MIHAELA LIKER
New Lenox,USA
Summary
Dedicated Family Nurse Practitioner with extensive experience in pediatric emergency medicine, relocating to the Dallas area. Proven expertise in rapid clinical assessment, acute care management, and fostering collaborative, patient-centered communication. Recognized for exceptional efficiency and adaptability while consistently delivering high-quality care in high-acuity, fast-paced environments. Committed to enhancing patient outcomes through a compassionate approach and evidence-based practices.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Nurse Practitioner
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital
Chicago, IL
09.2023 - Current
- Perform physical examinations, interpret laboratory results, order diagnostic tests and prescribe medications as appropriate.
- Facilitate communication between physicians, other providers, families and community resources concerning patient needs.
- Exhibit strong critical thinking skills while responding quickly to changing patient needs or emergent situations.
- Analyze and interpret patients' histories and diagnostic information to develop diagnosis.
- Comprehensive care for complex patients as well as sexual and physical assault evaluations.
- Prescribe and administer medications to patients based on symptoms and conditions.
- Utilized evidence-based practices to develop comprehensive patient plans of care.
Registered Nurse, Emergency Department
First Choice Staffing
Maywood, IL
12.2020 - 09.2023
- Trauma 1 Emergency Room RN that successfully managed multiple medically complex patients simultaneously.
- Critical thinking utilized daily to provide best outcomes for patients.
- Certified in BLS, PALS, ACLS, TNCC.
- Knowledge of VADS, Ultrasound guided IV placement, RSI, vasopressor medications, EKG rhythm interpretation, TPA, stroke protocols, trauma protocols.
Registered Nurse
Loyola University Medical Hospital
Maywood, IL
02.2019 - 12.2022
- Quickly and effectively assess and triage patients based on chief complaint and symptoms.
- Care for incoming traumas of all levels and traumatic arrests.
- Able to critically think and prioritize care in a fast paced environment.
- React effectively and appropriately in medical and psychiatric emergencies.
- Provided care to patients across the lifespan with different conditions from infants, children, pregnant women, and the elderly.
Registered Nurse
Edward Hospital & Health Services
Naperville, IL
12.2020 - 11.2021
- Managed a multitude of patients simultaneously.
- Fast paced environment requiring ability to switch from minimally complex patients to highly critical patients.
- Facilitated transfer to another acute care facility if needed.
- Comprehensive stroke center and level two trauma center.
- Comprehensive stroke center and level two trauma center.
Registered Nurse In The ICU
Loyola University Medical Center
Maywood, IL
11.2017 - 02.2019
- Fast paced medical ICU managing complex patients with varying conditions such as lung transplant, liver cirrhosis/failure, respiratory failure, alcohol withdrawal, DKA, cystic fibrosis, pulmonary hypertension, necrotizing fasciitis, advanced cancer patients, vent dependent, tracheotomy patients.
- Extensive knowledge on critical medications.
- Manage life support equipment (ventilators, biPAP, OptiFlow) and assist with bedside procedures (central lines, arterial lines, paracentesis etc.).
Education
Master's - Nursing
Oak Point University
Oak Brook, IL12-2022
Bachelors - Registered Nursing
Resurrection University
09-2017
Bachelors - Communication
Radford University
VA05-2011
Skills
- Suturing
- Splinting
- Foreign body removal
- Lumbar puncture
- G-tube exchange
- I&D
- Psychiatric Care
- EPIC
- Acute Care Management
- Trauma and Injury Care
- Minor joint dislocations
Certification
- Family Nurse Practitioner
- BLS, ACLS, PALS
- DEA, CS
Timeline
Nurse Practitioner
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital
09.2023 - Current
Registered Nurse, Emergency Department
First Choice Staffing
12.2020 - 09.2023
Registered Nurse
Edward Hospital & Health Services
12.2020 - 11.2021
Registered Nurse
Loyola University Medical Hospital
02.2019 - 12.2022
Registered Nurse In The ICU
Loyola University Medical Center
11.2017 - 02.2019
Bachelors - Registered Nursing
Resurrection University
Bachelors - Communication
Radford University
Master's - Nursing
Oak Point University