Morgan Caldwell
Jupiter
Summary
Dedicated critical care nurse with 6 years of hospital experience, a passion for patient-centered care and a collaborative approach to team dynamics. Proven ability to coordinate and lead a compassionate healthcare environment, fostering effective communication and team work in stressful situations. Commitment to optimizing patient outcomes through attentive care and strong interpersonal skills.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse Paralegal
Kempe Law Office
Jupiter
04.2024 - Current
- Providing direct patient care and support in legal case evaluations.
- Assisting attorneys with medical documentation and evidence gathering.
- Collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to ensure comprehensive client assessments.
- Visit hospitalized clients to ensure health care directives are being followed.
- Conduct health care meetings to discuss Health Care Surrogate Designation, Advance Directive, Living Will, and HIPAA Waiver.
- Maintaining HIPAA compliance and confidentiality standards.
- Maintaining accurate and detailed clinical documentation.
- Organizing high-volume scheduling and determining urgency of different client requests.
- Organizing records and maintaining high attention to details.
Assistant Nurse Manager, Stepdown/Critical Care
Delray Medical Center
Delray Beach
07.2022 - Current
- Effectively overseeing a surgical step down critical care unit encompassing 24 to 48 beds, along with supervising and leading a team of six skilled nurses.
- Demonstrating adeptness in addressing patient and family concerns within the hospital setting, fostering effective communication and ensuring a supportive care environment.
- Triaging patients to determine the suitable level of care for various medical conditions.
- Participating in daily meetings with upper management to gain insights into unit census and acuity trends.
- Supports floor RNs with diverse tasks and serves as a clinical resource for nursing staff.
- Performing personnel interviewing, hiring, disciplinary actions and dismissals.
- Facilitating patient discharge planning in collaboration with transportation and receiving facilities.
- Training other nurses on patient care and daily tasks, supporting growth and professional development.
- Conduct comprehensive audits on nurse charting to ensure compliance with regulatory standards.
- Communicate with physicians to ensure accurate execution of orders.
Surgical Stepdown/Critical Care Registered Nurse
Delray Medical Center
Delray Beach
06.2021 - Current
- Monitor, assess, and implement care for patients pre-operative and post-operative requiring invasive and non-invasive hemodynamic monitoring, neurological and ventilatory monitoring and support.
- Delivering optimum treatments to critical-care patients following prescribed rules, policies, protocols, and procedures.
- Evaluating patient vital signs and laboratory data to assess needs and provide emergency interventions.
- Demonstrating the ability to handle and work efficiently in high-pressure situations while providing quality patient care.
- Inter-professional communication in collaborating with members of the multidisciplinary healthcare team to improve clinical outcomes for patients.
- Proficiently assessing patient reactions and laboratory data in response to diverse intravenous medication infusions.
- Complies with all policies and procedures that pertain to HIPAA.
- Able to navigate Cerner and its EMR software
- Serving as a preceptor, guiding and facilitating new nurses through their orientation phase.
Medical Surgical/Radiation Oncology Registered Nurse
Maine Medical Center
Portland
09.2020 - 05.2021
- Provided care for patients with a variety of cancers and oncologic complications.
- Oversaw patients both pre and post administration of chemotherapy medications.
- Promoted a kind, compassionate environment, utilizing active listening and effective communication skills for cancer patients receiving treatment.
- Supervised EKG monitoring for patients, promptly addressing and managing irregular cardiac rhythms and abnormal heart rates.
- Trained in utilizing EPIC charting system.
- Observed strict safety measures, including checking medication dosages before administration to patients.
- Administered oral, IV and intra-muscular medications and monitored patient reactions.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of New England
Biddeford, ME05-2020
Skills
- Microsoft Word
- Teams
- Care Coordination
- Clinical Leadership
- Discharge Planning
- Chart auditing
- Analytical and Critical Thinking
- Dependable and Responsible
- Flexible and Adaptable
- Excellent Communication
- Teamwork and Collaboration
- Patient Advocacy
Certification
Florida Nursing Licensure NO. RN 9561076
Basic Life Support Certification (BLS)
Advanced Life Support Certification (ACLS)
Critical Care Training 2021-Present
Nurse Preceptor Training
Telemetry/EKG Training
NIHSS Certification
Cerner/EPIC Training
Timeline
Registered Nurse Paralegal
Kempe Law Office
04.2024 - Current
Assistant Nurse Manager, Stepdown/Critical Care
Delray Medical Center
07.2022 - Current
Surgical Stepdown/Critical Care Registered Nurse
Delray Medical Center
06.2021 - Current
Medical Surgical/Radiation Oncology Registered Nurse
Maine Medical Center
09.2020 - 05.2021
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of New England