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Craig Breen

Summary

Hard-working, reliable ICU nurse and U.S. Army veteran with extensive medical experience. Productive team member that displays excellent patient-centered care and valuable leadership skills.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience

Work History

Critical Care Registered Nurse (MICU)

Health First
10.2023 - Current
  • Care for critically-ill patients suffering from a wide array of disease processes
  • Assisting families with navigating their loved ones healthcare needs and concerns
  • Certified ultrasound PIV user
  • Perform critical care related tasks such as ventilator management, IV medication titrations, CRRT, and long term wound care needs
  • Serve as a preceptor training nursing students during ICU rotations

Ultrasound Guided PIV Superuser

UF Health Shands
05.2022 - 10.2023
  • Performed ultrasound guided PIV placement in patients on my unit and throughout the hospital, in addition to standard ICU RN duties
  • Trained and certified 15+ new ultrasound users on ultrasound IV placement and Sonosite SII operation
  • Assisted in implementing and teaching the "Aseptic, No Touch Technique" ultrasound pilot program at UF health
  • Performed routine care, maintenance, and cleaning of the Sonosite SII ultrasound machine

Critical Care Registered Nurse

UF Health Shands
11.2020 - 10.2023
  • Responsible for the care and progression of ECMO, thoracic, vascular, and lung transplant surgical patients
  • Team member of a lung transplant unit with a 97% one-year survival rate
  • Certified ECMO nurse with more than two years of experience
  • Preceptor for new graduate/new hire RNs; trained 25+ new nurses and nursing students
  • OWL/Wound Care nurse
  • Certified Prismax CRRT Superuser

Ranger First Responder

U.S. Army
05.2015 - 09.2017
  • Helped lead a trauma medical team that was responsible for the care of 1000+ Soldiers
  • Certified in treating gunshot wounds and explosion injuries
  • Highly trained in treating hemorrhages, tension pneumothorax, and trauma-related airway obstructions
  • Highly proficient with tourniquets, needle decompression procedures, and Nasopharyngeal Airways

Education

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

University of Florida
Gainesville, FL
08.2020

Bachelor of Science - Public Health

University of South Florida
Tampa, FL
12.2018

Skills

-Ultrasound Guided PIV Superuser

-BLS

-ACLS

-CCRN

-Proficient in Epic Systems and SCM

-CRRT Superuser

-OWL/Wound nurse

-Preceptor

-Management of Swan-Ganz catheter and Belmont

Leadership

-Preceptor 2+ years

-Ultrasound Guided PIV placement trainer/educator
-Led Transition-to-Practice cohort
during nurse residency at Shands
-US Army team leader
-Ranger First Responder trainer

Timeline

Critical Care Registered Nurse (MICU)

Health First
10.2023 - Current

Ultrasound Guided PIV Superuser

UF Health Shands
05.2022 - 10.2023

Critical Care Registered Nurse

UF Health Shands
11.2020 - 10.2023

Ranger First Responder

U.S. Army
05.2015 - 09.2017

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

University of Florida

Bachelor of Science - Public Health

University of South Florida

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