Kendra Ellis
Gainesville,FL
Summary
Compassionate Transplant Coordinator with a proven track record of exceptional productivity and efficient task completion. Proficient in patient education, surgical coordination, and post-operative care management. Strong communication and decision-making skills to ensure optimal outcomes for patients. Motivated to tackle new challenges.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Pre-Renal Transplant Coordinator Registered Nurse
UF Health
Gainesville, FL
01.2023 - Current
- Contributed to creating a curriculum for transplant patient education, increasing patient outcomes
- Aided in the implementation and enforcement of changes in procedures and policies within the department
- Ensures coordination and continuity of patient care for transplant patients
- Review participant hospital and clinic charts and computer records; transfer appropriate information to other organizations
- Demonstrate the ability to assess data reflecting the patient's status and interpret the necessary information to determine each patient's needs
- Collected, compiled, correlated, and tabulated participant's information.
ICU Travel Nurse, Medical/Surgical Intensive Care Unit
Aya Healthcare
Winter Haven, FL
09.2022 - 11.2022
- Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients, and determined the following action
- Educated patients, families, and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process and management, and lifestyle options
- Conferred with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches
- Provided exceptional care to high-acute patients needing complex care such as ventilator management, extensive wound care, and rehabilitation.
Travel ICU Nurse, Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit
Favorite Healthcare Staffing
Gainesville, FL
11.2021 - 08.2022
- Managed care from admission to discharge
- Followed HCA ethical values and principles and adhered to HIPAA medical record regulations to promote patients' privacy
- Recorded patients' medical status and treatment details in electronic charts to document medical care accurately.
Registered Nurse, Surgical Intensive Care Unit
UF Health Shands Hospital
Gainesville, FL
10.2019 - 10.2021
- Managed care from admission to discharge, including patient assessments, care planning, health education, and discharge support
- Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses
- Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients and determined next course of action
- Supervised new graduate nurses in the unit by offering support and feedback
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions
- Advocated for patients by communicating care preferences to practitioners, verifying interventions met treatment goals, and identifying insurance coverage limitations
- Participated in nursing simulation activities, evidence-based practice project implementation, and competency development to further nursing education
- Secured, controlled narcotics, and distributed medication on schedule to meet patient needs and minimize misuse opportunities.
Education
MBA & MSN - Leadership in Health Care Systems
Grand Canyon University
Phoenix, Arizona02-2027
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Chamberlain University
Downers Grove, IL10-2022
Associates Of Science - Nursing
Rasmussen College
Ocala, FL09-2019
Skills
- Healthcare regulations
- Care coordination
- Organizational skills
- Interpersonal skills
- Time management
- Attention to Detail
- Patient education
- Implementation and enforcement of changes in procedures and policies
- Coordination and continuity of patient care
- Data assessment and interpretation
- Information collection and compilation
- HIPAA Compliance
- Diagnosis and prognosis education
- Treatment coordination
- Ethical values and principles
- Patient assessments
- Care planning
- Health education
- Collaboration with physicians
- Rapid assessment and treatment
- Evidence-based practice project implementation
- Competency development
- Leadership in healthcare systems
- Decision-Making
Certification
- BLS Training, 09/2023, 09/2025
- REGISTERED NURSE, RN9522076, Multistate Registered Nurse, 4/30/2025
Timeline
Pre-Renal Transplant Coordinator Registered Nurse
UF Health
01.2023 - Current
ICU Travel Nurse, Medical/Surgical Intensive Care Unit
Aya Healthcare
09.2022 - 11.2022
Travel ICU Nurse, Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit
Favorite Healthcare Staffing
11.2021 - 08.2022
Registered Nurse, Surgical Intensive Care Unit
UF Health Shands Hospital
10.2019 - 10.2021
MBA & MSN - Leadership in Health Care Systems
Grand Canyon University
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Chamberlain University
Associates Of Science - Nursing
Rasmussen College
- BLS Training, 09/2023, 09/2025
- REGISTERED NURSE, RN9522076, Multistate Registered Nurse, 4/30/2025
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