Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Clinical Experience
Certification
Timeline
RegisteredNurse

Lauren Utley

Tucson

Summary

Accomplished Registered Nurse with a proven track record at Banner Health, University Medical Center, excelling in patient assessments and direct care. Demonstrated ability to enhance patient outcomes through expert medication administration and strong clinical judgment. Skilled in patient and family advocacy, ensuring compassionate, efficient healthcare delivery.

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Medical Assistant

Edge Integrative Wellness
2019.08 - 2023.06
  • Collaborated with medical and administrative personnel to maintain patient-focused, engaging and compassionate environment.
  • Collected and documented patient medical information such as blood pressure and weight.
  • Answered telephone calls to offer office information, answer questions, and direct calls to staff.
  • Prepared lab specimens for diagnostic evaluation.
  • Helped improve patient outcomes by educating and advising on relevant treatments and care.
  • Assisted with routine checks and diagnostic testing by collecting and processing specimens.
  • Called and faxed pharmacies to submit prescriptions and refills.
  • Obtained client medical history, medication information, symptoms, and allergies.
  • Performed medical records management, including filing, organizing and scanning documents.
  • Obtained and documented patient medical history, vital signs and current complaints at intake.
  • Scheduled appointments, registered patients, and distributed sample pharmaceuticals as prescribed.
  • Implemented care and efficiency improvements to support and enhance office operations.

Registered Nurse

Banner Health, University Medical Center
2023.07 - Current
  • Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
  • Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
  • Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
  • Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
  • Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients, and determined next course of action.
  • Utilized critical thinking skills to prioritize nursing interventions based on patients'' acuity levels and individual needs.
  • Conducted thorough patient assessments to identify changes in condition, promptly notifying physicians and initiating appropriate interventions when necessary.

Education

Nursing

Pima Community College
Tucson, AZ

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

Arizona College of Nursing
Tucson
04.2023

Skills

  • Medication and IV administration
  • Patient Assessments
  • Direct Patient Care
  • Documentation and Charting
  • Strong Clinical Judgment
  • Patient and family advocacy

Clinical Experience

Encompass Rehabilitation Center 

  • Step Down Medical/Surgical Unit September 2021
  • Assisted with basic nursing skills, administered medications, and assisted patients with nutritional and elimination needs

Tucson Medical Center 

  • Medical/Surgical Unit June 2022-August 2022
  • Pediatrics (PICU, NICU) September 2022
  • Assisted nurses with physical assessments and implemented safe interventions
  • Assisted nurses with performing assessments on pediatric patients including obtaining height, weight, and performing invasive procedures

Northwest Medical Center 

  • Labor & Delivery September 2022-October 2022
  • Performed assessments on a newborn and mother, assisted with the delivery of a newborn

Banner University Medical Center South 

  • Behavioral Health March 2022
  • Performed focused mental status exams and assisted with creating a plan of care for all patients

Banner University Medical Center 

  • Medical ICU, Cardiovascular ICU, Neuro ICU January 2023-April 2023
  • Observation unit July 2023- current
  • Assisted with performing assessments and notified provider of clinical changes in the patients status


Certification

Basic Life Support (BLS)

Advance Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)


Timeline

Registered Nurse

Banner Health, University Medical Center
2023.07 - Current

Medical Assistant

Edge Integrative Wellness
2019.08 - 2023.06

Nursing

Pima Community College

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

Arizona College of Nursing

Basic Life Support (BLS)

Advance Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)


Lauren Utley