Karen M. Houston

• Rapid Start Crisis 30-Day contract at St Francis Hospital (Tenet)
• Trauma Designation varies by facility
• Cerner & Omnicell

Intentional time off to decompress and re-connect with family.

• FEMA contract
• Kaiser Permanente Moanalua Medical Center
• Trauma designation: None
• Epic & Pyxis
• Tele/PCU Nights

Rapid Response crisis response ER RN providing emergency care to hospitals whose ER's were during a surge of Covid-19. Hospitals ER's assigned:

• Houston Methodist ER/Level III Trauma (Houston, Tx) 08/21
• Houston Methodist Willowbrook ER/Unk Trauma designation (Houston, Tx) 09/21
• Memorial Herman Sugarland ER/ Level III Trauma (Sugarland, Tx) 10/21-11/21
• Epic & Pyxis
• ER Nights

• University Medical Center (UMC)
• Level 1 Trauma Center
• Cerner & Pyxis
• ER Nights

Rapid Response Crisis ER RN providing emergency care to Covid-19 specific patients at the following hospitals in Texas:

• Northwest Texas ER/Level II Trauma (Amarillo, Tx) 01/21-04/21
• Del Sol Medical Center ER/Level II Trauma (El Paso, Tx) 11/20-12/20
• Northwest Texas ER/Level II Trauma (Amarillo, Tx) 10/20-11/20

Assigned to assist at the Pasco County Department of Health (New Port Richey, Fl) during Covid-19 as a crisis response RN. Worked 80 hrs/wk receiving positive Covid-19 tests results from the labs, contacting the patient, documenting course of symptoms and exposures, and providing detailed education including symptom management, proper isolation measures, and isolation dates; per the CDC guidelines.

F/T contract nurse working standard 13 week Ed RN contracts in the following hospitals within the Baycare Healthcare System:

*Bardmoor Emergency Center (Largo, Fl)

*Mease Countryside Hospital ER (Safety Harbor)

*St Anthony's Hospital ER (St Petersburg, Fl)

*Morton Plant Hospital ER/ Covid-19 (Clearwater Beach, Fl)

ER RN working standard 13 week contracts and/or FT Per Diem at the following HCA hospitals:

*Largo Medical Center ER (Largo, Fl)

*Northside Hospital ER (St Petersburg, Fl)

*Largo Medical Center, Indian Rocks ER (Largo, Fl)

*Clearwater Freestanding ER (Clearwater, Fl)

• Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process and management and lifestyle options.
• Implemented interventions, including medication administration, catheter insertion, hemodynamic stiblization, and airway management.
• Accurately documented all elements of nursing assessment, including treatment, MAR, discharge instructions and follow-up care.

• Established and continuously optimized unit schedules and individual work assignments.
• Leveraged feedback and process improvement opportunities to create safer and healthier environment and increase patient satisfaction.
• Oversaw and managed both clinical and supportive staff in patient care initiatives while maintaining high level of staff morale and professionalism.
• Recruited, hired and trained clinical staff, providing direct supervision, ongoing staff development and continuing education to employees.
• Performed real-time chart audits for core measure patients ensuring accuracy and completeness of information while capitalizing on opportunities for process improvement.