Elizabeth Bjork
Moses Lake,WA
Summary
Driven and compassionate Family Nurse Practitioner Student, anticipated graduation of May 2024, with training in conducting physical examinations, ordering and interpreting lab testing and prescribing treatments or medications to address diverse conditions. Passionate about patient education and promoting sustainable wellness habits to mitigate pain and illness.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Registered Nurse
Assured Home Health
04.2023 - Current
- Field clinician providing education, assessments, wound care, catheter placement/care, lab draws,and facilitating care with clients in their home
- Works closely with patient care managers, social work, physical therapy, occupational therapy, primary care providers, clinic staff to ensure patient concerns and needs are addressed
- Works quite autonomously with strong skillset and knowledge base.
Registered Nurse
Confluence Health Walk-In Department
09.2020 - Current
- Serves as triage and patient care RN in a busy urgent care/walk-in department
- Utilizes critical thinking and excellent communication skills to ensure safe patient care
- Advocates for patients and for walk-in team by addressing and prioritizing patient care concerns
- Takes advantage of opportunities for patient education and connecting them with resources within the community to meet their healthcare needs
- Demonstrates competency in necessary skills such as rapid assessments, triage, and IV skills
- Able to quickly and smoothly adapt to the variety of patient care needs.
Registered Nurse
Samaritan Hospital
02.2019 - 08.2020
- ICU bedside RN and relief charge RN, focus on patient education and assisting with PCP set-ups and appts, excellent communication skills with patients and families, interdisciplinary team collaboration, assist with bedside procedures, continues to grow in practice of cultural awareness and sensitivity, leadership in patient advocacy, critical hemodynamic monitoring, care for patients on ventilators, performance of critical and clinical thinking skills, part of rapid response and code team.
Registered Nurse
Astria Regional Medical Center
10.2017 - 02.2019
- ICU and CVTU staff nurse and relief charge RN, head-to-toe assessments, critical and clinical thinking proficiency, medication administration and education, plan of care education to patients and family, interdisciplinary team collaboration, assists physicians with bedside procedures, utilizes appropriate resources to find and provide best treatments for patients, member of code blue and rapid response teams, excellent bedside manner, professional nursing care, practices cultural awareness and sensitivity, quality care maintained and encouraged, demonstrates leadership in patient advocacy, seeks out continual learning opportunities, thorough documentation skills, promotes safe work environment.
Registered Nurse
Bay Area Hospital
11.2016 - 10.2017
- RN on medical/surgical unit with experience in assessments, medication administration, IV starts/central line access, patient/family education, interdisciplinary team collaboration, excellent bedside manner, professional team player, excellent organizational skills and time management, efficiently provides care, appropriately delegates care as needed, and always seeks assistance as needed
- Jumps in whenever fellow nurses need assistance, promotes patient and staff safety at work, and seeks out new opportunities to learn and grow
- ONS certification obtained in Chemotherapy/Biotherapy administration and assisted with chemo/biotherapy infusions on the unit.
Registered Nurse
Columbia Crest Center
02.2016 - 08.2016
- Resident assessments, end of life care, patient/family education, medication administration and reconciliation, wound assessment and care, task delegation, vaccination administration, lab draws, provision of IV therapy, provision of emotional support for residents and families, consultation with interdisciplinary team to promote health of residents and develop plan of care, physician-resident mediator, resident advocate
Registered Nurse
South Coast Educational Service District
09.2016 - 11.2016
- RN on three special assignments (1:1 student nurse for two medically fragile students, Early Intervention Nurse Consultant, School District Nurse): develop school health maintenance plans for students, accompany 1:1 students on bus to and from school, complete physical assessments with each visit, charting every 15 minutes on 1:1 students, ventilator and trach care provided, monitor for seizure activity, provide hygiene care, head to toe assessments, develop protocols for students while in school based on medical needs and physician orders, gather history and physical from parents/physicians, medication administration for students while in school, provide teaching to teachers/instructional assistants/bus drivers on protocols, provide training on administration of glucagon/epi-pen/diastat per protocols, work with interdisciplinary team (PT/OT/Audiologist/Speech Pathologist) to develop plan of care for students, serves as a resource for school districts along the south coast
- As school district nurse one day a week: development of protocols and school health management plans, maintain the health room and care for students that present to the health room with injuries and illnesses, ensure medication cart and charting is up to date, communicate with parents on needs of students, work with teachers to ensure safety of students with medical concerns while in school.
Education
MSN FNP -
Gonzaga University
05.2024
B.S. Nursing -
Resurrection University
12.2015
B.A. Natural Science, B.A. Theology -
Concordia University Chicago
05.2013
Nurse Internship program
Bay Area Hospital
Skills
- Preventative Care
- Documentation and Charting
- Patient and family advocacy
- Treatment Planning
- Patient Assessments
- Professional Bedside Manner
- Patient Education
- Health Promotion
- Interprofessional Collaboration
- Certified in CPR/AED
Skills Certifications
- Utilizes critical and clinical thinking
- Anticipated MSN-FNP credentialing early Summer 2024
- RN Licensure, Washington
- Basic Life Support, American Heart Association, Certified 2022,
- ACLS, American Heart Association, Certified 2022
- Excellent communication skills
- Team player
- Patient centered, evidenced based care
Timeline
Registered Nurse
Assured Home Health
04.2023 - Current
Registered Nurse
Confluence Health Walk-In Department
09.2020 - Current
Registered Nurse
Samaritan Hospital
02.2019 - 08.2020
Registered Nurse
Astria Regional Medical Center
10.2017 - 02.2019
Registered Nurse
Bay Area Hospital
11.2016 - 10.2017
Registered Nurse
South Coast Educational Service District
09.2016 - 11.2016
Registered Nurse
Columbia Crest Center
02.2016 - 08.2016
MSN FNP -
Gonzaga University
B.S. Nursing -
Resurrection University
B.A. Natural Science, B.A. Theology -
Concordia University Chicago
Nurse Internship program
Bay Area Hospital
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