Lee Sykes
Braxton,MS
Summary
Highly trained critical care nursing professional accomplished in managing patients' conditions and delivering key treatments. Expert in monitoring health and care to proactively meet individual patients' needs. Fully qualified and certified to care for patients with wide range of histories and care requirements. Versed in Joint Commission standards and nursing process.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Medical Legal Secretary
Barnett Law Firm
Jackson, MS
06.2023 - 04.2024
- Drafted, edited and finalized legal documents such as contracts, pleadings and motions.
- Organized case files by creating and maintaining document filing systems for easy retrieval of information.
- Answered incoming calls from clients and attorneys to provide assistance or route calls to appropriate personnel.
- Scheduled depositions, mediations and arbitrations with parties involved in litigation cases.
- Processed summonses, subpoenas and complaints.
- Drafted or reviewed legal documents and precedents to support case preparation.
ICU Nurse
Belhaven Select
Jacson, MS
04.2023 - 06.2023
- Assessed and monitored vital signs of critically ill patients.
- Provided care to a variety of complex medical and surgical patients.
- Performed bedside procedures, including intubation, central line placement, arterial lines, chest tubes and wound care.
- Administered medications as prescribed by physicians.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary team members in order to provide quality patient care.
- Responded quickly and efficiently to any changes in patient condition or treatment plan.
ICU Travel Nurse
University of Louisville Medical Center
Louisville, KY
09.2022 - 12.2022
- Supervised cardiac monitors, mechanical ventilators and alarms and oxygen delivery devices.
- Helped patients and families feel comfortable during challenging and stressful situations, promoting recovery and reducing compliance issues.
- Delivered optimum treatments to critical-care patients following prescribed rules, policies, protocol and procedures.
- Completed patient assessments, triaged and recorded patient histories, symptoms and observations.
- Detected emerging problems by monitoring patients' behavior, vital signs and fluid intake and output.
- Assessed ICU patients each shift to ascertain vitals and key information.
ICU Travel Nurse
University of Louisville
Louisville, KY
05.2022 - 07.2022
- Delivered optimum treatments to critical-care patients following prescribed rules, policies, protocol and procedures.
- Helped patients and families feel comfortable during challenging and stressful situations, promoting recovery and reducing compliance issues.
- Detected emerging problems by monitoring patients' behavior, vital signs and fluid intake and output.
- Evaluated patient vital signs and laboratory data to assess needs and provide emergency interventions.
- Assessed ICU patients each shift to ascertain vitals and key information.
- Supervised cardiac monitors, mechanical ventilators and alarms and oxygen delivery devices.
- Identified abnormal and critical respiratory patterns through direct pulmonary assessments.
ICU Travel Nurse
Aurora Medical Center
Grafton, WI
11.2021 - 02.2022
- Delivered optimum treatments to critical-care patients following prescribed rules, policies, protocol and procedures.
- Helped patients and families feel comfortable during challenging and stressful situations, promoting recovery and reducing compliance issues.
- Detected emerging problems by monitoring patients' behavior, vital signs and fluid intake and output.
- Evaluated patient vital signs and laboratory data to assess needs and provide emergency intervention
- Assessed ICU patients each shift to ascertain vitals and key information.
- Checked on patients regularly to track progress with treatments, changes in symptoms and need for emergency interventions.
- Identified abnormal and critical respiratory patterns through direct pulmonary assessments.
- Supervised cardiac monitors, mechanical ventilators and alarms and oxygen delivery devices.
ICU Travel Nurse
Memorial Satilla Health
Crossway, GA
09.2021 - 11.2021
- Delivered optimum treatments to critical-care patients following prescribed rules, policies, protocol and procedures.
- Helped patients and families feel comfortable during challenging and stressful situations, promoting recovery and reducing compliance issues.
- Detected emerging problems by monitoring patients' behavior, vital signs and fluid intake and output.
- Checked on patients regularly to track progress with treatments, changes in symptoms and need for emergency interventions.
- Evaluated patient vital signs and laboratory data to assess needs and provide emergency interventions.
- Assessed ICU patients each shift to ascertain vitals and key information.
- Identified abnormal and critical respiratory patterns through direct pulmonary assessments.
- Supervised cardiac monitors, mechanical ventilators and alarms and oxygen delivery devices.
ICU Travel Nurse
Medical City Weatherford
Weatherford, TX
05.2021 - 09.2021
- Delivered optimum treatments to critical-care patients following prescribed rules, policies, protocol and procedures.
- Helped patients and families feel comfortable during challenging and stressful situations, promoting recovery and reducing compliance issues.
- Detected emerging problems by monitoring patients' behavior, vital signs and fluid intake and output.
- Checked on patients regularly to track progress with treatments, changes in symptoms and need for emergency interventions.
- Assessed ICU patients each shift to ascertain vitals and key information.
