Michele Chaplin
Murrayville,IL
Summary
Seasoned NICU nurse offering 18 years of nursing experience and success in leading teams while providing exceptional care to patients. Expert in all aspects of patient care and highly adept in working closely with physicians to achieve optimal patient outcomes. Provides high quality care to neonates in the outlying hospital setting.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
NICU Staff/Charge/Preceptor/Transport RN
HSHS St. John's Hospital
06.2005 - Current
- Administered medications and fluids and checked vital signs on critically ill newborns.
- Communicated with family members and loved ones to provide information about patient care, treatments and medical options.
- Provided high level of quality care for each and every patient in 56-bed neonatal ICU unit.
- Charge RN coordinating care, staffing, and quality assurance as well as acting as Resource RN in unit on shift.
- During tenure in unit precepted new hires, orienting them to NICU care, delivery attendance, charge role, and NICU transport.
- NICU Transport nurse providing mobile ICU care to neonates from Level I and II NICU units throughout South-Central Illinois to HSHS St. John's Hospital NICU.
- Preforms Ret Cam exams on neonates when needed
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
St. John's College of Nursing
Springfield, IL05.2005
Under Graduate
Lincoln Land Community College
Springfield, ILNursing
Loyola University of Chicago
Chicago, ILSkills
- Assessment of Neonates
- Intubation
- IV start
- Curosurf Administration
- Needle decompression
- Emergency UVC placement
- Administration of IV, IM and PO medications
- Attends high risk deliveries
Accomplishments
- Neonatal Resuscitation Program Instructor
- Charge Nurse
- Transport Nurse
- Shared Governance member
- Palliative Care Committee member
- Trained in the Ret Cam
- ANA Member
Affiliations
ANA- American Nurses Association
Certification
- NRP Instructor
- BLS
- NRP
Timeline
NICU Staff/Charge/Preceptor/Transport RN
HSHS St. John's Hospital
06.2005 - Current
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
St. John's College of Nursing
Under Graduate
Lincoln Land Community College
Nursing
Loyola University of Chicago
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