Kaitlin Arendt
Racine,WI
Summary
Highly motivated Critical Care Registered Nurse with 2 years of experience treating patients and coordinating care with multiple interdisciplinary teams. Proven history of leveraging critical thinking, analysis, and medical knowledge to deliver superior care in high-pressure environments. Prioritizes clinical and operational tasks in fast-paced medicine settings. Excels in problem solving, decision making, time management, and being a team player.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Registered Nurse, ICU
Ascension All Saints Hospital
04.2022 - Current
- Conferred with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches.
- Operated advanced life support equipment proficiently during emergencies, stabilizing critically ill patients swiftly when necessary.
- Monitored patient condition by interpreting and tracking EKG readings, identifying irregular telemetry readings and updating team members on changes in stability or acuity.
- Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients, and determined next course of action.
- Implemented medication and IV administration, catheter insertion and airway management.
- Provided exceptional care to high acuity patients needing complex care such as ventilator management, multiple medication drips, and hemodynamic monitoring.
Anesthesia Technician
Ascension All Saints, Racine
03.2017 - 03.2022
- Assist with all intubations including difficult ones requiring a glidescope or fiberoptic scope
- Assist with any line insertions such as arterial lines, central lines, femoral lines, floating swans, and TEE placement
- Assists with spinals and epidurals including positioning of the patient and sterile technique.
- Operated invasive hemodynamic monitoring equipment, including the flowtrack.
- Performed blood gas analysis, using blood gas analyzing and centrifuge equipment to monitor and determine carbon dioxide, sodium, pH and oxygen saturation in patients.
Surgical Support Staff
Ascension All Saints, Racine
07.2015 - 03.2017
- Assisted in setting up rooms for surgery and changing them over between cases
- Assisted in transporting patients after surgery
- Ran specimens to the lab and imaging
- Worked with the blood bank and got blood products for surgical procedures as needed
- Stocked the operating rooms with supplies needed.
Ascension All Saints, - Transport
11.2014 - 06.2015
- Took patients to and from destinations throughout the hospital such as X-Ray, MRI, CT, endoscopy, IR, cath lab, surgery, etc
- Assisted in moving patients and transferring them on beds.
Education
Associates Degree of Nursing - Nursing
Gateway Technical College
04.2022
Skills
- Analytical and Critical Thinking
- Attention to Detail
- Flexible and Adaptable
- Problem-Solving
- Multitasking Abilities
- Compassionate and Caring
- Decision Making
- Clinical judgment
- Team Collaboration
Internships
ICU Nurse Intern - Ascension All Saints
10/2021-03/2022
- Works under an RN and does hands on patient care including assessments, medication administration, Vent and drip management, communication, and nursing skills
- Charts assessments and care plans in EPIC
- Receives and gives bedside hand off report, participates in team rounding.
Timeline
Registered Nurse, ICU
Ascension All Saints Hospital
04.2022 - Current
Anesthesia Technician
Ascension All Saints, Racine
03.2017 - 03.2022
Surgical Support Staff
Ascension All Saints, Racine
07.2015 - 03.2017
Ascension All Saints, - Transport
11.2014 - 06.2015
Associates Degree of Nursing - Nursing
Gateway Technical College
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