Dylan Rettig
Greenbrier
Summary
Highly skilled and dedicated Registered Nurse licensed by the Arkansas State Board with over a decade of experience in various healthcare settings, including long-term care, intensive care, and primary stroke center coordination. A proven leader with a track record of successfully uniting and mentoring nursing teams to deliver outstanding patient care results, elevate satisfaction rates, and implement impactful healthcare improvements.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Stroke Coordinator
Conway Regional Medical Center
06.2022 - 07.2025
- Planning, coordination, education, and ongoing evaluation of the stroke patient care continuum.
- Accountable for clinical compliance per the joint commission regulatory guidelines for primary stroke center certification.
- Collaborates with ER Medical director, stroke program manager, radiology medical director, and neuroscience medical director to ensure coordination of stroke center programs.
- Data abstraction from electronic medical record (EMR) to American Heart Associations Get With The Guidelines quality improvement initiative program.
- Perform chart reviews of all inpatient stroke patients to ensure proper care and documentation.
- Conducting follow-up phone calls with all stroke patients post discharge.
- Perform mock strokes with all inpatient Registered Nurses to evaluate competency.
- Perform monthly community outreach to our target stroke population.
- Attend inpatient code strokes to assist bedside nursing staff as needed.
Registered Nurse, ICU
Conway Regional Medical Center
08.2021 - 06.2023
- Served as a member of the ICU rapid response team. Duties included; responding to code blue, respiratory distress, code strokes, and assisting staff nurses to ensure no further decline of patient status.
- Administered oral, intramuscular and IV medications to patients and monitored responses.
- Maintained optimal ventilator settings and operations to meet patient care needs.
- Assisted patients with healing and recovery after surgery by closely monitoring and caring for wounds, answering questions and educating families on patient conditions.
- Administered scheduled medications and therapies intravenously, rectally, orally, subcutaneously and via intramuscular injections per physician orders.
- Documented all assessments and treatments in electronic medical record.
- Assessed and assisted patients with diverse range and comorbid chronic diagnoses, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), asthma, congestive heart failure (CHF), cerebrovascular accidents (CVA), diabetes, and sepsis.
Registered Nurse, ICU Flex Team
Baptist Health Medical Center
02.2018 - 08.2021
- Provided patient care in various ICU units per staffing needs (Surgical/trauma ICU, CCU, CVICU, Neurosurgical ICU) serving trauma, inpatient surgery, cardiac, and neurological patients.
- Administered oral, intramuscular and IV medications to patients and monitored responses.
- Maintained optimal ventilator settings and operations to meet various patient care needs.
- Assisted patients with healing and recovery after surgery by closely monitoring and caring for wounds, answering questions, and educating families on patient conditions.
- Administered scheduled medications and therapies intravenously, rectally, orally, subcutaneously and via intramuscular injections while overseeing pain management plans.
- Assessed and assisted patients with multiple comorbidities and chronic diagnoses; including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), asthma, congestive heart failure (CHF), cerebrovascular accidents (CVA), diabetes, and sepsis.
- Served as charge nurse when flexed to Neurosurgical ICU and SICU.
- Documented all assessments and treatments in electronic medical record.
Registered Nurse, COVID Response Team
Liquid Agents Healthcare
02.2021 - 05.2021
- Served as a COVID emergency response nurse for 4 months in a severely understaffed ICU.
- Developed and deepened relationships with local municipalities, county departments and city agencies to facilitate smooth planning and coordination of emergency response.
- Supervised 4 licensed practical nurses and made appropriate assignments per patient conditions.
- Administered medications, tracked dosages and documented patient conditions.
- Treated patients using pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatment modalities to address various disorders, diseases, and injuries.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary personnel to create, implement and manage patient care plans suiting individual needs and preferences.
- Assessed patient conditions, monitored behaviors and updated supervising physicians with observations and concerns.
- Helped patients and families feel comfortable during challenging and stressful situations, promoting recovery and reducing compliance issues.
Registered Nurse, Surgical/Trauma ICU
Baptist Health Medical Center
01.2015 - 02.2018
- Directed unit staff as charge nurse. Duties included; making patient assignments, assessing patients, medication administration, monitoring vital signs, titrating vasoactive medications, dressing changes, and transporting patients to and from tests and procedures.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary staff to ensure minimal length of stay and proper placement of patients upon discharge from ICU.
- Assessed surgical schedules daily to plan for ICU admissions and coordinated with house supervisors to ensure proper placement of surgical patients.
- Performed daily rounds with medical director to update on ICU patients status and provide census report.
- Documented all assessments and treatments in electronic medical record.
Licensed Practical Nurse
Baptist Health Extended Care Hospital
07.2013 - 01.2015
- Medication administration and documentation under supervision of a registered nurse.
- Collected vital signs, performed phlebotomy as ordered, and documented patient intake in medical record.
- Assisted with wound care, dressing changes, and ambulation of patients as ordered.
- Collaborated with Registered Nurses to ensure daily tasks were complete.
Education
Bachelors of Science - Nursing
Western Governors University
Salt Lake City, UT07-2026
Registered Nursing - undefined
Baptist Health Schools
12.2014
Licensed Practical Nursing - undefined
Baptist Health Schools
06.2013
Skills
- Versed in EPIC, Medhost, and Meditech Charting Systems
- Proficient in data abstraction using AHA Get with the Guidelines and Quantros
- Chart Review and Analysis
- CRRT Management
- Central Line Maintenance and Care
- Tracheostomy Care
- Ventilator Care
- Intracranial Pressure Monitoring
- Heart Mate II&III Management
- Impella Management
- Arterial Line Care
- Inotropic and Vasoactive IV Drip Management
- Peritoneal Dialysis Management
Accomplishments
- Successfully led facility to receive the Gold Plus award in stroke from The American Heart Association's Get With the Guidelines program while serving as stroke coordinator
- Achieved 2 or more consecutive years of 85% or higher adherence on all achievement measurements for primary stroke center as Stroke Coordinator
- Recognized as a DAISY Award Nominee in November 2015
- Received Silver Club Stroke Champion designation through UAMS IDHI Stroke Program
Certification
- 04/2023 Trauma Nurse Core Course (TNCC) Emergency Nurses Association
- 02/2024 Stroke Certified Registered Nurse (SCRN) American Board of Neuroscience Nursing 00403829
- 01/2015 Registered Nursing License Arkansas State Board of Nursing (ASBN) R097786
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support Quarterly recertification maintenance
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) Quarterly recertification maintenance
- 01/2015 National Institute of Health Stroke Scale Quarterly recertification maintenance
Strengths
- # Professional
- # Compassionate
- # Organized
- # Adaptable
- # Critical Thinking
- # Leadership
- # Problem-solving
- # Self Motivation
- # Teamwork
- # Communication
- # Time Management
Timeline
Stroke Coordinator
Conway Regional Medical Center
06.2022 - 07.2025
Registered Nurse, ICU
Conway Regional Medical Center
08.2021 - 06.2023
Registered Nurse, COVID Response Team
Liquid Agents Healthcare
02.2021 - 05.2021
Registered Nurse, ICU Flex Team
Baptist Health Medical Center
02.2018 - 08.2021
Registered Nurse, Surgical/Trauma ICU
Baptist Health Medical Center
01.2015 - 02.2018
Licensed Practical Nurse
Baptist Health Extended Care Hospital
07.2013 - 01.2015
Registered Nursing - undefined
Baptist Health Schools
Licensed Practical Nursing - undefined
Baptist Health Schools
Bachelors of Science - Nursing
Western Governors University
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