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Work History
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Rachel Rogers

New Orleans,LA

Summary

Dedicated and compassionate Registered Nurse with over 10 years of experience in acute patient acre. Coordinating care efficiently, in a fast-paced environment. Remaining calm under pressure and skillfully handles difficult patients and high-stress situations. Consistently developing strong relationships with patients and families through empathetic communication, respectful attitude and excellent customer service.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Registered Nurse

West Jefferson Medical Center
04.2012 - 11.2024
  • Registered nurse trained in Neurological, Cardiac, and Surgical intensive care units
  • Participated in the Code and Rapid response team
  • Provided quality care for a wide variety of critically ill patients with complex medical issues
  • Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatments while managing rapidly changing conditions
  • Safely administered medications, preformed detailed physical exams, and managed all hemodynamic monitoring equipment.

Travel Registered Nurse

Hilo Medical Center
04.2016 - 09.2016
  • Travel RN in the ICU, with experience received in the Emergency Department and Recovery Room
  • Provided exceptional care to a variety of patients in different stages of the acute setting; from admission into the hospital to discharging home
  • Developed individualized plans of care to each patient
  • Implemented medication and IV administration, catheter insertion, and airway management
  • Preformed frequent complex wound care and provided education to patients and their families.

Registered Nurse

University Medical Center
11.2013 - 04.2016
  • Currently employed in a 24-bed trauma/surgical intensive care unit in a Level 1 Trauma Center
  • Responsibilities include managing critically ill patients with a wide variety of injuries and disease processes
  • Frequent charge nurse in the ICU, where I manage approximately 12 RN's distributing their assignments, providing education, and overseeing the overall care of all patients
  • Administer compassionate care in a highly organized and efficient manner
  • Perform specialized interventions such as ventilator maintenance, vasopressor and vasodilator support, sedation, drains and invasive intracranial devices
  • Collaborate and communicate with multidisciplinary team to deliver high quality care
  • Work closely with the Emergency Department and Operating Room to admit patients safely and efficiently
  • Educate family members and collaborate with multiple teams of physicians to ensure appropriate communication with patient's family
  • Maintain a positive, respectful, and professional attitude toward all team members.

Education

Associate Degree in Nursing -

Charity School of Nursing
12.2012

Skills

  • Communication
  • Assessment skills
  • Decision making
  • Compassion
  • Teamwork
  • Time management
  • Patient assessment
  • Postop care and monitoring
  • Management of devices: CRRT, IV pumps, drains, EVD, central venous lines, arterial lines
  • Education of patients and families
  • Ventilator management
  • Invasive hemodynamic monitoring
  • Wound care
  • Vasoactive medication titration
  • End of life care and management
  • Precepting
  • Chart updating

Certification

  • Basic Life Support, 05/2025
  • Advanced Cardiac Life Support, 05/2025

References

Available upon request

Timeline

Travel Registered Nurse

Hilo Medical Center
04.2016 - 09.2016

Registered Nurse

University Medical Center
11.2013 - 04.2016

Registered Nurse

West Jefferson Medical Center
04.2012 - 11.2024

Associate Degree in Nursing -

Charity School of Nursing
Rachel Rogers