Kelli Thrasher
Phoenix,AZ
Summary
Earnest ANCC Board Certified Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner, with 19 years experience collaborating with other healthcare professionals to plan, manage and assess patient treatments. Friendly and empathetic individual possessing strong work ethic, excellent time management and critical thinking skills. Dedicated to providing quality healthcare to patients and excelling in new Nurse Practitioner role.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Emergency Room Registered Nurse
HonorHealth
09.2010 - Current
- Float Registered Nurse and Team Lead between 3 Emergency Departments, PACU, and ICU as needed.
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Maintained quality care and comfort for patients with heart failure, pulmonary hypertension, and other conditions
- .Provided exceptional care to high-acute patients needing complex care such as ventilator management, extensive wound care and rehabilitation.
- Implemented medication and IV administration, catheter insertion, and airway management.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols
Travel Registered Nurse, ICU
Aya Healthcare
01.2022 - 09.2023
- Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
- Delivered outstanding care to patients with various diagnoses and managed care from treatment initiation through to completion.
- Taught patients how to improve lifestyle choices, dramatically reducing chance of symptom reoccurrence.
- Developed relationships with patients and families to understand medical history and care needs.
- Documented all elements of care and updated patient charts and confidential files to reflect changes in care plans, interventions applied, and observations.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to develop impactful treatment plans.
Resource Nurse-SWAT
Banner Thunderbird Medical Center
05.2020 - 11.2020
- Collaborate and support 600 bed hospital as resource nurse on shift
- Responded to emergency situations to provide rapid and accurate care.
- Worked effectively in fast-paced environments.
- Provided exceptional care to high-acute patients needing complex care such as ventilator management, extensive wound care and rehabilitation.
- Quickly responded to situations impacting safety and security to unit, actualizing crisis prevention interventions to control and de-escalate situations.
- Organized and detail-oriented with strong work ethic.
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
- Demonstrated respect, friendliness and willingness to help wherever needed.
- Self-motivated, with strong sense of personal responsibility.
- Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in team environment.
Registered Flight Nurse
AeroCare
01.2019 - 02.2020
- Maintained flight medicine knowledge base by attending mandatory meetings, performing chart and equipment reviews, skills labs and clinical rotations and participating in continuing education sessions for care and transport of critically ill and injured patients.
- Planned, organized and positioned equipment and supplies for use in emergency conditions before, during and after transport.
- Assessed for and detected changes in status of patients and demonstrated proactive approach to solving patient problems.
- Documented appropriate and accurate information for assessment and treatment during stabilization and transport.
Cardiovascular ICU Registered Nurse
Arizona Heart Hospital
04.2008 - 09.2010
- Administered nursing care to cardiac patients undergoing diagnostic, therapeutic or emergency services.
- Liaised with patients following cardiothoracic surgical procedures, providing support and education on post-surgical care.
- Monitored patients' respiratory status and ventilator operation and made adjustments to promote stabilization.
- Conducted initial assessments, documented findings in patient records and notified physicians of abnormal findings.
- Developed and implemented patient care plans based on physicians' instructions and generally accepted nursing practices.
- Maintained respectful treatment environment that honored patients' and families' cultural and religious traditions and preferences.
Education
Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
Grand Canyon University
Phoenix, AZ10.2023
Bachelor Of Science In Nursing - Nursing
Grand Canyon University
Phoenix, AZ03.2018
Skills
- Acute care expertise
- Patient Assessments
- Strong clinical judgment
- EMR / EHR
- Privacy and confidentiality
- Chronic disease management
Certification
ANCC Certified AGACNP-BC
AZ APRN 301304
Arizona RN 152747
Basic Life Support (BLS)
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
Timeline
Travel Registered Nurse, ICU
Aya Healthcare
01.2022 - 09.2023
Resource Nurse-SWAT
Banner Thunderbird Medical Center
05.2020 - 11.2020
Registered Flight Nurse
AeroCare
01.2019 - 02.2020
Emergency Room Registered Nurse
HonorHealth
09.2010 - Current
Cardiovascular ICU Registered Nurse
Arizona Heart Hospital
04.2008 - 09.2010
Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
Grand Canyon University
Bachelor Of Science In Nursing - Nursing
Grand Canyon University
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