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DENISE J BELL RN,CEN

Denver,NC

Summary

Registered Nurse offering 20 years of experience in fast paced, demanding environments. Excellent Knowledge of Nursing practice standards and responsibilities with proven history of critical thinking and medical knowledge to deliver superior care in high-pressure environments. Prioritizes clinical and operational tasks in fast-paced emergency medicine setting maintaining patient safety.

Overview

21
21
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Forensic Nurse Examiner

Novant Presbyterian Medical Center
Charlotte, North Carolina
08.2024 - Current
  • Coordinated with police officers, prosecutors, and other members of the legal team to ensure that all evidence was properly handled and presented in court.
  • Assisted with the collection and preservation of physical evidence from victims, such as blood samples, clothing and DNA.
  • Provided extensive resources to survivors of abuse

House Supervisor

White Rock Medical Center
Dallas , TX
01.2024 - 08.2024
  • Ensured staff compliance with all regulatory requirements, policies and procedures.
  • Monitored patient care activities to ensure quality service delivery.
  • Provided guidance to staff in the implementation of new policies and procedures.
  • Conducted regular rounds on nursing units to assess staffing levels, safety protocols and patient satisfaction.
  • Managed daily staffing needs including scheduling shifts, managing call-offs and recruiting additional personnel as needed.

RN, Emergency Department

Tillamook Hospital
Tillamook , OR
10.2023 - 12.2023
  • Provided Emergency Stabilization patient care to patients coming in through triage and via EMS.
  • Provided Inpatient care for all patients with admission orders in delayed holding status in the Emergency Room
  • Performed triage nursing role for ambulatory walk in patients seeking emergency care
  • Collaborated with physicians in developing patient-specific treatment plans.

RN, Emergency Department

Parkland Memorial Hospital
Dallas, TX
08.2022 - 09.2023

Travel Nurse using the same skills as previously listed

Emergency Room Registered Nurse

Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital
Fort Worth, TX
05.2022 - 08.2023
  • Travel Nurse using the same skills as previously listed

Emergency Room Registered Nurse

Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center
Oregon City, OR
02.2022 - 05.2022
  • Travel Nurse using the same skills as previously listed

Emergency Room Registered Nurse

Baylor Scott & White Medical Center
Irving, TX
10.2020 - 02.2022
  • Travel Nurse using the same skills as previously listed

Emergency Room Registered Nurse

Parkland Hospital
Dallas , TX
07.2021 - 10.2021
  • Travel Nurse using the same kills as previously listed

Emergency Room Registered Nurse

KRUCIAL FEMA
Amarillo, TX
01.2021 - 05.2021
  • Covid Response Travel Nurse using the same skills as previously listed

Emergency Room RN

Northwest Texas Hospital
Amarillo, TX
01.2017 - 01.2021
  • Performed Charge Nurse duties coordination unit operations, making nursing patient assignments and triaging levels of care assigned to patients
  • Able to think quickly and execute appropriate, sometimes life saving measures
  • Initiate IV's,provide conscious sedation as needed, manage bleeding along with pain and vital signs, clean wounds, and provide exceptional patient care.
  • Mentor and am a preceptor for new hires.
  • Triaged and treated high-volume caseload in busy emergency room setting.
  • Maintained open and clear communication with physicians to coordinate effective patient care.
  • Responded quickly to codes and coordinated efficient and skilled care.
  • Administered critical IV medications to stabilize patients for assessment and treatment.

