Michelle Nichols
BSN, RN CCRN
Southgate,MI
Summary
Collaborative leader with dedication to partnering with coworkers to promote engaged, empowering work culture.
Proficient in utilizing best practices and improving patient outcomes by building strong collaborative relationships with both providers and staff.
Invested in staff development to improve job satisfaction and overall morale.
Years of service as chairperson on both shared governance and workload committees
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
Work History
RN- ASO/Telemetry
Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital
Wyandotte, MI
04.2022 - Current
- Conducted ongoing monitoring and evaluations of behaviors and conditions, and updated clinical supervisors with current information.
- Followed all personal and health data procedures to effectively comply with HIPAA laws and prevent information breaches.
- Promoted patient and family comfort during challenging recoveries to enhance healing and eliminate non-compliance problems.
- Supported teams in driving successful patient outcomes by prioritizing standard of care and best practices.
- Evaluated patient histories, complaints, and current symptoms.
- Communicated with healthcare team members to plan, implement and enhance treatment strategies.
- Used first-hand knowledge and clinical expertise to advocate for patients under care and enacted prescribed treatment strategies.
Adjunct Clinical Faculty
Henry Ford Community College
Dearborn, MI
01.2020 - 05.2022
- Implemented new educational techniques to boost student comprehension while reducing learning time.
- Led daily operations by providing laboratory instruction, student advisement and industry best practices.
- Provided immediate and constructive feedback to students individually and as group.
- Delivered individualized instruction on observation, assessment, decision-making and patient health teaching.
- Instructed and coached students to help overcome academic issues and personal challenges.
- Assigned students to patients based on students' learning objectives and patient needs.
- Improved student performance by defining clear goals and communicating performance metrics.
- Provide clinical instruction to 8 fundamental nursing students in clinical settings
Critical Care Market Educator
Detroit Medical Center
Detroit, MI
04.2021 - 04.2022
- Evaluated and improved education programs.
- Oversaw and planned, directed, designed and implemented educational programs for new hire and established nursing staff
- Developed curriculum and content for classes, lectures, or other educational materials.
- Conducted clinical simulations and provided feedback for each individual student.
- Delivered individualized instruction on observation, assessment, decision-making and patient health teaching.
- Implemented new educational techniques to boost student comprehension while reducing learning time.
- Worked flexible hours across night, weekend and holiday shifts.
RN - Critical Care
Agency Positions/Per Diem Nursing
, MI
08.2019 - 04.2021
- Protected critically ill patients from unnecessary risks by limiting visitors, using proper PPE, and using strong infection control procedures.
- Assisted patients to maintain current understanding of conditions and presentations.
- Performed timely resuscitation and stabilization of acutely ill patients.
- Worked with intubated and ventilated patients, monitoring and reporting on conditions to maintain stats within optimal levels.
- Managed needs of chronically ill and acute patients with well-coordinated treatment strategies.
- Operated critical care equipment to keep patients stable and promote recovery.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary healthcare team to deliver optimal patient outcomes.
- Responded rapidly to critical codes to coordinate stabilization treatments and restore vital functions.
RN, Critical Care
Michigan Medicine
Ann Arbor, MI
01.2004 - 03.2019
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
- Maintained quality care and comfort for patients with heart failure, pulmonary hypertension, and other conditions.
- Contributed substantially to successful department JCAHO accreditation by consistently operating to highest standards of care.
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Responded rapidly to critical codes to coordinate stabilization treatments and restore vital functions.
- Organized and managed care of patients undergoing various therapies and procedures.
- Managed quality care for patients with heart failure, end-stage renal disease and coronary artery disease.
- Frequently operated as charge nurse to ensure deliver of high-quality complex critical care to cardiovascular surgical patients
Education
Master of Science - Nursing
Chamberlain University
Downers Grove, IL 01.2020 - Current
Bachelor of Science - Nursing Science
University of Michigan-Flint
Flint 09.2008 - 05.2010
Associate of Science - Nursing
Henry Ford Community College
Dearborn, MI 09.1996 - 05.1998
Skills
Strong clinical judgment
Policies and procedures
Charge Nurse role
Workload committee chair
Skilled in developing professional collaboration and relationships to improve patient care outcomes
Strong problem solving skills
Invested in fostering staff professional development
Timeline
RN- ASO/Telemetry
Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital
04.2022 - Current
Critical Care Market Educator
Detroit Medical Center
04.2021 - 04.2022
Adjunct Clinical Faculty
Henry Ford Community College
01.2020 - 05.2022
Master of Science - Nursing
Chamberlain University
01.2020 - Current
RN - Critical Care
Agency Positions/Per Diem Nursing
08.2019 - 04.2021
Bachelor of Science - Nursing Science
University of Michigan-Flint
09.2008 - 05.2010
RN, Critical Care
Michigan Medicine
01.2004 - 03.2019
Associate of Science - Nursing
Henry Ford Community College
09.1996 - 05.1998