Liz Carraway
Oviedo,FL
Summary
Passionate Clinical Nurse with 14 years of experience in inpatient Women's Health environments. Skilled with care of women before, during and after childbirth. Distinguished understanding of Winnie Palmer and Orlando Health's facility procedures and providing best-in-class family and patient education. Adept at working closely with doctors and nurses for excellent services of high-risk obstetrical and gynecologic patients.
Experienced professional focused on meeting or exceeding objectives by seeking the Women's Intensive Care Clinical Assistant Nurse Manager position. Offers advanced training and knowledge of industry best practices. Recognized for leadership, planning abilities and clear, direct communication style.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse and Rapid Response Nurse, ICU
Orlando Health Hospital
Orlando, Florida
02.2008 - Current
- Organized and managed care of a variety of women's health patients undergoing various therapies and procedures.
- Monitor and coordinate care of High-Risk Obstetric and Gynecologic patients
- Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients, and determined next course of action.
- Develop plans of care with patients, their families, and providers.
- Maintain high patient satisfaction while providing high-quality care.
- Evaluated healthcare needs, goals for treatment, and available resources of each patient and connected to optimal providers and care.
- Conferred with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches.
- Led successful team comprised of RNs, LPNs, and ancillary staff.
- Coordinated nursing care on unit through staff assignments, assisting and rounding with physicians, monitoring patient orders, and communicating with ancillary departments.
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
- Triaged incoming phone calls from emergency rooms and inpatient units to determine needs and prioritize care.
- Collaborated with physicians as Rapid Response to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Contributed substantially to successful department JCAHO accreditation by consistently operating to highest standards of care.
- Designated Women's Intensive Care Unit EPIC Super User.
Registered Nurse, Neurological ICU
Advent Health Orlando
Orlando, Florida
04.2003 - 11.2007
- Conferred with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches.
- Organized and managed care of patients undergoing various therapies and procedures.
- Administered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Evaluated healthcare needs, goals for treatment and available resources of each patient and connected to optimal providers and care.
- Implemented medication and IV administration, catheter insertion and airway management.
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process and management and lifestyle options.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Valencia College
Orlando, FL12.2023
Associate of Science - Nursing
Advent University
Orlando, FL04.2003
Skills
- Flexible and Adaptable
- Good listening skills
- Decision Making
- Team building
- Organization and Time Management
- Customer Service and Conflict Resolution
- Collaboration
- Nursing Staff Supervision/Resource Instruction
- Employee Training Program
- Labor and Delivery Support
- Prenatal Health
- Inpatient Care Critical Care Nursing/High-Risk Obstetrics
Certification
- NRP- Neonatal Resuscitation Program (2022)
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (2021)
Professional Organizations
- Member of the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (2020)
- Member of the Women's ICU Unit Practice Council
Timeline
Registered Nurse and Rapid Response Nurse, ICU
Orlando Health Hospital
02.2008 - Current
Registered Nurse, Neurological ICU
Advent Health Orlando
04.2003 - 11.2007
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Valencia College
Associate of Science - Nursing
Advent University
- NRP- Neonatal Resuscitation Program (2022)
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (2021)
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