Jayden Vonfeldt
Aurora,CO
Summary
Dedicated Neuro ICU Charge RN with strong expertise in rapid patient assessment, emergency response, and stability of critically ill patients. Skilled in recognizing clinical deterioration, coordinating multidisciplinary care, and leading high-pressure situations with confidence and efficiency. Committed to patient safety, teamwork, and delivering high-quality critical care outcomes.
Overview
1
1
Certification
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Charge Nurse
Neuro Intensive Care Unit, University of Colorado Hospital
Aurora, CO
04.2025 - Current
- Coordinates patient assignments, admissions, and transfers to optimize workload balance and staffing needs.
- Serves as a clinical resource and mentor for nursing staff, providing guidance in complex neurocritical cases.
- Responds to and leads stroke alerts, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to expedite diagnosis and treatment.
- Provides support and consultation to nurses throughout the hospital managing neurological or critical care patients.
- Facilitates communication between the nursing team, physicians, and ancillary departments to maintain continuity of care.
- Assists with emergency situations, code responses, and troubleshooting equipment or clinical issues.
- Monitors quality metrics and promotes adherence to evidence-based protocols and hospital policies.
Registered Nurse, Neuro Intensive Care Unit
University of Colorado Hospital
Aurora, Colorado
10.2022 - Current
- Provide specialized critical care to patients with critical brain injuries, collaborating with a multidisciplinary team to ensure optimal recovery outcomes.
- Manage external ventricular drains (EVDs), lumbar drains (LDs), and bolts while evaluating patients for intracranial pressure (ICP) crises.
- Monitor patients' respiratory status and ventilator operation, making timely adjustments that contributed to improved patient stabilization.
- Administer doses of emergency medications and prepare patients for rapid sequence intubation (RSI) in high-pressure clinical settings.
- Document and update patients' medical status and treatment details in electronic charts, improving care accuracy and facilitating better clinical decisions.
- Monitor patients' vital signs and deliver physician-prescribed medications and treatments in a fast-paced hospital environment, enhancing patient stability and comfort.
- Maintain a respectful treatment environment that honors patients' and families' cultural and religious traditions and preferences.
- Educate patients and families about specific injuries such as stroke, SAH, and TBI, to improve understanding of care and recovery options.
- Serve as relief charge nurse, mentoring junior nurses and managing patient assignments to ensure adequate care delivery.
- Manage stroke alerts throughout the hospital, ensuring protocol, patient safety, and time frames are met to improve outcomes.
- Educate nursing staff on the unit about best practices and implement quality care bundles to enhance patient outcomes. (Quality RN role)
- Trained and mentored new nurses, improving patient safety and care quality through hands-on guidance and support.
- Launched a night shift rounds bundle that improved patient monitoring and enhanced communication among staff to increase timely care delivery.
CNA/ACP Neuro Intensive Care Unit
University of Colorado Hospital
Aurora, Colorado
04.2020 - 10.2022
- ACP tasks: Perform foley placement, peripheral lab draws, IV placement, and central line dressing changes.
- Respond to patient call lights and emergency alarms to provide care as needed.
- Aid nurses & physicians in medical procedures and patient positioning.
- Document and communicate observations of patient behavior, complaints, or physical symptoms that may require medical attention, such as bruises, open wounds, or blood in urine.
- Record, document, and communicate vital signs/intake and output.
- Gather information from caregivers, nurses, or physicians about patient's condition, treatment plans, or appropriate activities.
- Assist patients in performing ADLs, and 1:1 feeding.
Education
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) - Nursing
Denver College of Nursing
Denver09-2022
Skills
- Decision-making
- Care coordination
- Clinical leadership
- Team leadership
- Rapid patient assessment and clinical deterioration recognition
- Time management and prioritization under pressure
Certification
- Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS)
- Basic Life Support (BLS)
Timeline
Charge Nurse
Neuro Intensive Care Unit, University of Colorado Hospital
04.2025 - Current
Registered Nurse, Neuro Intensive Care Unit
University of Colorado Hospital
10.2022 - Current
CNA/ACP Neuro Intensive Care Unit
University of Colorado Hospital
04.2020 - 10.2022
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) - Nursing
Denver College of Nursing