Rebekah Kotter
EL PASO,Texas
Summary
Detail-oriented Registered Nurse with strong experience in critical care environments. Proficient in ventilator management and hemodynamic monitoring, ensuring precise patient assessments and timely interventions. Dedicated to maintaining safety and promoting optimal patient outcomes in high-pressure situations.
Overview
2
2
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse, Intensive Care Unit
The Hospitals Of Providence Memorial Campus
El Paso, TX
11.2024 - Current
- Educated patients and families on plans of care, both in settings of rapid deterioration and withdrawal of care.
- Precepted two new grad ICU nurses, emphasizing ICU protocols, procedures, and standards for optimal patient care.
- Developed advanced critical thinking skills while managing complex clinical situations involving multiple organ systems failures in critically ill patients, to facilitate management of ventilators, vasoactive and sedative medications, CRRT, Impella, EKOS, and Arctic sun devices.
Registered Nurse, Medical-Surgical Unit
The Hospitals Of Providence Memorial Campus
El Paso, TX
03.2024 - 11.2024
•Communicated with healthcare team members to plan, implement and enhance treatment strategies for oncology and medical-surgical patients.
•Counseled patients and provided listening ear and emotional support.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
The University of Texas At El Paso
El Paso, TX12-2023
Associate of Science - Science
El Paso Community College
El Paso, TX08-2021
Skills
- Patient assessment: proficient in monitoring and assessment of critically ill and post-procedure/cath lab patients
- Ventilator Management: handle mechanical ventilation in different modes and settings, collaborate with RT and physicians to adjust settings and modes based on patient status and changes
- Hemodynamic and invasive Monitoring: able to monitor and manage central lines, arterial lines, venous and arterial sheaths, PA catheters, as well as non-invasive telemetry/ BP monitoring
- Medication administration and Drip Titration: experience in management of multiple vasoactive, sedative, paralytic, and anticoagulant drips related to rapidly changing patient status and vitals
- Infection control measures: manage invasive lines and prevent line associated infections, promote standard infection prevention precautions
- Wound care: experienced in different types of dressing changes and management of wound vac/ ABTHERA therapy
- Collaboration and Communication: experience in communicating with physicians as well as other disciplinary team members during overnight shifts to obtain orders and respond to changes in patient status, as well as facilitate/ assist in bedside procedures and initiation of different therapies
Certification
- Registered Nurse License - TX BON
Multistate compact, #1148101
02/04/2024- Current
- Critical Care Registered Nurse- AACN
04/17/2026- 03/31/2029
- Trauma Care After Resuscitation-TCAR
11/25/25- Current
- ACLS- AHA
- Nurse Preceptor Certificate- UTEP SON
08/2025- Current
Timeline
Registered Nurse, Intensive Care Unit
The Hospitals Of Providence Memorial Campus
11.2024 - Current
Registered Nurse, Medical-Surgical Unit
The Hospitals Of Providence Memorial Campus
03.2024 - 11.2024
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
The University of Texas At El Paso
Associate of Science - Science
El Paso Community College