Shawn Huckaby
Cartersville,GA
Summary
Dynamic ICU Nurse with extensive experience at Piedmont Cartersville Hospital, skilled in advanced cardiac life support and critical thinking. Proven ability to enhance patient outcomes through effective communication and teamwork, while managing complex cases and participating in quality improvement initiatives. Seeking to leverage my clinical strengths and leadership abilities to drive positive patient outcomes and team performance while advancing personally and professionally.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
ICU Nurse
Piedmont Cartersville Hospital
10.2021 - Current
- Managed critical care patients with complex medical conditions, providing compassionate care and support to families.
- Conducted ongoing monitoring of vital signs, lab results, and diagnostic tests to promptly identify changes in patient conditions.
- Administered medications safely and effectively, following established protocols and guidelines for dosage calculations and administration techniques.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to develop individualized care plans for optimal patient recovery.
- Maintained detailed patient records to ensure continuity of care and compliance with legal requirements.
- Served as Safety Coach. Providing education, peer-to-peer support and feedback in practicing Piedmont's safety behaviors and error prevention tools. Goal being preventing events of harm.
FLOAT POOL/CHARGE NURSE
CARTERSVILLE MEDICAL CENTER
10.2017 - 10.2021
- Acting as Charge Nurse, led nursing teams to ensure high-quality patient care with adherence to safety protocols in Med Surg and Progressive Care settings.
- Managed staffing and assignments. Coordinated patient admissions, discharges and transfers to optimize workflow efficiency. Provided clinical guidance during critical situations.
- Enhanced patient care by efficiently providing direct care to multiple patients in different units and adapting to each unit's specific protocols.
- Administered medications and treatments as prescribed by physicians while collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to optimize patient care outcomes.
EMERGENCY DEPARMENT NURSE
CARTERSVILLE MEDICAL CENTER
12.2013 - 10.2017
- Administered emergency care to patients in high-stress situations, ensuring timely treatment and intervention. Monitoring vital signs and reporting changes in patient conditions to physicians in a timely manner.
- Administered life-saving interventions including CPR, defibrillation shocks and medication administrations during cardiac emergencies.
- Provided critical support during emergency procedures such as intubations, central line placements, and rapid sequence inductions.
- Maintained accurate documentation of all patient interactions, assessments, treatments, and interventions in accordance with hospital policies and regulations.
- Educated patients and family members and answered questions about health condition, prognosis, treatments and patient care instructions.
- Active member of Unit Based Council. Improving patient intake, delivery of timely care and thorough discharge instructions. Improving patient outcomes.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of West Georgia
Carrolton, GA07-2016
Associate of Science - Nursing
Georgia Northwestern Technical College
Rock Spring, GA05-2012
Bachelor of Science - Microbiology
Pennsylvania State University
University Park, PA05-1988
Skills
- Advanced cardiac life support
- Hemodynamic monitoring
- Sepsis diagnosis and treatment
- Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy
- Wound care (WTA)
- Trauma Care After Rescusitation (TCAR)
- Critical thinking
- Effective communication (oral and written)
- Patient education
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Emotional resilience
Accomplishments
Daisy Award nominee 2025
ICU Safety Coach 2021-2025
Patient Advocate Award 2015
Certification
ACLS
BLS
Timeline
ICU Nurse
Piedmont Cartersville Hospital
10.2021 - Current
FLOAT POOL/CHARGE NURSE
CARTERSVILLE MEDICAL CENTER
10.2017 - 10.2021
EMERGENCY DEPARMENT NURSE
CARTERSVILLE MEDICAL CENTER
12.2013 - 10.2017
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of West Georgia
Associate of Science - Nursing
Georgia Northwestern Technical College
Bachelor of Science - Microbiology
Pennsylvania State University