KRISTIN CLARK
Select Medical Corporation
Brunswick,OH
1
Certification
2027
years of professional experience
Registered healthcare professional with strong background in critical care environments, equipped to handle high-stress situations and complex patient needs. Excel in team collaboration, adapting quickly to evolving circumstances and ensuring optimal patient outcomes. Skilled in advanced patient monitoring, emergency response, and therapeutic interventions. Known for reliability, empathy, and strong communication abilities that enhance patient care and team efficiency.
Work History
ICU RN
5 Years 4 Months- Provide continuous monitoring and intensive care for critically ill patients
- Conducts continuous assessments. Evaluates neurological, cardiac, respiratory, and renal status
- Interprets cardiac rhythms. Identifies life threatening arrhythmias on monitors
- Tracks fluid balances. Measures strict I & O’s to detect renal or cardiovascular shifts
- Manage mechanical ventilation. Titrates oxygen settings and monitors along with RT’s
- Titrates critical drips. Adjusts potent IV medications like norepinephrine or propofol based on real-time vitals
- Responds to emergencies. Assists in rapids & codes which may require CPR, intubation, or critical IV push meds
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to optimize patient care plans and outcomes.
- Mentored junior nurses, fostering professional development and improving team performance.
- Evaluated patient progress and adjusted care strategies based on clinical assessments.
- Assisted physicians with bedside procedures, ensuring accurate treatment administration and timely patient recovery.
- Demonstrated advanced critical thinking skills while managing complex clinical situations involving multiple organ systems failures in critically ill patients.
- Administered medications and treatments as prescribed by physicians.
- Improved patient outcomes by developing and implementing individualized care plans for critically ill patients.
- Reduced patient complications by promptly identifying changes in condition and initiating appropriate interventions.
RN Supervisor Responsibilities
- Provide continuous monitoring and intensive care for critically ill patients
- Conducts continuous assessments. Evaluates neurological, cardiac, respiratory, and renal status
- Interprets cardiac rhythms. Identifies life threatening arrhythmias on monitors
- Tracks fluid balances. Measures strict I & O’s to detect renal or cardiovascular shifts
- Manage mechanical ventilation. Titrates oxygen settings and monitors along with RT’s
- Titrates critical drips. Adjusts potent IV medications like norepinephrine or propofol based on real-time vitals
- Responds to emergencies. Assists in rapids & codes which may require CPR, intubation, or critical IV push meds
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to optimize patient care plans and outcomes.
- Mentored junior nurses, fostering professional development and improving team performance.
- Evaluated patient progress and adjusted care strategies based on clinical assessments.
- Assisted physicians with bedside procedures, ensuring accurate treatment administration and timely patient recovery.
- Demonstrated advanced critical thinking skills while managing complex clinical situations involving multiple organ systems failures in critically ill patients.
- Administered medications and treatments as prescribed by physicians.
- Improved patient outcomes by developing and implementing individualized care plans for critically ill patients.
- Reduced patient complications by promptly identifying changes in condition and initiating appropriate interventions.
