Darby Young
Littleton,CO
Summary
Highly skilled career professional with over 20 years practice experience, 4 of which were spent as a traveling nurse in diverse fast paced environments. Provides the highest quality collaborative care by focusing on comprehensive assessments and interventions, family education, procedure preparation through empathetic communication while ensuring patient safety and fiscal responsibility. Adapts easily to new environments by floating to other units within the organization to meet staffing needs, comfortable with charge role, admissions, discharges, and maintaining the general flow of nursing with respectful attitude and excellent customer service.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse
Children's Hospital Colorado South Campus
12.2013 - Current
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
- Served as primary charge nurse and preceptor for new hires and students demonstrating care standards and operational procedures.
- Cross trained to Emergency/Urgent care from 2013-2020. Proficient in triaging incoming patients and providing safe and timely response to emergency level patients. Safety care trained
Registered Nurse
Children's Hospital Colorado At St. Joseph's
04.2009 - 12.2013
- Managed care autonomously from admission to discharge for entire unit up to five patients
- Advised patients and caregivers of proper wound management, discharge plan objectives, safe medication use, and disease management.
- Cross trained to 8 bed walk in emergency department
Traveling Registered Nurse
Medstaff, Inc
01.2008 - 04.2009
- The Children's Hospital at St. Joseph's Jan 09-Apr 09
- Denver Health Nov 08- Jan 09
- The Children's Hospital Denver Jan 08-Oct 08
Per Diem Registered Nurse
The Children's Hospital Of Kings Daughters
09.2007 - 12.2007
- Evaluated healthcare needs, goals for treatment, and available resources of each patient and connected to optimal providers and care
- Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses
Traveling Registered Nurse
RN Network
09.2006 - 07.2007
- The Children's Hospital at UCSF
Traveling Registered Nurse
American Mobile Healthcare
07.2005 - 09.2006
- Doernbecher Children's Hospital at OHSU May 06- Sep 06
- Phoenix Children's Hospital Jan 06-Apr 06
- Rady Children's Hospital of San Diego July 05-Jan 06
Registered Nurse
The Children's Hospital Of The King's Daughters
07.2003 - 07.2005
- Staff nurse on 20 bed cardiac step down unit caring for post op cardiac surgery and renal transplant patients, tracheostomy patients, EVD's and acute care respiratory patients.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
- Implemented medication and IV administration, catheter insertion, and airway management.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, VA05.2003
Bachelor of Science - Human Development And Human Services
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA05.2001
Certification
- PALS - Pediatric Advanced Life Support Jan 2025
- BLS - June 2024
- Certified Pediatric Nurse - Feb 2025
- Colorado State Board of Nursing License - Sept 2024
Timeline
Registered Nurse
Children's Hospital Colorado South Campus
12.2013 - Current
Registered Nurse
Children's Hospital Colorado At St. Joseph's
04.2009 - 12.2013
Traveling Registered Nurse
Medstaff, Inc
01.2008 - 04.2009
Per Diem Registered Nurse
The Children's Hospital Of Kings Daughters
09.2007 - 12.2007
Traveling Registered Nurse
RN Network
09.2006 - 07.2007
Traveling Registered Nurse
American Mobile Healthcare
07.2005 - 09.2006
Registered Nurse
The Children's Hospital Of The King's Daughters
07.2003 - 07.2005
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of Virginia
Bachelor of Science - Human Development And Human Services
Virginia Tech
- PALS - Pediatric Advanced Life Support Jan 2025
- BLS - June 2024
- Certified Pediatric Nurse - Feb 2025
- Colorado State Board of Nursing License - Sept 2024
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