Nickey Cox
Milton,USA
Summary
Dedicated nursing professional with extensive clinical expertise and a strong foundation in patient-centered care. Proficient in EMR charting, medication administration, and fostering interdisciplinary collaboration to enhance patient outcomes. Committed to delivering high-quality care while driving efficiency and excellence within healthcare teams. Recognized for exceptional interpersonal skills that build trust and rapport with patients and colleagues.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Relief ER Charge Nurse
HCA Pea Ridge FSED
Pace, FL
08.2023 - Current
- Delegate tasks appropriately while maintaining positive communication with management, physicians and staff in the ED.
- Create a positive work environment for staff conflict resolution.
- Resource for staff.
- Triage patients, identify and prioritize critical patients.
- Administer care to patients of all ages and acuity levels
- Promote excellent customer service
Perioperative RN
Sacred Heart Hospital
Pensacola, FL
10.2022 - 08.2023
- Assess and monitor patients in preoperative and postoperative units.
- Educated patient's families about post-op complications and safety.
- Discharge patients.
PACU RN
West Florida Hospital
Pensacola, FL
05.2019 - 10.2022
- Assess and monitor patients and vital signs immediate post-op.
- Educated patients and their families about post-op complications and patient safety.
- Discharge patients.
- Prepare patients for admission to hospital and transported them to their room.
- Filled in as charge nurse at times.
Emergency Department RN
West Florida Hospital
Pensacola, FL
02.2018 - 05.2019
- Assess and monitor vital signs upon entrance to the Emergency Department
- Collect and review patient symptoms to assist doctors with diagnosis.
- Educated patients about their diagnoses
- Accurately maintained patients charts and updated electronic charting.
PACU RN
Sacred Heart Hospital
Pensacola, FL
04.2014 - 12.2017
- Assess and monitor patients and vital signs immediate post-op.
- Educated patients and their families about post-op complications and patient safety.
- Discharge patients.
- Prepare patients for admission to hospital and transported them to their room.
- Filled in as charge nurse at times.
Emergency Department RN
Saint Elizabeth Hospital
Florence, KY
10.2011 - 03.2014
- Assess and monitor vital signs upon entrance to the Emergency Department
- Collect and review patient symptoms to assist doctors with diagnosis.
- Educated patients about their diagnoses
- Accurately maintained patients charts and updated electronic charting.
ICU RN
Harrison Memorial Hospital
Cynthiana, KY
05.2008 - 10.2011
- Provided patient care, performed assessments, and interventions at an 8 bed ICU unit.
- Assessed patient condition and worked with a multidisciplinary team.
- Implemented patient care plans.
- Communicated that patient’s condition to family members in a compassionate manner.
- Floated to other departments at times to assist in high census areas.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
American Sentinel University
Waterbury, ConnecticutAssociates of Arts - Nursing
Midway University
Midway, KentuckyHigh School Diploma - undefined
Harrison County High School
Cynthiana, KYSkills
- Urgent and emergency care
- Monitoring vital signs
- Patient and family education
- Patient safety
- Communication
- Critical thinking
- Problem solving
- Time management
- Ethics and confidentiality
- Teamwork and dependability
- Mentoring staff
- Clinical judgment
- Airway management
- IV insertion
- Cardiac monitoring
- Emergency management
- Quality improvement
- Compliance monitoring
- Patient assessments
- Medical records management
- Problem-solving abilities
Timeline
Relief ER Charge Nurse
HCA Pea Ridge FSED
08.2023 - Current
Perioperative RN
Sacred Heart Hospital
10.2022 - 08.2023
PACU RN
West Florida Hospital
05.2019 - 10.2022
Emergency Department RN
West Florida Hospital
02.2018 - 05.2019
PACU RN
Sacred Heart Hospital
04.2014 - 12.2017
Emergency Department RN
Saint Elizabeth Hospital
10.2011 - 03.2014
ICU RN
Harrison Memorial Hospital
05.2008 - 10.2011
Associates of Arts - Nursing
Midway University
High School Diploma - undefined
Harrison County High School
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
American Sentinel University