Kayla Harrington
Emergency Room Nurse
Charleston,SC
Summary
Experienced Emergency Room Nurse with 12 years of dedicated service in fast-paced, high-pressure settings. Committed to providing exceptional patient care and collaborating effectively with multidisciplinary teams. Eager to contribute my expertise and passion for emergency care to a dynamic team at the VA.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
6
6
Certifications
Work History
Float Pool Emergency Room Nurse
HealthTrust Workforce Solutions
09.2023 - Current
- Function as a versatile resource across various HCA facilities in the Charleston area, seamlessly adjusting to diverse patient populations, varying acuity levels, and different clinical workflows.
- Act as a Charge Nurse, supervising and coordinating nursing staff activities to ensure delivery of high-quality patient care.
- Expertise in task delegation, optimizing workflow processes, and resolving conflicts.
- Demonstrate strong leadership and team management capabilities.
- Provide direct patient care, ensuring each patient receives appropriate and personalized medical attention.
- Assisted in education and training of unit equipment.
- Recognized for my leadership and strong nursing skills by fellow co-workers.
Emergency Room Travel Nurse
Umass Memorial Clinton Hospital
12.2023 - 04.2024
- Staffed as a travel nurse by Aya to provide high-quality patient care in a fast-paced and busy Emergency Department.
- Utilized Epic for efficient charting and communication.
- Specialized in patient triage, assessing and prioritizing patient needs to ensure timely interventions and optimal outcomes.
- Served as a mentor and trainer for new nurses, offering guidance and support to facilitate their integration into the healthcare team.
- Lead and mentored over 10 nursing students.
- Manage a heavy psychiatric patient population with compassion and empathy, ensuring their safety and well-being.
- Flexibly float to a community ER in a neighboring town, adapting quickly to different clinical environments and patient populations.
Emergency Room Travel Nurse
Presbyterian St. Luke's Medical Center
05.2023 - 08.2023
- Staffed as a travel nurse by Healthrust in a busy downtown Emergency Department.
- Utilized Meditech for efficient charting and communication.
- Managed a large oncology patient population.
- Maintained a 5-1 patient ratio with efficiency and attention to detail, prioritizing patient needs to ensure optimal outcomes.
- Recognition for compassionate care through patient satisfaction reports.
Emergency Room Travel Nurse
PIH Good Samaritan Hospital
02.2023 - 05.2023
- Staffed as a travel nurse by Aya in a busy downtown Emergency Department, utilizing Allscripts for documentation and communication.
- Specialized in managing heavy psychiatric and homeless populations, ensuring culturally sensitive care.
- Handled multiple cardiac arrests and critical patients with efficiency and proficiency, prioritizing interventions to optimize outcomes.
- Managed a 4-1 patient ratio, maintaining a high standard of care and attention to patient needs in a fast-paced environment.
Emergency Room Travel Nurse
Providence St. Mary's Hospital
10.2022 - 12.2022
- Staffed as a travel nurse by Flexcare in fast-paced emergency room, utilizing Epic for accurate documentation and communication.
- Managed a large pediatric population with compassion and expertise, ensuring age-appropriate care.
- Handled multiple critical patients with efficiency and proficiency while maintaining a 4-1 patient ratio.
Emergency Room Travel Nurse
Good Samaritan Hospital
07.2022 - 10.2022
- Staffed as a travel RN by Flexcare in a busy level three trauma center.
- Primarily worked as the triage RN, providing expert triage nursing services and critical thinking.
- Utilized Epic for efficient documentation and communication.
- Managed a heavy psychiatric population with empathy and professionalism.
- Delivered critical care interventions at a 4-1 patient ratio, to multiple patients, prioritizing needs and optimizing outcomes.
Emergency Room Travel Nurse
Carondelet St. Joseph's Hospital
03.2022 - 06.2022
- Staffed as a travel nurse by Medical Solutions to provide expert trauma care to patients in a busy ER setting, utilizing Cerner for efficient documentation and communication.
- Specialized in caring for a large elderly population, addressing their unique needs with compassion and expertise.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to ensure comprehensive and coordinated care for trauma patients.
- Lead trauma nurse.
- Awarded nurse of the month by co-workers.
Emergency Room Nurse
MUSC
01.2021 - 01.2022
- Worked per diem to provide exceptional care to patients in a fast-paced and high-acuity environment at a Level One Trauma Center.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams in a teaching facility setting to ensure comprehensive and evidence-based care.
- Specialized in managing heavy psychiatric populations and providing critical care interventions to multiple patients simultaneously.
- Maintained a 4-1 patient ratio. Utilized Epic charting system.
Emergency Room Nurse
East Cooper Medical Center
12.2020 - 01.2022
- Worked per diem in a small community hospital with limited resources.
