Crystal Bledsoe
Antioch,TN
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
1
1
Certification
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Registered Nurse, Medical Intensive Care Unit
TriStar Centennial Medical Center
Nashville, TN
03.2025 - Current
- Administered medications and treatments according to physician orders, ensuring patient safety and compliance with protocols.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to develop and implement individualized care plans for diverse patient populations.
- Educated patients and families on treatment options, enhancing understanding of health conditions and promoting adherence.
- Utilized critical thinking skills to prioritize nursing interventions based on patients'' acuity levels and individual needs.
- Conducted thorough patient assessments to identify changes in condition, promptly notifying physicians and initiating appropriate interventions.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to develop comprehensive treatment plans for complex patients with multiple comorbidities.
- Provided support for patients'' families during difficult medical decisions or end-of-life care, serving as a liaison between the healthcare team and loved ones.
Registered Nurse, ER/ICU
TriStar Southern Hills Medical Center
Nashville, TN
06.2023 - 02.2025
- Demonstrated strong clinical reasoning skills when assessing patients'' conditions, initiating appropriate interventions, and escalating concerns to physicians as needed.
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Improved patient outcomes by consistently providing high-quality emergency care and implementing evidence-based nursing practices.
- Teamed on trauma and emergency interventions involving serious head injuries, gunshot wounds, and thoracic trauma.
- Precepted new nurses, providing guidance on unit functions and individual roles, hospital policies and procedures and nursing best practices.
Registered Nurse, ER
Parkridge Health System
Chattanooga, TN
02.2022 - 05.2023
- Maintained quality care and comfort for patients with heart failure, pulmonary hypertension and other conditions.
- Monitored patient condition by interpreting and tracking EKG readings, identifying irregular telemetry readings and updating team members on changes in stability or acuity.
- Conferred with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches.
- Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients and determined next course of action.
- Administered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
Private Duty Licensed Practical Nurse
Erlanger ContinuCare
Chattanooga, TN
11.2017 - 02.2022
Education
Associate of Applied Science - Nursing, RN
Chattanooga State Community College
Chattanooga, TN05-2021
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Galen College of Nursing
Louisville, KY07-2026
Diploma - Practical Nursing
Chattanooga State Community College
Chattanooga, TN08-2017
High School Diploma -
Milan High School
Milan, TN05-2010
Skills
- Medication Administration
- Time Management
- Responsible and Dependable
- Responsive patient care
- Detail-oriented
- Team-focused coordinated care
- Computer skills Knowledge of HIPAA, patient confidentiality
- Prioritizing Patients
- Emergency Patient Triage
Certification
- Registered Nurse: Tennessee Board of Nursing, License #256073
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certified by American Heart Association
- PALS - Pediatric Advanced Life Support
- ACLS- Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support
- NIHSS
Timeline
Registered Nurse, Medical Intensive Care Unit
TriStar Centennial Medical Center
03.2025 - Current
Registered Nurse, ER/ICU
TriStar Southern Hills Medical Center
06.2023 - 02.2025
Registered Nurse, ER
Parkridge Health System
02.2022 - 05.2023
Private Duty Licensed Practical Nurse
Erlanger ContinuCare
11.2017 - 02.2022
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Galen College of Nursing
Associate of Applied Science - Nursing, RN
Chattanooga State Community College
Diploma - Practical Nursing
Chattanooga State Community College
High School Diploma -
Milan High School