DAMION ELLISON
Nixa,MO
Summary
Hardworking House Supervisor with over 25 years of nursing experience. Provide strong leadership and high-quality nursing care for patients and their families. Demonstrate success in building positive relationships with people of varied backgrounds. Superb technical knowledge and high-level communications skills fostering high-quality care. Adept at doctor and nurse communication and patient education with extensive knowledge and training of hemodynamic monitoring equipment.
Overview
2
2
years of post-secondary education
25
25
years of professional experience
Work History
Nursing House Supervisor
Cox South Hospital
Springfield, MO
05.2010 - Current
- Perform administrative duties, including scheduling nursing staff shifts.
- Provide nursing staff with clinical instructions, advice, or guidance when required.
- Spokesperson for management and administration during evening and night shift hours.
- Patient advocate and address patient, family, and staff concerns.
- Respond to Rapid Response and Code Blue calls and assist with resuscitation.
- Resource and mentor for floor and ICU nurses on night shift.
Critical Care Float Pool RN
Springfield, MO
12.2008 - 05.2010
- Worked Cardiovascular ICU, Neuro-Trauma ICU, and Medical ICU caring for all types of critical care patients.
- Assess, analyze, and treat complex patient conditions.
- Collaborated with physicians and other staff members of the hospital in delivery of care.
- Maintained, monitored, and analyzed hemodynamic monitoring equipment, and patents response to treatment.
- Educated staff on hemodynamic monitoring equipment.
- Able to use all different types of critical care equipment while working in the different units.
- Provide family-centered education on various diagnostic tests and procedures.
Critical Care Registered Nurse
Travel Critical Care RN
Osage Beach, PRN, MO
05.2002 - 12.2008
- Planned and implemented nursing care to critically ill patients
- Guided and educated patients and caregivers on diagnoses, disease management, preventative measures, medication use and self-care to foster consistency in care administration.
- Trained and coached new employees on protocols and best practices to promote ideal patient outcomes.
- Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (CRRT) was new to the organization, and I was able to educate the staff on how to use, operate, and troubleshoot the machine.
Critical Care Registered Nurse
NTICU Critical Care RN
Springfield, MO
06.1996 - 05.2002
- Performed care on trauma and neurological patients in the critical care setting.
- Performed the role of staff and charge nurse during that time.
- Worked with a variety of medical equipment, including ventilators, ICP monitors, Swan Ganz catheters, continuous cardiac output monitors, arterial lines, and Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (CRRT).
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Southwest Missouri State
Registered Nurse Diploma - undefined
Burge School of Nursing
01.1994 - 01.1996
Skills
Staff Training
Additional Information
- LICENSE & CERTIFICATIONS , Registered Nurse (RN) - MO Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Basic Life Support (BLS)
Timeline
Nursing House Supervisor
Cox South Hospital
05.2010 - Current
Critical Care Float Pool RN
12.2008 - 05.2010
Critical Care Registered Nurse
Travel Critical Care RN
05.2002 - 12.2008
Critical Care Registered Nurse
NTICU Critical Care RN
06.1996 - 05.2002
Registered Nurse Diploma - undefined
Burge School of Nursing
01.1994 - 01.1996
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Southwest Missouri State
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