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Patricia Brooks

Plano,Texas

Summary

Creative and resourceful registered nurse seeking a new and challenging position in which I could utilize the skills that I have obtained over the span of my career.

Overview

29
29
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Clinical Nurse Educator

Kauai Region, Hawaii Health Systems Corporation
03.2020 - Current
  • Designs educational curriculums for clinical nursing staff at two CAH hospitals and 6 clinics
  • Teaches BLS, PALS, ACLS and TNCC
  • Assisted in the design and implementation of a new graduate RN
  • Plans and implements yearly clinical fairs and competency demonstration clinics
  • Assists human resources with onboarding by conducting EMR training, hands-on equipment training, and policy reviews
  • Sits on many boards; Fall safety, Rapid response, and code review committee
  • Responses to all codes and rapid responses.

Staff Nurse

Kauai Veteran’s Memorial Hospital
01.2009 - Current
  • Delivers emergency nursing care in this busy 5 bed rural, Critical Access Hospital
  • Due to geography and limited access to specialties, all areas of nursing care from pediatrics to trauma are seen
  • In addition, critically ill and trauma patients can be held in the ER for hours until transport to a higher level of care can be arranged.

House Supervisor

Kauai Veteran’s Memorial Hospital
01.2021 - 01.2023

Flight Nurse

Hawaii Life Flight/HAA
01.2009 - 01.2011
  • Responsible for the direction and delivery of care of critically ill patients during ground and fixed-wing transport to hospitals with a higher level of care
  • Patients included pediatric, obstetric, cardiac, and trauma patients.

Staff Nurse

Wilcox Memorial Hospital
01.2004 - 01.2009
  • RN duties in busy level-three trauma ED and designated stroke center
  • Frequently assigned to charge nurse, coordinating ED flow, making appropriate patient assignments, and ensuring staff adherence to policies and procedures.

Staff Nurse

Medical College of PA Hospital
01.1995 - 01.2004
  • Served in ER and ICU of this high volume, level-one trauma center and teaching university hospital
  • Spent nine years rotating between ER and multiple specialty ICUs
  • Mastered CVVHD, LVAD, and intra-aortic balloon pumps
  • Acted as the permanent weekend ICU charge nurse for 6 years prior to leaving for Hawaii.

Education

Diploma in Nursing -

Helene Fuld School of Nursing
Blackwood, NJ
01.1994

Skills

  • Quality Improvement
  • Continuing Education
  • Clinical Expertise
  • Clinical Supervision
  • Staff Development
  • Cultural Competence
  • Time Management
  • Team Building

Certification

  • PALS
  • ACLS
  • BLS
  • CATN
  • TNCC
  • Certified TNCC instructor

Timeline

House Supervisor

Kauai Veteran’s Memorial Hospital
01.2021 - 01.2023

Clinical Nurse Educator

Kauai Region, Hawaii Health Systems Corporation
03.2020 - Current

Staff Nurse

Kauai Veteran’s Memorial Hospital
01.2009 - Current

Flight Nurse

Hawaii Life Flight/HAA
01.2009 - 01.2011

Staff Nurse

Wilcox Memorial Hospital
01.2004 - 01.2009

Staff Nurse

Medical College of PA Hospital
01.1995 - 01.2004

Diploma in Nursing -

Helene Fuld School of Nursing

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