Michael Klug
Chicago,IL
Summary
MSN Registered Nurse with hands-on experience in high-acuity pulmonary care. Expertise in clinical assessment, patient education, and interdisciplinary collaboration to enhance patient outcomes. Dedicated to mentoring nursing students and fostering safe, evidence-based practices in complex care environments.
Overview
1
1
Certification
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
MSN, RN
WESTERN MEDICINE PULMONARY STEPDOWN
01.2024 - Current
- Conducted comprehensive patient assessments and ongoing reassessments to identify changes in respiratory, cardiovascular, neurological, and overall clinical status, ensuring timely interventions.
- Employed clinical judgment and rapid-response principles in managing patients experiencing acute conditions, ensuring prompt and effective interventions to stabilize health status.
- Provide nursing care to high-acuity patients in a pulmonary step-down environment.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams, including physicians, therapists, and social workers, to coordinate holistic patient care and facilitate smooth transitions to post-acute rehabilitation.
- Precept and mentor nurses while reinforcing competency in safe patient care, evidence-based practice, clinical prioritization, time management, and patient safety.
- Educate patients and families regarding disease processes, medications, interventions, treatment plans, safety, and clinical changes.
- Real-time documentation and safety checks while advocating for patients.
- Provide compassionate end-of-life nursing care and educate families regarding physiological changes associated with the dying process.
Medical Assistant
NORTHWESTERN MEDICINE RMG UROLOGY
01.2021 - 01.2023
- Prepared patients for outpatient surgical procedures, ensuring comfort and readiness for safe interventions.
- Provided patient education and discharge information following procedures.
- Executed urinalysis, urine cultures/microscopy, bladder scans, and urinary catheterization, maintaining accurate documentation of urinary flow rates to support patient care.
- Conducted routine autoclave cleaning, testing, and maintenance of surgical equipment to ensure operational readiness and compliance with safety standards.
Medical Assistant
ILLINOIS UROLOGICAL INSTITUTE
Wheaton, USA
01.2020 - 12.2020
- Established urology department at Delnor Hospital and Central Dupage Hospital (RMG), coordinating services and improving patient access to specialized care.
- Supported vasectomy and urolift procedures, administered botox bladder injections, and educated patients on BPH treatment options to enhance patient understanding of BPH treatment options.
- Transitioned between corporations to establish practices, develop training documentation, and provide insights for design of newly built spaces.
Mental Health Associate
RIVEREDGE INPATIENT PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL
Forest Park, USA
10.2014 - 03.2017
- Delivered care and support to individuals with intellectual developmental disabilities and co-occurring conditions, enhancing their overall well-being across diverse age groups.
- Partnered with multidisciplinary team including physicians, BCBAs, nurses, and CNAs to create and implement effective patient care plans and achieve behavioral goals.
- Facilitated group therapy sessions and conducted Q-15 safety checks while implementing behavior intervention response plans, ensuring comprehensive patient documentation.
- Obtained Crisis Prevention Intervention (CPI) certification and applied crisis-prevention principles in the clinical environment.
Education
Master of Science in Nursing (M.S.N.) -
DEPAUL UNIVERSITY
Chicago, IL01-2023
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - Individualized Focused Area: Neurology & Early Development
DEPAUL UNIVERSITY
Chicago, IL01-2018
Bachelor of Arts -
College of DuPage
Glen Ellyn, ILAssociate of Science -
College of DuPage
Glen Ellyn, ILSkills
- Nursing Assessment & Reassessment
- Clinical Judgment & Prioritization
- Evidence-Based Nursing Practice
- Medication Safety
- Oxygen Therapy
- High-Flow Nasal Cannula & BiPAP
- Tracheostomy Care
- Suctioning & Airway Management
- NG/Dobhoff Tube Care
- PEG/GJ Tube Care
- Wound Care
- Central & Peripheral Vascular Access
- Telemetry & Continuous Pulse Oximetry
- Chest Tube Management
- Urinary Catheterization & CAUTI
- Drain Management
- Interdisciplinary Collaboration
- Patient Advocacy
- End-of-life care
- Family education
- Preceptorship and mentorship
- Competency-Based Instruction
- Teaching and mentoring
- Rudimentary American Sign Language
Certification
- Registered Nurse - Certified, 10/28/23
- American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS), CPR, AED & First Aid, 01/22-Present
- National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) Certification, 01/22-12/23
Volunteer Experience
- Beacon Place, Community-Based Service Learning, 01/21-12/23
- CAMP SCHWAB, 01/23
- DUPAGE COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS, Special Needs Events, 04/19
- WHITE PINES RANCH, Special Camps, 06/14 & 06/18
- WALL CAMP, Special Needs camp, 06/17
- JONI AND FRIENDS, Family Retreat, 06/12
Timeline
MSN, RN
WESTERN MEDICINE PULMONARY STEPDOWN
01.2024 - Current
Medical Assistant
NORTHWESTERN MEDICINE RMG UROLOGY
01.2021 - 01.2023
Medical Assistant
ILLINOIS UROLOGICAL INSTITUTE
01.2020 - 12.2020
Mental Health Associate
RIVEREDGE INPATIENT PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL
10.2014 - 03.2017
Master of Science in Nursing (M.S.N.) -
DEPAUL UNIVERSITY
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - Individualized Focused Area: Neurology & Early Development
DEPAUL UNIVERSITY
Bachelor of Arts -
College of DuPage
Associate of Science -
College of DuPage