Overview
Work History
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Francine Penda

Greenville,SC

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience

Work History

Facility Resource Nurse

Facility Resource Nurse (Resource Pool) - LTACH & ED
Greenville, SC
01.2025 - Current
  • Serve as a float resource nurse, delivering expert critical care coverage across Long-Term Acute Care Hospital (LTACH) units and Emergency Departments (ED).
  • Manage highly complex, medically fragile patients requiring extended mechanical ventilation, tracheostomy management, complex wound care, and hemodynamic monitoring.
  • Rapidly adapt to acute ED resuscitation and triage demands while supporting unit workflows, patient flow, and critical care escalations across facility departments.

Float Pool Registered Nurse

Prisma Health
Greenville, SC
01.2024 - 12.2024
  • Coordinate patient care across diverse acute care departments, adapting swiftly to high-volume clinical settings.
  • Efficiently manage complex patient workloads across multiple units while adhering to rigorous performance benchmarks.
  • Lead interdepartmental collaboration to enhance care continuity, team synergy, and patient safety outcomes.

Case Manager / Registered Nurse

CenterWell Home Health
Greenville, SC
03.2023 - 08.2024
  • Managed complex home health patient cases, delivering skilled wound care and individualized care plans.
  • Facilitated seamless transitions from acute care facilities to home settings, maximizing patient recovery and satisfaction.
  • Analyzed patient data to drive evidence-based home interventions, significantly reducing 30-day hospital readmission rates.

Travel Registered Nurse (Neuro/Stroke & Med-Surg)

AYA Healthcare
Multiple Locations
01.2022 - 12.2022
  • Applied specialized neuro stroke interventions, monitored NIHSS vital metrics, and promptly addressed acute complications.
  • Partnered with multidisciplinary teams to manage complex inpatient cases, optimizing recovery timelines.
  • Delivered expert stroke care and rapid health assessments; educated families on post-discharge protocols to reduce readmissions.
  • Orchestrated tailored rehabilitation plans and supported smooth patient transitions to home care settings.

Registered Nurse - Occupational Health

Mercy Health
Greenville, SC
01.2021 - 07.2024
  • Conducted occupational health risk assessments and evaluated diagnostic/lab data to ensure workplace wellness compliance.
  • Streamlined clinical workflows to reduce patient wait times and collaborated with HR on return-to-work management programs.
  • Implemented evidence-based workplace health strategies that enhanced safety protocols and lowered incident rates.

Travel Emergency Room Nurse

TRS Healthcare
Multiple Locations
01.2020 - 12.2022
  • Managed high-acuity patients in a fast-paced ER; optimized triage workflows and documentation compliance.
  • Executed advanced emergency interventions and mentored junior staff in evidence-based trauma care procedures.
  • Managed critical trauma, septic shock, cardiac, and stroke cases; titrated vasoactive infusions and assisted with RSI intubation.
  • Provided critical COVID-19 pandemic response, maintained Norepinephrine/Insulin drips, and initiated GI bleed protocols.

Emergency Room Registered Nurse

AnMed Health
Anderson, SC
01.2019 - 12.2020
  • Delivered high-acuity care across pediatric, adult, and geriatric populations in a 42-bed emergency department.
  • Administered high-risk IV drips (Cardene, Cardizem, Adenosine, Insulin) and initiated Massive Transfusion Protocols (MTP).
  • Assisted with conscious sedations, STEMI care, stroke management, and cardiac arrest resuscitations.

Charge Nurse / Neuro Stroke RN

AnMed Health
Anderson, SC
01.2017 - 08.2018
  • Served as Charge Nurse for a 27-bed unit; supervised nursing staff, managed unit flow, and ensured compliance with clinical standards.
  • Utilized NIH Stroke Scale to conduct rapid assessments, reducing average treatment times for acute stroke patients.

Timeline

Facility Resource Nurse

Facility Resource Nurse (Resource Pool) - LTACH & ED
01.2025 - Current

Float Pool Registered Nurse

Prisma Health
01.2024 - 12.2024

Case Manager / Registered Nurse

CenterWell Home Health
03.2023 - 08.2024

Travel Registered Nurse (Neuro/Stroke & Med-Surg)

AYA Healthcare
01.2022 - 12.2022

Registered Nurse - Occupational Health

Mercy Health
01.2021 - 07.2024

Travel Emergency Room Nurse

TRS Healthcare
01.2020 - 12.2022

Emergency Room Registered Nurse

AnMed Health
01.2019 - 12.2020

Charge Nurse / Neuro Stroke RN

AnMed Health
01.2017 - 08.2018
Francine Penda