Helaina Christie
Denver,CO
Summary
Goal-oriented team player and leader with strong organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy and proven to remain calm under pressure. Dedicated to patient advocacy and developing strong relationships with patients and co-workers through empathy, respect, and a fierce work ethic.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse Supervisor Radiation Oncology
Saint Joseph Hospital
11.2020 - Current
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
- Led successful team comprised of RNs and ancillary staff.
- Audited charts and reviewed clinical documents to verify accuracy.
- Key player in opening the region's only brachytherapy suite from the ground up including logistical and financial planning, designing a brachytherapy specific EPIC build for nursing documentation, and providing extensive training to my team of nurses.
- Collaborated on multiple process improvement projects to improve department workflow and rolled them out to the rest of the team.
- Organized and lead monthly nursing meetings and journal clubs to review current best oncology practices.
- Created monthly nursing schedules to ensure adequate and safe staffing.
- Contributed substantially to successful department JCAHO accreditation by consistently operating to highest standards of care.
- Chair member on multiple committees including Committee on Cancer and Staff Recognition Committee.
- Participated in evidence based project implementation, nursing competency development, and nursing simulation activities.
- Triaged incoming patient phone calls based off of their symptoms and needs.
- Provided direct patient care to complex cancer patients that included detailed head-to-toe assessment, medication administration, starting and maintaining IV access, monitoring patient condition by interpreting and tracking EKG readings, identifying irregular telemetry readings and updating team members on changes in stability or acuity, working closely with an interdisciplinary team including physicians, dieticians, and social workers, documenting per policy in EPIC, and providing extensive education to the patient and their family members.
Medical Surgical Registered Nurse
Saint Joseph Hospital
07.2018 - 11.2021
- Performed nursing assessments and developed patient-specific treatment plans to deliver comprehensive care to patients on a 34 bed unit.
- Educated patients and families on medical-surgical procedures, therapeutic regimens, and pain management techniques.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary team members to facilitate comprehensive patient-centered care.
- Administered blood products and monitored vital signs to address immediate concerns.
- Started intravenous fluids, administered medications, and documented patient charts by recording food and fluid output and intake.
- Monitored patients before, during and after surgical operations to evaluate patient care.
- Managed patients' symptoms and pain by implementing pharmacological and non-pharmacological pain management interventions.
- Provided patient-centered discharge planning and education to reduce complications and readmissions.
- Worked closely with cystic fibrosis patients who were a majority of our patient population.
- Explained course of care and medication side effects to patients and caregivers in easy-to-understand terms and provided education patient care instructions.
- Facilitated therapeutic communication, conflict resolution and crisis intervention by redirecting negative behaviors and helping patients regain or improve coping abilities.
- Documented assessments, significant communications, and changes in patient condition in EPIC per hospital policy,
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Regis University
Denver, CO05.2018
Skills
- Detail oriented in the professional setting with strong organization, prioritization, and time management skills
- Leadership
- Protocols and Procedures
- Process Improvement
- Strong Clinical Judgment
- Emotional Intelligence and Therapeutic Communication
- Team Collaboration and Motivation
- Nursing Staff Management and Staff Supervision
Certification
- Licensed Registered Nurse - June 2018
- BLS and ACLS
- Reality Based Leadership Certification- June 2022
- Telemetry Certification - August 2022
- Radiation Oncology Certification- March 2021
- St. Joseph Hospital Preceptor Certification- January 2020
- Cystic Fibrosis Certification - September 2018
Timeline
Registered Nurse Supervisor Radiation Oncology
Saint Joseph Hospital
11.2020 - Current
Medical Surgical Registered Nurse
Saint Joseph Hospital
07.2018 - 11.2021
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Regis University
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