Kristie Noel Hicks
ICU RN
929 Grand Ave, Benton,AR
Summary
Well-qualified RN with full Arkansas, Alaska, and Massachusetts credentials and extensive experience in ICU and ER settings. Passionate about delivering compassionate patient care with respect to individual patient needs. Open and clear communicator with analytical problem-solving abilities and advanced clinical expertise.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
CPICU RN
Aya Healthcare
01.2024 - 06.2024
- Enhanced patient satisfaction through effective communication, empathy, and timely response to their needs.
- Improved patient outcomes by providing high-quality nursing care and implementing evidence-based practices.
CPICU RN
Aya Healthcare
10.2023 - 01.2024
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams for comprehensive patient care plans, resulting in better health outcomes.
- Administered medications accurately and safely, reducing medication errors and adverse reactions.
- Educated patients on disease management and self-care techniques, promoting lifestyle changes for improved health.
- Managed complex cases of critically ill patients, ensuring optimal treatment plans were executed effectively.
CPICU RN
Aya Healthcare
07.2023 - 10.2023
- Improved patient outcomes by providing high-quality nursing care and implementing evidence-based practices.
- Enhanced patient satisfaction through effective communication, empathy, and timely response to their needs.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams for comprehensive patient care plans, resulting in better health outcomes.
- Administered medications accurately and safely, reducing medication errors and adverse reactions.
RN Traveler, CPICU, Charleston Area Medical Center
Aya Healthcare
03.2023 - 05.2023
- Assisted in diagnosis and treatment of conditions such as unstable angina, cardiomyopathy, coronary artery disease, and cardiac dysrhythmia.
- Conducted initial assessments, documented findings in patient records and notified physicians of abnormal findings.
RN Traveler, CPICU, Charleston Area Medical Center
Aya Healthcare
12.2022 - 03.2023
- Documented all elements of care and updated patient charts and confidential files to reflect changes in care plans, interventions applied and observations.
- Administered medication, pain management and analysis of patient responses to interventions to improve individual performance.
RN Traveler, CPICU, Charleston Area Medical Center
Aya Healthcare
08.2022 - 11.2022
- Worked with interdisciplinary healthcare team to develop, implement and manage care plans, ensuring inclusion of patients' individual needs.
- Administered nursing care to cardiac patients undergoing diagnostic, therapeutic or emergency services.
- Delivered outstanding care to patients with various diagnoses and managed care from treatment initiation through to completion.
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
RN Traveler, CPICU, Charleston Area Medical Center
Aya Healthcare
05.2022 - 08.2022
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Delivered age-appropriate medical care for adult, adolescent and geriatric ICU patients.
- Communicated with members of healthcare team to support early intervention.
- Prepared patients for surgery or diagnostic testing by assessing actual and potential health problems and facilitating implementation and communication of perioperative plan of care.
- Educated patients and answered questions about health condition, prognosis and treatment.
RN Traveler, Trauma Critical Care
Greenstaff Medical Staffing/Flagstaff Medical Ctr
02.2022 - 04.2022
- Operated critical care equipment to keep patients stable and promote recovery.
- Administered medications to treat patients' symptoms and address underlying disease progression.
- Worked with intubated and ventilated patients, monitoring and reporting on conditions to maintain stats within optimal levels.
Staff RN, Emergency Department
Baptist Health Medical Center
10.2020 - 01.2022
- Conferred with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches.
- Monitored patient condition, including interpreting and tracking EKG readings, identifying irregular telemetry readings and updating team members on changes in stability or acuity.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process and management and lifestyle options.
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Advocated for patients by communicating care preferences to practitioners, verifying interventions met treatment goals and identifying insurance coverage limitations.
Staff RN, Critical Care
St Vincent's Infirmary
05.2018 - 09.2020
- Monitored hemodynamic variances to identify signs of life-threatening complications.
- Performed emergency medical procedures such as BLS, ACLS and other condition stabilizing interventions.
- Delivered age-appropriate medical care for adult and geriatric ICU patients.
- Explained health care issues and ramifications to patients and families to promote informed medical care choices.
- Observed patients' vital signs and administered physician-prescribed medications and treatments.
- Monitored patients' respiratory status and ventilator operation and made adjustments to promote stabilization.
RN Traveler-Critical Care
Cirrus Medical Staffing/St Vincent's Infirmary
11.2017 - 04.2018
- Monitored patient condition, including interpreting and tracking EKG readings, identifying irregular telemetry readings and updating team members on changes in stability or acuity.
- Managed patients recovering from medical or surgical procedures, including facilitating wound care, ostomy care, pressure ulcer prevention and pain management.
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
- Delivered outstanding care to patients with various diagnoses and managed care from treatment initiation through to completion.
- Documented all patient interactions and interventions in EPIC EMR, including physical and psychological assessments, care plans, treatment and observations.
- Worked with intubated and ventilated patients, monitoring and reporting on conditions to maintain stats within optimal levels.
- Operated critical care equipment to keep patients stable and promote recovery.
RN Traveler Critical Care
AMN Healthcare/Brigham And Women's Hospital
08.2017 - 11.2017
- Documented patient interactions and interventions in EPIC EMR.
- Performed frequent checks on life support equipment and made necessary adjustments to preserve optimal patient conditions.
RN Traveler Critical Care
Cirrus Medical Staffing/St Vincent's Infirmary
01.2017 - 07.2017
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
- Performed frequent checks on life support equipment and made necessary adjustments to preserve optimal patient conditions.
RN Traveler Critical Care
Cirrus Medical Staffing/St Vincent's Infirmary
07.2016 - 01.2017
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
- Delivered outstanding care to patients with various diagnoses and managed care from treatment initiation through to completion.
- Cared for patients in 24-bed unit, supporting fellow nurses in delivering outstanding treatment to patients.
