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Elizabeth Caroline Yeargan

Wilmington,North Carolina

Summary

Nursing professional with demonstrated success in emergency patient care seeking full time position as a Registered Nurse. Offering almost 3 years of experience within the Emergency Department as a staff nurse, team lead, and trauma RN. I am planning to relocate to the Houston area in July 2025.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Emergency Room Registered Nurse

Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center
07.2022 - Current
  • Almost 3 years working as an ER Nurse in a Level 2 Trauma Center with 108 emergency beds serving adult and pediatric populations with additional alternative care areas, and a throughput of 250-300 patients daily. Novant Health NHRMC is an 800 bed teaching hospital.
  • Awarded the Purple Light Award for outstanding patient care December 2024.
  • Provided care for up to 13 patients at a time and up to 4 critical patients at a time prioritizing care, ensuring prompt intervention and stabilization. Worked in multiple different care areas including all acuity’s, intake, fast-track, hallways, inpatient, critical care, and trauma within the ER.
  • Served as primary nurse for different teams including Trauma Red, Trauma Yellow, Trauma Green, ROSC, Stroke, STEMI, team lead. Experienced in charting and treatment of trauma, stroke, STEMI, procedural sedation, and ROSC patients. Utilized the Emergency Services Index (ESI) when triaging patients from privately owned vehicles (POV) and EMS.
  • Used the Nursing process of assessment, planning, intervention, and evaluation. Performed thorough and efficient assessments, excelled in IV placement, and utilized resources to maximize patient comfort.
  • Administered routine medications, blood transfusions, critical medication infusions. Monitoring moderate and deep sedation and assisted with bedside reductions. Assisted with rapid sequence intubations, synchronized cardioversion, cardiac defibrillation.
  • Collaborated with physicians, specialists, and ancillary staff to develop patient-centered care and advocated for patients to improve outcomes.

Medical Assistant

Seaside Pediatrics
06.2020 - 08.2020
  • Applied assessment skills, data collection, patient education, emotional support, and continuity of care throughout outpatient pediatric visits to determine healthcare needs and provide holistic care for pediatric clients.
  • Demonstrated active listening to parent and patient concerns, relayed pertinent information to providers, advocated for patient's needs, provided patient-centered care, boosted morale, and increased patient satisfaction.
  • Briefed providers on specific patient needs to facilitate productive patient-provider experiences.
  • Documented subjective and objective data, vital signs, and client concerns/needs in patient charts.

Receptionist

Carolina Skin & Vein Center, Dr.Lois Beard Martin
06.2018 - 08.2018
  • Greeted and built rapport with clients, serving anywhere from 20-30 patients daily.
  • Assisted with onboarding new clients and securing paperwork completion.
  • Answered phones, checked clients in, prepared clients charts, documented in clients charts, scheduled appointments, rescheduled clients, confirmed appointments.

Nanny

Private Family
06.2017 - 08.2017
  • Cared for two children, at the ages of 4 and 7 years, multiple times a week from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
  • Reinforced developmental tasks, such as toilet-training, drawing, walking up and downstairs for the 4-year-old, and appropriately answering questions, facilitated increased sensitivity to others' feelings and through play for the 7-year-old.
  • Supervised and ensured safety around water, organized and planned fun activities, and guaranteed safe play.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Nursing, Minors: Neuroscience, Psychology

University of North Carolina Wilmington
Wilmington, NC
05.2022

Transfer -

University of North Carolina At Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill
08-2017

Skills

  • ACLS protocols
  • Active listening, compassion, and empathy
  • Airway management and patient stabilization
  • Assisting with Rapid Sequence Intubation (RSI)
  • CPR
  • Critical Care
  • EKGs
  • Emergency trauma care
  • Emergency triage, ESI
  • IV insertion and blood draws
  • Medication administration, including titratable medications
  • Patient and family advocacy
  • Patient assessments, intervention, evaluation, education
  • Patient safety
  • Proficient in Epic documentation
  • Stroke Assessment
  • Wound care

Licensure

Multi-State Compact Registered Nurse Permanent License, North Carolina #347784

Certification

  • Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS)
  • Basic Life Support (BLS)
  • Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
  • Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC)
  • Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course (ENPC)
  • NIH Stroke Scale Certified (NIHSS)
  • Management of Aggressive Behaviors (MOAB)

Timeline

Emergency Room Registered Nurse

Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center
07.2022 - Current

Medical Assistant

Seaside Pediatrics
06.2020 - 08.2020

Receptionist

Carolina Skin & Vein Center, Dr.Lois Beard Martin
06.2018 - 08.2018

Nanny

Private Family
06.2017 - 08.2017

Bachelor of Science - Nursing, Minors: Neuroscience, Psychology

University of North Carolina Wilmington

Transfer -

University of North Carolina At Chapel Hill

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