Donald Harold Cosgrove
Winona Lake,IN
Summary
Driven Registered Nurse with 26 years of experience caring for patients within multiple settings. Dedicated to providing top quality care within multidisciplinary team environment. Successful in providing fast and accurate assessments and working calmly under pressure. Recognized for collaborating well with doctors to maintain top-notch healthcare practices.
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
Work History
Registered Nurse
Aya Healthcare, Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center
Mishawaka, Indiana
10.2021 - 04.2023
- Endoscopy
- Performed as an Endoscopy nurse, Performing Circulator and Scrub duties
- Precepting nurses as directed by Supervisor.
- Assessed and prepared patients for procedures, performing initial and ongoing patient assessments.
Registered Nurse
Lutheran Hospital, Kosciusko Community
Fort Wayne, IN, Indiana
09.2018 - 10.2021
- Performing Circulator and Scrub duties
- Preop and Postop of endoscopy patients
- Operating Room Circulator
- Administered medications and treatments, monitoring patients for reactions and side effects.
Registered Nurse. Travel Nurse
Aya Healthcare
Kokomo, IN, IN
05.2016 - 09.2018
- Performed as a Team Member in multiple Emergency Rooms providing a wide variety of care
- Managed patients of all age groups in an Emergency Room environment.
- Responded to codes or patient crises as part of rapid-response team.
- Observed nurse administration of oral, intramuscular and IV medications to patients as prescribed, monitoring responses for adverse reactions.
- Utilized strong assessment skills to determine necessary patient care.
Registered Nurse
Indiana University Health Goshen
Goshen, IN
06.2015 - 04.2016
- Performed as a Team Member in the Emergency Room
- Managed patients of all age groups in an Emergency Room environment.
- Maintained thorough, accurate and confidential documentation in electronic medical records.
- Recorded patient condition, vital signs, recovery progress and medication side effects.
- Monitored and managed various treatment and care interventions.
Registered Nurse
Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital
Thermopolis, WY
09.2013 - 06.2015
- Performed as an Emergency Room Nurse in a rural setting
- Performed as a Nurse Informaticist utilizing a CERNER platform Electronic Health Record
- Provided education and Computerized Physician Order Entry Support for CERNER and Dragon Enterprise
- Modifying Dragon templates for individual physicians
- Created individual Power Notes, macros and auto text in Power Notes
- Managed and modified Power Plans
- Developed workflows for physicians and nursing
- Assisted in trouble shooting Omnicell issues
- Established workflow for Savvy Carts
Registered Nurse, Travel
TaleMed
Columbia, SC
06.2013 - 09.2013
- Performed as an Emergency Room Nurse in rural settings
- Administered emergency care to a tribal population
- Managed patients of all age groups in an Emergency Room environment.
Registered Nurse
Vascular Health Center
Battle Creek, MI
11.2009 - 04.2011
- Administered Conscious Sedation
- Managed patients in a surgical setting
- Assisted with Clinical Duties
- Performed wound care.
- Administered medications and treatments, monitoring patients for reactions and side effects.
- Recorded patient condition, vital signs, recovery progress and medication side effects.
Charge Nurse\Clinical Coordinator
DaVita
Battle Creek, MI
09.2008 - 11.2009
- Managed patients receiving In Center Hemodialysis
- Managed patient care technicians
- Performed as the adequacy manager, bone metabolism manager, and anemia manager.
- Coordinated weekly work schedules for department employees.
Registered Nurse
Oaklawn Hospital
Marshall, MI
05.2006 - 09.2007
- Performed as a Registered Nurse in the Emergency Room
- Treated critically injured and ill patients
- Participated as a team member during emergencies.
- Oversaw patient admission and discharge processes to coordinate related paperwork.
- Collaborated with doctors to plan post-treatment home care and prevent return hospitalization.
