Ottavia Headley
PLYMOUTH,United States
Summary
Versatile ER RN with over 10 years experience in making quick thought based analyzations and implementing responsive care. Knowledgeable of wide spectrum of emergency nursing process and excels in fast paced environments, assessing patients needs, providing point of care testing, coordinating care and implementing interventions to achieve the best patient outcomes.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Emergency Room Travel RN (Cross Country)
Beth Israel Lahey Health- Lahey Medical Center Pea
Peabody, Massachusetts
11.2025 - 02.2026
- Responded quickly and effectively to emergency situations or changes in patients' condition.
- Conducted physical exams, ordered laboratory tests, and interpreted results for diagnosis.
- Facilitated communication among healthcare team members to ensure cohesive and effective patient care.
- Educated patients and families on health conditions and recovery plans to promote understanding and adherence.
- Provided emotional support to families navigating difficult end-of-life care decisions to enhance coping and understanding.
Emergency Room Registered Nurse (Cross Country)
CHA Cambridge Hospital
08.2023 - 09.2025
- Administered emergency care to patients in high-pressure situations.
- Provided emergency care to critically ill patients in a timely manner.
- Assisted in triaging incoming patients, prioritizing treatment based on severity of conditions to optimize care delivery.
- Performed triage, prioritizing treatment of incoming patients based on acuity level.
- Monitored vital signs and documented changes in patient conditions accurately.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to develop and implement comprehensive patient assessments and treatment plans.
- Trained new staff on emergency procedures and hospital policies to ensure adherence and safety standards.
Emergency Room Travel RN
UMASS Memorial Hospital
12.2022 - 04.2023
- Provided Emergency nursing care within a level I trauma center
- Delivered quality critical care for ICU holds in the ER, supporting comprehensive patient management
- Documented trauma care in accordance with standards, ensuring optimal outcomes for trauma patients
- Prioritized patient care by conducting health history and physical assessments, appointing the appropriate ESI per protocol as the triage nurse.
- Listens, communicates and documents simultaneously and navigates EPIC to assess, and documents information in a professional manner.
- Observes, records, and reports patients' condition and reactions to medications and treatments administered to physicians.
- Precepted incoming travel RNs on policies and procedures, mentoring them to enhance their integration into ER operations
Emergency Travel RN
Cape Cod Hospital
Hyannis, United States
06.2022 - 09.2022
- Managed high-acuity patients in a fast-paced 88-bed ED, ensuring timely and effective treatment.
- Worked with a wide range of patient populations including cardiac, COPD, MI, COVID-19, septic stroke, cardiac arrest, overdoses, renal and liver complications, orthopedic injuries, trauma, elderly falls on anticoagulants, GI bleeds often requiring an ICU level of care.
- Skilled in triage, assessment, TPA and medication administration.
- Managed patients with mental health emergencies and collaborated with team to provide psychosocial support.
- Collaborated with physicians, to determine the plan of care often involving, social workers, physical therapy, psychiatry, dietary, etc.
- Collected arterial blood gases with precision in a clinical setting.
Emergency Room RN (Crisis travel)
Elmhurst Memorial
Elmhurst, United States
02.2022 - 03.2022
- Delivered critical emergency care in fast-paced ER during Covid-19 surge, ensuring timely treatment for patients.
- Performed trauma nursing and documented patient information accurately in a high-pressure environment.
- Relieved nursing staff during winter conditions and typical ER cases for over 60 hours weekly.
- Learned and grasped EPIC computer documentation in short space of time and safely.
- Collaborated with Favorite Healthcare Staffing to connect healthcare professionals with job opportunities.
Emergency Travel RN
Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital Plymouth
Plymouth, United States
04.2020 - 12.2021
- Managed multiple patients daily in a controlled, safe manner, making quick and accurate assessments of incoming medical, surgical, and psychological emergencies.
- Assisting with conscious/ moderate sedation. Skilled in IV placements. Implementing and participating in various codes and protocols including cardiac/ respiratory arrests, STEMI, Stroke, Sepsis codes.
- Triage RN using ESI criteria. Including but not limited to screening and isolation of potential Covid-19 patients.
- Implemented CIWA protocols to prevent ETOH withdrawal seizures or DTs.
- Proficient in Meditech Expansion computer documentation and Pyxis medication dispensary.
Emergency Travel RN
Sage Memorial Hospital
Ganado, United States
06.2019 - 03.2020
- Assisted in the development, implementation and evaluation of standards of care and professional practice in collaboration with the health care team; executed duties as charge RN; performed and interpreted electrocardiogram reports; Omnicell medication dispensary; provided safe care for behavioral health challenged patients; trained new hire RNs; served as a source of resource and guidance; facilitated the transport and transfer of critical patients to a higher level of care.
- Provided patient care in diverse clinical settings across multiple departments.
- Administered medications and monitored vital signs for patient safety.
- Coordinated with multidisciplinary teams to develop patient care plans.
Emergency Room Registered Nurse
Hospiten Montego Bay
Montego Bay, Jamaica
02.2016 - 04.2019
- Administered emergency care to stabilize patients during critical incidents.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to develop and implement effective patient treatment plans.
- Monitored vital signs and documented changes to ensure timely interventions and continuity of care.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Caribbean School of Nursing, UTECH
Montego Bay , Jamaica 09.2010 - 09.2015
Skills
- Assisting in rapid sequence intubations
- Advanced airway management
- Sedation administration
- Critical care drips
- Medication administration
- Blood administration
- IV placements
- CVAD port management
- Foley catheter insertion
- NGT and OGT insertion
- VBG blood gas analysis
- Phlebotomy
- EKG monitoring and interpretation
- Telemetry
- Rapid patient assessments
- Chest pain management
- Stroke management
- Sepsis management
- Triage assessment
- Patient monitoring
- Emergency response
- EPIC charting
- Critical thinking
- Flexibility in workflow
- Strong clinical judgment
- Uphold HIPAA and OSHA regulations
- Critical thinking
Nursing Licensure And Credentials
- TNCC, 06/23, 06/27
- ACLS, 03/25, 03/27
- BLS, 03/25, 03/27
- PALS, 03/25, 03/27
- NRP, 06/21, 06/23
- NIH Stroke scale, 05/23, 05/24,
- CPI, 05/23, 05/24
- FEMA IS-00100.c, IS-00200.c, IS-00700.b, IS-00800.c, 06/19, 05/24
- Massachusetts RN License, RN2336873, 02/20, 05/28
- Florida RN License, RN9582960, 04/23, 04/25
- Arizona RN License, #226783, 04/27
Timeline
Emergency Room Travel RN (Cross Country)
Beth Israel Lahey Health- Lahey Medical Center Pea
11.2025 - 02.2026
Emergency Room Registered Nurse (Cross Country)
CHA Cambridge Hospital
08.2023 - 09.2025
Emergency Room Travel RN
UMASS Memorial Hospital
12.2022 - 04.2023
Emergency Travel RN
Cape Cod Hospital
06.2022 - 09.2022
Emergency Room RN (Crisis travel)
Elmhurst Memorial
02.2022 - 03.2022
Emergency Travel RN
Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital Plymouth
04.2020 - 12.2021
Emergency Travel RN
Sage Memorial Hospital
06.2019 - 03.2020
Emergency Room Registered Nurse
Hospiten Montego Bay
02.2016 - 04.2019
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Caribbean School of Nursing, UTECH
09.2010 - 09.2015