Lisa S. Stopher
Louisville
Summary
Dedicated and patient-focused Registered Nurse with a proven track record in providing acute patient care, developing staff, and advocating for families. Skilled in multitasking and prioritizing to ensure superior patient care. Possessing administrative and referral experience, including admissions, assessment, treatment, referral, and patient education across a diverse range of cases. Widely recognized for excellent care provision and patient advocacy. Demonstrating exceptional time management and adaptability. Known for outstanding interpersonal and communication skills, with a keen eye for accuracy in patient history, charting, and documentation.
Overview
28
28
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Pre-OP/Recovery – Board Runner/Charge Nurse
University of Louisville Hospital
08.2021 - Current
SURGICAL DEPARTMENT
University of Louisville Hospital/KentuckyOne
11.2014 - 01.2021
Surgical Department
Norton Brownsboro
03.2018 - 01.2020
Staff Nurse
University of Louisville Hospital
01.2011 - 11.2014
- Serve as a staff nurse working with Interventional Radiologist during invasive procedures, including monitoring the patient during procedures, and administration of conscious sedation
- Other job duties include recovery of patients, CT monitoring, US monitoring, Acute Stroke Protocols, and trauma resuscitation
Staff Nurse – Pacu
Norton Brownsboro Hospital
10.2009 - 09.2012
- Serve as a staff nurse working in the recovery unit
- Recover patients from different levels of sedation while managing pain control post op, also airway management, and surgical site assessment
- Being aware of admission protocols, discharge teaching/needs, and family centered care
Staff Nurse, Intensive Care Unit
University of Louisville Hospital
11.2007 - 01.2011
- Serve as charge nurse caring for patients with acute illnesses, including trauma, drug overdose, traumatic brain injury, alcohol withdraw, stroke, respiratory failure, acute renal failure, and disseminated intravascular coagulopathy
- Promote health and support patients and families in coping with illness and trauma
- Skilled in bedside monitoring, ventricular drains, dialysis care, and ventilator management
Supplemental Staffing
University of Louisville Hospital
11.2005 - 11.2007
- Serve as a staff nurse in designating areas as assigned caring for patients in critical care, transitional care, post partum, psychiatric, oncology, burn units, and occasionally medical surgical units
- Required to be self sufficient, diversitable, amicable, knowledgeable, and organized
Staff Nurse, Intensive Care Unit
University of Louisville Hospital
01.2002 - 11.2005
- Serve as relief charge nurse caring for patients with acute illnesses, including trauma, drug overdose, traumatic brain injury, alcohol withdraw, stroke, respiratory failure, acute renal failure, and disseminated intravascular coagulopathy
- Promote health and support patients and families in coping with illness and trauma
- Skilled in bedside monitoring, ventricular drains, dialysis care, and ventilator management
- Exhibit knowledge and understanding of the disease process as well as hemodynamics, multi system failure, laboratory results, and holistic patient care
- Exhibit motivation and dedication by providing the highest quality of care to each patient
- Understands the importance of proper communications on all levels of patient care
Staff Nurse LPN, MSTP
Tri-county baptist Hospital
08.1997 - 11.2001
- Serve as a dayshift staff nurse caring for patients admitted for anything other than ICU
- Many medical patients presenting with pneumonia, chronic renal failure, heart disease, cancer, asthma, to name a few
- Also caring for post operative admissions of schedules or acute procedures
- This was also a telemetry unit requiring cardiac monitoring of patients
- Basic knowledge of an array of medical conditions
- Some experience in bedside procedures as a LPN
Education
Bachelor of Science in Nursing, BSN -
Indiana Wesleyan University
Louisville, Kentucky12-2007
Associates Degree in Nursing -
Jefferson Community College
Louisville, Kentucky12-2001
Practical Nursing -
Kentucky Cummunity Technical College
Louisville, Kentucky05-1997
Skills
- Intraoperative Patient Management
- Surgical Procedures
- Interventional Radiology Expertise
- Sedation Administration
- Minimally Invasive Techniques
- Acute Stroke Care Coordination
- Medical-Surgical Experience
- ICU Patient Management Skills
- Health Education for Patients and Families
- Employee Training
Certification
Registered Nurse (RN), Kentucky
Certifications And Proficiencies
Basic life support (BLS), Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), Perioperative Care, Surgical Services, Interventional Radiology, Conscious Sedation, Minimally invasive procedures, Stroke care, Med/Surg, ICU, Patient/family education, Training and in-services
Qualifications Summary
- Dedicated and patient-focused Registered Nurse with proven strengths in acute patient care, staff development, and family advocacy.
- Exceptional capacity to multi-task: manage numerous responsibilities, often completing priorities with ease and foster the provision of superior patient care.
- Administrative and referral experience including admissions, assessment, treatment, referral, and education for a wide range of patients.
- Widely recognized as an excellent care provider and patient advocate.
- Demonstrated ability to organize time and adapt to surrounding as needed.
- Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills; accuracy in patient history, charting, and other documentation.
Timeline
Pre-OP/Recovery – Board Runner/Charge Nurse
University of Louisville Hospital
08.2021 - Current
Surgical Department
Norton Brownsboro
03.2018 - 01.2020
SURGICAL DEPARTMENT
University of Louisville Hospital/KentuckyOne
11.2014 - 01.2021
Staff Nurse
University of Louisville Hospital
01.2011 - 11.2014
Staff Nurse – Pacu
Norton Brownsboro Hospital
10.2009 - 09.2012
Staff Nurse, Intensive Care Unit
University of Louisville Hospital
11.2007 - 01.2011
Supplemental Staffing
University of Louisville Hospital
11.2005 - 11.2007
Staff Nurse, Intensive Care Unit
University of Louisville Hospital
01.2002 - 11.2005
Staff Nurse LPN, MSTP
Tri-county baptist Hospital
08.1997 - 11.2001
Bachelor of Science in Nursing, BSN -
Indiana Wesleyan University
Associates Degree in Nursing -
Jefferson Community College
Practical Nursing -
Kentucky Cummunity Technical College
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