Mikeala Harrington
El Paso,TX
Summary
Bringing 13 years of experience to provide genuine nursing care through developed traits of caring, advocacy and trust. Experienced nursing professional bringing demonstrated clinical expertise, leadership skills and technical knowledge.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Sepsis Coordinator
University Medical Center of El Paso
El Paso, TX
12.2025 - Current
- Collaborated with multi-disciplinary teams to ensure timely identification and treatment of sepsis cases.
- Abstracted cases using Medisolv programming up to 20 cases per week.
- Collaborated with multi-disciplinary teams to ensure timely identification and treatment of sepsis cases.
- Conducted educational sessions for clinical staff on sepsis recognition and management best practices.
- Analyzed patient data to identify trends, driving evidence-based improvements in sepsis care pathways.
Quality Assurance Nurse
El Paso State Supported Living Center
11.2020 - 10.2025
- In alignment with the Department of Justice Settlement Agreement and accepted Intermediate Care Facility for Individuals with Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities (ICF-IID) standards I provide oversight of nursing, medical, psychiatry, dental, and pharmacy services.
- Through the use of professional interpersonal communication, provide clinical discipline leads with areas of focus and improvement utilizing results from state approved audit tools on a monthly basis. Recommendations for improvement are given to the Quality Assurance Director, Chief Nursing Executive, Medical Director, and Facility Director.
- Utilizing self directed analysis of clinical aspects to provide daily feedback to the appropriate disciplines for preventative care that results in improved outcomes and decreased mortality.
- Complete inter-rater reliability with the facilities program compliance nurse to gather data and monitor nursing compliance to promote positive patient outcomes dealing with acute illness, long term health care plans, and documentation requirements in accordance with state and federal DOJ regulations.
- Improved and localized facility policies to include the process of daily medical meetings by working closely with the Settlement Agreement Coordinator and Quality Assurance Director. This in turn has brought about improved identification of clinical issues prompting daily converstations across all disciplines enhancing the functioning and well being of residents.
- Department of Justice visits occur every 9 months. From these results, provide recommendations to improve the identified issues. This provides a full circle analysis of the recommendations that have been provided prior to the visit.
- Provided education and training to onboarding program compliance nurses. This includes providing hands on training of each nursing audit tool, navigating the electronic health records to include residential summations of care, identification of trends in documentation and compiling reports for analysis utilizing Microsoft Access and Excel programs. In addition,
- Trained nurse educators and program compliance nurses on the in-depth process of medication administration and observations performed by the principal nurse auditors of the Department of Justice.
- Maintain monitoring of the medically fragile population by completing weekly rounds to ensure plans of care are being implemented, assessing the clinical picture of the individual as it relates to their acute and chronic health conditions, ensuring infection control issues are identified and reported, identifying risk for aspiration in individuals who are eating or being fed outside of their dictated plans especially those already at a high risk.
- Conducted thorough assessments of patient care plans to ensure compliance with quality standards.
- Developed and implemented quality improvement initiatives that enhanced patient safety protocols.
Program Compliance Nurse-auditor
El Paso State Supported Living Center
11.2017 - 11.2020
- Performed functions as a liaison between the Department of Justice and the State of Texas as nurse auditor
- Performing monthly audits on randomized samples of the IDD population to ensure completeness and timeliness of assessments, appropriate documentation, and compliance with state protocols and procedures
- Attended monthly meetings to discuss formulating state tools according to the recommendations of DOJ monitors as they progressed with identification of clinical issues.
- In conjunction with the Chief Nursing Executive provide feedback for quality analysis and quality improvement which is reported to the administrative team for evaluation
- In addition to auditing nursing, I also utilize quality service reviews and audit the medical clinic which measures compliance of PCP follow up and documentation.
- Provided education to oncoming nurses in new employee orientation such as observing and reporting, seizure safety, and infection control
- Acted as Chief Nursing Executive when the CNE was not available which included attending administrative meetings
- Executed the role of Operations Officer during a total system shutdown for electricity restoration
- I worked with RN case managers to ensure compliance with integrated health care plans and risk rating of individuals
- Due to the high risk of decreased skin integrity a monthly infection control meeting is conducted with PCPs and a representative from all other disciplines
Charge Nurse
University Medical Center of El Paso
El Paso, TX
04.2016 - 12.2016
- Geriatrics/Gastrointestinal specialty unit, : In conjunction with bed coordinator, provided patient assignments to floor nurses based on acuity and clinical experie
- Coordinated with interdisciplinary team in core meetings to facilitate discharges
- Reported to the Chief Nursing Officer regarding patient needs to facilitate discharges
- Coordinated care for patients undergoing endoscopic procedures including documentation and paperwork
- Collaborated with charge nurses from other units to facilitate successful transfers including downgrades from ICU and Emergency Department
- Provided in depth report off all patients on the unit including upcoming procedures, at-risk clients, and pending needs to oncoming shift nurses and charge nurses
- Reported to PI coordinator and management unit needs
- Description: (Geriatric population): Provided care to the aging geriatric population for various disease processes such as hypertension, diabetes, osteoporosis, rheumatoid arthritis, and many more diseases afflicting this population
- Worked with interdisciplinary members to include teams of interns and senior residents formulating plans of care for patients
- Assessed cognition, disease management and concerns of geriatric patients such as maintaining independence, incontinence, and maintaining disease processes
- Advocated for the underserved geriatric population to include speaking with social workers to obtain needed services to help geriatric patients maintain independence at home or to assist family members in helping patients live a more independent life
- Educated patients on medication and fall safety as well as life adjustments
- Performed admissions and discharges successfully to include education and prescriptions
- Maintained HIPPA standards and all policies as per protocol
- (Gastrointestinal population): Provided care to patients with acute and chronic gastrointestinal diseases such as acute gastrointestinal bleeds, pancreatitis, gastrointestinal reflux disease, colon cancer, esophageal cancer, gastric cancers and many more
- Educated patients and families regarding plan of care
- Prepped patients for colonoscopies, endoscopies, esophageal dilations and many more
- Worked with the interdisciplinary team and residents to formulate plan of care for patients to include education regarding management of chronic diseases and diet changes
- Advocated for patients to receive medication assistance and follow up appointments.
