Michael Turk
Sumner,WA
Summary
A Knowledgeable Registered Nurse with many years of experience accross many different specialties. I was raised in a nursing family. My family has been working in Multicare for over 20 years. I have grown very familiar with hospital protocol and coordination. I am often used as a resource where ever I am working and I am looking to enhance my role to further be an asset.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Travel Nurse
Multicare Covington Medical Center/ Auburn Medical
Covington, WA
02.2024 - Current
- Experience working in a smaller hospital and understanding resource allocation
- Emergency Room Holds in Auburn
- Worked in ICU of Auburn with PCU level patients
Travel Nurse
UCSD
San Diego, CA
02.2021 - 11.2023
- Obtained valuable experience as a primary float nurse
- Acquired ER experience
- Triage experience
- Vulnerable citizen care
- Oncology experience
- Charge nurse experience
Travel Nurse
Banner University Medical Center
Phoenix, AZ
11.2020 - 02.2021
- Delivered high-quality care at the PCU level for patients with Neuro Trauma
- Experienced float nurse with demonstrated expertise in providing high-quality patient care across various medical settings.
- Gained proficiency in Cerner medical record charting
Registered Nurse
MultiCare Good Samaritan Hospital
Puyallup, WA
10.2016 - 10.2020
- Utilized strong assessment skills to determine necessary patient care.
- Learned and developed unique skills, specialties and practices based on site and patient needs.
- Inserted and cared for catheters, feeding tubes and access sites.
- Educated patients and family members about preventive health care and recovery.
- Trained other nurses on patient care and daily tasks, supporting growth and professional development.
- Ordered and interpreted diagnostic tests to identify and assess patient condition.
- Updated patient charts to reflect changes to care plans, interventions and observations.
- Administered medications intravenously, by injection or orally.
- Responded to codes or patient crises as part of rapid-response team.
- aided in Cardioversion
- Optimized patient outcomes following heart cath procedures.
- Gained significant Heart failure knowledge
- Managed and monitored treatment plans for patients requiring ventilator support
Education
Associate of Applied Science - Nursing
Oklahoma State University - Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City, OK05-2016
Skills
- Medical Records Management
- Patient Assessments
- Privacy and Confidentiality
- Emergency Care
- Regulatory Compliance
- Medication Administration
- Diabetes Management
- End of Life Care
- Cardiac Care
- Discharge Planning
- Cardiac Monitoring
- Wound Care
- Chronic Disease Management
- Critical Drips
- Post Cath Care
- Stroke Care
- Difficult IV insertion
- Pacers
- Bipap Monitoring
- Pain control
- ACLS/BLS
- NIH
- Art line Management
- Trach Care
- Vascular Care
- Ortho Care
- Renal/Dialysis Care
- Educating Patients
Timeline
Travel Nurse
Multicare Covington Medical Center/ Auburn Medical
02.2024 - Current
Travel Nurse
UCSD
02.2021 - 11.2023
Travel Nurse
Banner University Medical Center
11.2020 - 02.2021
Registered Nurse
MultiCare Good Samaritan Hospital
10.2016 - 10.2020
Associate of Applied Science - Nursing
Oklahoma State University - Oklahoma City