Kellie Bauske
Machesney Park,IL
Summary
Registered Nursing professional with strong background in cardiovascular intensive care and CVICU nursing. Skilled in patient assessment, critical care, and emergency response. Known for effective team collaboration and adaptability to rapidly changing medical situations. Reliable in delivering high-quality care, with focus on achieving optimal patient outcomes.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse CVI
Javon Bea Mercy Health Hospital
02.2023 - Current
- Sedate and Monitors patients for multiple procedures. Educate patients regarding procedures and post procedure care.
- Assist Interventionalists and Anesthesiologist as needed
- Draws ACTs Off of arterial lines
- Repositions patients for procedures
- Provide updates on patient status through out procedure
- Assists with intubation and extubating patients requiring Anesthesia
- Monitor and remove sheaths
- Covered IR, Vascular, and Neuro call time, responding to traumas and strokes within a 30 minute window.
- Provide a wide variety of services to multiple departments in the hospital.
- Accessed ports for all radiology departments
- Trained for Boston Scientific and Medtronic in regards to placing devices in MRI mode.
- Set up ClearSite (external art line) for Anesthesiology
Registered Nurse Med-Surg
Javon Bea Mercy Health Hospital
04.2018 - 12.2022
- Utilizes the nursing process and collaborates with the interdisciplinary team in caring for patients
- Initiates a patient plan of care according to the patient's individualized needs
- Administers prescribed medications and treatments in accordance with approved nursing techniques, policies and procedures, standards of care, and State laws
- Build positive relationships with patients to promote trust and communication regarding plan of care
- Preceptor Cardiac Neuro 2020-2022 Precepting new hires to unit, Evaluating areas needing improvement regarding patient care and routine
- Evaluating type of learning needed for a successful orientation
- Continuing to offer support as a mentor once off orientation
- Charge Nurse Cardiac Neuro 2020-2022 Creating assignments for shift, Supporting staff
- Coordinating discharges and admissions
- Responding to Codes and Rapid responses throughout facility
Young Families Director
Firstborn Ministries
12.2021 - Current
- Directs and oversees operations, schedules, and staffing of departments within the church
- Acts as a resource and troubleshooting when issues arise within departments; fills in when staff is unavailable
- Meets with leadership monthly to review issues and offer solutions
- Focuses on educating team members to look for ways to improve their teaching experience
- Build relationships with families to feel comfortable in their environment
- Building bridges between other departments
Regional Youth Director for Illinois
Illinois Youth Ministries
09.2015 - Current
- Coordinates events for youth on a multi-church level, serving several cities in our area
- Acts as a resource for youth ministers in the region for assistance problem solving and creating events within their church
- Meets twice a year with directors across the state to schedule state-wide events for the following year and allocate funds to these events and student scholarships
Travel Nurse
PRN Healthcare Travel Nursing
01.2019 - 12.2022
- Intermittent 6-12 Week assignments in the state of Illinois while maintaining a full-time staff position at Mercy Health
- Contracts took place at: Advocate Good Samaritan, Downers Grove, IL; Rush, Oak Park, IL; UChicago Medicine Ingalls Memorial, Harvey, IL; West Suburban Hospital, Oak Park, IL; Ascension St Mary's Mequin, WI
CNA/HUC
Javon Bea Mercy Health Hospital
01.2011 - 12.2017
- Health Unit Coordinator's (HUC) role included: answering phones, ordering supplies, paging physicians and staff, filing paperwork, communicating between units, maintaining charts, discharge packets, service recovery, and updating assignment boards
- Participated in several unit projects such as improving fall risks awareness, updating communication boards, and improving CNA assignment forms
CVI Nursing Practice Council Member
Javon Bea Mercy Health
01.2023 - 12.2024
- Inpatient Nursing Practice Council Member
- Staffing Effectiveness Committee, Co-Chair
- Collaborates with staff from PPC, Cath lab and IR to make improvements in the departments
- Bring forward agendas for organizational improvement and efficiency protocols.
Inpatient Nursing Practice Council Member
01.2022 - 12.2022
- Collaborates with other units in the hospital to discuss hospital-wide issues and bring forward change
Staffing Effectiveness Committee, Co-Chair
01.2022 - 12.2022
- Collaborates with representatives from units in the hospital to present staffing and bedflow issues and discuss methods to promote change
Education
BSN -
Rasmussen University
Rockford, IL08.2020
ADN -
Rasmussen University
Rockford03.2018
High School Diploma -
Firstborn Christian Academy
Loves Park, IL01.2008
CNA Program -
Rock Valley College
Rockford, IL01.2008
Skills
- Supervising students
- Teaching strategies
- Clinical expertise
- Learning assessment
- Completing physical assessments
- Critical Thinking
- Team building
Emr
- EPIC
- CERNER
Infusionpumps
- Alaris
- Baxter Sigma Spectrum
- Plum
Certification
- 12 Lead EKG Certified
- NIHS Scale Certification
- BLS/ACLS/PALS
- ACT meter certification
- Illinois, Nursing License
- Wisconsin, Nursing License
Medication Management Systems
- Pyxis
- Omnicell
- Acudose
Committees
- Inpatient Nursing Practice Council, 2022, Collaborates with other units in the hospital to discuss hospital-wide issues and bring forward change.
- Staffing Effectiveness Committee, 2022, Co-Chair, Collaborates with representatives from units in the hospital to present staffing and bedflow issues and discuss methods to promote change.
- CVI Nursing Practice Council, 2023-2024, Collaborates with staff from PPC, Cath lab and IR to make improvements in the departments., Bring forward ideas for improving to leadership.
Timeline
Registered Nurse CVI
Javon Bea Mercy Health Hospital
02.2023 - Current
CVI Nursing Practice Council Member
Javon Bea Mercy Health
01.2023 - 12.2024
Inpatient Nursing Practice Council Member
01.2022 - 12.2022
Staffing Effectiveness Committee, Co-Chair
01.2022 - 12.2022
Young Families Director
Firstborn Ministries
12.2021 - Current
Travel Nurse
PRN Healthcare Travel Nursing
01.2019 - 12.2022
Registered Nurse Med-Surg
Javon Bea Mercy Health Hospital
04.2018 - 12.2022
Regional Youth Director for Illinois
Illinois Youth Ministries
09.2015 - Current
CNA/HUC
Javon Bea Mercy Health Hospital
01.2011 - 12.2017
BSN -
Rasmussen University
ADN -
Rasmussen University
High School Diploma -
Firstborn Christian Academy
CNA Program -
Rock Valley College
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