Rebecca Wall
Saline
Summary
Dedicated and compassionate RN with career history in direct patient care and care coordination in fast-paced environment. Proven to remain calm under pressure and skillfully handle high-acuity patients and high-stress situations. Consistently developing strong relationships with patients and families through empathetic communication, respectful attitude, and quality care.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse Level C
Michigan Medicine - PAV 10 Step-down Unit
06.2024 - Current
- Provides quality care for a patient population that includes cardio-thoracic pre/post op, chronic illness, palliative, and heart failure
- Administers and providers education on a wide variety of medications
- Works independently with ease but also thrives in a team based environment
- Advises patients and caregivers of proper wound management, discharge plan objectives, safe medication use, and disease management.
- Uses first-hand knowledge and clinical expertise to advocate for patients under post-surgical care and enacted prescribed treatment strategies.
- Uses Epic to record details using regarding therapies to keep patient charts updated.
- Monitors patient reactions after administering medications and IV therapies.
- Reported findings to Clinical Nurse Specialist after conducting routine restraint audits and worked with team to devise corrective actions for deficiencies.
- Works with peers and leadership to resolve issues affecting hospital operations and patient care.
- Provides skilled, timely and level-headed emergency response to critically-ill patients.
- Facilitates therapeutic communication, conflict resolution and crisis intervention by redirecting negative behaviors and helping patients regain or improve coping abilities.
Administrative Specialist
Michigan Medicine - Cardiac Procedures Unit
12.2013 - 06.2024
- Worked closely with ACOO, Nursing Director, and APP manager to support operation of 100+ employees on the unit
- Managed timekeeping, human resources, and schedules for 60+ Advanced Practice Providers
- Utilized Michigan Medicine systems every day to perform job duties
- Answered multi-line phone system, routing calls, delivering messages to staff and greeting visitors.
- Established administrative work procedures to track staff's daily tasks.
- Completed forms, reports, logs, and records to quickly handle all documentation for human resources.
- Recorded new hires, transfers, terminations, changes in job classifications and merit increases to main human resources files.
- Supported company leaders by managing budgets, scheduling appointments and organizing itinerary.
Education
Associate Degree in Nursing - ADN
Washtenaw Community College
Ann Arbor, MI12.2023
Bachelor of Science in Psychology - BS
University of Michigan
Dearborn, MI12.2010
Skills
- Lab result interpretation
- High level of autonomy
- Psychiatric and mental health care
- Culturally-sensitive care
- Discharge coordination
- Medical assessment
- Care plan development
- Wound care
- Cardiac Arrest Competency
- Diabetes and nutrition education
Certification
- 2024 RN, State of Michigan, License #4704412181
- 2023 Basic Life Support, expiration date 6-19-26
- 2017 Certified Nurse Assistant, expired
Timeline
Registered Nurse Level C
Michigan Medicine - PAV 10 Step-down Unit
06.2024 - Current
Administrative Specialist
Michigan Medicine - Cardiac Procedures Unit
12.2013 - 06.2024
Bachelor of Science in Psychology - BS
University of Michigan
Associate Degree in Nursing - ADN
Washtenaw Community College
STUDENT CLINICAL EXPERIENCE
- Inpatient Rehabilitation, Ascension Providence Southfield Jan - April 2022
- Med/Surg, Trinity Health Ann Arbor, Aug-Oct 2022
- Labor/Delivery, Ascension Providence Novi, Oct-Dec 2022
- Med/Surg, Cardiac Procedures Unit, Trinity Health Ann Arbor, Jan-March 2023
- Mental Health Outpatient, Community Health Center - Ypsilanti, 2023
- Med/Surg, ICU/CVICU, Trinity Health Livingston, September - November 2023