Poppy Cogburn
Montesano,WA
Summary
Experienced healthcare professional skilled in patient care, critical thinking, and communication. Strong focus on team collaboration and achieving optimal patient outcomes. Reliable and adaptable, ensuring efficient and compassionate care in dynamic environments. Equipped with expertise in medical procedures, patient assessments, and care coordination.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Registered Nurse
Express Employment Professionals
02.2024 - 07.2024
- Utilized critical thinking skills to prioritize nursing interventions based on patients'' acuity levels and individual needs.
- Conducted thorough patient assessments to identify changes in condition, promptly notifying physicians and initiating appropriate interventions when necessary.
- Administered medications safely according to established guidelines while closely monitoring for side effects or adverse reactions requiring intervention.
- Enhanced patient satisfaction by providing compassionate, holistic nursing care that addressed physical, emotional, and spiritual needs.
Registered Nurse, BSN
Assured Home Health
09.2023 - 02.2024
- Company Overview: Home health agency with responsibility for new patient assessments and recommendations for care, weekly RN visits, and discharge of patient from services
- Home health agency with responsibility for new patient assessments and recommendations for care, weekly RN visits, and discharge of patient from services
Registered Nurse, BSN
Express Employment Professionals
07.2023 - 09.2023
- Company Overview: Nurse staffing agency with assignments in long-term care, mental health, public health, and drug treatment/MAT
- Nurse staffing agency with assignments in long-term care, mental health, public health, and drug treatment/MAT
Registered Nurse, BSN
Kaiser Permanente
02.2023 - 07.2023
- Company Overview: Primary care clinic, specialty float pool nurse with experience in multiple specialized care areas, including General Surgery; Sports Medicine; Dermatology; Ear, Nose, and Throat; and Orthopedics
- Primary care clinic, specialty float pool nurse with experience in multiple specialized care areas, including General Surgery; Sports Medicine; Dermatology; Ear, Nose, and Throat; and Orthopedics
Registered Nurse, BSN
Summit Pacific Medical Center
06.2022 - 01.2023
- Company Overview: Acute Care Unit in a critical access hospital caring for patients in a primary care role, working closely with physicians to provide acute and chronic care for the local community
- Acute Care Unit in a critical access hospital caring for patients in a primary care role, working closely with physicians to provide acute and chronic care for the local community
Registered Nurse
Express Employment Professionals
06.2021 - 06.2022
- Company Overview: Nurse staffing agency with assignments in long-term care, mental health, public health, and drug treatment/MAT
- Nurse staffing agency with assignments in long-term care, mental health, public health, and drug treatment/MAT
Registered Nurse
Harbor Regional Health
09.2019 - 06.2021
- Company Overview: Outpatient surgical office with duties to include pre-operative consultation and post-operative follow-up visits; assisted surgeons within office surgical procedures; phone triage and patient support
- Outpatient OB/GYN office duties include prenatal care, postpartum care, assisted surgeons within office procedures, phone triage, and patient support
- Outpatient surgical office with duties to include pre-operative consultation and post-operative follow-up visits; assisted surgeons within office surgical procedures; phone triage and patient support
- Outpatient OB/GYN office duties include prenatal care, postpartum care, assisted surgeons within office procedures, phone triage, and patient support
Registered Nurse
Washington State Department of Corrections
11.2017 - 09.2019
- Company Overview: Correctional nurse with rotating shifts, inpatient unit, and outpatient clinic; emergency response with BLS; triage after hours
- Correctional nurse with rotating shifts, inpatient unit, and outpatient clinic; emergency response with BLS; triage after hours
Registered Nurse
Grays Harbor Community Hospital
03.2010 - 11.2017
- Company Overview: Surgical/Medical floor nurse with float experience to ED, CCU, chemical dependency, and postpartum
- Primary care with five patients to include pre-operative and post-operative care, wound care, medication administration, and delegation to support staff
- Surgical/Medical floor nurse with float experience to ED, CCU, chemical dependency, and postpartum
- Primary care with five patients to include pre-operative and post-operative care, wound care, medication administration, and delegation to support staff
Registered Nurse
Washington State Department of Corrections
08.2008 - 03.2010
- Company Overview: Correctional nurse with rotating shifts, inpatient unit, an outpatient clinic; emergency response with BLS; triage after hours
- Correctional nurse with rotating shifts, inpatient unit, an outpatient clinic; emergency response with BLS; triage after hours
Registered Nurse
Grays Harbor Community Hospital
09.2006 - 08.2008
- Company Overview: Surgical/Medical floor nurse
- Team nursing with ten patients to include pre-operative and post-operative care, wound care, medication administration, and delegation to support staff
- Surgical/Medical floor nurse
- Team nursing with ten patients to include pre-operative and post-operative care, wound care, medication administration, and delegation to support staff
Registered Nurse
Maxim Healthcare
09.2005 - 09.2006
- Company Overview: Correctional nurse with rotating shifts, inpatient unit, and outpatient clinic; emergency response with BLS; triage after hours
- Correctional nurse with rotating shifts, inpatient unit, and outpatient clinic; emergency response with BLS; triage after hours
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Purdue University Global
West Lafayette, IN01.2021
Associates of Applied Science - Nursing
Grays Harbor College
Aberdeen, WA01.2005
Skills
- Coordinate patient care
- Educate patients and families
- Oversee LPNs and CANs
- Organize plans of care
- Medication administration
- Precepting
- Strong clinical judgment
- Infection control
- Aseptic procedures
- High level of autonomy
- Patient privacy
- Confidentiality
- Care plan development
- Procedure preparations
- Patient discharge
- BLS Certified
- Clinical judgment
- Medication and IV administration
- Patient education and counseling
Leadership
Experience in precepting and training of new employees within my position at Grays Harbor Community Hospital. Current and past supervision of LPN’s, CNA’s, and support staff within all past Registered Nurse positions. Leadership qualities that I possess are self-awareness, development of self and others, strategic thinking with planning, problem-solving, and improvement. Co-chair of Unit-Based Team at SPMC for process improvement within the ACU.
Timeline
Registered Nurse
Express Employment Professionals
02.2024 - 07.2024
Registered Nurse, BSN
Assured Home Health
09.2023 - 02.2024
Registered Nurse, BSN
Express Employment Professionals
07.2023 - 09.2023
Registered Nurse, BSN
Kaiser Permanente
02.2023 - 07.2023
Registered Nurse, BSN
Summit Pacific Medical Center
06.2022 - 01.2023
Registered Nurse
Express Employment Professionals
06.2021 - 06.2022
Registered Nurse
Harbor Regional Health
09.2019 - 06.2021
Registered Nurse
Washington State Department of Corrections
11.2017 - 09.2019
Registered Nurse
Grays Harbor Community Hospital
03.2010 - 11.2017
Registered Nurse
Washington State Department of Corrections
08.2008 - 03.2010
Registered Nurse
Grays Harbor Community Hospital
09.2006 - 08.2008
Registered Nurse
Maxim Healthcare
09.2005 - 09.2006
Associates of Applied Science - Nursing
Grays Harbor College
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Purdue University Global