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DESIREE MCCREARY

Broken Arrow

Summary

Dedicated and compassionate Registered Nurse (RN) with 17 years of experience in critical care and home health providing direct care for patients of all ages. With confident skills and precise decisions making, high-stress situations are easily handled with grace and utmost care. Known for consistently developing strong relationships with patients and families through empathetic communication, respectful attitude and excellent customer service.

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Home Health Nurse

Complete Home Health
11.2024 - Current
  • Improved patient outcomes by developing and implementing individualized care plans.
  • Coordinated with case managers to secure necessary medical equipment or supplies for optimal home-based care delivery.
  • Reduced hospital readmissions by providing thorough discharge planning and follow-up services.
  • Provided skilled wound care, managing complex cases with various stages of healing.
  • Served as a patient advocate, liaising with healthcare providers to ensure optimal care and support for patients in the home setting.

Travel Pediatric ICU Nurse

Advantis Medical
01.2023 - 11.2024
  • Performed emergency interventions as needed, utilizing critical thinking skills under high-pressure situations to stabilize patients'' conditions promptly.
  • Enhanced patient care by developing and implementing specialized treatment plans for critically ill pediatric patients.
  • Managed time efficiently, prioritizing tasks to ensure all patients received optimal care and attention during shifts.
  • Educated parents on home care procedures, enabling them to confidently manage their child''s ongoing needs after discharge.
  • Floated to other areas such a CVICU, NICU, and Medical/Surgical floor
  • Served as a preceptor for nursing students during their clinical rotations, providing valuable real-world experience and guidance to foster professional growth.

Travel Nurse, Trauma ICU

OU Health OKC
05.2021 - 01.2023
  • Provided care for critically ill patients in a level 1 Trauma ICU
  • Conducted thorough patient assessments to identify changes in condition, promptly notifying physicians and initiating appropriate interventions when necessary.
  • 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, Neuro Trauma Surgical ICU

Ascension St. John Hospital
01.2019 - 11.2021
  • Cared for critically ill adults in a 22 bed ICU with sepsis, trauma, stroke, surgical complications as well as fresh kidney transplants
  • Managed ventilators, vasoactive drips, and lifesaving IV medications
  • Assisted in rapid intubations, code blue, recovering post code patients initiating hypothermic protocol
  • Managed External ventricular drains, lumbar drains, caudmans for ICP
  • Collaborated with physicians daily, assessing patients to deliver appropriate treatment with rapidly changing conditions
  • Recently served as relief charge nurse
  • Precepted and trained nurses

Registered Nurse, Pediatric ICU

Ascension St. John Hospital
01.2009 - 12.2018
  • Provided bedside care for critically ill pediatric patients in a 7 bed unit while supporting families with therapeutic communication, educating on plan of care
  • Assisted in emergent intubations, central line/PICC insertions, monitoring patients during moderate sedation
  • Precepted and mentored new nurses providing guidance on unit functions, policy and procedures, and evidence based practice
  • Charge nurse for PICU assigning nurses, supporting staff, while overseeing daily functions in the unit such as admits and discharges

Registered Nurse, NICU

Ascension St. Johns Hospital
05.2007 - 12.2018
  • Assessed, evaluated and cared for critically ill neonates from May 2007 until December 2018 in a Level III NICU
  • Managed immediate neonate needs such as oxygen therapy, endotracheal intubation with mechanical ventilation
  • Cared for patients with congenital anomalies, extremely low birthweight, withdrawal, hyperbilirubinemia, sepsis/pneumonia, feeding intolerance, and extreme prematurity
  • Managed cardiac monitoring, pulse oximetry, nasogastric/orogastric tubes, intravenous infusions through central lines such as PICC, CVC, UAC/UVC
  • Provided therapeutic physical comfort with developmental appropriate care for newborns
  • Participated in interdisciplinary rounds with physicians, dietician, physical/speech therapist, pediatric pharmacist, charge nurse to collaborate a well devise treatment plan
  • Served as support system for parents, educating on plan of care, helping prepare neonate parents for discharge

Education

Bachelor Of Science - Nursing

Oral Roberts University
Tulsa, OK
05.2007

Skills

  • Cerner, Epic, and Meditech computer skills
  • Preceptor
  • Relief charge nurse
  • End-of-life care
  • Intravenous therapy
  • Ventilator management
  • Honest and dependable

Certification

ACLS, PALS, NIH


Timeline

Home Health Nurse

Complete Home Health
11.2024 - Current

Travel Pediatric ICU Nurse

Advantis Medical
01.2023 - 11.2024

Travel Nurse, Trauma ICU

OU Health OKC
05.2021 - 01.2023

Registered Nurse, Neuro Trauma Surgical ICU

Ascension St. John Hospital
01.2019 - 11.2021

Registered Nurse, Pediatric ICU

Ascension St. John Hospital
01.2009 - 12.2018

Registered Nurse, NICU

Ascension St. Johns Hospital
05.2007 - 12.2018

Bachelor Of Science - Nursing

Oral Roberts University

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