- Evaluated patient vital signs and laboratory data to assess needs and provide emergency interventions.
- Identified abnormal and critical respiratory patterns through direct pulmonary assessments.
ICU Travel Nurse
Continued Care Hospital
Jonesboro, AK
02.2021 - 04.2021
- Delivered optimum treatments to critical-care patients following prescribed rules, policies, protocol and procedures.
- Helped patients and families feel comfortable during challenging and stressful situations, promoting recovery and reducing compliance issues.
- Detected emerging problems by monitoring patients' behavior, vital signs and fluid intake and output.
- Checked on patients regularly to track progress with treatments, changes in symptoms and need for emergency interventions.
- Evaluated patient vital signs and laboratory data to assess needs and provide emergency interventions.
- Assessed ICU patients each shift to ascertain vitals and key information.
- Identified abnormal and critical respiratory patterns through direct pulmonary assessments.
ICU Staff Nurse
Merit Health Madison
Madison, MS
04.2014 - 01.2020
- Evaluated patient vital signs and laboratory data to assess needs and provide emergency interventions.
- Checked on patients regularly to track progress with treatments, changes in symptoms and need for emergency interventions.
- Delivered optimum treatments to critical-care patients following prescribed rules, policies, protocol and procedures.
- Identified abnormal and critical respiratory patterns through direct pulmonary assessments.
- Completed patient assessments, triaged and recorded patient histories, symptoms and observations.
- Supervised cardiac monitors, mechanical ventilators and alarms and oxygen delivery devices.
- Detected emerging problems by monitoring patients' behavior, vital signs and fluid intake and output.
- Assessed ICU patients each shift to ascertain vitals and key information.
- Helped patients and families feel comfortable during challenging and stressful situations, promoting recovery and reducing compliance issues.
ICU Staff Nurse
Select Medical Hospital
Jackson, MS
02.2007 - 04.2014
- Checked on patients regularly to track progress with treatments, changes in symptoms and need for emergency interventions.
- Evaluated patient vital signs and laboratory data to assess needs and provide emergency interventions.
- Identified abnormal and critical respiratory patterns through direct pulmonary assessments.
- Developed and maintained professional relationship with members of health care team, patient and patient's family.
- Supervised cardiac monitors, mechanical ventilators and alarms and oxygen delivery devices.
- Completed patient assessments, triaged and recorded patient histories, symptoms and observations.
- Detected emerging problems by monitoring patients' behavior, vital signs and fluid intake and output.
ICU Staff Nurse
Merit Health Care Systems
Vicksburg, MS
02.2007 - 04.2012
- Checked on patients regularly to track progress with treatments, changes in symptoms and need for emergency interventions.
- Evaluated patient vital signs and laboratory data to assess needs and provide emergency interventions.
- Delivered optimum treatments to critical-care patients following prescribed rules, policies, protocol and procedures.
- Identified abnormal and critical respiratory patterns through direct pulmonary assessments.
- Supervised cardiac monitors, mechanical ventilators and alarms and oxygen delivery devices.
- Detected emerging problems by monitoring patients' behavior, vital signs and fluid intake and output.
- Assessed ICU patients each shift to ascertain vitals and key information.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of Mississippi Medical Center
Jackson, MS05.2005
Skills
- Emergency Interventions
- Decision Making
- Problem-Solving
- Issue Assessment and Monitoring
- Team Building
- Analytical Thinking
- Vital Sign Monitoring
- Fluid Intake and Output Monitoring
- Honest and Ethical
- Adaptable and Flexible
- Documentation and Reporting
- Endotracheal Intubations
- Blood Transfusion Administration
- Specimen Collection
- Medical Histories and Assessments
- Patient Monitoring
- Treatment Plan Creation and Revision
Certification
- [NIHS Training - 2022
- Licensed RN - 2005
- ACLS - 2022
- BLS - 2022
- Fundamentals of Critical Care 2015
Timeline
Medical Legal Secretary
Barnett Law Firm
06.2023 - 04.2024
ICU Nurse
Belhaven Select
04.2023 - 06.2023
ICU Travel Nurse
University of Louisville Medical Center
09.2022 - 12.2022
ICU Travel Nurse
University of Louisville
05.2022 - 07.2022
ICU Travel Nurse
Aurora Medical Center
11.2021 - 02.2022
ICU Travel Nurse
Memorial Satilla Health
09.2021 - 11.2021
ICU Travel Nurse
Medical City Weatherford
05.2021 - 09.2021
ICU Travel Nurse
Continued Care Hospital
02.2021 - 04.2021
ICU Staff Nurse
Merit Health Madison
04.2014 - 01.2020
ICU Staff Nurse
Select Medical Hospital
02.2007 - 04.2014
ICU Staff Nurse
Merit Health Care Systems
02.2007 - 04.2012
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of Mississippi Medical Center
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