Heather Hinton
Registered Nurse
Jensen Beach,FL
Summary
Passionate Assistant Nurse Manager brings talents in patient education, employee management and leadership development. Develops departmental budgets and maintains inventories of medical equipment, supplies and medicines. Productive mentor and natural leader focused on fostering positive and collaborative organizational culture.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Assistant Nurse Manager - Cath Lab
Cleveland Clinic Martin North
Stuart, FL
08.2019 - 01.2024
- Provided leadership to four departments and over 40 caregivers.
- Maintained caregiver schedules and timekeeping.
- Oversaw budgets and provided explanation when variances arose.
- Provided direct oversight in growth of cardiovascular, interventional radiology and electrophysiology service lines.
- Introduced four new procedures in interventional service lines.
- Promoted to Interim Nurse Manager after one year of service.
Registered Nurse - Cath Lab
Baptist East Hospital
Louisville, KY
12.2018 - 08.2019
- Circulates and monitors diagnostic and interventional cardiac cath, pacemaker and AICD implantation, CTO cases, PFO and valvuloplasty cases.
- Assisted physicians during examinations or surgical procedures.
- Proficient with IABP, Rotablator, Angiojet, IVUS, OCT, Impella, and FFR.
Registered Nurse - Cath Lab
St. Lucie Medical Center
Port St. Lucie, FL
05.2016 - 12.2018
- Assisted with cardiac catheterizations and provided follow-up care to patients.
- Ensured that quality assurance procedures were followed.
- Monitored patients and administered sedation during procedures.
- Maintained a database of patient statistics.
- Scrubbed and monitored diagnostic procedures.
Cath Lab Travel Registered Nurse
Various Companies
10.2012 - 05.2016
- Carried out usual tasks of a Cath Lab RN.
- Sole preceptor on a new graduate nurse in the cath lab.
- 1 year of interventional radiology experience including peripheral angiography/intervention.
- Expanded cath lab experience by learning to scrub procedures.
- Became Bard certified PICC line nurse.
Registered Nurse - Cath Lab
Central Baptist Hospital
Lexington, KY
10.2011 - 10.2012
- Administered diagnostic angiograms, injecting intravenous dye for x-ray examination and using catheters to introduce tools needed for medical treatments.
- Performed fractional flow reserve tests to measure blood pressure and diagnose severity of restriction at blocked areas within arteries.
- Administered nursing care to cardiac patients undergoing diagnostic, therapeutic or emergency services.
- Became super user for the Acist injector.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Western Governors University
Salt Lake City, UT01-2023
Skills
- Staff Development
- Quality Control
- Performance Monitoring
- Employee Relations
- Staff Leadership
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Assistant Nurse Manager - Cath Lab
Cleveland Clinic Martin North
08.2019 - 01.2024
Registered Nurse - Cath Lab
Baptist East Hospital
12.2018 - 08.2019
Registered Nurse - Cath Lab
St. Lucie Medical Center
05.2016 - 12.2018
Cath Lab Travel Registered Nurse
Various Companies
10.2012 - 05.2016
Registered Nurse - Cath Lab
Central Baptist Hospital
10.2011 - 10.2012
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Western Governors University
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