebral injuries and disorders.
- Measured cerebrospinal fluid pressure to help treat hydrocephalus.
- Monitored critical patient safety utilizing validated assessment tools such as continuous infusions, patency of intravenous lines and External Ventricular Drains.
Travel Registered Nurse, ICU
Triage Staffing Inc./ Oschsner LSU Monroe
Monroe, LA
10.2021 - 06.2022
- Treated patients with broad range of acute, life-threatening diagnoses.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary healthcare professionals to create, implement and adapt individualized care plans.
- Managed PA catheters and arterials, vasoactive drug administration and titration, thrombolytic therapy, dysrhythmia interpretation and chest tube management.
- Prioritized patient care assignments based on patient conditions to achieve optimal outcomes.
ICU Travel Nurse
Gifted Healthcare/ Our Lady of the Lake Medical
Baton Rouge, LA
07.2021 - 10.2021
- Delivered optimum treatments to critical-care patients following prescribed rules, policies, protocol and procedures.
- Monitored patients' respiration activity, blood pressure and blood glucose levels in response to medical administration.
- Established and implemented nursing care plans for each patient using protocols of assessment, development, activation and evaluation.
- Helped monitor, maintain and improve nursing-sensitive indicators, core measures and other identified outcome metrics.
- Treated patients with broad range of acute, life-threatening diagnoses.
- Implemented treatment plans, monitored vitals and administered medications for patients in ICU.
ICU Travel Nurse/COVID-19 Unit RN
Angel Staffing @ Detar Navarro hospital
Victoria, TX
07.2020 - 05.2021
- Performed nursing care following prescribed rules, policies, protocol and procedures.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary healthcare professionals to create, implement and adapt individualized care plans.
- Administered care to ventilated, Covid 19, and Acute Respiratory Failure patients.
- Developed and maintained professional relationship with members of health care team, patient and patient's family.
- Managed all facets of a sedated and ventilated pt requiring vasoactive drug administration by administering and titration, thrombolytic therapy, dysrhythmia interpretation and chest tube management.
- Assessed patients, documented observations and reviewed patient charts to determine care needs.
- Treated patients with broad range of diagnoses ranging from Covid Pneumonia, sepsis, renal failure, diabetic ketoacidosis, pulmonary embolism, myocardial infarction, pneumonia, acute respiratory distress syndrome, congestive heart failure and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
- Prioritized patient care assignments based on patient conditions to achieve optimal outcomes.
- Participated in monitoring, maintaining and improving nursing sensitive indicators, core measures and other identified outcome measures.
- Identified problems, assisted in data gathering, proposed solutions and participated in evaluation of quality assurance issues.
- Monitored patients' respiration activity, blood pressure and arterial blood gas readings in response to medical administration.
ICU Travel Nurse/COVID-19 Unit RN
AMN Healthcare @ St Joseph Health
College Station, TX
06.2020 - 07.2020
- Prioritized patient care assignments based on patient conditions to achieve optimal outcomes.
- Monitored patients' respiration activity, blood pressure and blood glucose levels in response to medical administration.
- Assessed patients, documented observations and reviewed patient charts to determine care needs.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary healthcare professionals to create, implement and adapt individualized care plans.
- Treated patients with broad range of diagnoses ranging from sepsis, renal failure, diabetic ketoacidosis, pulmonary embolism, myocardial infarction, pneumonia, acute respiratory distress syndrome, congestive heart failure and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
- Developed and maintained professional relationship with members of health care team, patient and patient's family.
- Established and implemented nursing care plans for each patient through assessment, development, activation and evaluation.
- Performed nursing care following prescribed rules, policies, protocol and procedures.
ICU Travel Nurse
Custom healthcare solutions @ Salem Medical center
Salem, NJ
04.2020 - 06.2020
- Established and implemented nursing care plans for each patient through assessment, development, activation and evaluation.
- Completed patient assessments, triaged and recorded patient histories, symptoms and observations.
- Developed and maintained professional relationship with members of health care team, patient and patient's family.
- Assessed patients, documented observations and reviewed patient charts to determine care needs.
