Mary Franklin
Washington,DC
Summary
Organized and knowledgeable Registered Nurse experienced in treating and caring for patients. Successful in providing fast and accurate assessments and working calmly under pressure. Recognized for collaborating well with doctors to maintain top-notch healthcare practices.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse, Travel Contract
University of Maryland Capital Region Medical Center
09.2024 - 12.2024
- Efficient in the use of ICU machinery and devices including dialysis machines and care of access ports, ICP monitoring, lumbar and ventricular drains, orthopedic surgical devices, surgical drains (JP, Penrose, Hemovac, wound vac), ventilators, arterial lines, foleys, nasogastric tubes, PEGS, pupilometer, ultrasound, dopplers and IV pumps(Hospira)
- Able to set up, monitor, care for and trouble shoot ICU devices, monitors and pumps
- Properly assist physicians with bedside procedures such as thoracentesis, paracentesis, insertion of central access lines, trach exchanges, orthopedic device applications, intubation, and emergent procedures
Registered Nurse, Travel Contract
Banner Boswell Medical Center
01.2024 - 05.2024
- Provide a wide variety of ICU care to patients in a 38 bed ICU
- Able to care for cardiac patients post CABG day 2
- Experience with Cath lab patients that includes neurovascular and site assessment
- Able to intervene and problem solve if problem is found
- Able to care for patients with Respiratory support including ETT, ventilations, CPAP, BiPAP, Vapotherm Tracheostomies and trach collars
- Manages multiple critical drips and to perform accurate titrations to ensure pt stability and safety
- Proficient in managing chest tubes, hemovacs, wounds vac, Penrose drains, JP drains, NGT, PEGS, Ostomy’s, catheters and urostomy’s
- Competent in a detailed and focused assessment that is patient specific
Registered Nurse, Travel Contract
UOFL Health-UOFL Hospital
07.2023 - 11.2023
- Company Overview: Specialized Stroke ICU that requires meticulous and accurate neuro assessments
- Level 1 Trauma Center
- Able to care for patients with burr holes, EVDS, ICP drains, bolts, lumbar drains
- Trained in specific care for craniotomy and craniectomy pts
- Able to complete a through and accurate NIH assessment
- Specialized care and assessments of patients who receive tPA and TNK
- Experience with organ donation
- Closely worked with Kentucky Organ Donor Affiliates (KODA)
- Provided care of patient in preparation for donation
- Specialized Stroke ICU that requires meticulous and accurate neuro assessments
- Level 1 Trauma Center
Registered Nurse, Travel Contract
Ochsner Medical Center
03.2022 - 06.2022
- Delivered high quality nursing care to patients in in a 22 bed general ICU
- Proficient management of ICU machinery which includes ventilators, IV pumps (Alaris), dialysis machines, tube feed pumps, PCA’s, Bair Hugger, Artic Sun, external pacemakers, and FloTrac
- Care of patients with psychiatric diagnosis who need special care and attention for optimal patient safety
- Capable of efficiently carrying out nursing tasks such as insertion of foleys, gastric tubes, intravenous access, oxygenation equipment, sterile dressing changes, trach care, wound care, ostomy care, and surgical site care
- Recognition, interpretation and treatment of heart rhythms
Registered Nurse, Core
Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center
02.2019 - 01.2022
- Provides high quality care to critical patients in a 12 bed ICU for trauma, neurological, surgical, and medical patients in a level 2 trauma facility
- Proficient patient assessments including neurological exams, neurovascular exams and complete physical exams
- Excellent coordination with other disciplines to ensure the highest level of patient care is provided
- Efficient in the use of ICU machinery and devices including dialysis machines and care of access ports, ICP monitoring, lumbar and ventricular drains, orthopedic surgical devices, surgical drains (JP, Penrose, Hemovac, wound vac), ventilators, arterial lines, foleys, nasogastric tubes, PEGS, pupilometer, ultrasound, dopplers and IV pumps(Hospira)
- Able to set up, monitor, care for and trouble shoot all devices listed above
- Serves as a preceptor for student nurses providing guidance, education and instruction on patient care
- Excellent time management and multi-tasking skills
- Effectively managed multiple IV pumps that included titrating of sedation medications and blood pressure medications while the patient is intubated, on dialysis and has surgical drains
- Able to make patient care decisions using excellent clinical judgement
Registered Nurse, Core
Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center
03.2020 - 10.2020
- Delivered high quality nursing care to patients suffering from the Covid 19 virus
- Able to manage ventilated patients on high settings who are on multiple drips that require titration
- Efficient in recognizing varying respiratory patterns and carry out the proper nursing interventions for those respiratory distress
- Charge nurse experience: Able to care for two critical patients while managing and assisting other nurses and staff in the Covid ICU
- Able to adapt and care for covid patients who rapidly decline, providing life sustain interventions
- Capable of efficiently carrying out nursing tasks such as insertion of foleys, gastric tubes, intravenous access, oxygenation equipment, sterile dressing changes, trach care, wound care, ostomy care, and surgical site care
- Properly assist physicians with bedside procedures such as thoracentesis, paracentesis, insertion of central access lines, trach exchanges, orthopedic device applications, intubation, and emergent procedures
- Accurate and through documentation of all nursing care provided
Certified Nursing Assistant, Core
Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center
09.2015 - 02.2019
- Provide direct care to patients including vital sign monitoring, physical examinations and observing changes in patient condition
- Critical thinking and problem solving
- Collaborate with other multidisciplinary to provide the best patient care
- Assist in patient education regarding medical care (within scope of practice) ADL’s and safety
Education
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE - nursing
Franciscan missions of our lady university
Baton Rouge, LA12.2018
Skills
- Collaborative Team Member
- Cerner and Epic Charting Proficiency
- Mentoring Trainees
- Culturally-sensitive care
- Proficient in Microsoft Office
- Resilience in High-Pressure Environments
- RN scope of practice
- Charge Nurse
- Proficient Interpersonal Communicator
- Clinical Nursing Duties
- Critical Observation Skills
- Analytical Problem Solving
- Patient-Centered Care Management
- Nursing Process
- Delegation
- Use of EBP
- Effective Time Management
- Comprehensive Patient Assessment
- Thorough Chart Documentation
Certification
- Registered Nurse-Multistate Licensure, 203331
- BLS, ACLS and NIHSS certificate, American Heart Association
- CPI-Crisis Prevention Institute
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Registered Nurse, Travel Contract
University of Maryland Capital Region Medical Center
09.2024 - 12.2024
Registered Nurse, Travel Contract
Banner Boswell Medical Center
01.2024 - 05.2024
Registered Nurse, Travel Contract
UOFL Health-UOFL Hospital
07.2023 - 11.2023
Registered Nurse, Travel Contract
Ochsner Medical Center
03.2022 - 06.2022
Registered Nurse, Core
Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center
03.2020 - 10.2020
Registered Nurse, Core
Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center
02.2019 - 01.2022
Certified Nursing Assistant, Core
Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center
09.2015 - 02.2019
- Registered Nurse-Multistate Licensure, 203331
- BLS, ACLS and NIHSS certificate, American Heart Association
- CPI-Crisis Prevention Institute
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE - nursing
Franciscan missions of our lady university
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