Shannon McLennan
Nursing
Leander,TX
Summary
Experienced nurse with over fifteen years of experience in the medical field. I have an excellent reputation for attention to detail, organizational skills, time management, and problem solving ability.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
ORC- TEXAS ORGAN SHARING ALLIANCE
04.2020 - Current
- I work as an organ recovery coordinator for an organ procurement organization here in central Texas
- We serve hospitals in the Austin and surrounding areas as well as Waco,
- Emple, San Angelo, San Antonio, and the Rio Grande Valley area
- Once a patient meets clinical triggers based on a certain set of criteria, doctors, or nurses call TOSA
- I am then paged and will call the RN back to receive a report about the patients past medical history, current physical and neurological exam and any pending plans that the hospital or the family may have
- If the hospital is going to proceed with brain death testing or the family decides that they want to withdraw care, I will be sent onsite to facilitate the brain death testing or may speak to the family about organ donation
- Once consent for donation is obtained, or if the patient is a registered organ donor, I will continue to evaluate the patients’ organs to determine which are suitable for procurement or I will assume the role of donor management and take over care managing the patient
- We typically have two organ recovery coordinators working each donation case so, I will work either as the coordinator allocating organs or managing the donor
- If I am working allocation, I will run organ lists to find suitable recipients for those organs
- I am responsible for finding the recipients, contacting the transplant coordinators and speaking to surgeons regarding the suitability of those organs for their patients
- Once all the organs have been accepted, I coordinator an OR time and schedule the transportation for the transplant center surgeons and their team
- I am responsible for coordinating the organ recovery operation and keeping meticulous documentation of the entire surgery, documenting anatomy, flushing, and packaging all the organs recovered and ensuring everything is accurate before the teams leave the operating room with their organ
- Once all recovered organs have left the operating room and the surgery is complete, I make sure that the body is cleaned and transported either to the morgue or transported to the family’s choice of funeral home.
RN- DELL CHILDREN’S MEDICAL CENTER
06.2017 - 04.2020
- I worked as a pediatric flex pool nurse where I floated to the PICU, CICU, NICU, respiratory, neurology, hematology/oncology, medical surgical, and rehabilitation floors
- I was responsible for a wide range of critical skills and knowledge that is required in all of these areas
- Primarily I worked in the ICU and CICU
- I have taken additional competency classes to ensure that I possessed the necessary critical thinking and proficiencies to care for this special population.
RN-METROPLEX HOSPITAL SEPTEMPER
01.2015 - 06.2017
- I worked as a RN in the Metroplex Women’s center as a Labor and Delivery nurse
- I was responsible for caring for anywhere from 1 to 3 laboring women
- I also triaged women coming into the labor and delivery unit for labor or any other obstetrical complications that may arise after the 20th week of pregnancy
- My responsibilities included caring for laboring mothers and sometimes their infants for up to 12 hours after delivery depending on the availability of a postpartum bed on our sister unit
- I did sterile vaginal exams, assessing cervical dilation, titrate medications like Pitocin according to doctor orders, managing IUPC’s and FSE’s when needed for closer observation of the mother and fetus
- I worked closely with doctors, respiratory therapists, scrub techs, CRNA’s and anesthesiologists as we collaborated to provide optimum care for the delivery of our patients whether that be via vaginal delivery or cesarean section
- I was responsible for providing preoperative care as well as postoperative care of our cesarean section patients
- I was also the primary circulating nurse in the OR when I accompanied my patients to surgery
- As a smaller unit in the city of Killeen I had the unique opportunity to work autonomously most of the time
- I provided my patients with a variety of nursing skills which may not be available to some units who have in-house doctors and residents, 24 hours a day.
