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Courtney Garrett

Chesapeake,VA

Summary


Registered healthcare professional with strong background in critical care environments, equipped to handle high-stress situations and complex patient needs. Excel in team collaboration, adapting quickly to evolving circumstances and ensuring optimal patient outcomes. Skilled in advanced patient monitoring, emergency response, and therapeutic interventions. Known for reliability, empathy, and strong communication abilities that enhance patient care and team efficiency.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Registered Nurse, Intensive Care Unit

Bon Secours Maryview Medical Center
08.2022 - Current
  • Handle ventilator support, feeding tubes and central lines.
  • Assist physicians at bedside for sterile procedures, critical airway interventions, and emergent procedures.
  • Demonstrate advanced critical thinking skills while managing complex clinical situations involving multiple organ systems failures in critically ill patients.
  • Administer vasopressors, sedation, and treatments as prescribed by intensivists.
  • Assess and document changes in patient's hemodynamic stability.
  • Reduce patient complications by promptly identifying changes in condition and initiating appropriate interventions.
  • Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to establish optimal care plans, resulting in improved patient satisfaction.
  • Mentor new nursing staff, facilitating smooth integration into the ICU unit and promoting a supportive workplace culture.
  • Deliver age-appropriate medical care for adult, adolescent, and geriatric ICU patients.
  • Provided targeted care and treatment to patients receiving CRRT.
  • Provide and monitor care and treatment to patients under lifenet services and undergoing brain death testing.
  • Administer continuous neuromuscular blocking agents and monitor patients through a Bispectral Index Monitor.
  • Act as a charge nurse and a rapid responder to emergencies within the hospital.

Registered Nurse

Riverside Regional Medical Center
05.2019 - 07.2022
  • Reduced complications post-surgery through diligent assessment, intervention, and timely communication with the interdisciplinary team.
  • Served as an effective liaison between physicians, other healthcare providers, patients, and family members while coordinating optimal care planning efforts for each patient''s unique situation.
  • Collaborated closely with interdisciplinary healthcare teams during daily rounds for discussing patient cases and treatment plans that ensured continuity of care throughout hospital stays.
  • Skillfully managed acute symptoms presented by patients experiencing chest pain or dysrhythmias, resulting in prompt medical intervention when necessary.
  • Maintained accurate and timely documentation of patient assessments, interventions, and outcomes in accordance with hospital policies and procedures; contributed to continuity of care across shifts.
  • Educated patients about self-care at home following discharge from the hospital setting; increased adherence to treatment regimens which led to lower readmission rates.
  • Followed all personal and health data procedures to effectively comply with HIPAA laws and prevent information breaches.
  • Enhanced patient recovery by providing specialized cardiac care and monitoring their progress.
  • Promoted a supportive environment for patients and families by addressing concerns and providing education on their condition.
  • Liaised with patients following cardiothoracic surgical procedures, providing support and education on post-surgical care.
  • Handled a high volume of complex patients by prioritizing tasks and effectively delegating responsibilities to other team members, resulting in efficient patient care.
  • Manged patients with sudden changes in health status requiring STAT CT scans, ekg's, and emergent cardiac catheterizations.

Certified Nursing Assistant

Riverside Health System
07.2014 - 2019
  • Responds appropriately to the physical, emotional and developmental needs of patients.
  • Complies with all specific guidelines and performed hands-on nursing care to patients under RN supervision.
  • Follows and promoted protocols and procedures to ensure effectiveness, efficiency and safety.
  • Gathers and documented patient vital signs every four hours.
  • Facilitates activities of daily living, including personal hygiene management, feeding and ambulation.
  • Answers call lights and aided in patient comfort and safety by adjusting beds, lights, bed rails, pillows, patient clothing and bedside tables or equipment.

Education

Master of Science - Nurse Practioner AGAC-NP

Walden University
Minneapolis, MN
05-2027

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

Chamberlain University
Chicago, IL
08-2024

Assosciates - Registered Nursing

Riverside College Of Health Careers
Newport News, VA
2019

Skills

  • Hemodynamics monitoring
  • Neurological monitoring
  • Advanced life support
  • Organ donor procedures
  • Renal function management
  • Ventilator management
  • Clinical judgment
  • Emergency interventions
  • Healthcare team collaboration
  • Blood transfusion administration
  • End-of-life care
  • ECG

Certification

  • Registered Nurse
  • CPR certified through American Heart Association
  • ACLS Certified

Timeline

Registered Nurse, Intensive Care Unit

Bon Secours Maryview Medical Center
08.2022 - Current

Registered Nurse

Riverside Regional Medical Center
05.2019 - 07.2022

Certified Nursing Assistant

Riverside Health System
07.2014 - 2019

Master of Science - Nurse Practioner AGAC-NP

Walden University

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

Chamberlain University

Assosciates - Registered Nursing

Riverside College Of Health Careers

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