Logan Michelle Allen
Pilot Point
Summary
Compassionate Registered Nurse with over 8+ years of experience in offering comprehensive patient care in high acuity environments such as CV/CICU, PICU, and NICU. Work well with diverse patient populations and foster trusting relationships to improve outcomes. Efficiently coordinate with healthcare professionals and treatment teams to provide excellent patient care. Certified Registered Nurse - NICU (RNC-NIC) since March, 2023. Also certified in STABLE, Cardiac STABLE, and TNCC.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse, PICU
Cook Children's Medical Center
06.2024 - Current
- Coordinated multidisciplinary care plans to optimize patient outcomes in pediatric critical care settings.
- Implemented evidence-based practices to improve clinical pathways for critically ill pediatric patients.
- Participated in quality improvement projects aimed at reducing hospital-acquired infections in the pediatric ICU.
- Demonstrated adaptability by floating to other departments when needed to provide coverage for staff shortages or increased acuity levels.
Certified Registered Nurse, NICU
Medical City Healthcare
04.2020 - 06.2024
- Current relief charge nurse and full-time preceptor for new graduate RN's
- Attend high-risk deliveries for infants requiring NICU interventions such as prematurity, multiple births, non-reassuring fetal heart tones, nuchal cords, prolapsed cords, congenital anomalies, etc.
- Maintain composure and efficiency during rapid response situations and emergency codes.
- Coordinate admissions of infant's ranging from "golden hour" micro-preemies, ELBW/LBW infants, and term infants such as sepsis rule-outs, birth injuries, congenital anomalies, NAS infants, etc.
- Actively coordinate care with physicians and other clinical staff to prepare for treatment, carry out interventions, and enhance continuum of care for all patients.
Registered Nurse, NICU
Parkland Health Hospital
06.2018 - 04.2020
- Delivered outstanding care to infants with various diagnoses and managed care from treatment initiation through to completion.
- Informed parents/caregivers of NICU infants of effective treatment options and at-home care strategies, thus enhancing long-term outcomes.
- Assisted physicians with intubations, PICC or umbilical line placement, surfactant administration and other bedside procedures necessary for high acuity infants.
- Provide high quality care to infants requiring endotracheal tubes, bubble CPAP, high-flow and low-flow nasal cannulas, gastric tubes, ostomies/stomas, indwelling catheters, VP shunts, and more.
Registered Nurse, CV/CICU
University Medical Center
05.2017 - 05.2018
- Managed care of adult patients requiring cardiac bypass surgery, stent placement, heart valve replacement surgery, LVAD surgery/management, ECMO, etc.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnoses and prognoses, treatment options, disease processes, and management and lifestyle options.
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Implemented interventions, including medication and IV administration, catheter insertion, and airway management.
- Partnered with physicians, social workers, physical/occupational therapists, nutritionists and case managers to develop and implement individualized care plans and documented all patient interactions and interventions in electronic charting systems.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Texas Tech University
Lubbock, TX05.2017
Skills
- Trained charge nurse
- Preceptor/educator
- Critical care management
- Medication administration including intravenous therapy and titration
- Ability to care for and manage central venous lines (CVLs), PICC lines, umbilical lines, midlines, ports, etc
- Gastric tube /feeding pump knowledge and understanding
- Chronic disease management including management of tracheostomies, ventilators, g-tubes, ports, etc
- Patient and family advocacy and education
- High level of autonomy
Certification
- RNC-NIC - Registered Nurse Certified (NICU)
- BLS - Basic Life Support
- NRP - Neonatal Resuscitation Program
- PALS - Pediatric Advanced Life Support
- Cardiac STABLE
- STABLE
- TNCC - Trauma Nursing Core Course
Committees
- A current member of the education committee and policy/procedure committee at Cook Children's Medical Center in the PICU/NICU.
- A previous member of the "Drill Team Committee" at Parkland Health Hospital with the task of keeping fellow nurses up to date on skills, procedures, and code situations through training and competency check-offs provided quarterly.
- A previous member of the Unit Based Council at MCL with the task of updating current protocols and processes to streamline care amongst all the RNs in the unit and provide efficacy/standard of care for all patients.
Timeline
Registered Nurse, PICU
Cook Children's Medical Center
06.2024 - Current
Certified Registered Nurse, NICU
Medical City Healthcare
04.2020 - 06.2024
Registered Nurse, NICU
Parkland Health Hospital
06.2018 - 04.2020
Registered Nurse, CV/CICU
University Medical Center
05.2017 - 05.2018
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Texas Tech University
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