Elisabeth Housman
Palo,IA
Summary
Knowledgeable RN Supervisor with 4 years experience in primary leadership and 19 years experience as an RN in various roles including secondary leadership such as Charge Nurse and preceptor. Experience working with diverse patient populations throughout the inpatient hospital setting. Demonstrated ability to foster relationships and coordinate with healthcare professionals, patients, and families to advance patient care. Highly adaptable to dynamic situations all while working calmly under pressure. Dedicated to enhancing staff development to improve quality of care, safety and efficiency. Qualified, driven, and ready to leverage knowledge and abilities and take on new career challenge.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
RN Supervisor Resource Staffing and Support
Unity Point Health St. Luke's Hospital
Cedar Rapids, IA
03.2020 - Current
- Provided clinical leadership and direction for nursing staff
- Coordinated staffing schedules for RNs and CMAs to meet needs of the hospital
- Assisted with onboarding of all new staff by providing orientation material, training sessions, and introduction to the team specifics.
- Conducted performance evaluations for all staff on a regular basis including but not limited to annual reviews, quarterly rounding, disciplinary actions, coaching sessions both at the elbow and in follow up.
- Investigated incidents involving patients or staff members, documenting findings as necessary.
- Collaborated with other departments to ensure quality patient care was provided throughout the hospital system.
- Served as an active member on multiple committees focused on improving quality initiatives at the unit and facility level.
- Cultivated positive relationships with patients and families, addressed concerns or complaints,while maintaining confidentiality of patient information.
- Participated in hiring process including but not limited to position requisition, interviews, and job offers.
- Lead for CMA role introduction for Float Pool - including designing orientation plans, schedules, and required training.
- Competency development for RNs, CMAs, and PCTs with the assistance of Advance Practice Nurses
- Participated in leadership education and classes to further development in leadership role
Registered Nurse
Unity Point Health St. Luke's Hospital
Cedar Rapids, IA
09.2004 - Current
- Critical Care, Step Down, and Medical Surgical pools-providing direct bedside patient care on a variety of patient populations and units including ICU, Emergency Department, Post Anesthesia Care, Cardiac Telemetry, Cardiovascular/Vascular and General Surgery, Pulmonary Specialty, Orthopedics, Neuro/Oncology, Inpatient Rehab (current position: 7/8/2007 to present)
- Leadership roles in Float Pool and on units including but not limited to charge nurse and preceptor for new RNs and RN students/interns
- Maintain competencies for hospital wide and unit specific skills, including but not limited to Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (CRRT), Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump (IABP), NIHSS certified, Crisis Prevention training, and Cardiac rhythms,
- Provide direct patient care to a diverse patient population
- Monitor and assess for potential changes in patient status
- Identify immediate patient needs and anticipate future needs based on patient condition
- Maintaining flexibility in changing assignments and units on short notice while continuing to provide competent and compassionate care to patients
- Member (9 years) and Chair (7 years)of Unit Practice council: Lead discussions regarding concerns, new implementations, unit metrics, and various additional topics related to float pool
- Collaborated with multi-disciplinary team to meet the needs of the patient both in the hospital and outside the hospital
- Central Resource Team-provided direct patient care to a variety of units including medical and surgical specialties, cardiac telemetry, and rehabilitation units (previous position: 5/14/2006-7/8/2007)
- Staff RN for Transitional Care Unit-provided direct patient care on an inpatient skilled nursing unit (previous position: 9/7/2004-5-14-2006).
PACU Registered Nurse
University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics
Iowa City, IA
06.2019 - 10.2020
- Provided post-operative care to patients recovering from anesthesia, ensuring their safety and comfort.
- Educated patients on proper self-care techniques after discharge from the PACU.
- Initiated communication between anesthesiologists, surgeons, nurses, respiratory therapists and other healthcare personnel involved in the post-surgical and PACU process.
- Coordinated with healthcare team to establish, enact and evaluate patient care plans.
Education
Bachelor of Science: Nursing -
Mount Mercy University
01.2009
Associate of Science: Nursing -
Kirkwood Community College
01.2005
Skills
- Strong communication skills
- Strong understanding of patient focused care
- Skilled with Microsoft office
- Staff Development
- Interdisciplinary Collaboration
- Critical Thinking
- Problem-solving aptitude
- Employee Performance Evaluations
- Personnel Recruitment
- Professionalism
- Schedule Management
- Adaptability
- Leadership
Certification
- RN License - Iowa
- BLS certification
- ACLS certification
- PALS certification
- NIHSS certified
Accomplishments
- Lamorgese Award for Excellence in Neurologial Nursing, 2019
Affiliations
- Hospital committees: Unit Practice Council, Performance Improvement, Leadership Council, Patient Family Experience Council, Chief Nurse Executive (CNE) Roundtable, CMA workgroup, Telesitter/Falls workgroup
- Mom to 17month old and 3.5 year old
- IONL membership
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
RN Supervisor Resource Staffing and Support
Unity Point Health St. Luke's Hospital
03.2020 - Current
PACU Registered Nurse
University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics
06.2019 - 10.2020
Registered Nurse
Unity Point Health St. Luke's Hospital
09.2004 - Current
Bachelor of Science: Nursing -
Mount Mercy University
Associate of Science: Nursing -
Kirkwood Community College
- RN License - Iowa
- BLS certification
- ACLS certification
- PALS certification
- NIHSS certified
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