Lauren Carroll
Mullica Hill,NJ
Summary
Driven Registered Nurse with 12.5 years of experience caring for pediatric patients within emergency, level 1 trauma, medical surgical, complex care, and PACU settings. Smoothly deliver comprehensive patient care and delegate tasks according to patient needs and personnel skillsets. Dedicated to providing top quality care within multidisciplinary team environment. Leadership experience as a charge nurse and perioperative flow facilitator managing flow of 45 bed PACU seeing 60-105 patients per day as clinical nurse expert and clinical supervisor.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse Peri-Anesthesia Care Unit
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, CHOP
Philadelphia, PA
01.2019 - Current
- Follow nursing policy procedures to safely admit and recover patients from general anesthesia and surgical procedures
- Utilized critical thinking skills to assess clinical situations quickly and accurately.
- Monitored vital signs, administered injections, and provided assistance with medical procedures for medical and ICU level patients.
- Trained and mentored new RNs on best practices, hospital policies and standards of care.
- Advocated for patients by supporting and respecting basic rights, values, and beliefs.
- Evaluated effectiveness of interventions through ongoing assessment of patient responses.
- Post-Operative Charge Nurse
- Peri-op Flow Facilitator - Identifying patient placement for post op admissions
- Collaborated with physicians, nurses, therapists, social workers and other healthcare professionals to develop individualized treatment plans for each patient.
- Works on multi-unit and hospital-based improvement projects
- Place peripherally inserted catheters as well as access and maintain central lines
Continuity Nurse
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, CHOP
Philadelphia, PA
09.2016 - 01.2019
- Developed role and complex care service with nursing and physician leadership
- Coordinates plan of care for medically complex in-patients
- Excellent communication of plans of care with interdisciplinary team and families
- Organizes inpatient hospitalization with nurses, physicians, case management, social work and therapies
- Leader and mentor for nurses
- Works closely with physicians and medical director to develop new service in the hospital.
Registered Nurse Emergency Department
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, CHOP
Philadelphia, PA
08.2011 - 01.2019
- Rapid assessment, planning, implementation, evaluation skills
- Expert in Triage, Sedation, Trauma
- Trained other nurses on patient care and daily tasks, supporting growth and professional development.
- Cared for patients experiencing acute traumas, including cardiac arrests, strokes and gunshot wounds.
- Administered medications, intravenous fluids, treatments, and other therapies as prescribed by physicians.
- Maintained open and clear communication with physicians to coordinate effective patient care.
- Maintained accurate records of all assessments, treatments, medications administered, and other pertinent information related to patient's care.
- Administered critical IV medications to stabilize patients for assessment and treatment.
- Provided emotional support for patients and their families during times of stress.
- Responded quickly to life-threatening situations utilizing advanced emergency skills.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Ohio University
Athens, OH12-2014
Diploma in Nursing - Nursing
Roxborough Memorial Hospital School of Nursing
Philadelphia, PA05-2011
Skills
- Procedure Preparations
- Complex Problem-Solving
- Pediatric Nursing
- Infant CPR Certified
- Data Collection
- Patient Management
- Nursing Staff Leadership and Supervision
- Emergency Response
- Electronic Health Records Management EPIC- Flowsheet charting
- Chronic Disease Management
- Medical Assessment
- Care Planning
- Strong Clinical Judgment
- Emotional Intelligence
- IV and Venipuncture Certified
- Patient Discharging
- Patient Satisfaction and Process Improvement
- Gastrostomy Tube Care
- Urology Knowledge
- Resource Allocation
- Patient and Family Advocacy
- Family Education
- Tracheostomy Care
- Emergency Care
Professional Development And Leadership
- Clinical Resource Nurse
- Resources new nurses on post op surgical and anesthesia needs
- Resource unit for coverages to allow nurses to break during shift
- Charge Nurse
- Manage patient flow out of OR to destination admission vs. discharge
- Lead nurses on unit and ensure flow of patients is being maintained
- Escalate concerns in patient care, safety, and flow break down to appropriate leaders
- Work with staff to ensure safe patient care
- Communicates with interdisciplinary teams to determine patient dispositions and plans of care
- Steering Scheduling Committee Member
- Hospital wide Steering Chair
- Participate with clinical staff and leadership on staffing and scheduling decisions for unit
- Lead improvement project for on call guidelines and policy change
- Harm Prevention Lead
- Educate staff of unit regarding important updates and policy changes
- Audit patient charts to assess that harm prevention bundles
Certifications And Licensure
- Registered Nurse, New Jersey, 2015, Present
- Registered Nurse, Pennsylvania, 2011, Present
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support, 2011, Present
- Certified Pediatric Nurse, 2022, Present
- AHA BLS Certification, 2011, Present
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support, 2011, Present
- Trauma Nurse Certification, 2011, Present
Certification
- Certified Pediatric Nurse
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
- Adult Cardiovasular Life Support (ACLS)
- Trauma Certified
- New Jersey Nursing License
- Pennsylvania Nursing License
Timeline
Registered Nurse Peri-Anesthesia Care Unit
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, CHOP
01.2019 - Current
Continuity Nurse
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, CHOP
09.2016 - 01.2019
Registered Nurse Emergency Department
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, CHOP
08.2011 - 01.2019
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Ohio University
Diploma in Nursing - Nursing
Roxborough Memorial Hospital School of Nursing