RN Traveler Critical Care
Cirrus Medical Staffing/Paris Regional Medical Ctr
01.2016 - 07.2016
- Delivered outstanding care to patients with various diagnoses and managed care from treatment initiation through to completion.
- Reviewed post-operative orders and continuously monitored patients' post-operative vitals, set up PCA and fluids and oriented patients to unit.
- Accurately documented treatment, medications and IVs administered, discharge instructions and follow-up care.
RN Traveler Critical Care
Cirrus Medical Staffing/Shannon Medical Ctr
09.2015 - 12.2015
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
- Delivered outstanding care to patients with various diagnoses and managed care from treatment initiation through to completion.
RN Traveler Critical Care
Cirrus Medical Staffing/Paris Regional Medical Ctr
06.2015 - 09.2015
- Performed frequent checks on life support equipment and made necessary adjustments to preserve optimal patient conditions.
- Followed all personal and health data procedures to effectively comply with HIPAA laws and prevent information breaches.
RN Staff Nurse Critical Care
Wadley Regional Medical Center At Hope
12.2014 - 06.2015
- Worked within interdisciplinary health care team to develop, implement and make adjustments to patient care plans, individualizing strategies and methods to improve health and meet recovery goals.
- Conferred with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches.
- Performed various nursing interventions such as wound dressing, vital sign monitoring and specimen collection.
Staff LPN Critical Care
Wadley Regional Medical Center At Hope
10.2009 - 12.2014
- Cared for wounds, provided treatments and assisted with procedures.
- Monitored, tracked and conveyed important patient information to healthcare staff to help optimize treatment planning and care delivery.
- Managed patient care through closely monitoring respiration, blood pressure and blood glucose levels.
Education
RN To BSN To Master's Program
Chamberlain University
Currently Enrolled OnlineAssociate of Science - Nursing
University Of Arkansas Community College-Hope
Hope, AR12.2014
LPN
Florida Community College At Jacksonville
Jacksonville, FL07.1989
Medical Assistant
Jones Medical Education Center At Jacksonville
Jacksonville, FL07.1988
High School Diploma -
Bodcaw High School
Bodcaw, AR05.1985
Skills
- Infection Control Measures including Covid-19
- Critical Care Skills including ventilator, telemetry, cardiac drips, conscious sedation, ART Lines, Central Lines, EVD, ICP, Chest Tubes, Temporary Pacemakers, limited SWANS and various other critical care skills
- Critical Care skills also include complex patient assessments, implement intensive interventions, and therapies, and monitor patients Also able to identify a change in a critically ill patient's condition and immediately change a current care plan and provide emergency care
- ER skills that include quickly assessing the needs of each patient and triaging according to acuity and prioritizing care based on its critical nature, work to stabilize the patient, treat the problem, discharge the patient after the emergency is over or make arrangements for a longer hospital stay or transfer to another facility to meet patient's needs
- PACU nurse experience that includes monitoring vital signs, administering medication for pain and nausea, updating and educating the family, and transferring to the inpatient unit or discharging depending on the acuity of the patient
- Task and Work Prioritization
- Shock Symptom Identification
- Accurate Documentation
- Data Compilation and Analysis
- Reliable and Responsible
Certification
- PALS - Pediatric Advanced Life Support
- ACLS- Advanced Cardiac Life Support
- BLS- Basic Life Support
- TNCC- Trauma Nursing Core Course
- NIHSS
Timeline
CPICU RN
Aya Healthcare
01.2024 - 06.2024
CPICU RN
Aya Healthcare
10.2023 - 01.2024
CPICU RN
Aya Healthcare
07.2023 - 10.2023
RN Traveler, CPICU, Charleston Area Medical Center
Aya Healthcare
03.2023 - 05.2023
RN Traveler, CPICU, Charleston Area Medical Center
Aya Healthcare
12.2022 - 03.2023
RN Traveler, CPICU, Charleston Area Medical Center
Aya Healthcare
08.2022 - 11.2022
RN Traveler, CPICU, Charleston Area Medical Center
Aya Healthcare
05.2022 - 08.2022
RN Traveler, Trauma Critical Care
Greenstaff Medical Staffing/Flagstaff Medical Ctr
02.2022 - 04.2022
Staff RN, Emergency Department
Baptist Health Medical Center
10.2020 - 01.2022
Staff RN, Critical Care
St Vincent's Infirmary
05.2018 - 09.2020
RN Traveler-Critical Care
Cirrus Medical Staffing/St Vincent's Infirmary
11.2017 - 04.2018
RN Traveler Critical Care
AMN Healthcare/Brigham And Women's Hospital
08.2017 - 11.2017
RN Traveler Critical Care
Cirrus Medical Staffing/St Vincent's Infirmary
01.2017 - 07.2017
RN Traveler Critical Care
Cirrus Medical Staffing/St Vincent's Infirmary
07.2016 - 01.2017
RN Traveler Critical Care
Cirrus Medical Staffing/Paris Regional Medical Ctr
01.2016 - 07.2016
RN Traveler Critical Care
Cirrus Medical Staffing/Shannon Medical Ctr
09.2015 - 12.2015
RN Traveler Critical Care
Cirrus Medical Staffing/Paris Regional Medical Ctr
06.2015 - 09.2015
RN Staff Nurse Critical Care
Wadley Regional Medical Center At Hope
12.2014 - 06.2015
Staff LPN Critical Care
Wadley Regional Medical Center At Hope
10.2009 - 12.2014
RN To BSN To Master's Program
Chamberlain University
Associate of Science - Nursing
University Of Arkansas Community College-Hope
LPN
Florida Community College At Jacksonville
Medical Assistant
Jones Medical Education Center At Jacksonville
High School Diploma -
Bodcaw High School
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