Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Affiliations
Timeline
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Janelle Edmondson

Janelle Edmondson

Montrose,CO

Summary

Empathetic Acute Care Nurse Practitioner focused on providing quality care and maintaining direct lines of communication with patients and healthcare team. Calm, understanding professional bringing experience in diagnosing, evaluating and treating acute and chronic medical conditions through physical examinations and testing. Exceptional critical thinking and decision-making skills.

Overview

21
21
years of professional experience

Work History

Critical Care/Hospitalist Nurse Practitioner

Montrose Regional Medical Center
Montrose, Co.
11.2019 - 10.2023

Critical Care/ Hospitalist

  • Used strong analytical and problem-solving skills to develop effective solutions for challenging situations
  • Organized and detail-oriented with strong work ethic
  • Completed paperwork, recognizing discrepancies and promptly addressing for resolution
  • Identified issues, analyzed information and provided solutions to problems
  • Managed daily census 6-16 patients per provider
  • Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility
  • Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
  • Exercised leadership capabilities by successfully motivating and inspiring others.
  • Demonstrated respect, friendliness and willingness to help wherever needed.
  • Organized and detail-oriented with a strong work ethic.
  • Assisted with day-to-day operations, working efficiently and productively with all team members.

Critical Care Unit – Clinical Nurse Coordinator, Staff RN

Swedish Medical Center
Englewood, Co.
09.2012 - 11.2019
  • Medical / Surgical / Trauma/ Cardio-Vascular Registered Nurse
  • Assessed physical, psychological, physiologic, and cognitive status of patients
  • Identified patient care requirements by establishing personal rapport with patients and families
  • Monitored patients' conditions and reported changes in physical presentation, appearance, and behavior to discuss treatment with physicians
  • Performed timely resuscitation and stabilization of acutely ill patients
  • Responded rapidly to critical codes to coordinate stabilization treatments and restore vital functions

Master Trainer

Meditech CPOE Implementation
12.2013 - 05.2014
  • Lead special seminars for different types of employees.
  • Maintained standardized training programs by providing comprehensive in-house training to new and current employees.
  • Developed and implemented lesson plans and teaching aids such as reference materials and videos.
  • Developed and improved training courses to increase staff performance and overall training effectiveness.

Intensive Care Unit/ Emergency Room

St. Joseph’s Hospital
Denver, Co.
08.2005 - 06.2013

Registered Nurse

  • Developed and implemented patient care plans based on physicians' instructions and generally accepted nursing practices.
  • Explained health care issues and ramifications to patients and families to promote informed medical care choices.
  • Followed HCA ethical values and principles and adhered to HIPAA medical record regulations to promote patients' privacy.
  • Monitored patients' respiratory status and ventilator operation and made adjustments to promote stabilization.
  • Responded to emergency situations to provide rapid and accurate care.
  • Triaged patients and delegated treatment needs to qualified staff and specialized departments.

Medical / Surgical, Staff RN

Littleton Adventist Hospital
Littleton, Co.
08.2005 - 01.2010
  • Vascular / Cardiac

House Float

Stanford University Hospital
Stanford, Ca.
04.2005 - 07.2005
  • Intensive care unit, surgery, telemetry, medical care unit)

Medical/ Surgical/ Telemetry

Petaluma Community Hospital
Petaluma, Ca.
01.2005 - 04.2005

Medical/ Surgical Preceptor, Charge Nurse

St. Joseph’s Hospital
Denver, Co.
04.2003 - 01.2005

Education

Master's of Science in Nursing -

Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA
09.2019

Advanced Certificate in Complementary and Integrative Medicine -

Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA
June 2018

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

University of Northern Colorado
Greeley, CO
December, 2008

Associate Degree - Applied Sciences, Nursing

Front Range Community College
Westminster, CO
April 2003

Skills

  • Skills Summary
  • Well-rounded, experienced clinician with 20 years in Nursing, specializing in Critical Care
  • Board certified Acute Care Nurse Practitioner passionate about critical care, patient advocacy and patient centered care Committed to increasing quality of patent experience through evidence based practice, self- directed, solutions-oriented with excellent time management skills
  • Diverse patient care experience including but not limited to cardiac, geriatric, medical, neurological, neurosurgical, orthopedic, Pulmonary, surgical, critical care and trauma patients

Affiliations

  • American Association Critical Care Nursing, American Association of Nurse Practitioners, Society of Hospital Medicine Sigma Theta Tau Nursing Honor Society
  • Former co-lead of the Code Blue and Rapid Response Committee at Swedish Medical Center, performed semi-annual code blue trainings, and created a mock code experience to help non- critical care nurses and staff become more comfortable in emergency situations.
  • Worked with multiple units at St. Joseph’s Hospital to obtain data and implement a project from a paper I wrote entitled, “Teaching Nurses How to Teach”.
  • Involved with the Intensive Care Unit at St. Joseph’s Hospital in gaining the prestigious Beacon award two years in a row for critical care excellence by the American Association of Critical Care Nurses.

Timeline

Critical Care/Hospitalist Nurse Practitioner

Montrose Regional Medical Center
11.2019 - 10.2023

Master Trainer

Meditech CPOE Implementation
12.2013 - 05.2014

Critical Care Unit – Clinical Nurse Coordinator, Staff RN

Swedish Medical Center
09.2012 - 11.2019

Intensive Care Unit/ Emergency Room

St. Joseph’s Hospital
08.2005 - 06.2013

Medical / Surgical, Staff RN

Littleton Adventist Hospital
08.2005 - 01.2010

House Float

Stanford University Hospital
04.2005 - 07.2005

Medical/ Surgical/ Telemetry

Petaluma Community Hospital
01.2005 - 04.2005

Medical/ Surgical Preceptor, Charge Nurse

St. Joseph’s Hospital
04.2003 - 01.2005

Master's of Science in Nursing -

Drexel University

Advanced Certificate in Complementary and Integrative Medicine -

Drexel University

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

University of Northern Colorado

Associate Degree - Applied Sciences, Nursing

Front Range Community College
Janelle Edmondson