Joan Schmidt
Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
Summary
Passionate and professional nurse with extensive clinical and leadership experience. Committed to delivering compassionate, safe, and efficient care while consistently setting a high standard and inspiring others. Embracing challenges as opportunities for personal growth, maintaining a positive attitude, and remaining dedicated to providing exceptional healthcare services.
Overview
2025
2025
years of professional experience
5
5
Certifications
Work History
Registered Nurse/Charge Nurse, Trauma ICU
Blake Medical Center
8 2021 - Current
- Demonstrated critical thinking skills in the care of critically ill patients with a variety of injuries and illnesses (trauma, neuro/stroke, general med/surg, COVID)
- Participated in multidisciplinary rounds in intensive care with multidisciplinary team
- Preceptor to new nurses and acted as mentor to nurses on the unit
- Therapeutic communication skills with patients and families during crisis
- Assist physicians in bedside procedures (tracheostomy, EGD, chest tube, intubations, central line insertion, intracranial pressure monitoring and drain insertion, Swan Ganz catheters)
- Set up and manage patients receiving continual hemodialysis treatment
- Adjust to changing healthcare environment with the COVID-19 pandemic and providing care to patients in ICU infected with the COVID-19 virus
- Used first-hand knowledge and clinical expertise to advocate for patients under care and enacted prescribed treatment strategies.
Charge Nurse Interventional Radiology
Blake Medical Center
12.2020 - 08.2021
- Company Overview: Bradenton, Florida
- Organization of department to accommodate requirements of an accredited comprehensive stroke center
- Coordinating nursing staff schedules and daily procedure assignments
- Assisting physicians in procedures and anticipating patient and physician needs through understanding procedures (biopsies, thora/paracentesis, drain placement, angiography with intervention including trauma and neuro including mechanical thrombectomy, port placement, and various other procedures)
- Reviewing and streamlining the process in which patients are scheduled for outpatient procedures
- Education of nursing staff in department as well as emergency and critical care department on the care of patients post neurological intervention
- Critical thinking skills to solve daily challenges that arise
- Providing care and assessment of patients under moderate sedation during procedures
- Administering resuscitation measures to critical patients in shock undergoing procedures to embolize bleeding from a variety of issues
- Assist anesthesia team in ensuring proper hemodynamics and perfusion pressures for patients experiencing acute ischemic and hemorrhagic strokes undergoing neurological intervention as needs change throughout the procedure
- Bradenton, Florida
Stroke Coordinator
Blake Medical Center
04.2020 - 12.2020
- Key role in transitioning facility from primary stroke center to comprehensive stroke accreditation
- Focus on process efficiency and improvement in how patients potentially experiencing acute stroke are rapidly assessed
- Accrediting agency recognition for innovated stroke process that showed significant reduction in door to needle time for intravenous Alteplase administration
- Leading collaborative multidisciplinary teams to meet goals related to comprehensive stroke guidelines
- Community outreach on stroke education and prevention
- Educating nurses and resident physicians on the care of stroke patients and core measure stroke guidelines
- Collecting, analyzing, and interpreting stroke data and implementation of interventions to meet standards
- Attending stroke alerts and administering and monitoring patients receiving thrombolytic therapy (Alteplase)
- Conducting follow-up phone interviews with patients post-mechanical thrombectomy and assessing a modified Rankin scale
- Maintained current knowledge of best practices in the field by attending conferences, reviewing literature, and networking with fellow professionals.
- Reduced door-to-needle times through efficient coordination of acute stroke response protocols.
ICU/ICU Stepdown Nurse Manager
Blake Medical Center
05.2018 - 04.2020
- Manager of 25 bed intensive care unit of medical/surgical and trauma and 38 bed intermediate ICU and trauma stepdown unit
- Ensured regulatory agency compliancy on units
- Leader of approximately 60 employees
- Managing employee scheduling and payroll
- Implemented quality improvement initiative to decrease CAUTI and CLABSI rates
- Daily patient rounding for patient experience and customer service recovery
Trauma ICU Nurse
Sarasota Memorial Hospital
10.2016 - 04.2018
- Increased patient satisfaction scores by providing compassionate, empathetic support to patients and their families during times of crisis.
