Loren Burkett
Dallas
Summary
Registered Nurse with 3+ years of professional experience. Specializing in complex critical nursing care to adult patients in the Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
Work History
Registered Nurse, Cardiovascular ICU
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas
2022.06 - Current
- Proficient in advanced hemodynamics, titrating medications, and assisting providers in bedside procedures.
- Provides care for immediate post-op recovery of cardio-thoracic surgeries including CABGs, Aortic Dissections, Aneurysms and Valve Repairs, Thoracotomies, and Percutaneous Coronary Interventions patients.
- Manages care for ECMO, Impella, CRRT, and IABP patients.
Competent in the management of Arterial lines, PA Catheters, Transvenous and Epicardial pacemakers. - Preceptor to new nurses, teaching proper techniques, standards of care, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
- Monitors patient conditions by interpreting EKG readings, identifying irregular telemetry readings and updating team members on changes in stability or acuity.
Travel Registered Nurse, ICU
WalkerHealthcareIT
2021.09 - 2022.05
- Adapted quickly to the changing environments during each shift.
- Managed critically ill patients that required invasive and noninvasive ventilation support, cardiac monitoring, and vasopressor medication support.
- Educated patients and families on healthcare situations to optimize informed medical care decisions.
- Quickly responded to situations impacting safety and security to unit, actualizing crisis prevention. interventions to control and de-escalate situations.
- Evaluated healthcare needs, goals for treatment and available resources of each patient and connected to optimal providers and care.
- Responded to emergency situations to provide rapid and accurate care.
Registered Nurse, Medical ICU
Baylor University Medical Center
2020.05 - 2021.09
- Managed and monitored life support equipment devices such as cardiac monitors, transducers, pressure lines, oxygen delivery devices, and mechanical ventilators.
- Worked closely with physicians, surgeons, and nursing staff as part of unit team.
- Assessed conditions of 2-3 patients per shift, promptly and notified physicians of immediate clinical changes.
- Provided compassionate care to high acuity critical patients suffering from COVID 19 pneumonia, injuries, or debilitating conditions.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of Southern Mississippi
Hattiesburg, MS05.2020
Skills
- CCRN -Critical Care Registered Nurse
- ACLS -Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support
- CRRT - Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy
- IABP - Intra-Aortic Balloon pump
- Impella - Ventricular Assist device
- NIHSS -National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale
Timeline
Registered Nurse, Cardiovascular ICU
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas
2022.06 - Current
Travel Registered Nurse, ICU
WalkerHealthcareIT
2021.09 - 2022.05
Registered Nurse, Medical ICU
Baylor University Medical Center
2020.05 - 2021.09
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of Southern Mississippi
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