Seasoned Registered Nurse with extensive experience in critical and advanced heart failure care at Barnes-Jewish Hospital. Expert in managing complex patients and proficient with EPIC. Demonstrated ability to adapt in fast-paced environments, with achievements in patient outcome optimization and mentorship. Skilled in telemetry monitoring and offering compassionate family support.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Medical Intensive Care Unit Registered Nurse
Barnes-Jewish Hospital, Jewish Hospital
07.2021 - Current
Manage and care for critically unstable patients including but not limited to; Covid-19, GI Bleeds, Alcoholism, OD's, Post cardiac Arrests, Pulmonary HTN patients, Heart failure, COPD excacerbation, DKA, septic shock and much more.
Assisting with many different and various bedside procedures; Bronchoscopy's, intubations, central line placement, SWAN placement, trach exchanges, wound care/debridements, and much more.
Coordinating and collaborating with multi-disciplinary teams to assess, diagnosis and treat critical care patients.
Critically managing the patients while following and changing plans to optimize patient outcomes, by assessing labs values
Playing a vital role as a preceptor to new grads, travelers, etc. and have been a fill-in charge nurse in the MICU.
Advanced Heart Failure Registered Nurse
Barnes-Jewish Hospital, Jewish Hospital
06.2020 - 07.2021
Managing and caring for very specialized Heart patients like; LVADs, Heart transplants, heart failure, CABG's, and much more. This unit directly takes patients from the Cardiothoracic ICU and is considered a step down.
Caring for patients with long term life changes like; Tracheostomies, PICC's, LVAD's, Hemodialysis patients and many more
Became proficient in 12-Lead EKG's, atrial EKG's, temporary pacers, Trach management and care, wound care, TPN, enteral feeding, long term cardiac medications, Central venous pressures, SWAN's, PICC's, PEG tubes, Heparin management.
Advised patients and caregivers of proper wound management, discharge plan objectives, safe medication use, and disease management.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Nursing - Nursing Science
Central Methodist University
Fayette, MO
06-2023
Associate Degree in Nursing - Nursing Science
St. Charles Community College
Saint Charles, MO
05-2020
Skills
Managing complex patients
Policy adherence
Telemetry monitoring
Advanced cardiac life support and Basic Life support certified
Ventilator management
End-of-life care
Family support
Timeline
Medical Intensive Care Unit Registered Nurse
Barnes-Jewish Hospital, Jewish Hospital
07.2021 - Current
Advanced Heart Failure Registered Nurse
Barnes-Jewish Hospital, Jewish Hospital
06.2020 - 07.2021
Bachelor of Science in Nursing - Nursing Science
Central Methodist University
Associate Degree in Nursing - Nursing Science
St. Charles Community College
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