The Hospitals of Providence, Sierra Campus
09.2015 - 04.2016
- Provided care to patients with various diagnoses such as cholelithiasis, acute renal failure, atrial fibrillation, congestive heart failure, and diabetes (as well as many more)
- I provided patient and family education regarding community resources as well as management of disease processes
- Assisted in emergency codes and worked as a team member alongside MRT teams, assisted in transferring patients to higher levels of care such as ICU, gave report and received report with many members of the interdisciplinary team to include doctors and registered nurses
- I also performed blood transfusions and distributed medication to patients, performed blood glucose checks, prepared patients for surgery, performed several successful IV cannulations as well as maintaining various lines such as chest tubes and JP drains
- I am familiar and have worked with software called CPOE and Cerner, to include responsibilities of documentation for each patient regarding many body systems
- In addition to the above responsibilities assessed CNA’s in their responsibilities to include cleaning and turning patients, assisting with bedpans, and bedside commodes
- Average patient load 6-8.
Registered Nurse
University Medical Center of El Paso
El Paso, Tx
09.2013 - 09.2015
- Geriatrics/Gastrointestinal specialty unit
- Description: (Geriatric population) :Provided care to the aging geriatric population for various disease processes such as hypertension, diabetes, osteoporosis, rheumatoid arthritis, and many more diseases afflicting this population
- Worked with interdisciplinary members to include teams of interns and senior residents formulating plans of care for patients
- Assessed cognition, disease management and concerns of geriatric patients such as maintaining independence, incontinence, and maintaining disease processes
- Advocated for the underserved geriatric population to include speaking with social workers to obtain needed services to help geriatric patients maintain independence at home or to assist family members in helping patients live a more independent life
- Educated patients on medication and fall safety as well as life adjustments
- Performed admissions and discharges successfully to include education and prescriptions
- Maintained HIPPA standards and all policies as per protocol
- (Gastrointestinal population): Provided care to patients with acute and chronic gastrointestinal diseases such as acute gastrointestinal bleeds, pancreatitis, gastrointestinal reflux disease, colon cancer, esophageal cancer, gastric cancers and many more
- Educated patients and families regarding plan of care
- Prepped patients for colonoscopies, endoscopies, esophageal dilations and many more
- Worked with the interdisciplinary team and residents to formulate plan of care for patients to include education regarding management of chronic diseases and diet changes
- Advocated for patients to receive medication assistance and follow up appointments.
Medical Surgical Unit
Del Sol Medical Center
El Paso, Tx
05.2013 - 09.2013
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- Provided care to patients with various diagnosis such as cholelithiasis, acute renal failure, atrial fibrillation, congestive heart failure, and diabetes (as well as many more)
- I provided patient and family education regarding community resources as well as management of disease processes
- Assisted in emergency codes and worked as a team member alongside MRT teams, assisted in transferring patients to higher levels of care such as ICU, gave report and received report with many members of the interdisciplinary team to include doctors and registered nurses
- I also performed blood transfusions and distributed medication to patients, performed blood glucose checks, prepared patients for surgery, performed several sucannulationscannulations as well as maintaining various lines such as chest tubes and JP drains
- I am familiar and have worked with software called CPOE and Cerner, to include responsibilities of documentation for each patient regarding many body systems
- In addition to the above responsibCNA’ses assessed CNA’s in their responsibilities to include cleaning and turning patients, assisting with bedpans, and bedside commodes
- Average patient load 6-8.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
The University of Texas At El Paso
El Paso, TX12-2012
Timeline
Sepsis Coordinator
University Medical Center of El Paso
12.2025 - Current
Quality Assurance Nurse
El Paso State Supported Living Center
11.2020 - 10.2025
Program Compliance Nurse-auditor
El Paso State Supported Living Center
11.2017 - 11.2020
Charge Nurse
University Medical Center of El Paso
04.2016 - 12.2016
The Hospitals of Providence, Sierra Campus
09.2015 - 04.2016
Registered Nurse
University Medical Center of El Paso
09.2013 - 09.2015
Medical Surgical Unit
Del Sol Medical Center
05.2013 - 09.2013
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
The University of Texas At El Paso