Monica Shira Cottrell
Oak Forest,IL
Summary
Experienced self-motivated Registered Nurse bringing forth 26 plus years of nursing experience; a passion for patient care; proven record of working collaboratively with team members to achieve patient outcome; and providing direct patient care to patients in Medical Surgical, Intensive Care Unit, Telemetry, and Emergency Room.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Maxion Healthcare
Orland Park, IL
06.2024 - Current
- Working with quadriplegic patients with Trachostomy, ventilator dependent with external pacemaker, gastronomy tube, and suprapubic catheter.
- Patient assessments
- Develop and implement patient-centered plans of care with the consideration of desired goals and preference of the patient
- Coordinate and facilitate provision of patient care through ongoing assessment
- Problem identification and resolution using specific therapeutic interventions
- Communicating and coordinating with team members on how to assist the patient
- Follow up with team members concerning the patient's conditions and problems that may have occurred on previous shifts
- Ability to critically think, prioritize, and multi-task
- Excellent communication skills providing education and counseling to the patient's caregiver and patient on health related matters
- Document vital signs, medication administration, tracheostomy care, gastrostomy tube, and suprapubic care, oxygen administration, and ensuring ventilator efficiency.
Contract Nurse Thorek Memorial Hospital
CRS Staffing
Chicago, IL
01.2022 - 06.2024
- Closely monitor acute patient conditions and initiate interventions.
- Reading EKGs
- Manage Pre and Post operative care recovery of surgical patients.
- Extensive IV insertions and maintenance of Tripple Luner Catheters, Picc Lines, and Mid Lines.
- Provide a full range of wound care treatments.
- Taking care of patients requiring ventilation support and various oxygen apparatus/modalities.
- Interpretation of lab results
- Administers and maintains various vasopressor and inotrope drips, and IV therapies.
- Liaison between patient and physician to collaborate patient care.
Lead RN/Charge Nurse Telemetry
Roseland Community Hospital
Chicago, IL
01.2019 - 01.2022
- Served as a successful leader collaborating with physicians, case managers, social workers, and therapists to achieve good patient outcomes.
- Precepted newly hired staff and agency nurses in developing and achieving expertise.
- Provided direct patient care including assessing, monitoring, recording, and evaluating patients.
- When 10 bed ICU was at capacity, it would establish a step down to telemetry, taking care of critically ill patients requiring ventilator support, bipap, vasopressor or inotropic drips, fluid resuscitation, etc.
Acute Care Coordinator
Roseland Community Hospital
Chicago, IL
01.2016 - 01.2019
- Managed staff of about 30 including RNs, CNAs, Unit Secretaries, and Telemetry Techs on a 42-bed unit.
- Responsible for staffing needs and scheduling.
- Ensured payroll processed timely.
- Charted auditing to ensure daily compliance with Quality Assurance programs.
Staff Nurse ICU
Roseland Community Hospital
Chicago, IL
01.2010 - 01.2016
- Provided patient care in a 10 bed ICU to critically Ill and surgical patients.
- Worked with patients requiring intubation and placed in ventilators, Bipap, high flow oxygen, venturi masks, non-rebreather masks, and nasal cannulas.
- Monitored patients for changes in status and initiated interventions in collaboration with the members of the health care team.
- Administered and maintained patients requiring vasopressor and inotrope drips medication to the critically ill, insulin drips and heparin drips initiated per protocol.
- Assisted physicians in the delivery of bedside medical procedures such as chest tube insertion, central line insertion, and arterial line insertions.
Inhouse Registry for Medical Surgical Emergency Room
Roseland Community Hospital
Chicago, IL
01.2010 - 01.2016
- Patient assessment /evaluations
- Evaluated patients' vital signs, and lab data.
- Administered medications oral, intramuscular
- Intravenous through nasogastric tubes or by other methods.
- Extensive IO insertions, insertion of nasogastric tubes, foley catheters.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Auburn University of Montgomery
Montgomery, ALSkills
- Problem solving
- Time Management Skills
- Multitasking
- Interpersonal Communication Skills
- General Management
- Computerized Charting
Certification
- ACLS, 02/01/26
- BLS, 07/01/25
Timeline
Maxion Healthcare
06.2024 - Current
Contract Nurse Thorek Memorial Hospital
CRS Staffing
01.2022 - 06.2024
Lead RN/Charge Nurse Telemetry
Roseland Community Hospital
01.2019 - 01.2022
Acute Care Coordinator
Roseland Community Hospital
01.2016 - 01.2019
Staff Nurse ICU
Roseland Community Hospital
01.2010 - 01.2016
Inhouse Registry for Medical Surgical Emergency Room
Roseland Community Hospital
01.2010 - 01.2016
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Auburn University of Montgomery