Sammy Donhardt RN, BSN
Summary
Competent and caring Registered Nurse offering over four years of coordinating and carrying out patient care in high-volume and fast-paced Emergency and Trauma environments. Demonstrates performing with speed and accuracy to triage and assess patients, deliver interventions and delegate tasks. Proven history of advocating for patient needs and fostering top-quality care through evidence based practice.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse | Emergency Department
Aya Healthcare
Peoria, IL
02.2023 - Current
- Provide emergency medical services including triage, resuscitation, stabilization and transport of critically ill or injured patients.
- Adapt to new hospitals with each new assignment and learn protocols, charting systems, layouts, and procedures in a timely manner.
- Respond to code calls throughout the hospital as apart of the resuscitation team.
- Precept multiple new staff nurses.
- Facilitate communication between physicians, nurses and other healthcare providers to ensure optimal patient outcomes.
- Coordinate transfers to other facilities when necessary and complete all required paperwork accurately in a timely manner.
- Manage multiple tasks simultaneously while providing quality care to patients in fast-paced environment.
Registered Nurse | Emergency Department
OSF Saint Francis Medical Center
Peoria, IL
05.2020 - 01.2023
- Interviewed for and accepted a role as charge nurse and a member of the trauma team.
- Precepted new nurses and assisted them in their growth as they began their career.
- Maintained flexibility at all times and acceptance of any situation encountered in direct patient care by prioritizing appropriately.
- Developed individualized teaching strategies for each patient based on their specific needs.
- Assisted physicians with exams, lab tests or other procedures as requested.
- Demonstrated effective communication skills while interacting with patients, families, physicians and other healthcare staff members.
Nightclub Bar Tender
Club Diesel
Peoria, IL
04.2017 - 05.2020
- Communicated clearly with closed-loop wording in a fast-paced environment.
- Maintained a positive and constructive attitude at all times.
- Made patrons feel valued and cared for by proactive actions.
- Maintained cleanliness of bar area, restocked supplies, and managed inventory.
- Performed monetary duties such as operating the point of sale system, taking payments from customers, and reconciling daily sales receipts.
Education
Bachelor's Degree of Science in Nursing -
Chamberlain University
Downers Grove, IL12-2022
Associates Degree of Science in Nursing -
Illinois Central College
East Peoria, IL05-2020
Skills
- Trauma care
- Emergency care
- Critical care
- Physiology knowledge
- Patient stabilization
- Emergency response
- EPIC, Cerner, paper charting use
- Nursing staff leadership
- Culturally-sensitive care
- Infectious disease control
- Patient management
- Supply restocking
- Patient monitoring
- Patient assessments
- Strong clinical judgment
- Patient education and counseling
- Medication and IV administration
- Patient and family advocacy
- Strong medical ethic
- Ventilator care
Certification
- ACLS
- PALS
- BLS
- TNCC
- ECRN
- Intraosseous Access
- Ultrasound Intravenous Access
Languages
English
Native/ Bilingual
Spanish
Limited
German
Limited
Accomplishments
- Daisy Award 2022
- Eagle Scout Award in Boy Scout Association
Affiliations
- Volunteer abroad teaching English as second language at community center in Brisas del Pacifico, Mexico
- Volunteer abroad teaching at kindergarten in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
- Volunteer with Central Illinois Friends
- Volunteer with Big Brother Big Sister
Organizational Involvement
- American Association for Critical Nursing
- Sigma Theta Tau International Nursing Association
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Registered Nurse | Emergency Department
Aya Healthcare
02.2023 - Current
Registered Nurse | Emergency Department
OSF Saint Francis Medical Center
05.2020 - 01.2023
Nightclub Bar Tender
Club Diesel
04.2017 - 05.2020
Bachelor's Degree of Science in Nursing -
Chamberlain University
Associates Degree of Science in Nursing -
Illinois Central College
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