IVIE M. WITTWER
Pleasant Grove
Summary
Goal-oriented Family Nurse Practitioner student with strong skills in pediatric and adult nursing care. Experienced in critical care and management, with expertise in patient education and leadership. Self-directed and solutions-oriented with excellent communication skills. Committed to delivering comprehensive and holistic care, while continuously learning and mastering new skills. Dedicated to improving patient care quality through superior time management and prioritization.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Pediatric Trauma/Emergency Department Nurse
Primary Children's Hospital
08.2023 - Current
- Collaborate with team to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions
- Provide skilled, timely and level-headed emergency response to critically-ill patients.
- Advocate for pediatric patients and their families to ensure that they receive the best care
- Competent in nursing skills specific to pediatric patients including triage, critically-ill patient care, trauma patient care, and ultrasound IVs
Specialty Recovery Charge Nurse
Intermountain Health
01.2022 - 08.2023
- Competent in skills such as arterial lines, ultrasound IVs, sedation administration, vasoactive drips, and PACU recovery
- Lead a diverse team of nurses and techs with varying levels of skill and experience
- Trained new nurses on proper care, skills, and unit flow. Educated all nurses on proper nursing skill techniques
- Cared for patients pre/post procedure and often had to rely on my time management and critical thinking skills in a fast-paced environment
- Organized patient assignments and collaborated with multiple care teams (cath lab, interventional radiology, vascular surgery, cardiovascular surgery, electrophysiology lab) to ensure successful flow of procedures
Trauma/General Surgery Medical Surgical Nurse
Intermountain Health
01.2021 - 01.2022
- Cared for and monitored patients by administering medication, performing assessments, observing and reporting changes in patient status, documenting patient information, and working with a care team to give patients the care they need
- Used time management skills to effectively and efficiently provide care to patients
- Educated patients and their families on medications, diagnosis, treatment plans, and expected outcomes
- Assisted patients in their recovery and prepared them for continued recovery post discharge
Clinical Research Coordinator
Southern Utah Medical Research
04.2019 - 01.2021
- Responsible for recruiting patients, collecting and organizing patient information, explaining different studies and what will occur throughout them, conducting patient visits, collecting labs, and interpreting results from labs
- Screened patient records, databases, and physician referrals to identify prospective candidates for research studies
- Followed informed consent processes and maintained records
- Gathered, processed, and shipped lab specimens
Student Intern
St. George Regional Medical Center
01.2018 - 04.2018
- Responsible for creating nursing bedside shift report handoff tools
- Collected results of completed reports and input them into a database to be monitored. Results were analyzed to help improve patient experience at Intermountain Health
- Communicated effectively with faculty and staff and accepted critiques and suggestions for areas of improvement
Education
Master of Science - Family Nurse Practitioner
Brigham Young University
Provo, UT06-2026
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Utah Tech University
St. George, UT12-2020
Skills
- Medication Administration
- Patient and Family Education
- Unit Oversight
- Medical Procedure Preparation
- Workflow and Patient Management
- Patient Assessments
- Caring
- Time Management
- Responsible and Dependable
- Punctual
- Patient Advocate
- Critical Thinker
- Patient stabilization
Additional Information
- Mission to The Philippines for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 08/01/15 - 03/01/17
- Served in a demanding environment requiring emotional resilience, cultural sensitivity, and the ability to adapt quickly to new routines and interpersonal challenges
- Worked in many leadership roles and provided many hours of service working with the Filipino people
- Mastered and became fluent in the language of Tagalog
- Tagalog Fluency, Professional Working
Certification
- Pediatric and Adult Ultrasound Guided Peripheral IV Certification
- BLS, Basic Life Support
- ACLS, Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support
- PALS, Pediatric Advanced Life Support
- ENPC, Emergency Nurse Pediatric Course
- TNCC, Trauma Nurse Core Course
Languages
Tagalog
Full Professional
Timeline
Pediatric Trauma/Emergency Department Nurse
Primary Children's Hospital
08.2023 - Current
Specialty Recovery Charge Nurse
Intermountain Health
01.2022 - 08.2023
Trauma/General Surgery Medical Surgical Nurse
Intermountain Health
01.2021 - 01.2022
Clinical Research Coordinator
Southern Utah Medical Research
04.2019 - 01.2021
Student Intern
St. George Regional Medical Center
01.2018 - 04.2018
Master of Science - Family Nurse Practitioner
Brigham Young University
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Utah Tech University
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