Katherine Westerheide
Summary
Skilled professional nurse with 6 years experience as a critical care RN and one year experience inpatient hospice care. Confident problem-solver with the skills and ability to navigate complex interpersonal conflict and organizational challenges with both critical-thinking and compassion. Adept at team collaboration, ensuring quality outcomes and reliable support in fast-paced environments. Proven ability to handle diverse medical situations with calm efficiency and professionalism.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Staff RN
Hospice of Cincinnati Inpatient Unit
12.2023 - Current
- Manage care of hospice patients with acute symptoms at the end of life
- Admit new patients to hospice from hospital setting
- Educate staff, patients and family on end of life process
- Serve as charge nurse of unit and delegate appropriate care tasks to LPNs and STNAs
- Coordinate care planning efforts with social workers, case managers, and chaplains
Flex RN- ICU
Mount Carmel Health
03.2020 - 04.2021
- Provided resource staffing to a variety of ICU units at multiple campuses
- Demonstrate ability to adapt to varying staff and setting while providing patient centered care
Travel ICU RN
Ascension
11.2021 - 03.2021
- Manage care of COVID ICU patients during pandemic surges
- Float to all other ICU units to meet hospital needs
Staff Nurse, ICU
Ohio Health Grant Hospital
09.2019 - 08.2020
- Level1 Trauma Center, mixed medical and surgical ICU
- Demonstrate ability to provide for wide variety of critical care patients
- Manage critical care interventions not limited to; intubation, vasoactive drips, advanced cardiac care
Travel RN, ICU
Delta County Hospital
03.2019 - 06.2019
- Utilize nursing skills to assess need for escalation of care at Level3 Trauma Center
- Communicate effectively with attending physicians for care coordination throughout transfer process
Family Caretaker
07.2018 - 03.2019
- Provide home care to family member during acute and long term post-operative recovery
Staff RN, ICU
JPS Health Network
07.2017 - 07.2018
- Provide bedside care in mixed medical and surgical ICU of Level 1 Trauma Center
- Manage critical care interventions not limited to; intubation, vasoactive drips, advanced cardiac care, trauma care, acute neurological interventions
Multi-Skilled Technician, Step Down & Intensive Care Unit
JPS Health Network
05.2016 - 07.2017
Education
Bachelors of Science in Nursing (B.S.N) -
University of Texas at Arlington
05.2017
Skills
- Hospice care
- Critical Care
- Medication and IV administration
- Wound care
- Patient education
- Excellent communication
- Compassion and empathy
- Clinical judgment
- Time management
- Teamwork and collaboration
Certification
- Registered Nurse, Ohio License No.449891
- AHA CPR and First Aid Exp.11/2025
- AHA ACLS Exp.11/2023
Timeline
Staff RN
Hospice of Cincinnati Inpatient Unit
12.2023 - Current
Travel ICU RN
Ascension
11.2021 - 03.2021
Flex RN- ICU
Mount Carmel Health
03.2020 - 04.2021
Staff Nurse, ICU
Ohio Health Grant Hospital
09.2019 - 08.2020
Travel RN, ICU
Delta County Hospital
03.2019 - 06.2019
Family Caretaker
07.2018 - 03.2019
Staff RN, ICU
JPS Health Network
07.2017 - 07.2018
Multi-Skilled Technician, Step Down & Intensive Care Unit
JPS Health Network
05.2016 - 07.2017
- Registered Nurse, Ohio License No.449891
- AHA CPR and First Aid Exp.11/2025
- AHA ACLS Exp.11/2023
Bachelors of Science in Nursing (B.S.N) -
University of Texas at Arlington
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