Unit Manager Responsibilities
- Met with clinical staff on a regular basis to provide guidance and information related to specific issues
- Provided direction to team to assure that resident needs are met and services are provided accordingly
- Attended daily, weekly, and other clinical meetings to facilitate coordination of care
- Managed and directed team of charge nurses and STNA’s ensuring safe, effective, and appropriate care
- Verified that department staff is properly trained to perform their required duties
- Educated staff on clinical services, policies, and procedures as needed
- Ensured that care and service delivery is provided to residents effectively and efficiently
- Ensured continued adherence to any and all federal, state, and local regulations or guidelines
RN Charge nurse
- Provide high quality nursing care for patients with responsibility for:
- Medication Distribution; Diabetes Treatment & Management; Hypertension Treatment & Management; Dementia Treatment & Management; Oxygen Therapy; Tracheostomy Care; Vital Signs; Wound Care; Intravenous Therapy; Application of Dressings; Insertion of Catheters
- Use critical thinking skills to solve and identify potential problems
- Follow up with timely and accurate charting procedures and verify prior shift information
- Conduct initial assessment of patients upon admission and assist with discharge planning
- Report changes in patients’ conditions routinely and when requiring immediate attention
- Collect specimens from patients for laboratory testing
- Monitor, evaluate and record food and liquid intake and output levels
- Supervise STNA’s, exercising strong leadership skills in areas of assignment delegation and pt. relations
- Create a good report with families and keep them updated on their loved ones
RN
5 Years 4 Months- Working in ICU, Stepdown, & Medsurge
- (Regency West)
RN Rehabilitation Charge Nurse and currently RN House Supervisor
8 YearsRN Unit Manager
10 Years 1 MonthRN Charge Nurse
1 Year 1 MonthTeam A LPN Charge Nurse
1 Year 6 MonthsUnit 2 LPN Charge Nurse
1 Year 4 Months- Late Stages Alzheimer's / Behavioral Unit
Assistant Manager/ Retail Manager/ Operations Supervisor/ Sales Representative
9 Years 11 Months- Managed, hired, coached, and developed a staff of up to 22 representatives serving customers in a retail setting
- Supervised all aspects of the facility, including sales reports, staff scheduling, and weekly training sessions
- Coordinated and taught seminars for staff on a variety of topics
- Attended regular continuing education workshops related to effective management and customer relations
Education
Associate Degree - Nursing (RN)
- Completed
- Classroom and clinical experience in critical care, cardiac care, behavioral health, gerontology, and comprehensive
- Honor roll status achieved throughout program
- Completed coursework in English, chemistry, economics, sociology, and history
- Completed program for nurse aide training
Certificate of Completion
- Classroom and clinical experience in medical-surgical nursing, pediatrics, geriatrics, obstetrics, rehabilitation, homecare, and medication administration including IV therapy in long-term and acute care settings
- Additional experience in surgery, wound care center, cardiac cath lab, outpatient pediatric clinic, NICU, school nursing, childbirth education class, adult day care, and Alzheimer’s care givers seminar
- Honor roll status achieved throughout program
- Presented an informational workshop on diabetes and obesity to women in a transitional housing shelter
Skills
Hemodynamics monitoring
ECG
Intravenous therapy
Neurological monitoring
Advanced life support
Respiratory maintenance
Renal function management
Ventilator management
Advanced cardiac life support
End-of-life care
Clinical judgment
Policy adherence
Sedation administration
Cardiac monitors
Certified in CPR/AED
Advanced cardiovascular life support (ACLS)
Problem-solving
Patient monitoring
Adaptable and flexible
Certification
Licensure as a RN March 2013, Licensure, including IV therapy, as LPN April 2009, ACLS certification, BLS certified in adult, child, and infant, State-Tested Nursing Assistant, received 02/08
Timeline
ICU RN
Select Medical - Regency West
06.2021 - CurrentRead More
RN
Select Medical Corporation
06.2021 - CurrentRead More
RN Charge Nurse
Pine Valley Care Center
04.2013 - 05.2014Read More
RN Rehabilitation Charge Nurse and currently RN House Supervisor
Communicare Family of Companies
01.2013 - 01.2021Read More
Team A LPN Charge Nurse
Eliza Jennings Nursing Facility
11.2010 - 05.2012Read More
Unit 2 LPN Charge Nurse
Altenheim Skilled Nursing Facility
06.2009 - 10.2010Read More
RN Unit Manager
Copley Health
05.2005 - 06.2015Read More
Assistant Manager/ Retail Manager/ Operations Supervisor/ Sales Representative
Verizon Wireless
11.1997 - 10.2007Read More
Central School of Practical Nursing
Certificate of Completion
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Lorain County Community College
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Lorain County Community College
Associate Degree from Nursing (RN)
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RN Charge nurse
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Unit Manager Responsibilities
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RN Supervisor Responsibilities
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