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Kacey Hirsch

Kacey Hirsch

Dallas

Summary

Experienced with heart transplant/cardiac care coordination, patient advocacy, and healthcare team management. Utilizes effective communication and organizational skills to drive efficient operations and high-quality patient care.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience

Work History

RN Coordinator

Medical City Heart and Spine
12.2023 - Current

-Provided individualized outpatient post transplant care to > 230 patients, tailoring to the unique needs of each patient ensuring optimal long term health outcomes.


-Collaborated with multiple medical disciplines in the outpatient setting to ensure quality comprehensive health management.


-Responsible for facility wide post transplant education needs.


Charge RN

UT Southwestern Medical Center
12.2020 - 12.2023

-Facilitate the daily case schedule and room assignments, manage STEMI activations, prioritize add on cases based on necessity/safety.


-Circulating RN, ensuring proper sedation, patient safety, and stability throughout procedures prioritizing optimal care and positive outcomes with ability to scrub and monitor cases.

Charge Nurse

Baylor Scott & White Heart Hospital
08.2014 - 11.2020

-Facilitate daily staffing staffing and scheduling needs between cath lab and hybrid endovascular suite, with cases originating from both inpatient and outpatient sources, including STEMI activations from varying facilities.


-Circulating RN, responsible for ensuring proper sedation, patient safety, and hemodynamic stability with special ability to scrub cases, including both cardiac, and peripheral vascular cases.


-Acting overnight house supervisor with responsibilities including nursing/ support staff management, conflict resolution, and administrative facilitation of admissions, transfers, discharges, and STEMI activations.


-Management of complex cardiovascular ICU patients, both pre and post-surgical/procedural intervention.

Staff RN, CVICU/Registered Nurse, PCU

East Texas Medical Center
12.2011 - 08.2014

-Charge RN of post cardiovascular and thoracic procedural/ surgical intervention unit


-Care facilitation and management of patients with complex chronic cardiovascular conditions.


-Extensive critical care management of numerous cardiovascular and thoracic conditions, including pre/post CABG, open heart valve repair/replacement, lobectomies, and VATS procedures.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

University of Texas At Tyler
Tyler, TX
12-2011

Associate of Science - Nursing

Tyler Junior College
Tyler, TX
12-2009

Skills

    -BLS / ACLS Certified

    -Clinical Coach / Preceptor Trained

    -Previous Magnet Clinical Council Chair Holder

    -Previously CVN board certified and Clinical Educator for CVN Board Exam

    -Clinical Educator for STEM Students

    - Enthusiastic caregiver with strong nursing ethic, easily adaptable to change with problem solving aptitude

Timeline

RN Coordinator

Medical City Heart and Spine
12.2023 - Current

Charge RN

UT Southwestern Medical Center
12.2020 - 12.2023

Charge Nurse

Baylor Scott & White Heart Hospital
08.2014 - 11.2020

Staff RN, CVICU/Registered Nurse, PCU

East Texas Medical Center
12.2011 - 08.2014

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

University of Texas At Tyler

Associate of Science - Nursing

Tyler Junior College
Kacey Hirsch