Kelsey Downey
Summary
Compassionate critical care nurse with an overarching goal to improve patient outcomes. Resourceful, direct, and organized team leader.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Critical Care Nurse
Overlook Medical Center
09.2020 - Current
- Deliver direct care to critically ill patients in a twenty bed Medical Surgical ICU
- Serve as a nursing preceptor and mentor for new graduates providing nursing education on best practices
- Act as Charge RN managing staffing, admissions, and responding to RRT/codes throughout the hospital.
- Coordinate nursing care on unit through staff assignments, assisting and rounding with physicians, monitoring patient orders, and communicating with ancillary departments.
Staff Nurse, Medical/Surgical
Overlook Medical Center
07.2019 - 09.2020
- Preceptor and Charge Nurse of a 52 bed Medical Surgical Unit (Pulmonary, Renal, GI)
- Provided direct care for high acuity patients on ventilators and peritoneal dialysis
- Completed patient discharges from hospital to home, sub-acute rehab, LTACH, or hospice
Education
Master of Nursing - Family Nurse Practitioner
Fairleigh Dickinson University
Teaneck, NJ08.2025
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Fairfield University
Fairfield, CT05.2019
Skills
- Critical Thinking
- Direct Patient Care
- Interdisciplinary Collaboration
- Preceptor and Mentor
- Project Implementation
- Employee Guidance
- Nursing Staff Supervision
- Conflict Resolution
Additional Information
- UBC Chair, 2023
- Professional Development Committee Member
- Fairfield University Nursing Alumni Board Member and Mentor
- ANA, AACN
Licensure
- Registered Professional Nurse, New Jersey
- BLS, ACLS
Timeline
Critical Care Nurse
Overlook Medical Center
09.2020 - Current
Staff Nurse, Medical/Surgical
Overlook Medical Center
07.2019 - 09.2020
Master of Nursing - Family Nurse Practitioner
Fairleigh Dickinson University
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Fairfield University
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