- Treated patients with broad range of diagnoses ranging from sepsis, renal failure, diabetic ketoacidosis, pulmonary embolism, myocardial infarction, pneumonia, acute respiratory distress syndrome, congestive heart failure and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
- Monitored patients' respiration activity, blood pressure and blood glucose levels in response to medical administration.
ER Nurse
Gifted Healthcare @ Touro Infirmary
New Orleans, LA
03.2020 - 04.2020
- Treated patients by administering various types of medications and therapies.
- Performed triage on all incoming patients and determined severity of injury and illnesses.
- Conducted patient assessments and diagnostic tests to provide physician with important patient health information.
- Maintained open and clear communication with physicians to coordinate effective patient care.
- Rendered direct patient care, including stabilizing patients and determining course of action based on triage.
ER/ICU Staff Nurse
Greenwood Leflore Hospital
Greenwood, MS
07.2019 - 03.2020
- Performed nursing care following prescribed rules, policies, protocol and procedures.
- Completed patient assessments, triaged and recorded patient histories, symptoms and observations.
- Treated patients with broad range of diagnoses ranging from sepsis, renal failure, diabetic ketoacidosis, pulmonary embolism, myocardial infarction, pneumonia, acute respiratory distress syndrome, congestive heart failure and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
RN, Emergency Department
Merit Health Natchez
Natchez, MS
06.2018 - 07.2019
- Administered medications, tracked dosages and documented patient conditions.
- Treated patients suffering from chronic and acute medical concerns, including asthma, seizure disorders and pneumonia.
- Administered oral, intramuscular and IV medications to patients and monitored responses.
Staff LPN
Corecivic Inc.
Natchez, MS
09.2014 - 08.2017
- Managed wound care, gave respiratory treatments and helped with non-invasive procedures.
- Collected and documented vital signs to track current patient conditions.
Infantryman (11B)
US Army
El Paso, TX
04.2008 - 07.2011
- Completed regular patrols of assigned areas within operations areas.
- Directed supporting fire to suppress enemy fire and allow troops to maneuver within action area.
- Led infantry team of Four members in combat operations, including providing tactical guidance.
Education
Associate Degree in Nursing -
Southwest Mississippi Community College
Summit, MS05-2018
Skills
- Critical care management
- Ventilator management
- Patient assessment
- Medication administration
- Emergency intervention
- Interdisciplinary collaboration
Certification
- PEARS
- BLS
- PALS
- ACLS
- NIH
Timeline
Travel Registered Nurse, ICU
Mercy One Medical Center
05.2026 - Current
Travel Registered Nurse, ICU
Baptist Medical Center
10.2025 - 05.2026
Travel Registered Nurse, ICU
St. Dominic Medical Center
02.2025 - 08.2025
Travel Registered Nurse, ICU
Mission Hospital Regional Medical Center
07.2024 - 09.2024
Travel Registered Nurse, ICU
Rapides Regional Medical Center
09.2023 - 07.2024
Travel Registered Nurse, ICU
Expedite RN/ Pikeville Medical center
05.2023 - 09.2023
Neuro ICU/Travel Registered Nurse,
Gifted Healthcare @ West jefferson Medical Center
08.2022 - 12.2022
ICU Nurse
Merit Health Natchez
01.2022 - 05.2023
Travel Registered Nurse, ICU
Triage Staffing Inc./ Oschsner LSU Monroe
10.2021 - 06.2022
ICU Travel Nurse
Gifted Healthcare/ Our Lady of the Lake Medical
07.2021 - 10.2021
ICU Travel Nurse/COVID-19 Unit RN
Angel Staffing @ Detar Navarro hospital
07.2020 - 05.2021
ICU Travel Nurse/COVID-19 Unit RN
AMN Healthcare @ St Joseph Health
06.2020 - 07.2020
ICU Travel Nurse
Custom healthcare solutions @ Salem Medical center
04.2020 - 06.2020
ER Nurse
Gifted Healthcare @ Touro Infirmary
03.2020 - 04.2020
ER/ICU Staff Nurse
Greenwood Leflore Hospital
07.2019 - 03.2020
RN, Emergency Department
Merit Health Natchez
06.2018 - 07.2019
Staff LPN
Corecivic Inc.
09.2014 - 08.2017
Infantryman (11B)
US Army
04.2008 - 07.2011
Associate Degree in Nursing -
Southwest Mississippi Community College