Kaitlin Maurer
Peotone
Summary
Compassionate and dedicated medical-surgical nurse committed to patient care and continuous professional development. Proficient in administering enteral feeds, medications, tracheostomy care, IVs, assessments, and wound care, with hands-on experience in a hospice setting. Former unit head chair for the Shared Governance Council, demonstrating leadership and a collaborative approach to nursing practice. Excellent communication skills foster effective interactions with patients and families while maintaining the highest standards of confidentiality and professionalism. Knowledgeable in Epic for streamlined patient management.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Staff Registered Nurse 4 West
Advocate Christ
05.2018 - Current
- Provided total care to 4 patients at a time
- Administered patient care, ensuring adherence to safety protocols and best practices.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to develop comprehensive care plans for patients.
- Monitored vital signs and implemented interventions based on clinical assessments.
- Educated patients and families on health management and post-discharge care instructions.
- Mentored junior nurses, fostering professional development and enhancing team performance.
- Performed various nursing interventions such as wound dressing, vital sign monitoring, and specimen collection.
- Implemented medication and IV administration, catheter insertion, and airway management.
- Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Participated in staff meetings and continuing education programs to stay current on best practices and maintain licensure requirements.
Private Nanny
Nellis Family
08.2017 - 01.2019
- Providing excellent care of three girls under the age of four
- Toileting assistance
- Managed daily schedules, ensuring timely meals, naps, and recreational activities.
- Speech therapy
- Developed and implemented engaging educational activities tailored to children's individual learning styles.
Sales Associate
LA Tan
07.2015 - 08.2017
- Delivered exceptional customer service to enhance client satisfaction and retention.
- Managed inventory control processes to ensure product availability and minimize stock discrepancies.
- Trained new staff on sales techniques and operational procedures to improve team performance.
- Executed sales promotions and marketing initiatives to boost store traffic and revenue growth.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of St Francis, College of Nursing
Joliet, IL12.2017
Skills
- Medication and IV administration
- Patient education
- Wound care
- Care plan development
- Infection control measures
- Condition monitoring
- Family education
- Intake and discharge
- Health screening
- Diabetes management
- Cardiac care
- Chronic disease management
- Specimen collection
- Tracheostomy care
- Wound care management
- Administering immunizations
- Point-click-care EMR
- HIPAA and confidentiality
- Inter-disciplinary collaboration
- Charting and documentation
- EPIC EMR
- Medication administration
- Hospice and palliative care
- CPR/AED
- Intravenous therapy
- Delegation and motivation
Accomplishments
- Supervised team of 10 staff members while working as a charge nurse.
- Used Microsoft Excel to develop inventory tracking spreadsheets for our unit council
Certification
- BLS certified
- Medical-Surgical Board Certification
Timeline
Staff Registered Nurse 4 West
Advocate Christ
05.2018 - Current
Private Nanny
Nellis Family
08.2017 - 01.2019
Sales Associate
LA Tan
07.2015 - 08.2017
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of St Francis, College of Nursing
Clinical Fact Sheet
- Senior Year: (January 2017 – December 2017)
- Leadership – Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL
- Provided total care for 2-4 medical surgical patients with neurological issues and post neurological surgery, including documentation and assessment.
- Completed 128 hours on the unit working one on one with a nurse independently.
- Critical Care – Presence Saint Joseph Medical Center Joliet, IL
- Obtained experience in vitals, oral care, suctioning, administering IV titration medications and pushes, and blood transfusions.
- Managed patients on ventilators and with arterial lines, venous lines, urinary catheters, flexi-seal, and continuous EKG monitoring.
- Community – Seasons Hospice Naperville, IL
- Provided end of life care to terminally ill patients.
- Administered pain medications, performed assessments, and turned patients for comfort every two hours.
- Mother Baby– Central DuPage Hospital
- Monitored mothers and infants during their hospital stay after delivery.
- Communicated therapeutically with new mothers and their families.
- Educated new parents on skills such as breastfeeding, diaper changes, and bathing.
- Documented assessments, feedings, medication administration, and changes in vital.
- Pediatrics– University of Chicago Comer Children’s Hospital
- Adapted assessment skills to pediatric patients.
- Administer IV push medications, IV antibiotics, injections, and oral medications.
- Maintained isolation practices.
- Adapted education to an adolescent’s education level.
- Junior Year: (January 2016 – December 2016)
- Medical and Surgical – Christ Hospital Oak Lawn, IL
- Cared for a wide variety of patients, ranging from post surgical to cancer patients.
- First opportunity to perform assessments on patients.
- Provided bed changes, bathing, and patient positioning and turning.
- Surgery– Silver Cross Hospital New Lenox, IL
- Observed a orthopedic surgery and colonoscopies.
- Performed assessments during the post op period and closely monitored patients.
- Cardiac Care (Progressive Care Unit) – Presence Saint Joseph Medical Center Joliet, IL
- Performed cardiac focused assessments.
- Administers medications via IV, injections, and oral routes.
- Educated on how to perform EKG and read strips.
- Mental Health – Silver Cross Hospital New Lenox, IL
- Practiced therapeutic communication skills and experienced patients with mental health issues for the first time.
- Encouraged patients to participate during group therapy sessions.