Community Health Nurse
Sault Tribe of Chippewa Indians
Munising, MI
03.2002 - 05.2005
- Perform as a Rural Health Nurse in Native American population
- Delivered home health care, diabetic care, and covered for clinical nurse as needed performing a wide range of clinical task
- Attended staff meetings and required courses to maintain knowledge of current clinic procedures and latest medical advances relevant to everyday practice.
- Maintained comprehensive records of patient visits, diagnoses and prescriptions to provide physicians with complete understanding of patient medical history and conditions.
- Developed treatment plans for individual patients, accounting for special needs of patient, physician diagnoses and recommendations and patient's desired outcomes.
Computer Repair Technician
Computer Whiz Inc
Marquette, MI
06.2000 - 09.2002
- Completed home warranty repair for Dell, Compaq, , and Acer computer brands
- Setup and managed home and business networking
- Setup and troubleshooting for High-Speed Cable connections
- General third party software trouble shooting
- Out of warranty repair of personal computers.
- Updated or installed software for customers to ensure computer efficiency.
- Checked in computers and performed diagnostics for repair.
- Disassembled computer systems to troubleshoot and resolve hardware issues.
- Troubleshot devices to identify and solve issues with hardware or software performance.
- Configured computers to network drivers and connected to printers and other peripheral equipment.
Registered Nurse
Munising Memorial Hospital
Munising, MI
01.2000 - 03.2002
- Management of patients in an Acute Care setting for acute and chronic disease, traumatic injuries, and acute illness
- Management of patients on cardiac telemetry.
- Maintained personal and team compliance with medication administration standards and patient care best practices.
- Conducted intake assessments with patients and relatives to gather case history.
Critical Care Assistant and Registered Nurse
Battle Creek Health System
Battle Creek, MI
01.1995 - 01.2001
- Performed duties as a Critical Care Assistant in a Critical Care environment while pursuing a nursing degree
- Performed as a Staff Nurse on Orthopedic, Medical Surgical, Step Down, Intensive Care, Cardiopulmonary and Neurological floors
- Preceptor for Nurses learning to manage unstable patients on mechanical ventilators and cardiac drip medications
- Floated to Critical Care as needed.
Education
Associate Degree - Nursing Sciences
Kellogg Community College
06.1997
High School Diploma - science and biology
Battle Creek Central High School
06.1983
Skills
- Medical Screening
- Patient Monitoring
- Care Coordination
- Specialized Healthcare Referrals
- Medical Procedure Preparation
- Critical Thinking
- Medical Recordkeeping
- Medication Administration
- Patient Condition Monitoring
- Immunizations and Vaccinations
- Patient Care Assessment
- Blood Draw and Sample Collection
- Procedure Room Preparation
- Procedure Assistance
- Home Visits
- Or and ER Experience
- Nursing Staff Leadership
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Certification
- Diabetes Management
- Epic EHR Management
Timeline
Registered Nurse
Aya Healthcare, Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center
10.2021 - 04.2023
Registered Nurse
Lutheran Hospital, Kosciusko Community
09.2018 - 10.2021
Registered Nurse. Travel Nurse
Aya Healthcare
05.2016 - 09.2018
Registered Nurse
Indiana University Health Goshen
06.2015 - 04.2016
Registered Nurse
Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital
09.2013 - 06.2015
Registered Nurse, Travel
TaleMed
06.2013 - 09.2013
Registered Nurse
Vascular Health Center
11.2009 - 04.2011
Charge Nurse\Clinical Coordinator
DaVita
09.2008 - 11.2009
Registered Nurse
Oaklawn Hospital
05.2006 - 09.2007
Community Health Nurse
Sault Tribe of Chippewa Indians
03.2002 - 05.2005
Computer Repair Technician
Computer Whiz Inc
06.2000 - 09.2002
Registered Nurse
Munising Memorial Hospital
01.2000 - 03.2002
Critical Care Assistant and Registered Nurse
Battle Creek Health System
01.1995 - 01.2001
Associate Degree - Nursing Sciences
Kellogg Community College
High School Diploma - science and biology
Battle Creek Central High School