Post Anesthesia Care Unit RN

Quail Creek Surgical Hospital
Amarillo, TX
08.2013 - 05.2017
  • Provide phase I & II post anesthesia care for surgical patients that had procedures for general surgeries, ortho, plastics, and ENT.
  • Performed nursing care and sedation for patients undergoing invasive procedures
  • Complete preAdmit and discharge for all surgical patients as necessary

Labor and Delivery, RN-C

BSA
Amarillo, TX
07.2012 - 11.2014
  • Provided exceptional care to the pregnant woman and family
  • Monitored Fetal Heart Rhythms and documented per protocol
  • Initiated sterile Vaginal exams, SROM assessments, initiated IV's and obtained labs when necessary.
  • Managed patient care during the antepartum, intra-partum, postpartum, pre, intra, and post-op/PACU phases and completed newborn assessments along with comprehensive care to mother, baby and family.
  • Was a mentor and Preceptor to nursing students and new nursing staff
  • Administered Medications, assisted with spinal and epidural placement and management.
  • Provided emotional support, education for patients and served as a bereavement counselor in times of fetal loss

Labor and Delivery RN-C

Tillamook County General Hospital
Tillamook, OR
12.2011 - 06.2012
Same as previously indicated

Labor and Delivery RN

Evans Army Community Hospital
Fort Carson, Co
02.2008 - 01.2011
same as previously indicated

Deployment/Immunization Nurse

Soldier Readiness Center
Fort Carson, CO
09.2007 - 02.2008
  • prepared and administered immunizations for the soldiers deploying
  • clearly recorded patient information and updated immunization records
  • spoke with groups of soldiers of harmful diseases that the immunizations were protecting them from. 
  • monitored soldiers condition post immunizations. Drew labs when necessary and administered small pox vaccine. 

Mother/baby-Labor and Delivery LPN

Madigan Army Medical Center, MAMC
Ft. Lewis , WA
08.2004 - 06.2007

Education

Associate of Science - Nursing

Excelsior College
2008

Nursing

Clover Park
2003

Certification

Licenses: Registered Nurse (License # 818479)

Certifications: CEN, American Heart Association BLS, TNCC, ENPC, ACLS, PALS, NRP (expired).RNC-Inpatient Obstetrics (2012-2016) ENA member since 2017

Course Training : Basic Fetal Monitoring, Intermediate Fetal Monitoring, Advanced Fetal Monitoring.

Affiliations

Employee of the month December 2019 at NWTHS

Member of the NWTHS Peer Review Committee

Member of the ENA since 2017

Nurse Preceptor for labor and delivery and Emergency Room

Charge Nurse of the Emergency Room

Member of the Morale Committee

Updated SOP/Policy and procedure

CPI/SAMA certified

FEMA certified

Timeline

Forensic Nurse Examiner

Novant Presbyterian Medical Center
08.2024 - Current

House Supervisor

White Rock Medical Center
01.2024 - 08.2024

RN, Emergency Department

Tillamook Hospital
10.2023 - 12.2023

RN, Emergency Department

Parkland Memorial Hospital
08.2022 - 09.2023

Emergency Room Registered Nurse

Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital
05.2022 - 08.2023

Emergency Room Registered Nurse

Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center
02.2022 - 05.2022

Emergency Room Registered Nurse

Parkland Hospital
07.2021 - 10.2021

Emergency Room Registered Nurse

KRUCIAL FEMA
01.2021 - 05.2021

Emergency Room Registered Nurse

Baylor Scott & White Medical Center
10.2020 - 02.2022

Emergency Room RN

Northwest Texas Hospital
01.2017 - 01.2021

Post Anesthesia Care Unit RN

Quail Creek Surgical Hospital
08.2013 - 05.2017

Labor and Delivery, RN-C

BSA
07.2012 - 11.2014

Labor and Delivery RN-C

Tillamook County General Hospital
12.2011 - 06.2012

Labor and Delivery RN

Evans Army Community Hospital
02.2008 - 01.2011

Deployment/Immunization Nurse

Soldier Readiness Center
09.2007 - 02.2008

Mother/baby-Labor and Delivery LPN

Madigan Army Medical Center, MAMC
08.2004 - 06.2007

Associate of Science - Nursing

Excelsior College

Nursing

Clover Park
DENISE J BELL RN,CEN