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Michael Looney

Hartwell,Georgia

Summary

Registered Nurse with 14 years of extensive experience in emergency, psychiatric, and correctional nursing care. Skilled in crisis intervention, emergency response, and team collaboration, with a proven track record of improving patient outcomes through quality improvement initiatives.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience

Work History

Registered Nurse, Charge

Brown Health and Rehabilitation
07.2024 - Current
  • Conduct admissions, transfers, and discharges on a 40 bed unit.
  • Supervise nursing staff and create daily assignments.
  • Administer medications orally, intravenously, and via PEG tubes.
  • Wound care and ostomy management.
  • Coordinate appointments and schedule transportation for patients.
  • Perform daily assessments and document for skilled nursing requirements.
  • Assess new admissions, quarterly admissions, and unstable patients for interventions.

Mental Health Registered Nurse

Whitworth Women's Facility
06.2022 - 06.2024
  • Coordinated psychiatric nursing care for 350 mental health offenders, managed appointments, labs, and medications.
  • Monitored medication compliance, reducing non-compliance below 20% through education and individualized counseling.
  • Conducted new intake assessments, medication reconciliations, venipunctures, and referrals.
  • Provided crisis intervention services for suicidal ideation and de-escalation techniques for violent offenders.
  • Collaborated with physicians, families, and interdisciplinary teams to develop treatment plans for mental health disorders.

Registered Nurse Emergency Department

Piedmont Atlanta Hospital
04.2021 - 05.2022
  • Oversaw patient flow, and supervised nursing staff, in a 77-bed ED, reducing wait times and expediting admissions.
  • Mentored new nurses and graduates, ensuring high standards of care.
  • Managed code strokes/STEMI's, coordinating rapid response.
  • Applied ESI to prioritize critical cases effectively and streamline triage process.
  • Collaborated on care for LVAD and transplant emergencies with multidisciplinary teams.


Registered Nurse Emergency Department, Charge

Baylor, Scott, and White
06.2017 - 03.2021
  • Supervised 7 RNs and 3 techs during day shifts, ensuring optimal patient care and team coordination.
  • Assisted in emergency births and provided initial neonatal care, enhancing patient outcomes.
  • Trained new graduates in the ED residency program, combining didactic and clinical instruction.
  • Monitored cardiac rhythm strips and titrated vasoactive medications as ordered by physicians.
  • Interpreted and evaluated diagnostic tests to identify and assess patient's condition.
  • Managed patients with chest tubes, moderate sedation, and on mechanical ventilation.

Licensed Vocational Nurse, Charge

Stebbins Five
01.2010 - 03.2014
  • Monitored VS, skilled nursing documentation, and reported changes in condition to provider.
  • Intravenous therapy and management of PICC lines.
  • Wound and ostomy care.
  • Provided tracheostomy care and administered respiratory treatments.
  • Initiated and assisted with CPR and AED.
  • Biweekly assessments of hospice patients.
  • Provided compassionate end of life care for terminally ill patients and their families.
  • Mitigated emotional burden by providing education to patients and their families of disease progression and expectations.



Education

Bachelor of Science Nursing -

Schreiner University
Kerrville, Texas
08.2019

Associate of Science Nursing -

Trinity Valley Community College
Kaufman, Texas
05.2017

Certificate License Vocational Nursing -

Kilgore College
Longview, Texas
12.2009

Skills

  • Crisis intervention
  • Emergency response
  • Team collaboration
  • Quality improvement initiatives
  • Psychiatric nursing care
  • Medication management
  • Patient flow management
  • Supervision of nursing staff
  • Mentoring
  • EKG Interpretation
  • Long-Term Care
  • Hospice Care

Languages

Spanish
Native or Bilingual

Timeline

Registered Nurse, Charge

Brown Health and Rehabilitation
07.2024 - Current

Mental Health Registered Nurse

Whitworth Women's Facility
06.2022 - 06.2024

Registered Nurse Emergency Department

Piedmont Atlanta Hospital
04.2021 - 05.2022

Registered Nurse Emergency Department, Charge

Baylor, Scott, and White
06.2017 - 03.2021

Licensed Vocational Nurse, Charge

Stebbins Five
01.2010 - 03.2014

Bachelor of Science Nursing -

Schreiner University

Associate of Science Nursing -

Trinity Valley Community College

Certificate License Vocational Nursing -

Kilgore College

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