COURTNEI THREATTS
Wesley Chapel,Fl
Summary
Experienced nursing professional bringing over 10 years of demonstrated clinical expertise, leadership skills and technical knowledge. Proficient in updating charts, monitoring medications and working with multidisciplinary teams to optimize patient care. Quality-driven and efficient with strong interpersonal abilities.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
RN Contractor
URMC Strong Memorial Hospital (Level 1 Trauma)
Rochester, NY
04.2023 - Current
- Receive patients and obtain reports from anesthesia staff and resident providers post-surgical procedures
- Maintain airway, monitor vital signs, surgical sites, and pain levels
- Administer postop meds per MD and anesthesia orders
- Design and implement various individualized cancer care plans
- Identify and recommend treatment for cancer-related side effects
- Discharge patient home or return to nursing unit when stable, per anesthesia protocol.
RN Pre/Post Recovery (OR/Endo/IR/Pain)
BayCare (St. Joseph’s Hospital) - Seasonal
05.2022 - Current
- Preop patients for surgical procedures
- Obtain surgical and anesthesia consents on day of surgery
- Ensure vitals & labs are within normal limits prior to procedure
- Postoperatively receive patients from anesthesia staff and the circulating nurse
- Maintain airway, monitor vitals, surgical sites, and pain levels
- Administer postop meds per protocol and orders
- Discharge patient home or to nursing unit when stable per anesthesia protocol.
Recovery RN (Outpatient Surgery Centers)
CareRev Healthcare Staffing
08.2019 - Current
- Employed as an Independent Contractor servicing various ambulatory surgery centers in the Orlando and Tampa, Fl
- Area
- Specialties include General surgery, ENT, Endoscopy/GI, Pain cases and Ophthalmology
- Ensures patient safety until stable and ready for discharge per protocol.
RN Emergency Response (Cardiac Progressive Care)
Krucial Staffing- Texas Health Systems
09.2020 - 03.2022
- Frontline nurse helping to fight the COVID-19 Pandemic in the state of Texas
- Collaborated and communicated with interdisciplinary teams and peers to ensure desired patient outcomes
- Designed and implemented various individualized cancer care plans
- Identified and recommended treatment for cancer-related side effects
- Documented patient responses to treatment and consulted with oncologists as needed.
Registered Nurse (Cardiac Stepdown/Observation)
American Mobile Network (Advent Health Celebration)
03.2021 - 02.2022
- Provided direct nursing care for specified patients, including appropriate supportive care and administration of blood components, fluid and electrolyte replacements, and other oncology treatments as prescribed
- Performed nursing assessments of patient care needs for new and ongoing patients
- Provided education to patients and their families; provided family support as required, including applicable referrals and bereavement counseling.
Cardiovascular (CV) Outcomes Coordinator
Ft. Walton Beach Medical Center
08.2019 - 09.2021
- Provided overall statistical and analytical support to the cardiovascular health service line to support clinical outcomes measurement and quality initiatives
- Maintained the complex abstraction of the CVH related registries such as Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS), National Cardiovascular Data Registries (NCDR), and CathPCI Registry
- Completed and documented medical records reviews for CV team
- Reviewed and determined correct medical record documentation to ensure the complete coding of all relevant diagnoses and procedures for hospital billing
- Abstracted selected demographic and clinical information to create a comprehensive database of information for billing purposes and internal data management
- Coded and abstracted all outpatient surgery, emergency room and inpatient CV records using standard ICD-9-CM
- Met productivity standards set by HIM.
RN Cath Lab – Traveler
Aureus Medical (Tallahassee Memorial Hospital) – Level II
02.2020 - 06.2020
- Maintained airways and oxygenation status for respiratory failure patients using high-flow oxygenation, CPAP, and BiPap machines
- Monitored vital signs, managed ventilated/sedated patients, levels of consciousness and pain
- Assessed patient’s condition, notified physicians of clinical changes as well as prepared and implemented patient care plans.
