Randi Mackey
Cabot,AR
Summary
Detail-oriented nurse professional with excellent communication, interpersonal and critical thinking skills and 8+ years of nursing experience.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Faculty - Nursing Instructor
Baptist Health College - Little Rock
08.2022 - Current
- Coordinated and planned Theory Immersion/Simulation for Adult Nursing Students (RN)
- Contributed educational and clinical expertise to help optimize training courses and boost student learning.
- Compiled, administered and graded examinations to evaluate and record student comprehension levels.
- Prepared course materials such as syllabi, homework assignments and handouts for distribution or use within classroom.
- Prepared/lectured for RN program lectures and clinical conferences
- Met with students one-on-one to design learning plans and discuss projects.
CLINICAL RESEARCH NURSE/COORDINATOR
CARTI Cancer Center
11.2021 - 08.2022
- Collaborated with investigators to prepare presentations and reports of clinical study procedures, results and conclusions
- Assessed eligibility of potential subjects through methods such as screening interviews, reviews of medical records and discussions with physicians and nurses
- Oversaw subject enrollment to ensure that informed consent is properly obtained and documented
- Evaluated, and interpret collected study data
- Identified protocol problems, inform investigators of problems and assist in problem resolution efforts, such as protocol revisions
- Performed specific protocol procedures such as interviewing subjects, taking vital signs and performing electrocardiograms
- Maintained required records of study activity including case report forms, drug dispensation records and regulatory forms
- Tracked enrollment status of subjects and documented dropout information causes and subject contact efforts
- Recorded adverse event and side effect data and conferred with investigators regarding reporting of events to oversight agencies
- Monitored study activities to verify compliance with protocols and with relevant local, federal and state regulatory and institutional policies
- Ordered drugs or devices necessary for study completion
- Prepared study-related protocol worksheets, procedural manuals, adverse event reports, institutional review board documents, and progress reports
- Maintained contact with sponsors to schedule and coordinate site visits and to answer questions about issues such as incomplete data
- Scheduled subjects for appointments, procedures as required by study protocols
- Directed requisition, collection, labeling, storage, or shipment of specimens
- Informed patients and caregivers about study aspects and outcomes to be expected
- Conferred with health care professionals to determine best recruitment practices for studies
- Ensured equipment and software specifications necessary for successful study completion
- Participated in preparation and management of research budgets and monetary disbursements
- Dispensed medical devices and drugs and calculated dosages and provide instructions as necessary.
CLINICAL RESEARCH NURSE II
University Of Arkansas For Medical Sciences
08.2018 - 11.2021
- Consulted and coordinated with healthcare team members to plan, implement, or evaluate patient care plans
- Educated individuals and families on health education and disease prevention
- Administered medications to patients and monitored for reactions or side effects
- Informed physician of patient's condition during procedures
- Engaged in research activities related to nursing.
Breast Cancer Trials Research Nurse Lead
RN III CENTRAL LINE TEAM
11.2016 - 08.2018
- Coordination, set up and assistance with insertion of central lines
- PIV insertion specialist
- Education of Central Line Champions for hospital
- Auditing of central line dressings and prevention of CLABSI
- Weekend GI case coordinator
- Weekend sedation nurse for GI cases.
RN II ICU SOUTH
Baptist Health Little Rock
08.2015 - 11.2016
- Care of critical patients in general ICU
- Phlebotomy/labs
- IV starts
- Titration of critical drips and IV medications
- Care of ventilated patients
- Identified patients' age-specific needs and altered care plans as necessary to meet those needs
- Provided post-mortem care
- Assessed patients' psychosocial status and needs, including areas such as sleep patterns, anxiety, grief, anger and support systems
- Performed approved therapeutic and diagnostic procedures, based upon patients' clinical status
- Conducted pulmonary assessments to identify abnormal respiratory patterns or breathing sounds that indicate problems
- Collected specimens for laboratory tests
- Administered blood and blood products, monitoring patients for signs and symptoms related to transfusion reactions
- Participated in professional organizations and continued education to improve practice knowledge and skills
- Documented patients' medical histories and assessment findings
- Documented patients' treatment plans, interventions, outcomes, or plan revisions
- Administered medications intravenously, by injection, orally, through gastric tubes, and by other methods
- Evaluated patients' vital signs and laboratory data to determine emergency intervention needs
- Collaborated with other health care professionals to develop and revise treatment plans, based on identified needs and assessment data
- Assessed family adaptation levels and coped skills to determine whether intervention was needed
- Advocated for patients' and families' needs, or provided emotional support for patients and families
- Participated in development, review and evaluation of nursing practice protocols
- Monitored patients' fluid intake and output to detect emerging problems, such as fluid and electrolyte imbalances
- Monitored patients for changes in status and indications of conditions such as sepsis and shock and institute appropriate interventions
- Assisted physicians with procedures such as bronchoscopy, endoscopy, endotracheal intubation and elective cardioversion
- Prioritized nursing care for assigned critically ill patients, based on assessment data and identified needs
- Coordinated patient care conferences
- Identified patients at risk of complications due to nutritional status
- Set up and monitored medical equipment and devices such as cardiac monitors, mechanical ventilators and alarms, oxygen delivery devices, transducers, and pressure lines
- Assessed patients' pain levels and sedation requirements.
Education
Master of Science - Nursing
Walden University
Minneapolis, MN05.2020
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of Arkansas At Little Rock
Little Rock, AR12.2016
No Degree - RN Nursing Diploma
Baptist Health Schools Little Rock
Little Rock, AR06.2015
Skills
- Compassionate and Caring
- Medical Recordkeeping
- Infection Control Procedures
- Patient Care Assessment
- Accurate Documentation
- Clinical Research Trials
- Investigator Meetings
- EMR Systems
- IV Administration
- Complex Problem-Solving
- Hematology Oncology
- Site and Study Management
- Biomedical Research
- Laboratory Testing
- Medical Histories and Vital Statistics
- Medication Side Effect Knowledge
- Prospective Studies
- Nursing Assessment
Leadership Experience
President Elect - Arkansas Center for Nursing 2022
References
References available upon request
Timeline
Faculty - Nursing Instructor
Baptist Health College - Little Rock
08.2022 - Current
CLINICAL RESEARCH NURSE/COORDINATOR
CARTI Cancer Center
11.2021 - 08.2022
CLINICAL RESEARCH NURSE II
University Of Arkansas For Medical Sciences
08.2018 - 11.2021
Breast Cancer Trials Research Nurse Lead
RN III CENTRAL LINE TEAM
11.2016 - 08.2018
RN II ICU SOUTH
Baptist Health Little Rock
08.2015 - 11.2016
Master of Science - Nursing
Walden University
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of Arkansas At Little Rock
No Degree - RN Nursing Diploma
Baptist Health Schools Little Rock
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