RN
SAN GABRIEL REHABILITATION CENTER
SAN GABRIEL
12.2014 - 09.2015
- I worked as a RN in a skilled nursing and rehabilitation center
- I oversee 2 CNA's and 1 medication aide per shift and manage the care of 20 residents
- Some of my duties include providing respiratory care for residents with trach's and NC's, accuchecks and providing insulin injections, providing ostomy care, g-tube care and feedings, wound care, coordinating care with doctors and therapists, communicating with the pharmacy to manage medications, put in new orders, coordinate transportation to and from appointments, and a variety of other skills needed to ensure the quality of life and care for our long term residents.
RN - GRACY WOODS I NURSING CENTER
03.2014 - 12.2014
- I worked as a RN in a skilled nursing and rehabilitation center
- I oversee 4–6 CNA's and 1 medication aide per shift and manage the care of 36 residents
- Some of my duties include providing respiratory care for residents with trach's and NC's, accuchecks and providing insulin injections, providing ostomy care, g-tube care and feedings, wound care, coordinating care with doctors and therapists, communicating with the pharmacy to manage medications, put in new orders, coordinate transportation to and from appointments, and a variety of other skills needed to ensure the quality of life and care for our long term residents.
PICU RN | SUNRISE CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL
11.2008 - 08.2009
- I worked as a pediatric ICU nurse in a fast paced, high intensity unit for children
- My duties included but were not limited to medication administration, care for post op heart patients, orthopedic patients, general surgery patients, long term care patients, trauma patients, ventilator dependent patients, feeding tube insertion and care, family teaching, IV insertion, care and maintenance therapy, catheter insertion and maintenance and a multitude of other responsibilities
- I also worked in close collaboration with other nurses and doctors on the floor as well as speech, occupational, and physical therapists where clear communication and focus on a primary goal were key.
NICU RN | SUNRISE CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL
08.2005 - 11.2008
- I worked as a neonatal ICU nurse in a fast paced, critical care unit for newborn infants born with life threatening complications, genetic disorders, maternal drug/alcohol dependence, or prematurity
- My duties included but were not limited to medication administration, care for post-surgical patients, ventilator dependent patients, feeding tube insertion and care, daily care, maintaining infants on strict feeding schedules, family teaching, IV insertion, maintenance care and therapy, and a multitude of other responsibilities
- I worked in close collaboration with other nurses and doctors on the floor as well as speech, occupational, and physical therapists where clear communication and focus on a primary goal were key.
Education
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE - NURSING
UNIVERSITY oF NEVADA, LAS VEGAS
LAS VEGAS, NV08.2005
BACHELOR OF ARTS DEGREE - CRIMINAL JUSTICE
UNIVERSITY oF NEVADA, LAS VEGAS (UNLV)
Las Vegas, NV05.2001
Skills
- Planning and Coordination
- Cultural Awareness
- Teambuilding
- Self-Motivated
- Interpersonal Communication
- Written Communication
- Attention to Detail
- Critical Thinking
- PPE Compliance
- Good Telephone Etiquette
- Decision Making
- First Aid/CPR
- Organization and Time Management
- Teamwork and Collaboration
- Excellent Communication
- Training and Development
Certification
- TX Nursing License - current
- BLS certification - current
- ACLS certification - current
- PALS certification - current
Timeline
ORC- TEXAS ORGAN SHARING ALLIANCE
04.2020 - Current
RN- DELL CHILDREN’S MEDICAL CENTER
06.2017 - 04.2020
RN-METROPLEX HOSPITAL SEPTEMPER
01.2015 - 06.2017
RN
SAN GABRIEL REHABILITATION CENTER
12.2014 - 09.2015
RN - GRACY WOODS I NURSING CENTER
03.2014 - 12.2014
PICU RN | SUNRISE CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL
11.2008 - 08.2009
NICU RN | SUNRISE CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL
08.2005 - 11.2008
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE - NURSING
UNIVERSITY oF NEVADA, LAS VEGAS
BACHELOR OF ARTS DEGREE - CRIMINAL JUSTICE
UNIVERSITY oF NEVADA, LAS VEGAS (UNLV)
- TX Nursing License - current
- BLS certification - current
- ACLS certification - current
- PALS certification - current
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