Renee Walker
RN
Moose Lake,MN
Summary
Diligent nursing professional with demonstrated success in emergency patient care. Agile and responsive to dynamic patient needs and environmental conditions. Team-oriented and reliable with expert healthcare knowledge, clear verbal and written communication skills and sound clinical judgment. Patient-oriented Nurse with 27 years of diverse experience in direct patient care, staff supervision and department operations. Skilled at multitasking and prioritizing patient needs and daily assignments. Offering expertise with ER specialty. Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
1
1
BLS
1
1
ACLS
1
1
PALS
1
1
TNCC
1
1
AORN
Work History
ER Registered Nurse
Lakewood Health/CHI
02.2020 - Current
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
- Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients, and determined next course of action.
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
- Implemented medication and IV administration, catheter insertion, and airway management.
- Organized and managed care of patients undergoing various therapies and procedures.
- Conferred with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches.
- Collected blood, tissue, and other laboratory specimens and prepared for lab testing.
- Monitored patient condition by interpreting and tracking EKG readings, identifying irregular telemetry readings and updating team members on changes in stability or acuity.
- Provided exceptional care to high-acute patients needing complex care such as ventilator management, extensive wound care and rehabilitation.
Circulating OR Nurse
Lakewood Health/CHI
02.2020 - Current
- Prepped operating rooms to comply with environmental asepsis standards.
- Provided direct support to surgical team during procedures.
- Collected, labeled and transported specimens and delivered to lab for testing.
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
RN in OB, OR, Chemotherapy and Homecare
Moose Lake Community Hospital
10.2002 - 03.2014
- Administered IV fluids, medications and blood products through peripherally inserted central venous catheter to support long-term treatment for infections, cancer or heart and kidney problems.
- Remained current on advances in nursing care by participating in educational programs and oriented and educated new staff in nursing techniques and departmental procedures.
- Counseled patients and caregivers and provided compassionate emotional support.
- Maintained safe and therapeutic medical environment and guided and directed members of health care team to encourage quality patient care.
- Documented treatments delivered, medications and IVs administered, discharge instructions, and follow-up care.
- Explained course of care and medication side effects to patients and caregivers in easy-to-understand terms.
- Managed patients recovering from medical or surgical procedures.
- Monitored patient reactions after administering medications and IV therapies.
- Supported physicians in both planned and emergency Cesarean section procedures.
- Performed vital signs checks and administered vaccinations to infants following birth.
- Prepped operating rooms to comply with environmental asepsis standards.
- Managed epidural analgesia infusions and monitored vital signs during labor and delivery.
- Prepared chemotherapy doses and iron infusions for patient treatments as per physicians' orders.
- Initiated patient care meetings with multidisciplinary team to revise plan of care as patient condition warrants.
RN
Lakewood Health/CHI
05.1998 - 10.2002
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
- Monitored patient condition by interpreting and tracking EKG readings, identifying irregular telemetry readings and updating team members on changes in stability or acuity.
- Oversaw delivery of care for patients on medical-surgical unit, providing direct care, delegating nursing assignments and supervising team comprised of nurses, LPNs, technicians, and unit clerks.
Education
Associate of Science - Nursing
Hibbing Community College
Hibbing, MN05.1998
Associate of Arts - Nursing
Rainy River Community College
International Falls, MN05.1996
Skills
- Educational Programs
- Diagnostic Software
- Patient Assessments
- PICC Lines
- Medical Emergency Response
- Patient Triage
- Medication Administration
- Routine Examinations
Certification
Currently certified in BLS, ACLS, PALS, TNCC and AORN
Timeline
ER Registered Nurse
Lakewood Health/CHI
02.2020 - Current
Circulating OR Nurse
Lakewood Health/CHI
02.2020 - Current
RN in OB, OR, Chemotherapy and Homecare
Moose Lake Community Hospital
10.2002 - 03.2014
RN
Lakewood Health/CHI
05.1998 - 10.2002
Associate of Science - Nursing
Hibbing Community College
Associate of Arts - Nursing
Rainy River Community College
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