Paula Tillman
Hartselle
Summary
Hardworking Registered Nurse with success providing individualized patient care. Committed to delivering best-in-class patient care through effective education and counseling. Proven leadership focused on increasing and enhancing patient care and satisfaction.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Unit Manager
Diversicare Big springs
11.2024 - Current
- Compliance monitoring
- ICD-10-CM utilization
- Infection Control rounding
- Coordination of patient appointments, community resources, and follow ups
- Daily clinical, care plan, and MDS meetings
- Patient education on disease processes and plans of care
- Staffing and employee education
- Bedside nursing care of post acute patients
Charge nurse/shift lead
Veteran’s Affairs Alvin C. York Medical Center
01.2023 - 10.2024
- Infection control committee
- Wound care super user and trainer for the unit
- Participation in treatment teams for interdisciplinary planning of patient care
- Delegating and making staff assignments
- Assisting to find coverage in staffing shortages
- Patient assessments, care, and documentation
- Coordinating patient flow for admissions, room assignments, discharges, and appointments
- Developing and implementing patient care plans
- Coordinating medical consults
Emergency room RN
Cookeville Regional Medical Center
11.2022 - 09.2023
- Triage Care
- Bedside care of emergency patients
- Nurse driven protocols
- Multidisciplinary collaboration
- Patient Flow
- Rapid response and code team
- Conscious sedation
- Use of multiple medical devices including ventilators, therapeutic hypothermia, central lines, chest tubes
- Interfacility multidisciplinary collaboration and patient flow
- Communication with multiple specialists for coordination of patient care
- Stroke, ACLS, PALS, and STEMI certifications
Travel RN
Vanderbilt Medical Center
08.2022 - 09.2022
- Emergency Room RN
- Bedside care of emergency patients
- Interfacility multidisciplinary collaboration
- Nurse driven protocols
- Use of multiple medical devices including ventilators, therapeutic hypothermia, central lines, chest tubes
- Interfacility multidisciplinary collaboration and patient flow
- Communication with multiple specialists for coordination of patient care
- Stroke and STEMI certifications
Travel RN
University Alabama Birmingham Hospital
05.2022 - 08.2022
- PACU/ICU
- Bedside care of ICU and post operative recovery
- Nurse driven protocols
- Interfacility multidisciplinary collaboration and patient flow
- Communication with multiple specialists for coordination of patient care
- Covid ICU precautions
- Use of multiple medical devices including ventilators, therapeutic hypothermia, swan-ganz catheters, central lines, CVVHD, Flow trac, chest tubes
- Interfacility multidisciplinary collaboration and patient flow
- Communication with multiple specialists for coordination of patient care
Travel RN
Vanderbilt Medical Center
03.2021 - 05.2022
- Trauma ICU/ICU Float
- ICU bedside nursing of Trauma, burn, neuro, surgical, medical, covid, Myelosuppression, and CVICU
- Multidisciplinary collaboration of patient care
- Time management of rapid patient flow
- Covid ICU precautions
- Use of multiple medical devices including ventilators, therapeutic hypothermia, swan-ganz catheters, central lines, CVVHD, Flow trac, chest tubes, nurse driven protocols
- Interfacility multidisciplinary collaboration and patient flow
- Communication with multiple specialists for coordination of patient care
- Stroke and STEMI certifications
Travel RN
Tristar Hermitage Medical Center
10.2020 - 01.2021
- MICU/SICU/Covid ICU
- Bedside care of ICU and post operative recovery
- Covid ICU precautions
- Use of multiple medical devices including ventilators, therapeutic hypothermia, swan-ganz catheters, central lines, CVVHD, Flow trac, chest tubes, nurse driven protocols
