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Matthew Gillespie

Greeley,CO

Summary

Dynamic Emergency Registered Nurse with extensive experience at Banner Health, recognized for exceptional patient care and leadership. Proven expertise in critical care and emergency response, complemented by strong team training and resource management skills. Earned multiple Daisy Awards for outstanding performance, demonstrating commitment to excellence in nursing practice.

Driven registered nurse with several years of experience caring for patients. Smoothly deliver comprehensive patient care and delegate tasks according to patient needs and personnel skillsets. Dedicated to providing top quality care within multidisciplinary team environment.

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Emergency Registered Nurse and Emergency Room Charge Nurse

Banner Health
06.2022 - Current
  • Provide excellent patient care, maintain standards of care, managing nurses, preceptor to new hires, keep current on certifications including BLS, ACLS, PALS, TNCC and ENPC.
  • Earned several daisies awards while working in the Emergency Room.

Director of Nursing

Wellpath at Adams County Correctional Facility
11.2019 - 06.2022
  • Maintain standards of care, managing nurses, preceptor to new hires, continue registered nurse responsibilities, ensure all nurse certificates and training are up to date, organize and train nurses, organize the schedule, review nursing documentation, cover shifts, write and enforce Wellpath policies, conduct normal nursing operations during the pandemic and nursing shortages while ensuring the highest patient care in a safe and timely manner.

Registered nurse

Northern Colorado Long Term Acute Care Facility
10.2019 - 02.2020
  • Maintain standards of care during night shift, updating medical administration records, care plans, and administering high alert medications and drips.
  • Also working with vents, IV pumps, high flow oxygen, feeding pumps, provide ACLS care during codes, and wound vacs.
  • Working with other nurses in maintaining a safe and healthy environment to heal.

Charge nurse/PRN nurse

Correct Care Solutions at Adams County Correctional Facility
02.2018 - 11.2019
  • Maintain standards of care during night shift, managing nurses, preceptor to new hires, continue registered nurse responsibilities, lead treatment of emergency treatment, mass casualty situation team lead, and ensure highest patient care in a safe and timely manner.

Registered Nurse

Correct Care Solutions at Adams County Correctional Facility
10.2017 - 02.2018
  • Ensure highest patient care standards, preceptor new hires, triage patients needing care, providing emergency care to patients during medical and traumatic emergencies, ensure all night time responsibilities are done in a safe and timely manner.

Clinical Medic

US Army
04.2009 - 05.2011
  • Company Overview: Fort Carson, CO
  • Provided medical care in an outpatient clinic while performing daily duties of ordering and maintaining medical and office supplies.
  • Was placed in charge of the clinic while commanding officers were away on leave.
  • Worked in the Emergency Department when callouts occurred.
  • Fort Carson, CO

Senior Combat Medic

US Army
04.2007 - 02.2009
  • Company Overview: Fort Campbell, KY
  • Cared for 35 men’s physical and mental health while ensuring that everything needing done was done so in the safest manner possible.
  • Performed the duties of an infantryman in addition to daily duties.
  • Fort Campbell, KY

Education

Associates - nursing

Concorde career college
09.2017

86 Credit hours -

Aims Community College
Greeley, CO
01.2014

NREMT-B Certification -

Academy of Health Sciences
San Antonio, TX
03.2007

Skills

  • Patient assessment and emergency care
  • Nursing documentation and clinical supervision
  • Team leadership and staff training
  • Critical thinking and problem solving
  • ACLS and PALS certification
  • IV therapy and medication administration
  • Resource management in critical care
  • Patient counseling and education
  • Emergency response and life support
  • Critical thinking
  • Clinical supervision
  • Nursing documentation
  • Critical care

Certification

  • Colorado RN License, RN.1652123, 11/06/17, 09/30/25
  • BLS AHA eCredential, 1jeoabc5v9v8loclwyxeqodc, 09/30/26
  • ACLS AHA eCredential, rl7uqnfj573kwsgnlizxcqin, 09/30/26
  • PALS AHA eCredential, qy4easyxgb52neqdhwcgambg, 09/30/26
  • TNCC from ENA, 04/30/27
  • ENPC from ENA, 03/31/27
  • NIHSS, 07/31/26

Timeline

Emergency Registered Nurse and Emergency Room Charge Nurse

Banner Health
06.2022 - Current

Director of Nursing

Wellpath at Adams County Correctional Facility
11.2019 - 06.2022

Registered nurse

Northern Colorado Long Term Acute Care Facility
10.2019 - 02.2020

Charge nurse/PRN nurse

Correct Care Solutions at Adams County Correctional Facility
02.2018 - 11.2019

Registered Nurse

Correct Care Solutions at Adams County Correctional Facility
10.2017 - 02.2018

Clinical Medic

US Army
04.2009 - 05.2011

Senior Combat Medic

US Army
04.2007 - 02.2009

Associates - nursing

Concorde career college

86 Credit hours -

Aims Community College

NREMT-B Certification -

Academy of Health Sciences