LEXIE CHRISTENSEN
Washington,UT
Summary
Experienced Registered Nurse with strong clinical judgment and critical thinking skills, adept at managing patient care, remotely and in person. Skilled in triage, effective communication, and electronic documentation, ready to bring expertise to a new team. Seeking to leverage these abilities to contribute to patient outcomes in a registered nurse position.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
NURSE CALL AGENT
Intermountain Heath
St George, UT
10.2023 - Current
- Completing over-the-phone triage by assessing patients' symptoms and providing guidance while following provider-given protocols and utilizing critical thinking for the best patient outcomes.
- Applied effective communication techniques when interacting with patients and families.
- Recommending a variety of levels of care, assuring the most appropriate level is selected per patient needs (e.g. EMS/911, Emergency Department, home care, office visit.)
- Completing documentation on appropriate software, responding to patients' questions and concerns with empathy and effective communication
REGISTERED NURSE, EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT
Intermountain Health
St. George, UT
11.2021 - 10.2023
- Time management in a remote and self directed environment
- Strong critical thinking and clinical judgement
- Accurate and detailed electronic documentation
- Great communication skills with patients, families, within my team, and between other clinics and care team members.
- Recognition, assessment, and action of emergent vs non emergent symptoms and coordinating appropriate care
- Ability to manage and maintain patient care over the phone, electronically, and in person.
- Completing over the phone triage by assessing patient's symptoms and providing guidance while following provider given protocols and utilizing critical thinking for best patient outcomes.
- Applied effective communication techniques when interacting with patients and families
- Recommending a variety of levels of care assuring most appropriate level is selected per patient needs (e.g. EMS/911, Emergency Department, Home care, office visit)
- Completing documentation on appropriate software
- Responds to patients questions and concerns with empathy and effective communication
- Consult with physicians and clinic staff as needed
- Work as a team and assist patients dealing with traumatic injuries or illnesses, including stroke patients, accident victims and cardiac patients.
- Experience triaging patients, coordinating care with doctors, charge Nurses, other clinics and hospital units with effective and respectful communication.
- Administering different therapies and medications in line with physician orders and treatment plan.
- Ongoing patient assessments
REGISTERED NURSE
Mountain Star Heart And Vascular
Orem, UT
11.2019 - 09.2021
- Pre-authorization and coordination of patient surgeries, studies, exams, and procedure assistance.
- Ongoing patient assessment, utilizing critical thinking, following infection control standards, and continuous patient care.
- Clinic material inventory.
- Responding to patient needs and questions, providing patient education as necessary.
OPERATING ROOM REGISTERED NURSE
Intermountain Healthcare
American Fork, UT
12.2017 - 11.2019
- Pre-authorization and coordination of patient surgeries, studies, and exams, procedure assistance, critical thinking, infection control, inventory and responding to patient needs as necessary.
- Provided direct patient care in the operating room, including preoperative and postoperative assessment and education of patients.
- Collaborated effectively with an interdisciplinary team to ensure optimal patient outcomes.
- Reviewed charts for completeness, meeting documentation protocols prior to and after surgical procedure.
- Preparing procedure rooms to ensure accuracy and sterility to help improve patient outcomes
Education
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE - NURSING
Western Governors University
UT03.2020
ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE - NURSING
Fortis College
Salt Lake City, UT12.2016
Skills
- Time management
- Critical thinking
- Clinical judgment
- Organization
- Great communication skills
- Care coordination
- Triage ability
- Comfortable working with multiple technologies and EHRs
- Empathy
- Teamwork
- Patient care
- Therapy administration
- Ongoing patient assessments
References
- Dr. Schorlemmer, MD CV Surgeon, 801-209-6206
- Spencer Snyder, Office Manager, 801-462-1175
- Jennifer Little, Nurse Manager- Complex Emergency Department, jennifer.little@imail.org
Timeline
NURSE CALL AGENT
Intermountain Heath
10.2023 - Current
REGISTERED NURSE, EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT
Intermountain Health
11.2021 - 10.2023
REGISTERED NURSE
Mountain Star Heart And Vascular
11.2019 - 09.2021
OPERATING ROOM REGISTERED NURSE
Intermountain Healthcare
12.2017 - 11.2019
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE - NURSING
Western Governors University
ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE - NURSING
Fortis College