Kenya Stith
Glen Allen,VA
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse
VCU Health
04.2020 - Current
- Magnet, Level I Trauma Hospital – Surgery Trauma ICU (28 beds)
- Provide comprehensive care to diverse populations including patients requiring acute general, transplant, burn, GYN, ENT, colorectal, orthopedic, plastic, oncology, and trauma care
- Required care includes: continuous renal replacement therapy, advanced modes of ventilation, extensive wound care, massive transfusion, and post-surgical resuscitation and care
Registered Nurse, Agency
Healthtrust/HCA
11.2021 - Current
- System-wide ICU float pool for the following Richmond area HCA facilities: Chippenham Medical Center and Henrico Doctors’ Hospitals (Forest, Parham, and Retreat campuses)
Travel Nurse
Maxim Healthcare
01.2022 - 04.2022
- Level III Trauma Hospital – CCU/PCU (48 beds)
- Provided comprehensive care to diverse populations including critically ill medical, surgical, and COVID-19 patients
Travel Nurse
Trusted Healthcare
05.2021 - 07.2021
- Magnet, Level I Trauma Hospital – Medical ICU (24 beds)
- Provided comprehensive care to patients with diagnoses including end state renal and hepatic disease, multisystem organ failure, autoimmune and pulmonary disorders
Travel Nurse
Aya Healthcare
01.2021 - 04.2021
- Magnet, Level II Trauma Hospital – ICU (28 beds)
- Provided comprehensive care to diverse populations including critically ill medical, surgical and COVID-19 patients
Registered Nurse
CJW Medical Center
07.2019 - 02.2021
- Medical/Surgical/Telemetry/ICU – Hospital-Wide Float Pool
- Provided care for patients in the medical surgical, progressive care/telemetry, coronary, cardiac/vascular surgical, and trauma ICUs
Registered Nurse
CJW Medical Center
08.2016 - 07.2019
- Level I Trauma Hospital - Medical Surgical Trauma ICU (32 beds)
- Provided care for patients with conditions such as respiratory failure, DKA, sepsis, post-operative complications, and trauma patients
- Assisted with bedside procedures such as intubations, bronchoscopies, endoscopies, echocardiograms, invasive line insertions, emergent bedside surgeries, and cardioversions
- Maintained and titrated various critical care drips such as vasoactive medications, sedation, analgesics, anxiolytics, paralytics, and anticoagulants
- Responded to rapid responses and emergency codes in designated hospital units
- Provided education and support to families in the immediate acute care phase and in preparation for post-acute care needs
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary team members to address needs in order to provide comprehensive care
Flexipool/Float Nurse
Bon Secours Hampton Roads Health System
06.2016 - 04.2019
- Medical/Surgical/Telemetry/ICU Float Pool
- Provided care to acutely and chronically ill patients on various units in all three Bon Secours Hampton Roads facilities
Registered Nurse
CJW Medical Center
10.2015 - 08.2016
- Level III Trauma Hospital - Neurosurgical ICU (12 beds)
- Provided therapeutic medical, emotional, and psychosocial care to critically ill patients with various neurological disorders and in need of post neurosurgical interventions
- Assisted with bedside and emergent procedures such as EVD insertions and lumbar punctures
- Maintained and titrated common critical care drips
- Provided education and support to families in the immediate acute care phase and in preparation for post-acute care needs
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary team members to address complex needs to provide comprehensive care
Flexipool/Float Nurse
Bon Secours Mary Immaculate Hospital
08.2014 - 06.2016
- Medical/Surgical/Telemetry Float Pool
- Provided close monitoring and cardiac rhythm interpretation of acutely and chronically ill clients with diagnoses including but not limited to: patients with arrhythmias, vascular surgery, ACS/MI, acute CVA, CHF, DKA, sepsis, respiratory failure, and GI Bleed
- Provided care of care for patients’ status post CABG, cardiac catherization, ablations, and AICD or pacemaker placement
- Provided postoperative care of the gynecological, bariatric, and orthopedic surgical patient
- Administered prescribed medications; closely monitored and tapered IV drips
Registered Nurse and Weekend/Holiday Relief Charge Nurse
Chesapeake Regional Medical Center
05.2012 - 01.2015
- Women and Pediatric Surgical/Adult Short Stay Unit
