Heather Johnson
Pine Island,MN
Summary
Dedicated Registered Nurse with 18+ years of NICU experience and 3+ years of General Medicine experience of direct patient care and leadership roles as a Charge Nurse and Preceptor. Stay involved in unit committees to promote best practices and be the resource nurse staff look to for guidance. Adept at collaborating with multidisciplinary teams. Successful at advocating for patient needs and patient care changes.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
NICU RN
Mayo Clinic Methodist Hospital
10.2004 - Current
- Lead and coordinate daily workflow of 24 bed NICU including high-risk deliveries in Labor and Delivery.
- Communicate effectively with multidisciplinary teams to provide best care to our patients and families.
- Train and mentor new staff into NICU role at bedside and as high-risk resuscitation nurse on protocols and best practices to promote ideal patient outcomes.
- Provide NICU assessments, stabilization, and preparation for discharge care.
- Attend high-risk deliveries alongside NNP, Neonatologist, and RRT to assist in neonatal stabilization.
- Active member of unit's Operations, Charge and Neonatal Resuscitation committees.
- Past committee involvement as Chair leader/member of Mock Code Committee providing quarterly code scenarios to staff nurses.
Postpartum RN
Mayo Clinic Methodist Hospital
04.2004 - 10.2004
- Provided mother and newborn assessments, management of care and discharge teaching.
- Communicated effectively with multidisciplinary team members to provide best care possible.
- Trained and mentored new staff on protocols and best practices to promote ideal patient outcomes.
General Medicine RN
Mayo Clinic Methodist Hospital
08.2001 - 04.2004
- Lead and coordinated daily workflow of unit.
- Communicated effectively with multidisciplinary teams to provide best care to patients and families.
- Provided skilled nursing care to adults requiring dialysis, peritoneal dialysis, complex wound care, among multitude of general aliments.
- Educated family members and caregivers on patient care instructions.
- Participated as committee member in unit practice to stay current on best practices.
- Trained and mentored new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
South Dakota State University
Brookings, SD01.2001
Skills
- Charge Nurse-current
- Preceptor-current
- Committee Member-current
- Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP)-current
- STABLE Program-current
- Basic Life Support (BLS)-current
Personal Information
Title: Registered Nurse
Accomplishments
- Certifications: Mayo Clinic Quality Fellow: Silver (2018) and Bronze (2011) Level Certification
- Awards: Excellence Though Teamwork Award-Initiation of Starter TPN in the Resuscitation room to give premature infants the best start possible (4/2018)
- Achievements:
Poster Presentation: Improving Outcomes: Required In-Situ Simulation for all Bedside Registered Nurses (4/2017)
Individual Achievement Award (11/2019)
Co-author of a published article in Neonatal Network Journal: In-Situ Neonatal Mock Codes: Assessing the Impact (1/2020)
Certification
Minnesota Licensure R 1536133
Timeline
NICU RN
Mayo Clinic Methodist Hospital
10.2004 - Current
Postpartum RN
Mayo Clinic Methodist Hospital
04.2004 - 10.2004
General Medicine RN
Mayo Clinic Methodist Hospital
08.2001 - 04.2004
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
South Dakota State University
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