Heather Climstein, RN, BSN,CEN, CCRN
Westland
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Registered Nurse
Michigan Medicine University Of Michigan
09.2018 - Current
- Providing exceptional patient care while working alongside physicians and other member of the interdisciplinary team to the critically ill adult in a 9 bed critical care unit associated with Adult Emergency Services.
- Maintenance and monitoring of invasive lines that include; central lines, arterial lines, trialysis lines, ports, and more.
- Care and Management of tracheostomy patients, heated high flow nasal cannula, and close management of mechanical ventilators.
- Manage and titrate a variety of medications including but not restricted to vasopressors, vasodilators, inotropes, antiarrhythmic, sedation, narcotics, neuromuscular blockade agents, heparin, and insulin.
- Treatment of the critically ill adult including, but not restricted to diabetic ketoacidosis, cardiogenic/septic shock, congestive heart failure, post cardiopulmonary arrest, ARDS, pulmonary embolism, and intracranial hemorrhage.
- Manage and evaluate external ventricular drains and their associated monitoring.
- Management of LVADS and Initiation and management of temporary pacemakers.
- Assist with bedside procedural sedation for a range of procedures with focus on airway patency pre, intra, and post procedure.
- Preceptor to new-to-practice as well as experienced nurses.
- EC3 Team Lead trained
Registered Nurse
Michigan Medicine University of Michigan
09.2017 - Current
- Prioritize and triage patients in a fast pace Level 1 Trauma Center with environment of 100+ patient census.
- Airway management through conventional ventilation, OPA/NPA use, CPAP/BiPAP, NRB/Venti mask usage and implementation of nasal cannula.
- Initiating and maintaining clinical care skills such as the initiation and maintenance of peripheral IV access, 12 lead EKG’s, interpretation of cardiac monitoring, drawing blood gases (arterial and venous), blood/platelet/FFP transfusion and the associated monitoring with these transfusions.
- PCA initiation and management.
- Preceptor to new-to-practice nurses as well as experienced nurses.
- Charge Nurse
Registered Nurse
Henry Ford Hospital
02.2015 - 05.2019
- Independently maintain safe and effective care to patients with different acuity levels in a time-restricted and demanding environment.
- Initiate and maintain massive transfusions, fluid resuscitation and titration of all vasoactive medications.
- Effectively assimilate, interpret and report changing patient data to ensure optimum care.
- Assist in the care of multiple traumas, cardiac arrests, stroke codes, sexual assaults and conscious sedations in all age populations.
- Preceptor to new-to-practice, as well as experienced nurses.
- Charge Nurse.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Eastern Michigan University
Ypsilanti, MI08.2018
Associate in Applied Science - Nursing
Henry Ford College
Dearborn, MI12.2014
Educational Objective
To obtain a Doctorate degree of Nurse Anesthesia in order to attain a greater knowledge of invasive hemodynamics and to
advance critical care and clinical skills through education and clinical practice by means of acceptance into school of Anesthesia.
Licensure and Certifications
Registered Nurse License, State of Michigan, 02/15 to Current
Critical Care Emergency Nurse (CCRN), 09/2019 to Current
Certified Emergency Nurse (CEN), 02/2019 to Current
American Heart Association Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), 09/2017 to Current
Trauma Nurse Core Curriculum (TNCC), 08/2015 to Current
Emergency Nursing Pediatric Curriculum (ENPC), 08/2015 to Current
National Institute of Health Stroke Scale Certification (NIHSS), 04/2015 to Current
American Heart Association Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), 02/2015 to Current
American Heart Association Basic Life Support (CPR/BLS), 02/2014 to Current
WELLE Instructor Certification, 11/2021 to Current
Affiliations
- EC3 Core Group 09/2018 to Current
- Preceptor Group 06/2018 to Current
- Team Lead Core Group 07/2020 to Current
- Co-Chair of Michigan Medicine Emergency Unit Based Governance Council 08/2020 to 07/2022
- Charge Nurse Group 07/2022 to Current
- Superuser/Blitz Volunteer 01/2022 to Current
- IV Skills Lab Volunteer 06/2022 to Current
- Recognition Committee Member 06/2023 to Current
- Central Framework Committee 10/2023 to Current
- Critical Care Education Workgroup 05/2024 to Current
- DEI Presentation for Mental Health Awareness Month 05/2024
- CPR Volunteer 06/2024
Professional Society/Organization Memberships
National Nurses United 07/2021 to Current
American Association of Critical Care Nurse's 05/2019 to Current
Emergency Nurse's Association 11/2018 to Current
Michigan Nurse's Association 09/2017 to Current
University of Michigan Professional Council 09/2017 to Current
Innovation, Research, & Continuous Quality Improvement
Implementation of debriefing in ED and EC3 11/2021 to Current
Nurse to Nurse Handoff 09/2021-Current
Auditing stroke, trauma, restraint and sedation documentation 07/2020 to Current
Critical Care Education Workgroup 06/2024 to Current
Timeline
Registered Nurse
Michigan Medicine University Of Michigan
09.2018 - Current
Registered Nurse
Michigan Medicine University of Michigan
09.2017 - Current
Registered Nurse
Henry Ford Hospital
02.2015 - 05.2019
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Eastern Michigan University
Associate in Applied Science - Nursing
Henry Ford College
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