Paige Shumaker
Somerset,PA
Summary
Dedicated and compassionate Registered Nurse with progressive career history in direct patient care, triage and care coordination in fast-paced environment. Proven to remain calm under pressure and skillfully handle difficult and high-stress situations. Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy. Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Registered Nurse, Intensive Care Unit
UPMC East
12.2022 - Current
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
- Maintained duties of charge nurse, as well as trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
- Monitored patients' respiratory status and ventilator operation and made adjustments to promote stabilization.
- Advocated for patients by communicating care preferences to practitioners, verifying interventions met treatment goals and identifying insurance coverage limitations.
- Monitored patient condition by interpreting and tracking EKG readings, identifying irregular telemetry readings and updating team members on changes in stability or acuity.
Registered Nurse
Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center
07.2019 - 11.2022
- Advocated for patients by communicating care preferences to practitioners, verifying interventions met treatment goals and identifying insurance coverage limitations.
- Monitored patients' respiratory status and ventilator operation and made adjustments to establish stabilization.
- Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients, and determined next course of action.
- Preformed age-appropriate medical care for adult, adolescent, and geriatric ICU patients.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
- Managed care from admission to discharge
Surgical Technologist
Chan Soon-Shiong Medical Center At Windber
08.2014 - 05.2019
- Setup operating and surgery rooms by preparing equipment and supplies for upcoming procedures.
- Maintained high infection control standards.
- Delivered exemplary assistance and support to surgeons during general, gynecological, orthopedic, neurological, and plastic surgery procedures.
- Evaluated procedure needs and set up equipment, tools, supplies, and instruments.
- Sterilized instruments and disposed of medical supplies and waste following OSHA guidelines.
- Worked with vendors for speedy procurement of services and equipment.
- Introduced new staff members to training protocols regarding operating room procedures, infection control, safety standards, and overall facility policies.
- Decontaminated, cleaned, assembled, packaged, sterilized, stored, and distributed reusable surgical instrumentation and equipment.
- Provided comprehensive support to surgeons specializing in sports medicine, total joint replacement, spine, and orthopedic trauma treatment.
- Positioned patients and set up drapes to create comfortable surgical environment for patients.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Ohio University
Athens, OH08.2024
Diploma - Nursing
Conemaugh School of Nursing
Johnstown, PA05.2019
Associate of Applied Science - Surgical Technology
University of Pittsburgh - Johnstown
Johnstown, PA08.2014
Skills
- Standards Administration
- Client Satisfaction
- Patient Data Management Systems
- Electronic Document Management System
- Medical Procedure Preparation
- Update Electronic Charts
- Delegation and Motivation
- Operational Standards
- Staff Coordination
- Facility Policies and Procedures
- Workflow Coordination
- Protocol and Procedure Improvement
- Staff Development
Timeline
Registered Nurse, Intensive Care Unit
UPMC East
12.2022 - Current
Registered Nurse
Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center
07.2019 - 11.2022
Surgical Technologist
Chan Soon-Shiong Medical Center At Windber
08.2014 - 05.2019
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Ohio University
Diploma - Nursing
Conemaugh School of Nursing
Associate of Applied Science - Surgical Technology
University of Pittsburgh - Johnstown