Kimberly Smith
Registered Nurse
Houston,TX
Summary
Compassionate Registered Nurse with experience offering comprehensive patient care in outpatient environments. Works well with diverse patient populations and fosters trusting relationships to improve outcomes. Efficiently coordinate with healthcare professionals to advance patient care.
Overview
2
2
years of professional experience
3
3
Certifications
Work History
Registered Nurse
UF Health
01.2023 - Current
- Collaborate and work efficiently within a interdisciplinary team such as Burn Surgery, ENT, and Plastics, providing nursing care for 1 to 2 intensive care patients to ensure optimal patient health outcome.
- Monitor and skilled in patients needing advanced monitoring and therapies with ventilators, wound vac, CRRT (Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy), pressure and other invasive lines
- Administering conscious sedation to patients undergoing wound debridements, dressing changes and minor bedside procedures, as well as recovering patients retuning from surgery
- Knowledgeable in titrating and handling medications requiring intensive monitoring, e.g. vasoactive, antiarrhythmic, sedation
- Partake in continuous flap monitoring via internal doppler
Certified Nurse Assistant
UF Health Rehab
01.2022 - 10.2022
- Assist with urinary catheter removal, chem sticks, routine urine and stool specimen collection, ostomy care, emptying drainage receptacles/tubes, and bladder scan
- Aided in patient comfort and safety by adjusting beds, lights, bed rails, pillows, patients' clothing, and bedside tables/equipment
- Provide feedback to LPN or RN regarding patient care and reported changes in patient status.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL08.2022
Bachelor of Arts - Sociology
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL05.2021
Skills
Delegation and Motivation
Interpersonal Skills
Procedure preparations
Clinical judgment
Family Education
Certification
Basic Life Support
Leadership And Involvement
Member, Embrace Program 08/2021 - 05/2022
- Collaborated with PhD- trained nurses to build a research portfolio throughout the course of nursing school
- Served as a research assistant and created informational material for community outreach
- Created teaching material for Health Assessment course at UF College of Nursing
Nurse Leader, Transition to Practice Program UF Health 06/2023 - Present
- Served as an agent for change by creating a quality improvement project for nursing unit
- Collaborated with Clinical Leader, Unit Manager and fellow nurses in order to implement change based on project findings
- Work alongside UF Health Residency coordinator on ways to improve Transition to Practice Program
Clinical Experiences (765 hours)
Trauma Med/Surg Rotation
Pediatric Rotation
OB Rotation
Neonatal ICU
Burn ICU
OR rotation
Psychiatric Rotation
Timeline
Registered Nurse
UF Health
01.2023 - Current
Certified Nurse Assistant
UF Health Rehab
01.2022 - 10.2022
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of Florida
Bachelor of Arts - Sociology
University of Florida