JOY M. KERRIGAN
Delafield,WI
Summary
Skilled healthcare professional seeking a challenging nursing position in a clinical setting, offering over 24 years of patient-facing experience. Addresses patient needs with compassionate care and attention to detail. Diligent about maximizing satisfaction, safety and wellness while serving patients of all backgrounds.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Registered Nurse, Float Pool
Watertown Healthcare Facility
02.2024 - 02.2024
- Served as a resource for other nurses , offering guidance on policies, procedures, and best practices.
- Increased efficiency in the Float Pool by effectively prioritizing tasks and managing time across multiple
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to develop and implement personalized care plans for patients.
- Facilitated smooth transitions between shifts by providing thorough handoff reports to incoming nurses, ensuring continuity of care.
- Practiced as floor nurse on a fast paced Medicare rehabilitation unit, working with complex patient demographic such as a dialysis patient requiring IV antibiotics.
- Administered medications, IV antibiotics, and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
- Led teams as a supervisor, focusing on driving successful patient outcomes by prioritizing standard of care, family concerns and best practices.
- Applied nursing expertise to meet the needs of very diverse and and complex patients in challenging fast paced environment.
- Managed Diabetes and Coumadin therapy
- Cared for postoperative patients with pain management needs
Medicare Rehabilitation Nurse
Crossroads Care Center
04.2018 - 02.2022
- Practiced as floor nurse on a fast paced Medicare rehabilitation unit, working with complex patient demographic such as a dialysis patient requiring IV antibiotics.
- Administered medications, IV antibiotics, and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
- Led teams as a supervisor, focusing on driving successful patient outcomes by prioritizing standard of care, family concerns and best practices.
- Applied nursing expertise to meet the needs of very diverse and and complex patients in challenging fast paced environment.
- Managed Diabetes and Coumadin therapy
- Cared for postoperative patients with pain management needs
Medical Specialist
Grifols Plasma Center
07.2017 - 04.2018
- Evaluated potential plasma donors, screening clients for potentially harmful conditions that could negatively affect treatment.
- Screened donors for high risk behaviors such as intravenous drug abuse which could harm other patients.
- Conducted physical exams of patients to diagnose illnesses and create patient histories.
- Interviewed patients to obtain medical information and measured vital signs, weight and height.
Registered Nurse
Rehabilitation Hospital Of Wisconsin
04.2017 - 06.2017
- Practiced as floor nurse on the Head injury Rehabilitation Unit
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process and management and lifestyle options.
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures and safety protocols.
- Consistently prioritized thorough neurological assessments of patients.
- Advocated for patients by communicating care preferences to practitioners, focusing on the patients wellbeing and choices.
Registered Nurse
Post Acute Medical Specialty Hospital
08.2014 - 04.2017
- Administered medications and treatment to complex and very ill patients who required alternate feeding such as TPN and were using telemetry and ventilators.
- Provided complex treatments such as V.A.C.s. and IV fluids to the patients midline, central line or peripheral IV sites,
- Assisted with management of chronic dialysis patients
- Peritoneal dialysis experience.
- Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
Registered Nurse
VMP Trinity
10.2013 - 08.2014
- Practiced as a floor nurse on a unit with ventilator dependent patients
- This role required consistent, in depth communication with these patient's significant others due to things such as their inability to speak or frequent changes in medical care.
- Implemented medication and IV administration, foley catheter management, gastric tubes, and airway management.
- Conducted thorough patient assessments to identify changes in condition, promptly notifying physicians and initiating appropriate interventions when necessary.
- Provided exceptional care to high-acute patients needing complex care such as ventilator management, extensive wound care and rehabilitation.
- G-tube management and feedings
Registered Nurse
Rennes Health and Rehab
06.2009 - 03.2013
- Practiced as floor nurse on a fast paced Medicare rehabilitation unit
- Worked with providing quality care treatments to patients from admissions till discharge.
- IV fluids, medications, TPN instillations
- Post surgical patients with various complex treatments, drain devices, among other specialty postoperative needs
- Responsible in the ongoing close assessment and management of chronic illnesses
- Correlated closely with physicians to update changes or take medicine or treatment orders
- Assessments of daily weights, blood sugars, edema, lab results recorded and reported as needed
- Performed peritoneal dialysis and responsible for patient education of PD if new condition
- Prepared HD patients for routine dialysis visits while at facility.
Staff Sergeant/ LPN, Surgical Technician Cardiac Technician
US Army Reserve 452nd Combat Support
- Gathered and set up equipment, tools and supplies and arranged instruments according to surgeons' preferences or instruction.
- Delivered updates and communicated a patients status to others, recording changes in medical records.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary team of healthcare professionals and with the chain of command to address patients' needs through effective intervention and care planning.
- This position was conducted overseas during Desert Storm Operations
Education
Milwaukee Area Technical College
Milwaukee, WI.University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh
Oshkosh, WISkills
- Independent self-starter who enjoys the camaraderie of working within a team
- Enthusiastic, energetic and compassionate patient oriented nurse
- Works well in fast paced environment, ensuring the best quality of care is still given to the patients
- Instills positivity and enthusiasm amongst patients and coworkers
- Has learned to deal with a wide variety of clients due to years of experience in the field
- Experience as an inpatient medical surgical nurse, specializing in most areas
Timeline
Registered Nurse, Float Pool
Watertown Healthcare Facility
02.2024 - 02.2024
Medicare Rehabilitation Nurse
Crossroads Care Center
04.2018 - 02.2022
Medical Specialist
Grifols Plasma Center
07.2017 - 04.2018
Registered Nurse
Rehabilitation Hospital Of Wisconsin
04.2017 - 06.2017
Registered Nurse
Post Acute Medical Specialty Hospital
08.2014 - 04.2017
Registered Nurse
VMP Trinity
10.2013 - 08.2014
Registered Nurse
Rennes Health and Rehab
06.2009 - 03.2013
Staff Sergeant/ LPN, Surgical Technician Cardiac Technician
US Army Reserve 452nd Combat Support
Milwaukee Area Technical College
University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh