Jenny Legere
Surprise,AZ
Summary
Dynamic Emergency Room Registered Nurse and Anatomy and Physiology Laboratory Coordinator with a proven track record at HonorHealth and Arizona State University. Expert in leveraging strong problem-solving sills and attention to detail to improve educational standards both in the hospital and for students in higher education. Awarded for service excellence at ASU, adept at curriculum planning and fostering teamwork through excellent communication.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Emergency Room Registered Nurse
HonorHealth
12.2021 - Current
- While ensuring individualized patient care and safety, utilize the nursing process to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate patient outcomes in a critical care setting.
- Ability to multi-task and effectively triage patient needs in a fast-paced level I trauma center while maintaining communication with the patient regarding the plan of care and evaluation of outcomes.
- Utilize patient assessments, lab values, and vital signs to detect changes in patient status and effectively communicate the information to the provider.
- Attention to detail to ensure accurate and complete electronic health records through Epic.
Surgical Nurse
American Vision Partners
12.2020 - 01.2023
- Admitted patients in pre-op, educated the patient on the procedure, assessed patient, marked surgical site, started IV and per surgeon order, administered pre-op medications.
- Conducted the time out in the operating room, assisted surgeon and staff with maintaining sterility, and monitored patient vitals to communicate needs to anesthesia provider.
- Admitted patients to post-op and ensured patients returned to the preoperative level of consciousness and without pain before discharging them home to family.
Emergency Room Registered Nurse
Dignity Health St Joseph's Medical Center
10.2019 - 11.2020
- Utilized the nursing process to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate patient outcomes in a critical care setting while ensuring individualized patient care and safety.
- Effectively triaged patient needs in a fast-paced level I trauma center and maintained communication with the patient regarding plan of care and evaluation of outcomes.
- Utilized patient assessments, lab values and vital signs to detect changes in patient status and effectively communicated relevant changes to the provider.
- Attention to detail to ensure accurate electronic health records through Cerner.
Anatomy and Physiology Laboratory Coordinator
Arizona State University, ASU
10.2013 - 05.2018
- Directly instructed students in Anatomy and Physiology Lab sections.
- Collaborated with faculty to create and publish a lab manual for Anatomy and Physiology I/II that integrated engaging and fun instructional activities for the laboratory component(s) of the course.
- Hired, trained, and managed 22 Instructional Assistants each semester to deliver direct laboratory instruction to students in the lab sections.
- Successfully integrated the Anatomage table (virtual dissector) into the curriculum.
- Received the Service Excellence Award in 2017.
Education
Master of Science - Nursing
University of Arizona
Phoenix, AZ08.2019
Bachelor of Science - Health Sciences
Arizona State University
Phoenix, AZ12.2012
Skills
- Excellent Communication
- Problem-solving aptitude
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Attention to detail
- Curriculum planning
Certification
- Licensed Registered Nurse (#233185) - expires 04/2028
- Basic Life Support- expires 07/2025
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support- expires 07/2025
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support- expires 01/2026
- Neonatal Resuscitation Program- expires 03/2026
- NIHSS certification- expires 12/2024
Timeline
Emergency Room Registered Nurse
HonorHealth
12.2021 - Current
Surgical Nurse
American Vision Partners
12.2020 - 01.2023
Emergency Room Registered Nurse
Dignity Health St Joseph's Medical Center
10.2019 - 11.2020
Anatomy and Physiology Laboratory Coordinator
Arizona State University, ASU
10.2013 - 05.2018
Master of Science - Nursing
University of Arizona
Bachelor of Science - Health Sciences
Arizona State University