Marlene Carlin
Byron,MN
Summary
Dedicated, compassionate and patient-oriented Registered Nurse with over 22 years' experience. Providing excellent comprehensive patient care, clinical knowledge and care coordination in fast-paced environments. Consistently developing strong relationships with patients and families through empathic communication, respectful attitude and excellent customer service with a focus on improving outcomes. Strong team player with detailed organizational skills and collaboration with a multidisciplinary team to advance patient care. Offering 19 years of expertise in pediatric cardiac care.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
4
4
Certifications
Work History
Registered Nurse, Surgical Services: SMC – Pre/Post Anesthesia Care Unit
Mayo Clinic
4 2022 - Current
- Comprehensive assessments including: patient histories, physical assessments, and medication history of adult and pediatric pre-operative patients
- Explain the process for the day of surgery to patients and caregivers, promoting comfort and guidance
- Create a culture of safety in meticulous completion of a patient’s surgical safety checklist
- Expertly navigate the patient electronic health record for details regarding the patient and surgical event
- Monitor and manage adult and pediatric post-operative patients' vital signs, level of consciousness and emergence from anesthesia
- Manage adult and pediatric patients’ pain by implementing pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions
- Provide skilled, timely, and level-headed emergency response to critically-ill patients
- Reduce complications by being knowledgeable in a wide variety of surgical procedures and specific associated exams
- Timely recognition of abnormal exams and prompt communication with surgical team
- Care for and management of incisions, wounds, and drains
- Ensure detailed patient and caregivers’ education regarding dismissing to home including any: incision and drain care, when to call provider, medication knowledge and administration, and activity restrictions
- Provide developmentally appropriate care to infants and children of all ages
- Multidisciplinary collaboration with surgical and anesthesiology providers, APP’s, pharmacists, respiratory therapists, child life specialists, charge nurses, health unit coordinators, and patient care assistants in order to provide the best care possible
- Detailed documentation of all assessments, interventions and communication with providers.
Registered Nurse, Mary Brigh 5BG/7G Cardiac Surgery & Heart/Lung Transplant Intensive Care Unit
Mayo Clinic
02.2003 - 04.2022
- Care of adult and pediatric cardiac surgery and heart/lung transplant patients immediately post-operatively
- Expert knowledge of congenital heart defects and management of patients with congenital heart defects
- Educated patients and families regarding returning home, incision and wound care, when call provider, medication knowledge and administration, activity restrictions, and device management
- Discharge planning and organization in returning to home to self-care, with parental care, and with collaboration of home health care
- Multidisciplinary collaboration with critical care intensivists, cardiovascular surgeons, APPs, pharmacists, respiratory therapists, monitor technicians, vascular access technicians, dieticians, physical and occupational therapists, social workers, child life specialists, charge nurses, health unit coordinators, and patient care assistants to provide the best care possible
- Contributed to interdisciplinary team meetings by presenting relevant clinical data about patients'' progress toward reaching established goals of care.
- Management of mechanically ventilated patients (endotracheal and tracheostomy), including sedation administration and titration, ventilator weaning, airway suctioning, and ventilator troubleshooting
- Proficiency with cardiac support devices including: left ventricular assist devices, intra-aortic balloon pumps, and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO)
- Independent interpretation of lab values, arterial blood gases, ECG rhythms, cardiac indices, and RA/PA pressures with prompt recognition of abnormal values and follow-up treatment
- Recognition of and response to hemodynamic instability and emergencies, chest re-opening, and emergent re-intubation
- Care and use of peripheral IVs and central lines including: PA catheters, internal jugular central venous catheters, right atrial and left atrial central catheters, temporary/tunneled dialysis catheters, and PICC lines
- Independent management of continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) and peritoneal dialysis (PD)
- Administration, titrations and weaning of vasoactive medications and administration of blood products
- Management and trouble-shooting of arterial lines, urinary catheters, temporary and permanent pacemakers/AICDs, incisions, wound vacs, feeding tubes, drains, urinary catheters, and chest tubes
- Care and management of incision and wounds
- Providing developmentally appropriate care to infants and children of all ages
- Enhanced patient satisfaction by providing compassionate, holistic nursing care that addressed physical, emotional, and spiritual needs.
- Precepted and mentored new staff and staff, facilitating smooth integration into the unit’s adult and pediatric practice while promoting a supportive workplace culture
- Managed and mentored staff, assigned and organized staff and patient placement as charge nurse.
Registered Nurse, Mary Brigh 5D/E, Vascular Surgery ICA and General Floor Care Unit
St. Mary’s Hospital
07.2001 - 02.2003
- Care of both progressive and general care adult post-operative vascular surgery patients and medical vascular patients
- Care and management of patients requiring repair of abdominal aneurysm, arterial bypass, endarterectomy, or amputation
- Care and management of medical patients that present with a variety of acute and/or chronic health problem and multiple comorbidities
- ECG rhythm interpretations and rhythm management
- Management and trouble-shooting of arterial lines and internal jugular central venous introducers, feeding tubes, and variety of drains
- Care and management of incisions and complex wounds
- Patient/family education and discharge planning including return to home to self-care or with home health care and transfer to skilled nursing facility
- Worked jointly with LPNs on unit
- Precepted new staff to the unit
- Managed and mentored staff, assigned and organized staff and patient placement as charge nurse.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Bethel University
Saint Paul, MN 05.2001 -
Skills
Cardiac care
Certification
MN Board of Nursing License, 07/2001
Additional Leadership Roles
- Preceptor 09/2002 - 04/2022
- Charge Nurse 10/2002 - 04/2022
- Taught “Patient and Family Education and Dismissal Teaching” and “Primary Nursing” at Cardiovascular Surgery Pediatric Specialty Class 2010 - 2014
- Cardiac Surgery Pediatric Nursing Practice Workgroup 2017 - 2022, Vice-Chair 2019 - 2020 and Chair 2020 - 2022
- Taught “Introduction to Congenital Heart Defects” at Pediatric Specialty Day I class 2017 - 2022
- Taught “Developmental Care in the ICU” at Pediatric Specialty Day II class 2019 - 2022
Timeline
Registered Nurse, Mary Brigh 5BG/7G Cardiac Surgery & Heart/Lung Transplant Intensive Care Unit
Mayo Clinic
02.2003 - 04.2022
Registered Nurse, Mary Brigh 5D/E, Vascular Surgery ICA and General Floor Care Unit
St. Mary’s Hospital
07.2001 - 02.2003
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Bethel University
05.2001 -
Registered Nurse, Surgical Services: SMC – Pre/Post Anesthesia Care Unit
Mayo Clinic
4 2022 - Current