- Enhanced patient care by efficiently assessing, monitoring, and documenting vital signs, lab results, and medical histories.
- Collaborated with physicians to develop optimal treatment plans, resulting in faster recovery times for patients.
- Assisted physicians with procedures such as central line placement and chest tube insertion, ensuring accuracy and adherence to sterile techniques.
- Reduced complications for critically ill patients through the implementation of individualized care plans based on each patient's unique needs.
- Administered medications and treatments as prescribed by physicians.
- Observed patients' vital signs and administered physician-prescribed medications and treatments.
Registered Nurse, Trauma ICU
Blake Medical Center
04.2011 - 10.2016
- Demonstrated critical thinking skills in the care of critically ill patients with a variety of injuries and illnesses
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to develop comprehensive treatment plans for complex patients with multiple comorbidities.
- Therapeutic communication skills with patients and families during crisis
- Assisted in the training and mentorship of new nursing staff members, contributing to a positive work environment and high-quality patient care.
Registered Nurse, Medical/Surgical Unit
Edward White Hospital
06.2006 - 04.2011
- New graduate nurse on medical/surgical unit and elective orthopedic unit
- Excellent customer service for patients undergoing elective orthopedic surgeries
- Educated patients and families on medical-surgical procedures, therapeutic regimens, and pain management techniques.
- Mentored new staff members and nursing students, fostering a supportive learning environment within the unit.
- Provided health education to patients and families regarding discharge instructions and plans of care.
Education
Post-Masters certification - Acute Care Nurse Practitioner - Adult Gerontology
Grand Canyon University
Phoenix, AZ 05.2022 - 2024.06
Master of Science - Nurse Executive
The University of West Florida
Pensacola, FL 05.2019 - 2021.05
Bachelor of Science - Nursing Science
St. Petersburg College
Clearwater, FL 05.2001 - 2010.12
Skills
Critical Care
Patient Assessment
Lab result interpretation
Compassion and Empathy
Team Coordination
Patient Counseling
Professional Bedside Manner
Physical assessments
Treatment Planning
Clinical judgment
Certification
Florida Nursing License, RN9273293, Current/Active
Acknowledgments
- Served on division committee for pressure ulcer prevention.
- Leader of shared governance committee for caring practices.
- Instituting initiative to gain nurse engagement in urinary catheter removal.
- Peer review charts for independent quality agency.
Timeline
Post-Masters certification - Acute Care Nurse Practitioner - Adult Gerontology
Grand Canyon University
05.2022 - 2024.06
Charge Nurse Interventional Radiology
Blake Medical Center
12.2020 - 08.2021
Stroke Coordinator
Blake Medical Center
04.2020 - 12.2020
Master of Science - Nurse Executive
The University of West Florida
05.2019 - 2021.05
ICU/ICU Stepdown Nurse Manager
Blake Medical Center
05.2018 - 04.2020
Trauma ICU Nurse
Sarasota Memorial Hospital
10.2016 - 04.2018
Registered Nurse, Trauma ICU
Blake Medical Center
04.2011 - 10.2016
Registered Nurse, Medical/Surgical Unit
Edward White Hospital
06.2006 - 04.2011
Bachelor of Science - Nursing Science
St. Petersburg College
05.2001 - 2010.12
Florida Nursing License, RN9273293, Current/Active
ACLS/BLS, 2006 - Present
PALS, 2012 - Present
Certified Critical Nurse (CCRN), 2015 - Present
Pending APRN license with the State of Florida.
Registered Nurse/Charge Nurse, Trauma ICU
Blake Medical Center
8 2021 - Current
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