Mairead Kelly
Chicopee,MA
Summary
Patient-oriented nurse with over 9 years of diverse experience working in busy hospital settings with high patient turnover and varying trauma levels. Knowledgeable about EMR charting, medication administration and interdisciplinary collaboration focused on optimizing patient care and support. Quality-focused and efficiency-driven leader while offering proven clinical knowledge, natural interpersonal strengths and technical abilities. Cultivating lasting relationships with patients, families, nursing staff, physicians and other stakeholders through effective communication, dynamic time management and eagerness to learn and grow in the medical field.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse, Emergency Department
Massachusetts General Hospital
09.2023 - Current
- Facilitated patient transitions between different levels of care, ensuring continuity of services and minimizing disruptions in treatment plans.
- Skillfully managed challenging patient situations using de-escalation techniques, crisis intervention strategies, and therapeutic communication skills.
- Collaborate with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Monitor patient condition by interpreting and tracking EKG readings, identifying irregular telemetry readings and updating team members on changes in stability or acuity.
- Evaluate healthcare needs, goals for treatment, and available resources of each patient and connect to optimal providers and care.
- Provide direct patient care, stabilized patients, and determine next course of action.
- Administer medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Orchestrate quality-driven, cost-effective care in high-volume trauma hospital seeing 300+ patients daily.
Registered Nurse, Emergency Department
Holyoke Medical Center
04.2023 - Current
- Collaborate with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Monitor patient condition by interpreting and tracking EKG readings, identifying irregular telemetry readings and updating team members on changes in stability or acuity.
- Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients, and determined next course of action.
- Collect blood, tissue, and other laboratory specimens and prepared for lab testing.
- Administer medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
- Advocated for patients by communicating care preferences to practitioners, and verifying interventions met treatment goals.
Registered Nurse, Emergency Department
UMass Memorial Medical Center - University Campus
05.2023 - 09.2023
- Collaborate with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Monitor patient condition by interpreting and tracking EKG readings, identifying irregular telemetry readings and updating team members on changes in stability or acuity.
- Evaluate healthcare needs, goals for treatment, and available resources of each patient and connect to optimal providers and care.
- Provide direct patient care, stabilized patients, and determine next course of action.
- Administer medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Orchestrate quality-driven, cost-effective care in high-volume trauma hospital seeing 300+ patients daily.
Registered Nurse, Emergency Department
Community Hospital Of Monterey Peninsula
03.2022 - 03.2023
- Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients, and determined next course of action.
- Monitored patient condition by interpreting and tracking EKG readings, identifying irregular telemetry readings and updating team members on changes in stability or acuity.
- Conferred with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches.
- Implemented medication and IV administration, catheter insertion, and airway management.
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Organized and managed care of patients undergoing various therapies and procedures.
Registered Nurse, Emergency Department
Mercy Medical Center
02.2015 - 03.2022
- Offered position as Emergency Department staff nurse upon graduation from nursing program, contrary to then custom of only hiring established nurses.
- Orchestrated quality-driven, cost-effective care in high-volume Level 2 Trauma Center with assignments including Triage, Rapid Medical Evaluation area, 4 room patient assignment with telemetry monitoring, or 6 room psychiatric hold area.
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Implemented medication and IV administration, catheter insertion, and airway management.
- Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Advocated for patients by communicating care preferences to practitioners, and verifying interventions met treatment goals.
- Monitored patient condition by interpreting and tracking EKG readings, identifying irregular telemetry readings and updating team members on changes in stability or acuity.
- Advised patients and caregivers of proper wound management, discharge plan objectives, safe medication use, and disease management.
- Collected blood, tissue, and other laboratory specimens and prepared for lab testing.
- Conferred with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches.
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
- Provided didactic and clinical instructions to orient new nurses and potential student nurses to achieve training outcomes.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
American International College
Springfield, MA05.2014
Bachelor of Arts - Clinical Psychology
Emmanuel College
Boston, MA05.2006
Skills
- Triaging
- Medical assessment
- Intravenous Therapy Setup
- Emergency Response
- Critical Care
- Catheterization
- Telemetry monitoring
- Acute Care Expertise
- Precepting
- Patient Care and Advocacy
- Proficiency with Meditech and Epic
Affiliations
- American Nurses Association
- Emergency Nurses Association
Certification
- PALS - Pediatric Advanced Life Support
- ACLS - Advanced Cardiac Life Support
- BLS - Basic Life Support
- TNCC - Trauma Nursing Core Course
Timeline
Registered Nurse, Emergency Department
Massachusetts General Hospital
09.2023 - Current
Registered Nurse, Emergency Department
UMass Memorial Medical Center - University Campus
05.2023 - 09.2023
Registered Nurse, Emergency Department
Holyoke Medical Center
04.2023 - Current
Registered Nurse, Emergency Department
Community Hospital Of Monterey Peninsula
03.2022 - 03.2023
Registered Nurse, Emergency Department
Mercy Medical Center
02.2015 - 03.2022
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
American International College
Bachelor of Arts - Clinical Psychology
Emmanuel College
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