Lindsay Wallace, MSN, ACNPC-AG
Duluth,MN
Summary
Compassionate, hard-working, team player with a strong foundation of medical knowledge and patient care expertise, honed over 13 years of experience as a Registered Nurse. Exceptional communication skills while interacting with coworkers and members of the interdisciplinary healthcare team. Proficient in building rapport and therapeutic relationships with patients and their families. Adept at working in stressful environments. Dedicated to providing holistic, high-quality care and improving patient outcomes through advanced health assessment and implementation of evidence-based practices.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Assistant Head Nurse - CVICU
Essentia Health-St. Mary's Medical Center
05.2021 - Current
- Monitoring nursing care, patient assessment processes, and treatment implementations for a group of 120+ Registered Nurses.
- Educating nursing staff on such topics as how to care for postoperative open heart surgery patients, patients with pulmonary artery catheters, advanced hemodynamics, and post-cardiac arrest care.
- Teach the Cardiovascular Critical Care workshop class to all newly hired Critical Care nurses.
- Teach Critical Care Skills Day to all Critical Care nurses at Essentia Health - SMMC.
- Participate in evidence-based practice project implementation, nursing competency development, and nursing simulation activities.
- Assess nursing workloads and pitched in to help in high-volume areas.
Registered Nurse – CICU/CVICU
Essentia Health
12.2017 - 05.2021
- Provided exceptional, holistic care to critically ill patients
- Worked with complex hemodynamic monitoring devices, such as pulmonary artery catheters
- Proficient in caring for patients post open heart surgery; as well as patients requiring an IABP, Impella, CRRT, or ECMO.
- Acted as in-house Code Response Nurse, responding to all Rapid Responses and Code Blues
- Provided continuous education to patients and their families throughout their ICU stay.
Registered Nurse – Critical Care Float Pool
Essentia Health
04.2016 - 12.2017
- Provided care to diverse critically ill patient populations with variable acuity including Cardiac, Surgical, Neuro/Trauma, Medical, and Burn patients
- Developed critical thinking and advanced assessment skills of critically ill patients.
Registered Nurse – 9W General Medical
Essentia Health
08.2011 - 04.2016
- Learned basic patient assessment skills
- Developed the ability to use critical thinking further preparing me to work in the ICU setting.
- Built rapport with patients and family members to deliver exceptional care.
Education
Master of Science in Nursing - Adult/Gero Acute Care NP
Maryville University
St Louis, MO12.2024
Bachelor of Science in Nursing -
The College of St. Scholastica
Duluth, MN05.2011
Skills
- Interpersonal and written Communication
- Teamwork
- Therapeutic Relationship Building
- Critical Thinking
- Problem Solving
- Attention to Detail
- Compassionate Care
- Proficient in the use of Epic
Additional Information
Primary Care: 80 hours, SLH Mount Royal Clinic - Diverse patient population across the lifespan with mix of acute and chronic disease management
Hospitalist: 250 hours, Essentia Health, SMMC - Inpatient, acute illness management of a diverse adult patient population throughout the hospital.
Cardiology: 250 hours, Essentia Health, SMMC - Inpatient cardiology service, including medical & interventional cardiology, structural heart and EP patients.
Trauma/Acute Care Surgery: 125 hours, Essentia Health, SMMC - Evaluated and assisted in creating treatment plans for inpatients requiring acute care and trauma surgical intervention, both pre and post-op
Cardiothoracic Surgery: 125 hours, Essentia Health, SMMC - Evaluated and assisted in creating treatment plans for post-operative CT surgery patients in the both the ICU and on the telemetry floor.
Accomplishments
Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Certified in Adult-Gerontology (ACNPC-AG) - AACN
MN Board of Nursing - Registered Nurse
Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS)
Basic Life Support (BLS)
Medical-Surgical Nursing Board Certification - ANCC
Timeline
Assistant Head Nurse - CVICU
Essentia Health-St. Mary's Medical Center
05.2021 - Current
Registered Nurse – CICU/CVICU
Essentia Health
12.2017 - 05.2021
Registered Nurse – Critical Care Float Pool
Essentia Health
04.2016 - 12.2017
Registered Nurse – 9W General Medical
Essentia Health
08.2011 - 04.2016
Master of Science in Nursing - Adult/Gero Acute Care NP
Maryville University
Bachelor of Science in Nursing -
The College of St. Scholastica
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