Jessica Kremke
Portage,IN
Summary
Hardworking, adaptable, dependable, and committed RN with 4 years ICU, 4 years renal/med-surg, and 2 years nurse surveyor experience, who is eager to be a part of a team and make positive contributions to a patient population.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse
Franciscan Michigan City
MIchigan City, IN
08.2023 - Current
- Managed clinically complex patients and maintained hemodynamic stability.
- Assessed patients for changes in condition and reported any abnormalities to the physician.
- Provided direct patient care, including wound dressing, administering medications, catheterization, and IV therapy.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary team members to ensure optimal quality of care.
- Utilized critical thinking skills to assess complex situations and make appropriate decisions in emergency situations.
- Responded quickly to code blue calls providing advanced life support measures as necessary.
Nurse Surveyor
Indiana Department of Health
Indianapolis, IN
10.2021 - Current
- Surveyed home health, hospice, and ESRD facilities to ensure compliance with Federal and State regulations.
- Composed survey reports and statements of deficiencies.
- Interviewed administrators and management personnel.
- Audited clinical records.
RN, ICU
Northwest Health Porter
Valparaiso, IN
10.2020 - 10.2021
- Managed complex, critically ill patients by titrating drips, managing ventilators, monitoring hemodynamics, performing dialysis.
- Communicated effevtively with families, doctors, therapists, nutritionists, case managers etc.
- Provided excellent nursing care during a pandemic.
- Served as preceptor for new RNs.
- Participated in the wound care survey team.
RN ICU
Franciscan Health
Dyer, Indiana
9 2017 - 10.2020
- Delivered care to 1 to 2 critical care patients per day, including coordinating and evaluating interdisciplinary care in a medical ICU.
- Delivered direct patient care, including stabilizing patients and identifying treatment options.
- Cared for hemodynamically unstable patients, and monitored them closely for acute changes in condition.
- Cared for Prisma, balloon pump, Impella, and therapeutic hypothermia patients.
- Titrated drips
- Set up, and monitored patients using Swan-Ganz catheter, arterial lines, and central venous pressure.
- Calculated cardiac outputs
- Responded to rapid responses and code blues
- Worked with ventilators, and adjusting settings
RN Renal/med-surg
Methodist Hospitals
Merrillville, IN
5 2013 - 9 2017
- Performed complete physical assessments on patients every shift, and documented patients' medical history, vital statistics and test results in EPIC.
- Provided acute care to 4-7 patient's on a telemetry, renal, med-surg focused floor.
- Participated in rapid response, and code blue situations with successful patient outcomes.
- Performed skills such as IV starts, medication administration, peritoneal dialysis, continuous bladder irrigation, and care of patient's on vents and PCA pumps.
- Interpreted and monitored vital signs, lab work, and imaging, and reported changes to appropriate physicians.
- Trained new nurses for 12 weeks at a time until orientation was complete.
- Headed the patient experience team, which focused on improving unit's HCAHP scores.
- Acted as charge nurse and made patient assignments based on acuity for the next shift as well as managing a 30 bed unit that shift.
Nurse Extern
Methodist Hospitals
Merrillville, IN
11 2012 - 5 2013
- Monitored patient's vital signs
- Performed glucose checks
- Documented on up to 15 patient's in EPIC per shift
- Performed physical assessments
- Assisted nurses in bedside care
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Indiana University Northwest
2013
Skills
- Time management
- Multitasking
- Critical thinking
- Communication
- Decision-making
- Friendly, positive attitude
- Collaboration
- Work ethic
- Computer literate
- Quick learner
- Patient advocate
- CCRN certified
- ACLS certified
- Motivated
Certification
CCRN Certification 2/2022
Timeline
Registered Nurse
Franciscan Michigan City
08.2023 - Current
Nurse Surveyor
Indiana Department of Health
10.2021 - Current
RN, ICU
Northwest Health Porter
10.2020 - 10.2021
RN ICU
Franciscan Health
9 2017 - 10.2020
RN Renal/med-surg
Methodist Hospitals
5 2013 - 9 2017
Nurse Extern
Methodist Hospitals
11 2012 - 5 2013
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Indiana University Northwest