I am an experienced registered nurse with over 17 years of experience. My skills are vast in various medical fields, but my specialty has mainly been in the emergency department, working in trauma, triage, staff, and charge nurse roles.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
System Float Pool nurse, ED/OCED
Multicare
01.2020 - 01.2024
Emergency department and off campus emergency departments nursing duties that involved trauma skills, triage skills, IV therapy including ultra sound, pharmacology knowledge for all routes of dispensing medications, blood transfusions, cardiac and NIHH care, consents, conscious sedation, patient education, Epic computer software.
Versatility for traveling to same day assignments within the Multicare group in a 25 mile radius.
Registered nurse, Cardiac Short Stay, cardiac PCU, cardiac CVICU
Tacoma General Hospital, Multicare
01.2019 - 01.2020
Pre and post op care for catheter lab/IR patients; radial and femoral catheter site care, pain control, consents, VLAD, medications via all routes, discharge with patient education and wound care as needed.
System Float Pool nurse
Good Samaritan Hospital, Multicare
01.2018 - 01.2019
Float pool nurse for entire hospital working emergency department, ICU/PCU, Observation, medical/surgical, peri-operative/PACU, admissions/discharges.
I was on the Covid floor during initial outbreak wearing PAPR respirator for patients in quarantine.
Emergency Department nurse
Saint Anthony Hospital
01.2008 - 01.2018
It was a great experience being part of a team to open up a brand new hospital and assist in the process of organizing the emergency department.
I worked as a staff nurse for the first 5 years and progressed to become a charge nurse.
Education
Associate Degree -
Olympic College
Bremerton, WA
01.2008
Skills
CEN
ACLS
BLS
CPR
TNCC
PALS
NRP
NIH
IV insertion
Central line care
Cardiac monitoring
Geriatric care
Diabetes management
Pediatric care
Blood transfusion
Clinical judgment
Compassionate care
Emergency care
Teamwork
Teamwork and collaboration
Problem-solving
Medication and IV administration
Time management
Intravenous therapy
Neonatal care
Awards
Daisy Award
Phi Betta Kappa
Accomplishments
Daisy Award
Timeline
System Float Pool nurse, ED/OCED
Multicare
01.2020 - 01.2024
Registered nurse, Cardiac Short Stay, cardiac PCU, cardiac CVICU