Mallory Cowan
Brooklyn,NY
Summary
Seasoned nursing professional with 9 years of diverse experience in direct patient care, staff supervision, and department operations. Skilled in cardiac monitoring, patient assessment, and emergency response. Strong focus on teamwork and adaptability, ensuring dependable support in dynamic healthcare environments. Eager to contribute to organizational success and further develop professional skills. Pursuing full-time role at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center on the Bone Marrow Transplant unit.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Bone Marrow Transplant Travel Nurse
Aya Healthcare
09.2024 - Current
- Serve as a travel nurse on the BMT inpatient unit at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
- Monitor, evaluate, and treat patients undergoing autologous and allogenic stem cell transplant while working closely with interdisciplinary team to prevent/manage complications such as GVHD, mucositis, graft failure, and septic shock
- Developed rapport with patients from diverse backgrounds while promoting trust and open communication throughout their treatment journey.
Oncology Travel Nurse
Aya Healthcare
11.2023 - 08.2024
- Delivered high-quality patient care as a float oncology nurse on the solid tumor, leukemia, lymphoma, and bone marrow transplant units at Hackensack University Medical Center with a 1:4 nurse to patient ratio
- Served as a preceptor for new oncology nurses and relief charge nurse on the solid tumor unit one shift per week
- Participated in weekly review of HCAHPS and Press Ganey scores in interdisciplinary rounds to better improve patient safety and outcomes
Travel Nurse
Aya Healthcare
08.2023 - 11.2023
- Served as a clinical nurse at the Mount Sinai Hospital on a 20-bed medical surgical unit specializing in GI/GU post-op care
- Floated to the respiratory progressive care unit one shift per week with a focus on the patient with tracheostomies, ventilators, high-flow nasal canula, and continuous BiPAP
Travel Nurse Telemetry
Aya Healthcare
02.2022 - 06.2023
- Demonstrated adaptability as a telemetry float clinical nurse at Saint Joseph's Hospital with a 1:4-5 nurse to patient ratio on several units including cardiac progressive care, oncology, observation, surgical, bariatric, and transplant units
- Ensured regulatory compliance within assigned units by strictly adhering to hospital guidelines, policies, procedures, state law requirements.
Travel RN
Aya Healthcare
10.2021 - 01.2022
- Severed as charge nurse on a medical-surgical unit at Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center on a 26-bed unit with a 1:6 nurse to patient ratio
Travel Nurse
Aya Healthcare
05.2021 - 09.2021
- Delivered high-quality patient care at Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center on a 42-bed neuro step-down unit with a 1:4 nurse to patient ratio
Nurse Manager
Saint Peters University Hospital
08.2019 - 04.2021
- Managed and supervised a team of 84+ clinical nurses and nursing assistants on a 41-bed Metabolic/Stroke/Seizure unit
- Improved patient satisfaction scores by fostering a team-oriented environment, as evidenced by overall increased Press Ganey scores
- Led staff meetings to keep team informed of departmental changes and provide opportunities for team to share ideas and concerns.
- Conducted performance evaluations and provided constructive feedback to support professional growth of nursing staff members.
- Managed budgets and controlled costs, achieving financial targets without compromising patient care quality.
- Developed and implemented quality improvement initiatives to provide best possible patient care and identify and address areas of concern.
- Participated in evidence-based practice project implementation, nursing competency development and nursing simulation activities.
Stress Lab RN
Cardio Metabolic Institute
07.2017 - 08.2019
- Conduct exercise treadmill stress tests and adenosine stress tests with nuclear imaging for up to 15 patients per day
- Interpret and recognize significant 12-lead EKG changes
- Collaborated with cardiologists and nuclear medicine technicians 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.
Cardiac Progressive Care Telemetry RN
Saint Peter’s University Hospital
01.2016 - 08.2019
- Provide nursing care for up to 6 critically ill patients on a 31-bed progressive care unit primarily focusing upon cardiac patient care
- Recognize clinical abnormalities of pre- and post-procedure cardiac patients undergoing cardioversion, TEE, pacemaker placement, cardiac catheterization with stent placement
- Initiate, titrate, and monitor response of critically ill patients on Cardizem, milrinone, heparin, Bumex, and dobutamine drips
- Member of Marketing and Mentorship Committee and Magnet Committee
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University Of Delaware
Newark, DE05.2015
Skills
- EMR: Epic, Cerner, McKesson, Paragon
- Chemotherapy/Immunotherapy
- Central line care
- Peripheral IV insertion
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support/Telemetry monitoring
- Disease prevention strategies
- Patient safety and education
- Press Ganey and HCAHPS
- Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Microsoft Excel, teams
Certification
- NY RN License #891467
- DE Multistate RN License #L1-0047665
- Chemotherapy/Immunotherapy, ONS/ONCC
- ACLS & BLS, American Heart Association
- NIHSS Stroke, Apex Innovations
Timeline
Bone Marrow Transplant Travel Nurse
Aya Healthcare
09.2024 - Current
Oncology Travel Nurse
Aya Healthcare
11.2023 - 08.2024
Travel Nurse
Aya Healthcare
08.2023 - 11.2023
Travel Nurse Telemetry
Aya Healthcare
02.2022 - 06.2023
Travel RN
Aya Healthcare
10.2021 - 01.2022
Travel Nurse
Aya Healthcare
05.2021 - 09.2021
Nurse Manager
Saint Peters University Hospital
08.2019 - 04.2021
Stress Lab RN
Cardio Metabolic Institute
07.2017 - 08.2019
Cardiac Progressive Care Telemetry RN
Saint Peter’s University Hospital
01.2016 - 08.2019
- NY RN License #891467
- DE Multistate RN License #L1-0047665
- Chemotherapy/Immunotherapy, ONS/ONCC
- ACLS & BLS, American Heart Association
- NIHSS Stroke, Apex Innovations
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University Of Delaware
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