- Interfacility multidisciplinary collaboration and patient flow
- Communication with multiple specialists for coordination of patient care
- Stroke and STEMI certifications
“PODS”RN CVICU/SICU/MICU/Neuro ICU
St. Thomas West
01.2020 - 09.2020
- Bedside care of ICU and post operative recovery
- Covid ICU precautions
- LVAD, RVAD, balloon pump, artificial heart. and Ecmo familiarity
- Use of multiple medical devices including ventilators, therapeutic hypothermia, swan-ganz catheters, central lines, CVVHD, Flow trac, chest tubes, nurse driven protocols
- Interfacility multidisciplinary collaboration and patient flow
- Communication with multiple specialists for coordination of patient care
- Stroke and STEMI certifications
RN Coronary Critical Care Unit
Saint Joseph’s Hospital
07.2019 - 11.2019
- Bedside care of ICU and post operative recovery
- LVAD, RVAD, balloon pump, artificial heart. and Ecmo familiarity
- Use of multiple medical devices including ventilators, therapeutic hypothermia, swan-ganz catheters, central lines, CVVHD, Flow trac, chest tubes, nurse driven protocols
- Interfacility multidisciplinary collaboration and patient flow
- Communication with multiple specialists for coordination of patient care
- Stroke and STEMI certifications
Emergency Department RN
Liberty Regional Medical Center
11.2016 - 10.2019
- Bedside care of emergency patients
- Interfacility multidisciplinary collaboration
- Nurse driven protocols
- Use of multiple medical devices including ventilators, therapeutic hypothermia, central lines, chest tubes
- Interfacility multidisciplinary collaboration and patient flow
- Superuser for training registered nurses on rapid response and drip titration
Surgical ICU RN
V.A. Medical Center
07.2013 - 06.2016
RN
V.A. Medical Center
08.2012 - 06.2013
LPN
V.A. Medical Center
07.2009 - 08.2012
- Medical/Surgical Floor
Education
B.S. in Nursing with Magna Cum Laude - undefined
University of Texas at Arlington
05.2019
A.A.S. in Nursing - undefined
Motlow State Community College
05.2012
Skills
- Led strategic initiatives to elevate care standards for medically complex patients, driving high-quality treatment outcomes Oversaw the implementation of precise ICD-10-CM coding practices, ensuring compliance and accuracy Managed multidisciplinary teams to innovate and refine patient care strategies Directed the coordination of care for acute and post-acute patients, enhancing continuity and quality of care Streamlined resource utilization processes to boost operational efficiency Leveraged Microsoft Suite to enhance communication and reporting capabilities Championed patient interviews to foster motivation and advocacy efforts
Certification
- GA Board of Nursing 2016 (multistate license)
- AL Board of Nursing 2024
Affiliations
- Trauma ICU Unit Board 2008
- V.A. Staffing Methodology 2010
Timeline
Unit Manager
Diversicare Big springs
11.2024 - Current
Charge nurse/shift lead
Veteran’s Affairs Alvin C. York Medical Center
01.2023 - 10.2024
Emergency room RN
Cookeville Regional Medical Center
11.2022 - 09.2023
Travel RN
Vanderbilt Medical Center
08.2022 - 09.2022
Travel RN
University Alabama Birmingham Hospital
05.2022 - 08.2022
Travel RN
Vanderbilt Medical Center
03.2021 - 05.2022
Travel RN
Tristar Hermitage Medical Center
10.2020 - 01.2021
“PODS”RN CVICU/SICU/MICU/Neuro ICU
St. Thomas West
01.2020 - 09.2020
RN Coronary Critical Care Unit
Saint Joseph’s Hospital
07.2019 - 11.2019
Emergency Department RN
Liberty Regional Medical Center
11.2016 - 10.2019
Surgical ICU RN
V.A. Medical Center
07.2013 - 06.2016
RN
V.A. Medical Center
08.2012 - 06.2013
LPN
V.A. Medical Center
07.2009 - 08.2012
B.S. in Nursing with Magna Cum Laude - undefined
University of Texas at Arlington
A.A.S. in Nursing - undefined
Motlow State Community College