Kenzie Payton
1326 Mustang Trail Kingwood,TX
Summary
Attentive and focused healthcare professional offering 9 years of hands-on experience in hospital and emergency room environments. Successful in quickly building rapport with patients and families. Highly proficient in patient care, assessments, medication administration and health education. Working to further my nursing career in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Professional Nursing Student
Memorial Hermann Southwest Hospital
11.2023 - Current
- Supported nursing staff by performing routine tasks such as taking vitals, iv starts,administering medications, and documenting patient information.
- Conducted thorough head-to-toe assessments on assigned patients during each shift, identifying any abnormalities that required further attention from healthcare providers.
- Utilized critical thinking skills when assessing patients'' needs, enabling timely identification of potential concerns requiring intervention from nursing staff or physicians.
Emergency Room Technician
Signature Care
08.2016 - 12.2023
- Provided direct and indirect patient care delegated by medical staff.
- Performed specific duties that included monitoring and recording vital signs, blood glucose checks, 12 lead EKG, splinting, phlebotomy, 1:1 patient observation, and intravenous venipuncture.
- Preformed as a facility lab champion. Duties included ordering and processing labs, month quality checks for all lab equipment, sending out month reports to lab managers, and training/precepting new employees.
Patient Care Technician
Memorial Hermann Southwest Hospital
11.2018 - 11.2023
- Responds quickly and calmly to emergency situations, providing life saving measures when needed.
- Assisted in obtaining vitals, EKGs, IV starts, and lab specimens.
- Improving patient care by effectively performing Emergency Room procedures such as wound dressing, splinting, and CPR.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Western Governors University
Salt Lake City, UT11.2024
Certificate - Emergency Medical Technology
RC Health Services
Pearland09.2018
Bachelor of Arts - Exercise Science
Monmouth College
Monmouth, IL05.2015
Associate of Science -
Carl Sandburg College
Galesburg, IL12.2013
Skills
- Patient Monitoring
- Patient Assessments
- Vitals monitoring
- Task Prioritization
Certification
- Basic Life Support CPR
- EMT- Emergency Medical Technician
Affiliations
- Clinical Key Educator
- Blood Culture Champion
- Safety Coach ER Representative
- ER Technician Preceptor
Timeline
Professional Nursing Student
Memorial Hermann Southwest Hospital
11.2023 - Current
Patient Care Technician
Memorial Hermann Southwest Hospital
11.2018 - 11.2023
Emergency Room Technician
Signature Care
08.2016 - 12.2023
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Western Governors University
Certificate - Emergency Medical Technology
RC Health Services
Bachelor of Arts - Exercise Science
Monmouth College
Associate of Science -
Carl Sandburg College
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