Jennie Dutton
Wadesboro,NC
Summary
Dynamic Critical Care Registered Nurse with 4 years of experience. Adept at collaborating with interdisciplinary medical teams. Dedicated to delivering best-in-class patient care and individualized plans for families and patients. Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals. Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Medical ICU Registered Nurse
Atrium Health Union
09.2023 - Current
- Completed orientation as Charge RN
- Optimized patient satisfaction through timely response to concerns and effective communication among staff members.
- Promoted a safe working environment by adhering to infection control policies and regularly reviewing safety protocols.
- Coordinated nursing care on unit through staff assignments, assisting and rounding with physicians, monitoring patient orders, and communicating with ancillary departments.
- Quickly responded to situations impacting safety and security to unit, actualizing crisis prevention interventions to control and de-escalate situations.
- Used first-hand knowledge and clinical expertise to advocate for patients under care and enacted prescribed treatment strategies.
- Provided skilled, timely and level-headed emergency response to critically-ill patients.
- Managed patients recovering from medical or surgical procedures.
- Improved patient outcomes by implementing evidence-based nursing practices in the MICU.
- Enhanced patient safety by conducting thorough assessments and monitoring vital signs regularly.
- Delivered high-quality care to critically ill patients, maintaining proper ventilator settings and managing medication administration.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams for comprehensive care plans, promoting optimal patient recovery.
- Developed strong rapport with patients and families, providing emotional support during difficult periods of illness or loss.
- Participated in ongoing professional development opportunities to stay current with best practices in critical care nursing.
- Served as a patient advocate, ensuring that individual needs were met while respecting personal values and preferences.
- Monitor noninvasive and invasive hemodynamics, interpret and communicate data with providing team to enhance patient outcome and goals.
ICU Nurse
Novant Health
Matthews
10.2020 - 08.2023
- Monitored patients' respiratory status and ventilator operation and made adjustments to promote stabilization.
- Observed patients' vital signs and administered physician-prescribed medications and treatments.
- Delivered age-appropriate medical care for adult, adolescent, and geriatric ICU patients.
- 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.
- Recorded patients' medical status and treatment details in electronic charts to accurately document medical care.
- Coordinated patients' post-discharge treatment plans with physicians and other nurses to promote continuity of medical care.
- Supervised new employees and student nurses to promote adherence to established patient care standards and practices.
- Followed HCA ethical values and principles and adhered to HIPAA medical record regulations to promote patients' privacy.
- Conducted patient assessments, recorded vitals, and analyzed records and charts to define care requirements.
- Administered medications and treatments as ordered by physician.
- Trained and coached new employees on protocols and best practices to promote ideal patient outcomes.
- Guided patients, caregivers, and family members on plans of treatment and helpful resources available locally to support care.
- Assessed and documented changes in patient's condition and prepared patient for transfer to higher level of care.
- Manage critical devices such as intra-aortic balloon pumps, impella devices, EKOs, and transvenous pacemakers.
- Assist with insertion, set up, and management of hemodynamic monitoring systems including arterial lines, central lines, Swan-Gantz catheters, and chest tubes.
Registered Nurse
Atrium Health Union
06.2019 - 09.2021
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
- Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients, and determined next course of action.
- Managed care from admission to discharge.
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
- Implemented medication and IV administration, catheter insertion, and airway management.
- Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
- Organized and managed care of patients undergoing various therapies and procedures.
- Advocated for patients by communicating care preferences to practitioners, verifying interventions met treatment goals and identifying insurance coverage limitations.
- Collected blood, tissue, and other laboratory specimens and prepared for lab testing.
- Monitored patient condition by interpreting and tracking EKG readings, identifying irregular telemetry readings and updating team members on changes in stability or acuity.
- Provided exceptional care to high-acute patients needing complex care such as ventilator management, extensive wound care and rehabilitation.
- Contributed substantially to successful department JCAHO accreditation by consistently operating to highest standards of care.
Education
BSN -
UNC Wilmington
Wilmington, NCAssociate Degree In Nursing - Nursing
Stanly Community College
Albemarle, NCSkills
- ALS, BLS, NIHSS
- Identify early signs of deterioration in patients
- Complex Information Interpretation
- Quality Improvement Activities
- Airway Management
- Pressure Ulcer Prevention
- Central Line Management
- Emergency Interventions
- Care Coordination
- Care Quality Evaluation
- Team Leadership
- Vascular Access Management
- Hemodynamic Monitoring
- Family advocacy
- Policy Adherence
- Vasoactive Medication Administration
- Invasive Line Management
Timeline
Medical ICU Registered Nurse
Atrium Health Union
09.2023 - Current
ICU Nurse
Novant Health
10.2020 - 08.2023
Registered Nurse
Atrium Health Union
06.2019 - 09.2021
BSN -
UNC Wilmington
Associate Degree In Nursing - Nursing
Stanly Community College