Kerri Kenny
Seaford,NY
Summary
Dynamic Critical Care Registered Nurse with 11 years of experience. Adept at collaborating with interdisciplinary medical teams. Dedicated to delivering best-in-class patient care and individualized plans for families and patients. Able to proficiently facilitate an ICU as a charge RN, enabling and supporting a smoothly run work environment, while maintaining a professional atmosphere amongst staff, supportive care of patients and families, and encouraging open communication within the medical team.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Registered Nurse, ICU
NYU Winthrop University Hospital
Mineola, NY
02.2010 - Current
- Conferred with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches, aid in emergent or controlled procedures such as central line placements, intubation, and any other patient interventions.
- Managed 9-12 nurses and nursing activities in a 20-bed ICU as a charge RN by providing comprehensive nursing guidance and maintaining outstanding patient satisfaction and care standards, as well as facilitating upgrades, downgrades, and new admissions to the ICU.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process and management and lifestyle options.
- Monitored patient condition, including interpreting and tracking EKG readings, identifying irregular telemetry readings and updating team members on changes in stability or acuity.
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Implemented interventions, including medication and IV administration, catheter insertion and airway management.
- Taught patients how to improve lifestyle choices, dramatically reducing chance of symptom reoccurrence.
- Trained as a Rapid Response RN - responding to all RRT calls within the hospital, collaborating with all members of the medical staff to optimize patient outcome as well as determine the appropriate level of care for the patient and safely transporting the patient to the proper area.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Molloy College
Rockville Centre, NY12.2009
Bachelor of Science - Biology
Loyola University Maryland
Baltimore, MD05.2005
Skills
- Precepting
- Staff Supervision
- Acute Care Expertise
- Infection Control and Aseptic Procedures
- Intravenous insertion
- Maintaining ventilator support
- Titration of critical intravenous medications
- Skilled at Epic medical documentation
Timeline
Registered Nurse, ICU
NYU Winthrop University Hospital
02.2010 - Current
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Molloy College
Bachelor of Science - Biology
Loyola University Maryland