- Utilized Cerner for accurate and efficient charting, ensuring thorough documentation of patient assessments and interventions.
- Managed a 5-1 patient ratio, delivering attentive and individualized care to patients while maximizing available resources.
- Recognized for my patient care by the doctors and nursing staff.
Emergency Room Travel Nurse
St. Francis Hospital
09.2021 - 11.2021
- Staffed as a travel RN by Fastaff in a high-acuity emergency room with a focus on managing multiple critical patients.
- Excelled in crisis management situations, maintaining composure and providing effective interventions to optimize patient outcomes.
- Collaborated closely with interdisciplinary teams to ensure comprehensive and coordinated care, particularly in the face of staffing shortages.
- Demonstrated adaptability and resilience in challenging circumstances, delivering high-quality care to patients in need.
IV Therapy Nurse
Renew Medical
08.2019 - 04.2021
- Specialized in delivering compassionate care to patients in need of IV fluids and vitamins, both in clinical settings and in the comfort of their homes.
- Actively promoted and encouraged the use of Renew Medical's products, contributing to increased sales through direct client interactions and personalized recommendations.
- Provided urgent care services to patients in clinic.
- Promoted wellness and recovery in a convenient and personalized manner.
- Managed social media platforms to advertise and promote the IV spa, creating engaging content that increased brand visibility and attracted new clients.
- Developed strong relationships with patients through exceptional service, addressing their needs and preferences to enhance their overall experience.
Emergency Room Nurse
Trident Medical Center
04.2019 - 12.2020
- Worked per diem in a high-acuity Level 2 Trauma Center setting.
- Served as a preceptor to new nurses, providing guidance, support, and mentorship.
- Managed critical patients with complex medical and surgical conditions, ensuring timely and effective interventions.
- Performed accurate and efficient triage assessments to prioritize patient care based on acuity level.
- Trained and educated new nursing students.
- Utilized the Meditech electronic health record system to document patient assessments, interventions, and outcomes accurately.
- Managed a 5-1 patio ratio.
Emergency Room Travel Nurse
Tufts Medical Center
04.2020 - 07.2020
- Staffed as a travel RN by PPR in a busy teaching, level 1 trauma center.
- I was responsible for delivering high-quality care to critically ill and injured patients during Covid.
- This role involved managing critical patients, performing triage duties, and utilizing the Medhost electronic health record system.
Emergency Room Travel Nurse
NSMC Union Hospital
08.2018 - 04.2019
- Staffed as a travel RN by Nurses RX in a small 20 bed community hospital.
- Worked as the Charge Nurse, overseeing the nursing care delivery, providing leadership to the nursing team, and ensuring the safety and well-being of patients.
- Lead a successful initiative to reduce blood culture contamination within the unit.
- Utilized Epic charting.
Emergency Room Travel Nurse
Kaiser Maui Memorial Medical Center
02.2018 - 07.2018
- Staffed as a travel RN by Nurses RX in a busy and challenging environment while experiencing the unique culture of Hawaii residents.
- Utilized Epic charting to care for a diverse patient populations in high-pressure situations.
- Level 2 trauma, teaching facility.
- Maintained a 4-1 patient ratio.
Emergency Room Travel Nurse
Good Samaritan Medical Center
10.2017 - 01.2018
- Staffed as a local travel RN by Good Samaritan, in a busy level 2 trauma center.
- Maintained a 3-1 patient ratio using Epic charting system to care for multiple, complex, acutely ill patients.
Emergency Room Travel Nurse
Lutheran Medical Center
07.2017 - 10.2017
- Staffed as a travel RN by PPR in a 60 bed, level 3 trauma center.
- Provided expert nursing care to critically ill patients in a fast-paced hospital environment.
- Utilized Epic electronic health record system.
- Managed multiple patient assignments and prioritized care based on acuity level.
- Specialized in caring for a large geriatric population.
Emergency Room Travel Nurse
Chandler Regional Medical Center
01.2017 - 07.2017
- Staffed as a travel RN by Medical Solutions in a busy, 65 bed, level 1 trauma center.
- Utilized Cerner charting to provide high-quality, patient-centered care.
- Specialize in patient triage, assessing and prioritizing patient needs to ensure timely interventions and optimal outcomes.
Emergency Room Travel Nurse
Kaiser Sunnyside Medical Center
09.2016 - 12.2016
- Staffed as a travel RN by Cross Country Trav Corp in a busy 40 bed emergency department.
- Maintained a 4-1 patient ratio while working in triage, floating, and serving as a resource in a high-pressure environment.
- Utilized Epic charting and committed to delivering exceptional patient care.
Emergency Room Travel Nurse
Good Samaritan Hospital
03.2016 - 09.2016
- Staffed as a travel RN by Nurses RX in a busy level three trauma center.