- Provided nursing care to patients with various gynecological, urological, and medical/surgical diagnoses including: post-operative hysterectomy, exploratory laparotomy, TURP, nephrectomy, and bowel resections
- Provided supervision and served as a resource to team members and auxiliary staff when fulfilling charge nurse duties
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Old Dominion University
Norfolk, Virginia08.2018
Associate of Applied Science - Nursing
Medical Careers Institute
Virginia Beach, Virginia12.2010
Bachelor of Arts - Women's Studies And Sociology
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, Virginia05.2008
Skills
- Ventilator management
- Titratable Medications (vasopressors, sedatives, analgesics, NMBAs)
- Non-invasive hemodynamic monitoring (Vigileo)
- Prone therapy
- Massive blood transfusion (Belmont)
- External Ventricular Drains/ICP monitoring
- Arterial Line management
- Central Venous Catheter management
- Chest tube management
- EKG interpretation
- Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (CRRT)/NxStage Unit Superuser, Prismaflex, Prismax
- Therapeutic hypothermia (Artic-Sun)
- Ultrasound-Guided IV placement
Leadership Experience
- Unit-Based Council, Chesapeake Regional Medical Center Short Stay Unit, 2012-2015
- Relief Charge Nurse, Chesapeake Regional Medical Center Short Stay Unit, 2012-2015
- Quality/Safety/Professional Practice Council, Chippenham Medical Center, 2016-2019
- Nurse Preceptor, Chippenham Medical Center MSTICU, 2017-2019
- Relief Charge Nurse, Chippenham Medical Center MSTICU, 2017-2019
- Central Resource (Float) Pool Employee Council, Chippenham Medical Center, 2019-2021
- Retention and Recruitment Committee, VCU Health STICU, 2023-present
- Nurse Preceptor, VCU Health STICU, 2023-present
- Process Improvement Project: 'Protocol for Family Conferences in the Transplant ICU', VCU Health STICU, 2024-present
Certification
- Registered Nurse, Virginia (compact), 02/2011 - 05/2026
- Basic Cardiac Life Support (BLS) Certification, 12/2023 - 12/2025
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Certification, 12/2023 - 12/2025
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) Certification, 12/2023 - 12/2025
- NIHSS, 12/2023 - 12/2025
- CCRN (Adult), Direct Care Pathway Certification, 12/2023 - 12/2026
Shadow Experience
VCU Health (Richmond, VA) 02/2024
8 hours, Cases observed: open heart/hematoma evacuation, ex-lap, kidney transplant, burn excision
Retreat Doctors’ Hospital (Richmond, VA) 01/2023
8 hours, Cases observed: prostatectomy, cystoscopy, TURP, hysterectomy
Chippenham Medical Center (Richmond, VA) 03/2018, 11/2019
16 hours, Cases observed: ex-lap, discectomy, carotid endarterectomy, limb amputation
Professional Organizations
- American Association of Critical-Care Nurses, 2017 - present
- Diversity in Nurse Anesthesia Mentorship Program, 2021-present
- CRNA School Prep Academy Mentorship Program, 2022-present
Awards
The Daisy Award, For Extraordinary Nurses nomination, 08/2021 & 08/2024, VCU Health
Timeline
Travel Nurse
Maxim Healthcare
01.2022 - 04.2022
Registered Nurse, Agency
Healthtrust/HCA
11.2021 - Current
Travel Nurse
Trusted Healthcare
05.2021 - 07.2021
Travel Nurse
Aya Healthcare
01.2021 - 04.2021
Registered Nurse
VCU Health
04.2020 - Current
Registered Nurse
CJW Medical Center
07.2019 - 02.2021
Registered Nurse
CJW Medical Center
08.2016 - 07.2019
Flexipool/Float Nurse
Bon Secours Hampton Roads Health System
06.2016 - 04.2019
Registered Nurse
CJW Medical Center
10.2015 - 08.2016
Flexipool/Float Nurse
Bon Secours Mary Immaculate Hospital
08.2014 - 06.2016
Registered Nurse and Weekend/Holiday Relief Charge Nurse
Chesapeake Regional Medical Center
05.2012 - 01.2015
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Old Dominion University
Associate of Applied Science - Nursing
Medical Careers Institute
Bachelor of Arts - Women's Studies And Sociology
University of Virginia
- Registered Nurse, Virginia (compact), 02/2011 - 05/2026
- Basic Cardiac Life Support (BLS) Certification, 12/2023 - 12/2025
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Certification, 12/2023 - 12/2025
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) Certification, 12/2023 - 12/2025
- NIHSS, 12/2023 - 12/2025
- CCRN (Adult), Direct Care Pathway Certification, 12/2023 - 12/2026
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