Procedural RN (Cath Lab) – Traveler
Aureus Medical (Shands at UF Health) – Level I Trauma
12.2019 - 02.2020
- Administered conscious sedation according to the physician’s instructions before, during and after cardiac procedures
- Performed sheath removals as needed
- Transported patients using cath lab protocols from holding/ICU areas
- Prepared patients for right and left heart catheterizations, biopsies, IABP placement/removal, angioplasties, pacemaker implantations and other cardiac procedures.
RN PACU (Heart/Vascular/Neuro /Cath Lab) – Traveler
American Mobile Network (Shands at UF Health) – Level I Trauma
07.2019 - 12.2019
- Provided direct care to patients who were waking up from anesthesia, and monitoring dressing sites
- Monitored the patient’s level of consciousness due to local, partial or complete sedation and vital signs
- Provided reassurance and education to patients and their family members prior to discharge
- Discharged patients to home and other hospital units including medical surgical and intensive care areas.
Procedural RN (Cath Lab)
Memorial Hospital – Level II Trauma
06.2016 - 08.2019
- Administered conscious sedation according to the physician’s instructions before, during and after cardiac procedures
- Performed sheath removals as needed
- Transported patients using cath lab protocols from holding/ICU areas
- Maintained supply control in unit
- Perform patient education
- Prepared patients for right and left heart catheterizations, angioplasties, pacemaker implantations and other cardiac procedures.
Registered Nurse, Charge (Acute Medical/Oncology Unit)
Capital Regional Medical Center
06.2014 - 05.2016
- Assumed full responsibility as charge nurse on a 32-bed floor; overseeing 5 nurses with a maximum of 33 patients on the average day
- Administered prescribed medications, identified plan of care, performed dressing changes, wound care, and monitored vital signs
- Contact hours (float) to recovery (PACU), progressive care, and orthopedic units
- Assessed and coordinated patient's discharge planning needs with members of the healthcare team (physicians’/case management) and family members
- Oriented/mentored new staff members.
Insurance Coder/Financial Counselor
Shands at UF Health
08.2007 - 12.2010
- Performed billing office functions: Verified validity of health insurance coverage, obtained authorizations and processed ICD-9/10, CPT-4 codes for various insurance plans (BCBS, Medicare/Medicaid, Manager Care, etc.)
- Queried physicians when necessary to obtain additional, clarifying documentation to improve the specificity and completeness of data used to assign diagnosis of procedures in the patient’s health records.
Recovery RN (General, Urology, Obstetrics, Pain)
Outpatient Surgery
- Obtain surgical and anesthesia consents on day of surgery
- Ensure vitals & labs are within normal limits prior to procedure
- Postoperatively receive patient from anesthesia and nurse and obtain report
- Maintain airway, monitor vitals, surgical sites and pain levels
- Administer postop meds per protocol and orders
- Discharge patient home or to nursing unit when stable per anesthesia protocol.
Registered Nurse (PCU/Tele)
American Mobile Network (AdventHealth Tampa)
- Maintained airways and oxygenation status for respiratory failure patients using high-flow oxygenation, CPAP, and BiPap machines
- Monitored vital signs, managed ventilated/sedated patients, levels of consciousness and pain
- Assessed patient’s condition, notified physicians of clinical changes as well as prepared and implemented patient care plans
- Provided end of life care for patients/families as appropriate.
Registered Nurse (Coumadin/IV Lasix Infusion Clinic)
Float Specialties: Medical Surgical Oncology, Cardiac Step-down
- Coordinated care between cardiology specialty (Echo, Stress Test, Pacer checks), and cardiology surgical specialty procedures (ablation, watchman, heart caths, stent and pacemaker placements)
- Served as primary overseer of Coumadin home testers
- Managed weekly Coumadin dosing regimen, and adjust as needed
- Renewed orders (labs, prescriptions) delegated by provider
- Infused Lasix as needed to patients with elevated creatinine levels
- Communicated with members of the care team (MD’s, ARNP’s, PA’s) the results of tests and labs.
