Kara Timmons
Austin,NV
Summary
Compassionate and dedicated ICU nurse with a strong leadership background. I am a highly motivated team player with strong organizational and multitasking skills. I am service orientated and proactive in nature, with an ability to remain calm and control the environment during stressful situations.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Intensive Care Unit CNC
St Davids Georgetown Hospital
02.2024 - Current
- Improved patient satisfaction scores by providing compassionate care and addressing individual needs during critical illness.
- Demonstrated strong leadership skills while overseeing the daily activities of an interdisciplinary team in a high-stress environment.
- Maximized resource utilization through strategic staffing assignments based on individual skill levels and specific unit needs.
- Facilitated effective communication between physicians, nursing staff, therapists, pharmacists, social workers, case managers, and other integral members of the healthcare team involved in patient care delivery.
ICU Charge Nurse
St. David's Georgetown Hospital
01.2022 - 01.2024
- Coordinating and managing staff and resources to meet patient need and provide exceptional nursing care
- Utilizing evidence-based practice and therapeutic communication to provide excellent patient care for the critically ill in a 14 bed ICU
- Communicating with the interdisciplinary healthcare team to execute and enhance treatment plans
- Implementing new patient assignments while facilitating patient transfer and coordinating patient care based on staffing requirements
- Serving as a resource nurse to colleagues by providing leadership and guidance in a critical care environment
Registered Nurse
Baylor Scott and White
01.2019 - 01.2023
- Provided patient care, performed assessments, and delivered nursing interventions in a 26 bed ICU
- Utilized therapeutic communication to establish rapport and provide education to patients, family members, and colleagues
- Provided interventions for patients with cardiac emergencies including sheath management, Swan-Ganz catheters, and Flotrac/hemodynamic monitoring
- Implemented respiratory management and monitoring for ventilated patients
- Precepted graduate nurses and nursing students
- Provided acute care for patients requiring support from devices including ArticSun, CRRT, IABPs, and Impellas
Crisis Response Nurse
Aya Healthcare
09.2021 - 02.2022
- UC San Diego Float Pool Crisis Response January-February 2022
- Memorial Herman Cypress Hospital Crisis Response October-December 2021
- St
- David's Round Rock Medical Center Crisis Response September-October 2021
Education
Bachelor of Science - NURSING
University of Mary-Hardin Baylor
Temple, Texas12.2019
Skills
- Teaching and Mentoring
- Multidisciplinary Collaboration
- Clinical Decision Making
- Multitasking
Certification
- CCRN
- PEAK Fellowship
- BLS
- ACLS
Affiliations
- AACN member
- ICU Unit Based Council Member
Timeline
Intensive Care Unit CNC
St Davids Georgetown Hospital
02.2024 - Current
ICU Charge Nurse
St. David's Georgetown Hospital
01.2022 - 01.2024
Crisis Response Nurse
Aya Healthcare
09.2021 - 02.2022
Registered Nurse
Baylor Scott and White
01.2019 - 01.2023
- CCRN
- PEAK Fellowship
- BLS
- ACLS
Bachelor of Science - NURSING
University of Mary-Hardin Baylor
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