Crystal Downhour
Tipp City,OH
Summary
Registered Nurse with 8+ years of experience providing quality, compassionate care to a wide variety of patients in emergency departments. Member of multidisciplinary healthcare teams known for excellent clinical, teaching, and leadership skills. Dedicated and compassionate Registered Nurse (RN) with progressive career history in direct patient care, triage and care coordination in fast-paced environment. Proven to remain calm under pressure and skillfully handle difficult patients and high-stress situations. Consistently developing strong relationships with patients and families through empathetic communication, respectful attitude and excellent customer service.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
REGISTERED NURSE INTERMITTENT
Dayton VA Medical Center - Dayton, OH
2023.04 - Current
- Provides exceptional emergency nursing care to diverse patient populations, including veterans, focusing on prompt assessment, intervention, and stabilization
- Demonstrates proficiency in managing critical and high-acuity cases, prioritizing care, and making accurate clinical decisions in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment
- Educates patients and their families about their medical conditions, treatment plans, and post-discharge care, promoting patient empowerment and active participation in their health care
- Actively participate in quality improvement initiatives, enhancing patient outcomes and process efficiencies.
EMERGENCY ROOM NURSE
Dayton VA Medical Center
2022.05 - 2023.02
- Managed complex cases involving trauma or multiple organ system failures by providing compassionate care alongside advanced clinical interventions.
- Provided high-quality nursing care, including administering medications, wound management, and monitoring vital signs.
- Educated patients and their families on condition management, treatment plans, and post-discharge care instructions.
EMERGENCY ROOM NURSE
Ohio Health Dublin Methodist Hospital
2022.01 - 2022.04
- Coordinated discharge planning with case managers and social workers to address barriers to successful recovery posthospitalization.
- Streamlined processes for admitting patients from the emergency room into hospital units for further treatment or observation.
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
EMERGENCY ROOM NURSE
Dayton VA Medical Center
2021.10 - 2021.12
- Communicated with healthcare team members to plan, implement and enhance treatment strategies.
- Conducted ongoing monitoring and evaluations of behaviors and conditions, and updated clinical supervisors with current information.
- Used first-hand knowledge and clinical expertise to advocate for patients under care and enacted prescribed treatment strategies.
EMERGENCY ROOM NURSE
Ohio State University Hospital, East - Columbus, OH
2017.02 - 2021.10
- Team Lead, Skills Day - teaching and refreshing fellow RNs and ancillary staff with skills and equipment use
- Utilized evidence-based research to improve the triage process
- Enhanced patient care, safety, and efficiency - advised the Medical Director on new triage protocols
- Conducted training and enforced protocol standards in addition to creating a triage flow chart to promote consistency and accountability -implemented a PIT (Provider in Triage) model for triage - decreased throughput by an hour and a half, increased department efficiency and increased patient satisfaction by 7% in 3 months
- Preceptor - trained new staff on department policies and procedures, mentored and improved nursing skill sets, improving patient satisfaction and department efficiencies
- Trauma Committee Member - achieved a Level 2 trauma designation, ensuring that policies and plans were implemented to obtain trauma designation
- Led trauma skills teaching days, acclimating OSU East's Emergency Department team with process improvements
- Collaborated with members of an interdisciplinary team to ensure patient education & designation of appropriate resources are completed
- Trauma and Stroke Educator - implemented and trained 100+ staff members on improved trauma and stroke recognition, protocols, and practices
- Performed chart reviews for proper documentation
- MSN Capstone Project - Innovative Thinking: Staffing and Budgeting Related to Sitter Cases
- Advised the Associate Director of Nursing on how to decrease sitter costs through evidence-based research
- Implemented video monitoring for sitter cases to increase the sitter ratio to 8:1, saving $500,000 annually
- Improved productivity on Med-Surg floors with reutilization of patient care associates
- Charge nurse of a 35-bed level 2 Trauma Center
- Consistently took the initiative to meet the individual needs of all patients
- Performed lifesaving interventions as necessary.
EMERGENCY ROOM NURSE
Ohio Health O'Bleness Memorial Hospital - Athens, OH
2015.01 - 2017.02
- Charge Nurse of a 25-bed Emergency Department
- Served as an interdisciplinary healthcare team member to provide excellent patient care and perform life-saving interventions
- Coordinated care based on hemodynamic parameters by using nursing processes efficiently
- Trauma Educator - developed training plans and instructed 25+ staff members on improved trauma recognition and efficient trauma protocols and practices.
Education
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) -
Northern Kentucky University
Highland Heights, KY04.2025
Master of Science in Nursing - Nurse Executive Leadership (MSN-NEL) -
Northern Kentucky University
Highland Heights, KY05.2021
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Ohio University
Athens, OH08.2018
Associate of Applied Science in Nursing - Nursing
Hocking College
Nelsonville, OH08.2014
Skills
- Strong Clinical Judgment
- Patient education and counseling
- Patient and family advocacy
- Nursing staff leadership
- Precepting
- Team Coordination
- High level of autonomy
Licensecertifications
- RN in the State of Ohio, 408711
- Certified Emergency Nurse, 2028
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support, 2025
- Trauma Nurse Core Course, 2026
- Emergency Nurse Pediatric Care, 2025
- Basic Life Support, 2025
- NIHSS, 2024
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support, 2025
- Advanced Burn Life Support, 2027
Travelexperience
- Emergency Room Nurse, Dayton VA Medical Center, Ghost RX Travel Company, 05/01/22, 02/28/23
- Emergency Room Nurse, Ohio Health Dublin Methodist Hospital, Skyline Medical Travel Company, 01/01/22, 04/30/22
- Emergency Room Nurse, Dayton VA Medical Center, Ghost RX Travel Company, 10/01/21, 12/31/21
Personal Information
Title: Registered Nurse
Timeline
REGISTERED NURSE INTERMITTENT
Dayton VA Medical Center - Dayton, OH
2023.04 - Current
EMERGENCY ROOM NURSE
Dayton VA Medical Center
2022.05 - 2023.02
EMERGENCY ROOM NURSE
Ohio Health Dublin Methodist Hospital
2022.01 - 2022.04
EMERGENCY ROOM NURSE
Dayton VA Medical Center
2021.10 - 2021.12
EMERGENCY ROOM NURSE
Ohio State University Hospital, East - Columbus, OH
2017.02 - 2021.10
EMERGENCY ROOM NURSE
Ohio Health O'Bleness Memorial Hospital - Athens, OH
2015.01 - 2017.02
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) -
Northern Kentucky University
Master of Science in Nursing - Nurse Executive Leadership (MSN-NEL) -
Northern Kentucky University
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Ohio University
Associate of Applied Science in Nursing - Nursing
Hocking College
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