Kaitlyn Daly
San Jose,CA
Summary
Dynamic RN bringing 16 years of treating patients and coordinating care with other healthcare staff. Proven history of leveraging critical thinking, analysis and medical knowledge to deliver superior care in high-pressure environments. Prioritizes clinical and operational tasks in fast-paced emergency medicine settings.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
RN, Emergency Department
VA Medical Center
08.2023 - Current
- Improved patient outcomes by efficiently assessing, diagnosing, and treating a wide range of medical conditions in the Emergency Department.
- Enhanced patient satisfaction by providing compassionate care and maintaining effective communication with patients, families, and colleagues.
- Streamlined workflow within the Emergency Department through effective delegation, prioritization, and time management skills.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to develop comprehensive care plans for high-acuity patients.
- Reduced hospital readmission rates by providing thorough discharge education and ensuring proper follow-up appointments were scheduled.
- Maintained a safe environment for patients and staff by adhering to infection control policies and procedures.
Travel nurse
Flexcare
03.2021 - 06.2023
- I started traveling 2 years ago
- I alternate my assignments between the Emergency room and Labor and delivery to keep up my skills in both specialties
- Increased patient satisfaction by providing compassionate and timely nursing care to diverse populations.
- Improved patient outcomes through careful monitoring and thorough documentation of vital signs, medical histories, and treatment plans.
- I have been an Emergency room nurse for my whole nursing career of 16 years
- I have been a Labor and delivery nurse for 6 years where I learned how to circulate in the operating room
Registered Nurse
Baptist Memorial Hospital
08.2015 - 03.2021
- I was hired in 2015 in their Emergency Room
- They have an adult and pediatric with adult and pediatric Emergency Room doctors
- I worked both sides and also became a relief charge nurse at this facility
- This campus had 16 beds
- We would transfer an stemi patients, pediatric admissions or Labor patients to our east campus
- We would transfer any trauma pt to one of our two trauma centers in our county
- Our ratio depended on acuity but genrally were 4:1
- In 2017 I tranferred to their east campus and was trained in their Labor and delivery unit where I learned how assess, manage, and circulate in their operating room on the unit.
Registered Nurse
Palms west Hospital
10.2018 - 01.2020
- I worked at this facility per diem while working full time in the Labor and delivery at another facility
- They have an adult and pediatric Emergency Room
- I worked both sides
- I worked triage as well
- 4:1 ratio depending on acuity
- My duties included but not limited to IV placement, blood draws, medication adminstration, ekg, assisting doctor with procedures or sedation, care of critical patients
- It was a 12 bed pediatric ER and a 20 bed adult ER.
Registered Nurse
JFK medical center
07.2009 - 07.2015
- Jfk is a 400+ bed facilty and a 40+ bed Emergency Room
- This facility was number 1 in the county for cardiac care so we would get transfer for stemi and cardiac surgeries
- We would transfer trauma, pediatric and laboring patients to neighboring facilties for care
- Aer working their for 2 years I became a full time charge nurse there
- I was responisble for sta and patients while in the Emergency Room
- I would help with the flow of patients in and out of the Emergency room.
Registered Nurse
St Mary's medical center
02.2011 - 05.2012
- This facility is a level 1 trauma center with a dedicated childrens hospital
- I worked only in their pediatric ER
- All the trauma patient went to the adult side but if it was a pediatric patient we would go help the trauma team
- It was a high acuity pediatric population
- I learned a lot and built my pediatric foundation at this facilty
- Some of my duties were but not limited to iv placement,blood draws, moderate sedation for procedures, assist with intubation and stabalized the critical patient
- The only patient we would transfer out would be burns or heart patients.
Registered Nurse
Boca Raton Regional
12.2007 - 07.2009
- This is where i started my nursing career out of school
- I learned my foundation for my assessment skills, iv skills, prioritization skills
- We treated all neuro and cardiac patients
- We would transfer trauma, pediatric, and labor patients
- I learned how to work and communicate with doctors as well as work as a team.
Education
BSN in Nursing -
WGU at Salt Lake city, Utah
11.2020
AAS in Nursing -
Palm beach state at Lake worth, FL
01.2007
Skills
- Iv placement and blood draws
- Assisting with procedures
- Management of critical patients
- Helping the doctors developing treatment plans
- Circulating in the operating room for cesarean sections or hysterectomy
- Communicating with doctor about patient condition or critical lab results
- Time management
- Patient education
- Medication administration
Certification
- CEN - Certified Emergency Nurse
- PALS - Pediatric Advanced Life Support
- ACLS- Advanced Life Support
- BLS- Basic Life Support
Timeline
RN, Emergency Department
VA Medical Center
08.2023 - Current
Travel nurse
Flexcare
03.2021 - 06.2023
Registered Nurse
Palms west Hospital
10.2018 - 01.2020
Registered Nurse
Baptist Memorial Hospital
08.2015 - 03.2021
Registered Nurse
St Mary's medical center
02.2011 - 05.2012
Registered Nurse
JFK medical center
07.2009 - 07.2015
Registered Nurse
Boca Raton Regional
12.2007 - 07.2009
BSN in Nursing -
WGU at Salt Lake city, Utah
AAS in Nursing -
Palm beach state at Lake worth, FL
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