Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Accomplishments
Certification
Timeline
Generic

Karen Albright

Key West,FL

Summary

HIGHLY TRAINED ER NURSE WITH STRONG CLINICAL ABILITIES AND A SUCCESSFUL CAREER IN EMERGENCY MEDICINE FOR 33 YEARS. PROACTIVE AND ORGANIZED WITH PASSIONATE COMMITMENT TO FIRST-RATE PATIENT CARE.

Patient-focused Behavioral Health Nurse with 1.5 years of experience working directly with hospitalized psychiatric patients. Thorough, detail-oriented team player comfortable working in challenging environments, including psychiatric wards. Compassionate individual successfully reaching difficult patients with humility and honesty.

Overview

35
35
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Behavioral Health Nurse

Lower Keys Medical Center
04.2024 - Current
  • Conducted surveillance of patients to note behavioral changes and relayed information to charting systems.
  • Administered medications and assessed side effects, successes, and failures of new medications.
  • Partnered with social workers, counselors, and doctors to develop plans of care.
  • Performed standard nursing duties such as drawing blood and physical well check examinations.
  • Assisted in calming patients using recognized best practice techniques with help from assistants and guards.

ER RN

HOUSTON HEALTHCARE-PERRY
11.2020 - 04.2024
  • Planned, prioritized and provided nursing care by applying advanced specialty clinical nursing knowledge and skills to support comfort and safety of patients and families.
  • Adhered to required infection control, isolation procedures and aseptic techniques in delivery of patient care.
  • Assembled equipment and supplies for diagnostic or treatment procedures to assist physicians.
  • Administering medications and treatments,monitoring vital signs and collaborating with other healthcare professionals.

ER RN

ADVENTHEALTH PALM COAST
11.2010 - 04.2020
  • Triage
  • Charge nurse
  • Patient flow
  • Medication administration
  • Family support and education
  • Admission and discharge
  • Documenting
  • Responding to emergencies

ER RN

COLISEUM HEATHCARE
04.1999 - 11.2010


Assisted MD with procedures

Triage

Admit/Discharge

Charge nurse

Administer meds

IV fluids and meds

Maintain patient flow

ER RN

FAIRVIEW PARK HOSPITAL
07.1990 - 04.1999
  • Traige
  • Prepare patients for OR
  • Admit/Discharge/Transfer
  • Administer medications
  • Assist MD
  • Vital signs,blood draw,chart

Education

ASSOCIATES - NURSING

MIDDLE GA STATE UNIVERSITY
COCHRAN,GA
06-1990

Skills

  • CPOE,CERNER,EPIC,MEDITECH

    Accomplishments

    MAKE A DIFFERENCE ADVENTHEALTHCARE PALM COAST May 2018

    Certification

    BLS AHA March 2023


    ACLS AHA March 2023


    PALS AHA March 2023

    Timeline

    Behavioral Health Nurse

    Lower Keys Medical Center
    04.2024 - Current

    ER RN

    HOUSTON HEALTHCARE-PERRY
    11.2020 - 04.2024

    ER RN

    ADVENTHEALTH PALM COAST
    11.2010 - 04.2020

    ER RN

    COLISEUM HEATHCARE
    04.1999 - 11.2010

    ER RN

    FAIRVIEW PARK HOSPITAL
    07.1990 - 04.1999

    ASSOCIATES - NURSING

    MIDDLE GA STATE UNIVERSITY