Jacquia Polk BSN, RN, CCRN
Chester,VA
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Cardiac Surgery Intensive Care Unit RN
Virginia Commonwealth University Health System
Richmond, VA
02.2024 - Current
- Currently in week 2 of orientation and being trained on pulmonary artery catheters, total heart transplants, right and left ventricle assist devices.
- 14 unit CSICU inside this trauma level 1 teaching facility.
Float ICU Nurse
Grady Medical Hospital
Atlanta, GA
09.2023 - 12.2023
- Interdisciplinary team player at this 989 bed, trauma level 1 teaching facility.
- Demonstrated autonomous, expert critical care thinking skill administering and safely titrating intravenous medications including vasopressors, inotropes, paralytics, sedatives, analgesics, and antihypertensive medication in accordance to facility policy and medication order.
- Float ICU floors included medical intensive care, neurovascular intensive care, surgical trauma intensive care, burns unit, and emergency department.
Medical Intensive Care Registered Nurse- Preceptor
Piedmont Henry Hospital
Stockbridge, GA
12.2022 - 09.2023
- Trauma level 2 facility with 21 bed intensive care unit.
- Management of ventilator, sedation, paralytic, CVP, bedside EVD placement, bedside peg and trach, conscious sedation, and guided ultrasound experience.
- Provided targeted care and treatment to patients with comorbities.
Medical Intensive Care Unit
Emory University Hosital
Atlanta, GA
06.2021 - 10.2022
- Crisis contract for teaching facility comprised of 3 MICU units, CVICU, and Neuro ICU.
- MICU home unit consisted of 16 beds.
- Urban population that consisted of organ transplants with comorbidities, COVID, ARDS, ESRD, and cardiovascular complication.
- Preceptor for over 20 staff and travel nurses during this contract that was extended 5 times.
- Work with interdisciplinary team, patients, and family to develop interventions to promote positive outcomes.
- Facilitated Cerner to Epic conversion.
Travel Intensive Care Registered Nurse
John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County
Chicago, IL
04.2021 - 06.2021
- 30 day crisis contract for level one trauma center/teaching facility that housed 35 critical care beds.
- Managed high acuity ARDS patients on ventilators, sedation, and paralytics. .
- Responsible for obtaining/interpreting ABG results and collaborating with respiratory therapist to make appropriate changes.
Travel COVID Intensive Care Registered Nurse
Inland Valley Medical Center
Temecula, CA
02.2021 - 03.2021
- Completed 240 working hours in 30 days managing COVID-19 pneumonia in this 40 critical care bed facility.
- Assisted providers with a emergent intubations, central line placement, arterial line insertions, chest tube placement, bronchoscopies, tracheostomy, PEG placement, and endoscopies.
Travel Float COVID Intensive Care Registered Nurse
Cedar Sinai
Los Angeles, CA
01.2021 - 02.2021
- Completed 240 working hours in 30 days managing COVID-19 patients in the 150 bed Saperstein Critical Care building.
- Floated to CVICU, RICU, MICU, and Neuro ICU.
- Managing ventilator, sedation, paralytics, vasopressors, inotropes, prone schedules, and CRRT.
Medical Intensive Care Registered Nurse
Grady Memorial Hospital
07.2019 - 01.2021
- Serves as a primary coordinator within an interdisciplinary team level one trauma center.
- Managing intubated patients while completing nurse driven interventions.
- Monitor critical patients and titrate critical care drips accordingly.
- Obtaining and interpreting labs and reporting abnormalities.
- Integrates knowledge, skills, and experiences to meet the needs of patients.
- Experience with COVID 19, proning, and CRRT.
- Knowledgeable and caring clinical practice and care coordination through an understanding of patient, family, nurse, and healthcare delivery team.
- Assess and coordinates patient's discharge planning needs with members of the healthcare team.
- Epic charting system.
Charge Hemodialysis Registered Nurse
Fresenius Kidney Care
03.2016 - 01.2021
- Assesses patients for fluid overload, hyperkalemia, and other complications with comorbidities.
- Administered hemodialysis according to findings and prescription.
- Responsible for anemia and protein management.
- Educating patient and family members on dietary requirements, fluid management, and dialysis access maintenance.
- Supports the FMCNA commitment to the Quality Enhancement Program (QEP) and CQI Activities, including those related to patient satisfaction and actively participates in process improvement activities that enhance the likelihood that patients will achieve the FMCNA Quality Enhancement Goals (QEP).
- Adheres to all requirements of the FMCNA Compliance Program, and FMS patient care and administrative policies.
Education
Advanced Pharmacology and Advanced Pathophysiology -
Post University
01.2023
Bachelors of Science in Nursing -
Grand Canyon University
06.2022
Associates of Science in Nursing -
Medtech College of Indianapolis
04.2014
Applied Science in Practical Nursing -
Medtech College of Indianapolis
09.2011
Skills
- Virginia Compact Nursing License
- CCRN
- Basic Life Support Provider
- Basic Life Support Instructor
- Advanced Life Support Provider
- Advanced Life Support Instructor
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support Provider
- NIH Certification
Affiliations
- Owner of Heart & Joy CPR and Medical Training
- Locust Grove Women's Center, Fundraising Officer
- American Association of Critical Care Nurse: Atlanta Chapter
Certification
- CRNA School Prep Membership
- Virginia Associate of Nurse Anesthetists, Winter Workshop
- Trauma Skills Lab
- Georgia Association of Nurse Anesthetist Symposium
- Diversity CRNA Information Session & Airway Simulation Lab Workshop at Virginia Commonwealth University
- CRNA Shadow Experience, 40 hours completed.
Timeline
Cardiac Surgery Intensive Care Unit RN
Virginia Commonwealth University Health System
02.2024 - Current
Float ICU Nurse
Grady Medical Hospital
09.2023 - 12.2023
Medical Intensive Care Registered Nurse- Preceptor
Piedmont Henry Hospital
12.2022 - 09.2023
Medical Intensive Care Unit
Emory University Hosital
06.2021 - 10.2022
Travel Intensive Care Registered Nurse
John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County
04.2021 - 06.2021
Travel COVID Intensive Care Registered Nurse
Inland Valley Medical Center
02.2021 - 03.2021
Travel Float COVID Intensive Care Registered Nurse
Cedar Sinai
01.2021 - 02.2021
Medical Intensive Care Registered Nurse
Grady Memorial Hospital
07.2019 - 01.2021
Charge Hemodialysis Registered Nurse
Fresenius Kidney Care
03.2016 - 01.2021
Advanced Pharmacology and Advanced Pathophysiology -
Post University
Bachelors of Science in Nursing -
Grand Canyon University
Associates of Science in Nursing -
Medtech College of Indianapolis
Applied Science in Practical Nursing -
Medtech College of Indianapolis