- Primarily worked as the triage RN, providing expert triage nursing services and critical thinking.
- Utilized Epic for efficient documentation and communication.
- Managed a heavy psychiatric population with empathy and professionalism.
- Delivered critical care interventions at a 4-1 patient ratio, to multiple patients, prioritizing needs and optimizing outcomes.
Emergency Room Staff Nurse
West Virginia University Hospitals- Ruby Memorial
11.2014 - 01.2016
- Worked as a staff nurse in a fast-paced, busy, level 1 trauma center, stroke center, and teaching facility with Magnet recognition.
- Learned and became proficient in placing ultrasound-guided IVs.
- Trained newly licensed nurses, providing knowledge and guidance in caring for complex, high acuity patients.
- Involved in quality improvement initiatives for ER workflow and improvement of care delivery in the ER.
- Precepted nursing students.
Registered Nurse, PCU
West Virginia University Hospitals-Ruby Memorial
11.2012 - 11.2016
- Served as a staff nurse on a critical step-down floor, providing comprehensive nursing care to patients with complex medical conditions.
- Demonstrated leadership skills by assuming charge nurse responsibilities, overseeing unit operations, and coordinating patient care assignments.
- Served as a preceptor to new nurses, providing mentorship, guidance, and support to facilitate their transition into the nursing profession.
- Utilized Epic charting system.
- Maintained a 3-1 patient ratio.
- Assisted in education and training of unit equipment.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy And Health Sciences
Boston, MA 05.2001 -
Skills
- Electronic Health Record Systems
- Critical care
- Emergency care
- Trauma care
- Psychiatric care
- Charge nurse
- Research projects
- Medical equipment
- Relationship building
- Airway maintenance and ventilators
- Critical medication administration
- Wound care
- Point of care testing
- Ultrasound-guided IV placement
- ECG monitoring
- Splinting
- Patient care plan development
- Patient and family education
- Health assessments
- Infection control protocols
- Patient safety
- Leadership and mentorship
- Educator
- Interdisciplinary collaboration
- Critical thinking
- Time management
- Triage
- Multitasking and prioritization
- Crisis management and stress resilience
- Cultural competency
- Leader of successful initiatives
Certification
BLS- Basic Life Support, AHA, American Heart Association
Accomplishments
- Led a successful initiative to reduce blood culture contamination in the ER.
- Involved in a quality improvement project for ER workflows and improvement of care delivery in the ER.
- Promotion to Charge nurse.
- Recognized and awarded as Nurse of the Month.
- Involved in a research project for early sepsis recognition.
Timeline
Emergency Room Travel Nurse
Umass Memorial Clinton Hospital
12.2023 - 04.2024
Float Pool Emergency Room Nurse
HealthTrust Workforce Solutions
09.2023 - Current
Emergency Room Travel Nurse
Presbyterian St. Luke's Medical Center
05.2023 - 08.2023
Emergency Room Travel Nurse
PIH Good Samaritan Hospital
02.2023 - 05.2023
Emergency Room Travel Nurse
Providence St. Mary's Hospital
10.2022 - 12.2022
Emergency Room Travel Nurse
Good Samaritan Hospital
07.2022 - 10.2022
Emergency Room Travel Nurse
Carondelet St. Joseph's Hospital
03.2022 - 06.2022
Emergency Room Travel Nurse
St. Francis Hospital
09.2021 - 11.2021
Emergency Room Nurse
MUSC
01.2021 - 01.2022
Emergency Room Nurse
East Cooper Medical Center
12.2020 - 01.2022
Emergency Room Travel Nurse
Tufts Medical Center
04.2020 - 07.2020
IV Therapy Nurse
Renew Medical
08.2019 - 04.2021
Emergency Room Nurse
Trident Medical Center
04.2019 - 12.2020
Emergency Room Travel Nurse
NSMC Union Hospital
08.2018 - 04.2019
Emergency Room Travel Nurse
Kaiser Maui Memorial Medical Center
02.2018 - 07.2018
Emergency Room Travel Nurse
Good Samaritan Medical Center
10.2017 - 01.2018
Emergency Room Travel Nurse
Lutheran Medical Center
07.2017 - 10.2017
Emergency Room Travel Nurse
Chandler Regional Medical Center
01.2017 - 07.2017
Emergency Room Travel Nurse
Kaiser Sunnyside Medical Center
09.2016 - 12.2016
Emergency Room Travel Nurse
Good Samaritan Hospital
03.2016 - 09.2016
Emergency Room Staff Nurse
West Virginia University Hospitals- Ruby Memorial
11.2014 - 01.2016
Registered Nurse, PCU
West Virginia University Hospitals-Ruby Memorial
11.2012 - 11.2016
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy And Health Sciences
05.2001 -
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