Laurie Ellenburg
Gilbert,AZ
Summary
Driven Registered Nurse with 30 years of experience caring for patients within numerous inpatient and outpatient 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. Dedicated and compassionate Registered Nurse (RN) with progressive career history in direct patient care, triage and care coordination in fast-paced environment. Proven to remain calm under pressure and skillfully handle difficult patients and high-stress situations. Consistently developing strong relationships with patients and families through empathetic communication, respectful attitude and excellent customer service.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Registered Nurse
Fresenius Dialysis
03.2021 - Current
- Care of dialysis patients in the outpatient setting.
- Coordinated care with physicians and other clinical staff to prepare for treatment, carry out interventions and enhance continuum of care to deliver comprehensive services.
- Communicated with primary care physicians or emergency care providers to relay patient needs.
- Instructed patients, caregivers and families on diagnoses, treatment options and self-management to maintain continuity of care.
- Trained and mentored new RNs on best practices, hospital policies and standards of care.
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
- Improved patient outcomes by implementing evidence-based nursing interventions and individualized care plans that were updated monthly.
Registered Nurse
US Renal Care
08.2017 - 11.2020
- Care of dialysis patients in the acute inpatient hospital setting.
- Coordinated care with physicians and other clinical staff to prepare for treatment, carry out interventions and enhance continuum of care to deliver comprehensive services.
- Communicated with primary care physicians or emergency care providers to relay patient needs.
- Supervised dialysis treatments for patients aging from child to adult in community hospital setting.
- Instructed patients, caregivers and families on diagnoses, treatment options and self-management to maintain continuity of care.
- Trained and mentored new RNs on best practices, hospital policies and standards of care.
- Charge nurse duties to ensure proper staffing to care for dialysis patients.
- Along with hemodialysis, specialized in peritoneal dialysis and plasmapheresis.
Registered Nurse
Davita Inc.
12.2015 - 08.2017
- Care of dialysis patients in the acute inpatient hospital setting and acute rehab facilities.
- Monitored patient status during treatment and reported variances and adverse reactions to care teams.
- Conducted patient assessments and diagnostic tests to provide physician with important patient health information.
- Developed and adapted individualized treatment plans according to patient recovery goals.
- Coordinated with healthcare team to establish, enact and evaluate patient care plans.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Chamberlain University
Downers Grove, IL2 2012
Master of Science - Nursing
Walden University
Minneapolis, MN05.2022
Skills
- Charge nurse duties
- Medication administration
- Computerized charting
- Patient and family education and advocate
- New employee preceptor
- Competent with hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis and plasmapheresis
- Culturally competent care
- Laboratory blood draws and interpretation of results
- Previous ICU and CVICU experience
- Management of staff in an administrative role
- Inpatient and outpatient care
- Enthusiastic caregiver
Organizations
- Sigma Theta Tau
- Golden Key International
- AANP
Timeline
Registered Nurse
Fresenius Dialysis
03.2021 - Current
Registered Nurse
US Renal Care
08.2017 - 11.2020
Registered Nurse
Davita Inc.
12.2015 - 08.2017
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Chamberlain University
Master of Science - Nursing
Walden University