Kirstin Rodriguez
Colorado Springs,CO
Summary
Diligent nursing professional with demonstrated success in emergency patient care. Agile and responsive to dynamic patient needs and environmental conditions. Team-oriented and reliable with expert healthcare knowledge, clear verbal and written communication skills and sound clinical judgment.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Registered Nurse, Emergency Department
UC Health Memorial Hospital Central
02.2023 - Current
- Effectively cares for a broad range of patient populations and conditions and prioritizes care in a fast-paced clinical Emergency Department environment. Places an emphasis on the delivery of high-quality, safe patient care while maintaining a focus on department throughput and efficiency.
- Plans, implements, and evaluates patient care plans based on patient assessment to optimize outcomes and maximize available resources.
- Monitors, records, and communicates patient condition as appropriate to a multidisciplinary care team. Collaborates as needed across disciplines to coordinate patient care, including patient transfer, discharge, referral and spiritual/psychosocial support needs.
- Evaluates learning needs of patient and/or family and provides patient/family education appropriate to age, culture, condition, and circumstances. Effectively delegates patient care to ancillary personnel.
- Precept student nurses and new hires.
- Teams on trauma and emergency interventions involving serious head injuries, gunshot wounds, and thoracic trauma.
- Responds to codes quickly and orchestrats efficient, skilled medical care.
Advanced Care Partner
UC Health Memorial Hospital Central Ortho-Trauma Impatient Care Unit
03.2017 - 02.2023
- Direct patient care including ADL's, emptying drains and foleys, providing foley care, bladder scans, peripheral IV insertion and removal, and urinary catheter insertion and removal.
- Provided care for postoperative elective surgical patients, orthopedic patients, spine patients, and traumas.
- Promoted patient safety during patient interactions.
Student Nurse
Nightingale College
01.2020 - 12.2022
- Managed care of up to five patients with precepting nurse.
- Medication administration, peripheral IV insertion, PEG tube feedings, wound care, and urinary catheter insertion.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Nightingale College
12-2022
Skills
- Medication and IV placement and administration
- Patient assessments
- Infection control measures
- Wound care
- Physical assessments
- Patient care planning
- Critical care
- Precepting
Credentials
- Registered Nurse RN. 1687908
- Basic Life Support
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support
- Advanced Trauma Care for Nurses
- Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course
- Trauma Nurse Core Course
- NIHSS
Timeline
Registered Nurse, Emergency Department
UC Health Memorial Hospital Central
02.2023 - Current
Student Nurse
Nightingale College
01.2020 - 12.2022
Advanced Care Partner
UC Health Memorial Hospital Central Ortho-Trauma Impatient Care Unit
03.2017 - 02.2023
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Nightingale College