JoHanna Eckert
Springfield
Summary
Dedicated RN with 33 years experience in hospital setting. Specialized in Neonatal Intensive Care for the past 24 years. I have experience working under stressful situations, and have the ability to remain calm and professional while providing the utmost in patient care.
Overview
33
33
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Clinical Team Leader
Dayton Children's
11.2017 - Current
- Fostered staff development and competency through supervision, coaching, trainings and team meetings.
- Contributed to financial health of organization by managing delivery of billable services.
- Implemented quality improvement initiatives to enhance patient safety and standardize care processes across the team.
- Led a multidisciplinary team to achieve high-quality patient care and positive clinical outcomes.
Neonatal Intensive Care Registered Nurse
Dayton Children's Hospital
11.2006 - 10.2017
- Provide thorough, critical thinking skills and assessments of infants.
- Assessed need for, and obtained and interpreted appropriately ordered lab tests.
- Primary care, assessment and evaluation of critical neonatal patients.
- Closely monitored acute conditions.
- Performed basic physical assessments of newborns and infants.
- Followed infection control procedures.
- Trained new staff on quality control procedures.
- Encourage and mentor new nurses.
- Monitored fluid intake and output levels.
- Monitor closely for subtle changes in patients which could be an indication for complications.
- Advocate for patients, and encourage parents to advocate for his/her child.
Neonatal Transport Team Nurse
Dayton Children's Hospital
01.2011 - 08.2017
- Work closely with Respiratory Therapist to monitor and provide treatment to critically ill or premature infants.
- Attend deliveries for premature and critically ill neonates.
- Provide resuscitation of neonate.
- Strong critical thinking skills.
- Establish IV access through peripheral IV's or umbilical venous lines.
- Administer IV fluids, medications and blood pressure medications.
- Work closely with referral hospital staff.
- Maintain contact with Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and Neonatologist on call while providing care to patient.
Nursery/Neonatal Intensive Care Registered Nurse
Community Hospital
01.2001 - 08.2007
- Primary care, assessment and evaluation of neonatal infant.
- Performed basic physical assessments of newborns and infants.
- Closely monitored acute conditions.
- Developed patient care plans, including assessments, evaluations and nursing diagnoses.
- Delegated staff nurse duties.
- Performed basic physical assessments of newborns and infants.
- Attended vaginal and cesarean deliveries and provided immediate stabilization of newborn.
- Provided transitional care to newborns.
- Assist parents in learning to care for his/her newborn.
- Followed infection control procedures.
- Monitored fluid intake and output levels.
- Measured urine and delivered specimens to lab.
- Assisted doctors with procedures, such as inserting umbilical venous and arterial lines.
- Charge Nurse duties from 2003-2007, over 8 bed ICN/SPC Nursery and 20 bed normal newborn nursery.
- Strong leader for nursing personnel assigned to the unit/shift.
- Provided on-call care at night.
Registered Nurse Postpartum, And Neonatal Unit
Community Hospital
09.1996 - 12.2000
- Provided immediate postpartum care for patients after delivery of newborn.
- Provided assessments of mother and baby frequently throughout the shift.
- Monitor postpartum mother closely for hemorrhage and provide care when hemorrhage noted.
- Educated parents on providing care of newborn.
- Assisted mother's with breastfeeding.
Registered Nurse
Community Hospital
08.1992 - 08.1996
- Provided patient care in medical-surgical unit, adeptly handling all aspects of treatment from medication to wound care to monitoring for Number patients per shift.
- Counseled and educated patients about reproductive health issues and wellness.
- Diabetic teaching.
- Postoperative teaching and education.
- Self-directed with astute judgment skills. High level of personal accountability.
- Managed care for post-operative patients through discharge.
- Liaised between patients and physicians to ensure patient comprehension of treatment plans.
- Instructed patients and family members on proper discharge care.
- Closely monitored acute conditions.
- Monitored patient reactions to drugs and carefully documented progress of patients.
- Developed and implemented nursing care plans.
- Documented patient information obtained from interviews.
- Followed infection control procedures.
- Assisted patients with daily functions.
- Monitored fluid intake and output levels.
- Measured urine and delivered specimens to lab.
- Provided all daily living tasks to enhance quality of life for elderly patients.
- Assisted patients with bathing, dressing, feeding, lifting and transferring.
Education
Awards And Committee
Diploma - Nursing
Community Hospital School of Nursing
Springfield, OhioAwards And Committee
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Ohio University
Athens, OH04.2016
Skills
- Critical care expertise
- Strong clinical judgment
- Preceptor
- Patient/family focused
- Problem resolution capability
- Professional bedside manner
- Breastfeeding educator
- Strong critical assessment skills
- Patient positioning competency
- Patient and family advocacy
Certification
- Registered Nurse in Ohio, 239059, 1992-9-11
- Neonatal Resuscitation Program
- Neonatal Intensive Care Certification - 6/2019
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- ID Type: Registered Nurse License
- ID Number: 239059
Timeline
Clinical Team Leader
Dayton Children's
11.2017 - Current
Neonatal Transport Team Nurse
Dayton Children's Hospital
01.2011 - 08.2017
Neonatal Intensive Care Registered Nurse
Dayton Children's Hospital
11.2006 - 10.2017
Nursery/Neonatal Intensive Care Registered Nurse
Community Hospital
01.2001 - 08.2007
Registered Nurse Postpartum, And Neonatal Unit
Community Hospital
09.1996 - 12.2000
Registered Nurse
Community Hospital
08.1992 - 08.1996
Diploma - Nursing
Community Hospital School of Nursing
Awards And Committee
Awards And Committee
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Ohio University