Rebecca Wehr
Bondurant
Summary
Caring, hardworking and service-oriented registered nurse with several years of experience. Well-versed in offering evidence-based, therapeutic care. Collaborative and motivational leader with expertise in training new nursing staff while providing top-notch service to patient populations.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Atrial Fibrillation Navigator
Iowa Heart Center
West Des Moines
03.2024 - Current
- Coordinated patient appointments and ensured timely scheduling at Iowa Heart Center.
- Navigated patients through the Afib ablation process.
- Educated patients pre and post procedure.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to facilitate patient care pathways efficiently.
- Provided emotional support and guidance to patients and families during treatment.
- Monitored and managed various treatment and care interventions.
Emergency/Trauma RN
MercyOne
Des Moines
09.2017 - 10.2024
- Provide compassion to family members ensuring optimal levels of comfort and privacy.
- Collaborate with doctors and emergency staff in the assessment, planning and implementation of patient treatment.
- Performed medical procedures, such as EKG, venipuncture, cardiac monitoring, NG tube placement, taking vital signs, urinalysis, & administering medications.
- Assessed need for, ordered, obtained and interpreted appropriate lab tests.
- Delivered fast-paced, dynamic care for patients of all ages from minor injuries to critical conditions.
- Preceptor to new employees.
- Relief charge nurse.
- Monitor, record, and report symptoms or changes in patients' conditions.
- Assessed patient conditions in trauma situations to provide critical care.
Cardio/Pulmonary RN
MercyOne
Des Moines
10.2015 - 09.2017
- Assessed and cared for patients with pulmonary and heart conditions.
- Sterile technique during tracheostomy cares.
- Monitored EKG rhythms
- IV therapy and various medication drips.
- Monitored fluid intake and output levels.
RN
Mercy Behavioral Health
Des Moines
10.2014 - 10.2015
- Assess patients for risk of suicide attempts.
- Encourage clients to express their feelings and discuss what is happening in their lives, helping them to develop insight into themselves or their relationships.
- Collect information about clients through interviews, observation, or tests.
- Counsel clients or patients, individually or in group sessions, to assist in overcoming dependencies, adjusting to life, or making changes.
- Collaborate with other staff members to perform clinical assessments or develop treatment plans.
- Refer patients, clients, or family members to community resources or to specialists as necessary.
- Monitor clients' use of medications.
Education
BSN - Nursing
MERCY COLLEGE OF HEALTH
Des Moines, IASkills
- Critical Thinking
- Patient Focused
- Multi-Tasking
- Time Management
- Flexibility
- Registered Nurse
- BLS
- ACLS
- Mandatory Reporter
- patient education
- team leadership
- EPIC charting
- problem solving
- Procedure preparations
- Mental health nursing
- Cardiac care
- Staff supervision
- Goal driven
- Clinical leadership
Certification
- Registered Nurse
- BLS, ACLS, & PALS
- Mandatory Reporter
- TNCC
Timeline
Atrial Fibrillation Navigator
Iowa Heart Center
03.2024 - Current
Emergency/Trauma RN
MercyOne
09.2017 - 10.2024
Cardio/Pulmonary RN
MercyOne
10.2015 - 09.2017
RN
Mercy Behavioral Health
10.2014 - 10.2015
BSN - Nursing
MERCY COLLEGE OF HEALTH