SHANNON RATHBUN
Summary
Shannon Rathbun BSN, RN, CCRN-CMC
Highly skilled ICU Registered Nurse with background in providing quality care to critically ill patients and managing patient recovery post-surgery. Strengths include multi-tasking, quick decision-making skills, and ability to work in high-stress environments. Demonstrated impact in previous roles by improving patient outcomes through comprehensive assessment and treatment planning. Possess strong interpersonal skills for effective communication with medical team members, patients, and families.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Surgical ICU Registered Nurse
Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Chicago
11.2025 - Current
- Assessed patient needs to deliver comprehensive critical care.
- Monitored vital signs and reported changes to the healthcare team.
- Administered medications and treatments per physician orders and protocols.
- Experience running MTP, Belmont
- Experience with transplant patients is: liver, kidney, pancreas.
Medical ICU Registered Nurse
Prisma Health Greenville Memorial Hospital
Greenville
01.2024 - 10.2025
- Provide direct patient care to critically ill patients as well as maintaining proper continuation of policies and procedures on unit. Providing evidence-based practice in all nursing care/interventions.
- Trained in CRRT, aquaphresis therapy, Ultrasound guided IV certified.
- Experience in advanced hemodynamic monitoring ie: Swan-Ganz catheter, Transvenous pacemakers.
- Acted as co chair and chair on the Critical Care Practice Council for Medical ICU and is an active preceptor for new hires on unit.
- Provide proper management and assessment skills to critical patients: ARDS net protocol followed, Ventilator management, sepsis protocols.
- Active member in unit council to help decrease CAUTI/CLABSI/HAPI.
Primary Charge Nurse ICU
Saint Elizabeth Medical Center
Ottawa
01.2021 - 12.2023
- Provide direct patient care to critically ill patients as well as maintaining proper continuation of policies and procedures on unit. Providing evidence-based practice in all nursing care/interventions.
- Provide proper management of critically ill patients ie: ventilator management; follow proper DKA protocols; Sepsis protocols; CIWA protocols, Stroke protocols, etc.
- Directing/assisting other nurses on a unit in patient care. Assigning nurses teams and balancing fairly based on acuity.
- Working alongside the treatment team to provide utmost best patient care/best patient outcomes.
- Member on the Critical Care Practice Council (Oversees nursing procedures across ministry OSF).
Registered Nurse (RN) ICU
Saint Elizabeth Medical Center
Ottawa
03.2020 - 12.2023
Patient Care Float Tech (PCT)
Saint Francis Medical Center
Peoria
03.2018 - 01.2019
- Assisted nurses and medical staff in providing direct patient care. diverse position in working with pediatric patients, acute ill patients, and geriatric patients.
- Floated to different units of medical center to assist in providing basic care, ie: hygiene care, obtaining vital signs, recording intake and output. Alerting and informing medical staff of changes in patient condition.
- Floating to different units of hospital to provide care needed anywhere for patients ie: medical ICU, step down, neuro step down, surgical ICU, etc.
Education
BSN -
Saint Francis Medical Center College of Nursing
Peoria, IllinoisSkills
- Critical Thinking
- Communication
- IV Management
- Rehabilitative Care
- Palliative Care
- Medication Procedure
- Protocol Adherence
- Vasopressor Administration
- Sedation
- Treatment Planning
- Evidence-Based Practice
- Bedside Procedures
- Vital Signs Monitoring
- Pain Management
- Ambulatory Care
- Active Listening
- Compassionate Care
- Willingness to Learn
- CRRT
- Ultrasound guided IV certified
- Hemodynamic monitoring: ie flotrac, swans
- Transvenous pacemakers,epicardial pacemakers
- ARDS net protocols
References
Available upon request.
Education Certifications
- Saint Francis Medical Center College of Nursing, Peoria, IL, BSN, 12/01/19
- CCRN-CMC CERT, Active
- ACLS CERT, Active
- BLS CERT, Active
- Active RN license for the state of IL and SC
Timeline
Surgical ICU Registered Nurse
Northwestern Memorial Hospital
11.2025 - Current
Medical ICU Registered Nurse
Prisma Health Greenville Memorial Hospital
01.2024 - 10.2025
Primary Charge Nurse ICU
Saint Elizabeth Medical Center
01.2021 - 12.2023
Registered Nurse (RN) ICU
Saint Elizabeth Medical Center
03.2020 - 12.2023
Patient Care Float Tech (PCT)
Saint Francis Medical Center
03.2018 - 01.2019
BSN -
Saint Francis Medical Center College of Nursing