Hadley Baerns
Summary
Energetic and determined Certified Registered Nurse with 2.5 years of CVICU experience ready to pursue a Doctoral degree in Nursing Anesthesia. Recognized for excelling in patient advocacy and team collaboration. Skilled in managing critical, high-stress situations while always ensuring patient safety and well-being. Willingness to learn and continue to exceed healthcare standards at a higher level of education.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Charge Nurse
Moses Cone Hospital
Greensboro, North Carolina
04.2025 - Current
- Manages a 26 bed CVICU by supporting and being a resource for other RN's.
- Supervises nursing staff to ensure effective patient care delivery.
- Coordinates patient admissions and transfers for efficient workflow management.
- Organizes and delegates tasks during rapid response and high-pressure code situations.
- Manages staffing levels within the unit while ensuring optimal levels of patient care.
- Collaborates with unit manager, hospital coordinator, and medical doctors to appropriately staff unit while delivering high quality patient care.
Registered Nurse CVICU
Moses Cone Hospital
Greensboro, North Carolina
02.2024 - Current
- Collaborates with multidisciplinary teams for comprehensive patient care.
- Prepares equipment for invasive procedures such as central line insertions, arterial line insertions, PA catheter insertions, bronchoscopies, thoracenteses, EGD's, chest tube insertions, and lumbar punctures
- Educates patients and families on post-operative care instructions and lifestyle modifications.
- Manage fresh open heart surgeries ie., CABG, AVR, MVR, TVR, aortic dissections, LVAD HM3 implants, with pulmonary artery catheters and Flotrac's.
- Manage critically ill patients with devices ie., VA ECMO, VV ECMO, ProtekDuo, LVAD HM3, CRRT, balloon pump, and Impella.
- Responds to and treats hemodynamic changes in patients by titrating medications, interpreting ABG's, monitoring electrolytes, and managing fluid volume status.
- Assists in bedside emergencies such as code blues, resternotomies, ECMO circuit changes, cardioversions, and mass transfusion protocol with the Belmont.
CNA- CVICU
Johnson City Medical Center
Johnson City, Tennessee
01.2021 - 12.2023
- Assisted patients with daily living activities and personal hygiene tasks.
- Monitored vital signs and reported changes to nursing staff promptly.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to ensure comprehensive patient care plans.
- Supported nursing staff during medical procedures by preparing necessary equipment.
- Answered patient call lights promptly and responded to requests appropriately.
- Set up open heart surgery rooms and helped nurses recover patients straight from the OR.
Education
Cone Health Critical Care Residency
Greensboro, NC03-2025
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
East Tennessee State University
Johnson City, TN12-2023
High School Diploma -
Maryville High School
Maryville, TN05-2020
Skills
- Composure in intense environments
- Energetic and enthusiastic
- Organized and adaptable
- Natural Leader
- Team player
- Patient advocate
Leadership
- Preceptor for New Graduate Nurse (2025): 6 weeks of orienting a new graduate nurse to caring for CVICU patients, collaborating with interdisciplinary team members, developing nursing judgement, and becoming familiar with unit policies and procedures.
- Preceptor for devices (2025-current): Orienting multiple different nurses to devices including IABP, Impella, and CRRT. Ensuring each nurse is proficient in controlling the device and managing patient hemodynamics.
- Omnicell Superuser (2026-current): Assist with switching from Pyxis to Omnicell within the hospital system. Being a resource to colleagues as new system was implemented on unit.
Shadowing
- Samantha Muqtasid, CRNA~ Moses Cone Hospital, 16 hours
Accomplishments
- Good Catch Award (2025 and 2026)
- Cheers Award (2024, 2025, 2026)
Affiliations
- NSO
- AACN
Volunteering
- Completion of a canned food drive for United Way of Greater Greensboro through Moses Cone critical care Nurse Residency
Certification
- Registered Nurse, State of Tennessee (Multistate), License #276298
- CCRN- AACN (2026)
- PALS- AHA (2025)
- ACLS- AHA (2024-current)
- BLS- AHA (2020-current)
- IntraAortic Balloon Pump- Gettinge Educational Institute (2024-current)
- Impella CP, RP, 5.5- Abiomed (2024-current)
- CRRT (2025-current)
- LVAD HM3 (2024-current)
- ECMO VA, VV, ProtekDuo (2025-current)
- NIHSS Stroke Scale Certification (2024-current)
Timeline
Charge Nurse
Moses Cone Hospital
04.2025 - Current
Registered Nurse CVICU
Moses Cone Hospital
02.2024 - Current
CNA- CVICU
Johnson City Medical Center
01.2021 - 12.2023
Cone Health Critical Care Residency
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
East Tennessee State University
High School Diploma -
Maryville High School