Registered Nurse (Cardiac Stress Lab)
Float Specialties: Medical Surgical Oncology, Cardiac Step-down
- Served as RN supervising cardiac exercise tests to include the following: Echocardiography, Dobutamine Stress Echocardiography, Exercise Stress Testing, and Stress Radionuclide Cardiac Imagine under the direct supervision of a cardiologist
- Assisted in and promoted education and competency of EKG technicians
- Routine inspection of all equipment/monitors
- Knowledge of radiation safety and equipment safety.
Education
Masters of Science in Leadership Honors -
Nova Southeastern University
07.2023
Bachelor of Science in Nursing -
Florida A&M University
12.2012
Skills
- Care Planning
- Quality Improvement
- Discharge Planning
- Health Promotion
- Geriatric Care
- Case Management
- Electronic Health Records Management
- Chart Updating
- Wound Care
- Disease Management Programs
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Certification
- Inpatient and Outpatient Care
- Emotional Awareness
- Patient Assessments
- Patient Satisfaction and Process Improvement
- Care Plan Development
- EMR Systems
- Family and Patient Support
- Palliative Care
- Medication Management
- Disease Management
- Referral Generation
Licensure Certification
- RN License #9384075 (FL), 04/2024
- New York #875682, 02/2026
- Washington #61459748, 09/2024
- Oregon #10011744, 09/2025
- Michigan #4704393569, 07/2024
- Minnesota #2506645, 09/2025
- Missouri #2023015359, 04/2025
- American Heart Association BLS Certification, 02/2025
- American Heart Association ACLS Certification, 02/2025
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
RN Contractor
URMC Strong Memorial Hospital (Level 1 Trauma)
04.2023 - Current
RN Pre/Post Recovery (OR/Endo/IR/Pain)
BayCare (St. Joseph’s Hospital) - Seasonal
05.2022 - Current
Registered Nurse (Cardiac Stepdown/Observation)
American Mobile Network (Advent Health Celebration)
03.2021 - 02.2022
RN Emergency Response (Cardiac Progressive Care)
Krucial Staffing- Texas Health Systems
09.2020 - 03.2022
RN Cath Lab – Traveler
Aureus Medical (Tallahassee Memorial Hospital) – Level II
02.2020 - 06.2020
Procedural RN (Cath Lab) – Traveler
Aureus Medical (Shands at UF Health) – Level I Trauma
12.2019 - 02.2020
Recovery RN (Outpatient Surgery Centers)
CareRev Healthcare Staffing
08.2019 - Current
Cardiovascular (CV) Outcomes Coordinator
Ft. Walton Beach Medical Center
08.2019 - 09.2021
RN PACU (Heart/Vascular/Neuro /Cath Lab) – Traveler
American Mobile Network (Shands at UF Health) – Level I Trauma
07.2019 - 12.2019
Procedural RN (Cath Lab)
Memorial Hospital – Level II Trauma
06.2016 - 08.2019
Registered Nurse, Charge (Acute Medical/Oncology Unit)
Capital Regional Medical Center
06.2014 - 05.2016
Insurance Coder/Financial Counselor
Shands at UF Health
08.2007 - 12.2010
Recovery RN (General, Urology, Obstetrics, Pain)
Outpatient Surgery
Registered Nurse (PCU/Tele)
American Mobile Network (AdventHealth Tampa)
Registered Nurse (Coumadin/IV Lasix Infusion Clinic)
Float Specialties: Medical Surgical Oncology, Cardiac Step-down
Registered Nurse (Cardiac Stress Lab)
Float Specialties: Medical Surgical Oncology, Cardiac Step-down
Masters of Science in Leadership Honors -
Nova Southeastern University
Bachelor of Science in Nursing -
Florida A&M University
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