Registered Nurse with experience in fast-paced, high-acuity environments, including two Level I Trauma Centers. Proven ability to adapt quickly and manage complex patient care. Seeking to contribute clinical expertise to a dynamic and collaborate care team.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
Work History
RN-CN I (6NW)
University of Cincinnati Medical Center
10.2023 - Current
Managed a caseload of up to six patients per shift with complex, high-acuity diagnoses, specializing in cardiology.
Led unit operations as charge nurse; providing clinical guidance, managing admissions, managing discharges and helped develop/implemented a new acuity-based tool that supported other charge nurses in creating safer, more balanced patient assignments.
Coordinated and collaborated with multidisciplinary team members to manage and implement individualized goals of care.
Advocated for patients in circumstances of knowledge deficits, language barriers or inability to physically advocate for themselves.
Kept up to date on advancing technologies, treatments, medications, and clinical certifications.
Served as preceptor for new graduate nurses and nursing students through mentorship programs and onboarding, providing clinical skill development, and integration into unit workflow.
Performed continuous EKG interpretation and integrated results into EPIC; collaborating with the continuous monitoring unit to assess and chart cardiac rhythm changes in exact times that they occur and alerting the care team as needed.
Utilized strong clinical judgment to assess subtle changes in patient conditions and initiated timely interventions or recommendations.
Worked with and managed titratable and non-titratable cardiac drips.
Facilitated structured heart failure education in alignment with institutional and accreditation requirements to support discharge readiness.
STUDENT NURSE EXTERN
Mercy St. Vincent Medical Center
03.2022 - 07.2023
Helped with care implementation for assigned caseload of patients.
Assessed care needs of patients and families.
Administered close patient care, checked vital signs, monitored telemetry, performed EKG's and bladder scans.
One on one observation on patients.
Utilized Electronic Medical Records (EMR) systems to record patient data.
Maintained comfort and safety of each patient through careful monitoring and knowledge application.
Observed patient behavior and reported changes to nurse in charge for resolution.
Assisted with patient transfers, observing safety protocols to prevent damage to patient and self.
Transported patients between unit rooms and scanning locations for diverse procedures.
Worked in collaboration alongside health care professionals in a vast variety of different units throughout the hospital setting.
Education
Associate Degree in Nursing -
Owens Community College
Perrysburg, OH
05-2023
Skills
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
Advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) certification