Stacey Cooper
Orange Park
Summary
A positive and confident personality blended with a strong work ethic. Recognized for high ethics in all work performed. Reputation as a dependable and accountable employee. Effectively manage many different responsibilities simultaneously, including, but not limited to, charge nurse of a 32 bed Intensive Care Unit. Work well independently and as part of a team. Dedicated RN specializing in critical care for 15+ years, with dedication and passion for taking care of others. To gain professional growth as a team member executing critical services that contributes to the healing and care of our patients' and family members.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
RN
Spark Pediatrics
02.2024 - Current
- Improved patient outcomes by providing high-quality nursing care and implementing evidence-based practices.
- Enhanced patient satisfaction through effective communication, empathy, and timely response to their needs.
- Administer medications accurately and safely, reducing medication errors and adverse reactions.
- Administer medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
Psychiatric Registered Nurse
Riverpoint Behavioral Health Hospital
08.2023 - 03.2024
- Improved patient outcomes by developing and implementing tailored nursing care plans for individuals with psychiatric disorders.
- Enhanced treatment efficacy by collaborating with interdisciplinary teams to provide comprehensive mental health care.
- Reduced hospital readmission rates through thorough discharge planning and patient education on medication management and self-care strategies.
- Promoted a therapeutic environment by establishing rapport, maintaining boundaries, and fostering open communication with patients and families.
RN
Arbor Medical Staffing
01.2023 - 02.2024
- Improved patient outcomes by providing high-quality nursing care and implementing evidence-based practices.
- Enhanced patient satisfaction through effective communication, empathy, and timely response to their needs.
- Administered medications accurately and safely, reducing medication errors and adverse reactions.
Home Health Nurse
Brightstar Care of Jacksonville
03.2021 - 08.2023
- Patients' needs vary, but may consist of G-tube care and feedings, trach care, stabilized mechanical ventilation, medication administration, wound care, ensuring ongoing safety is provided throughout the patient's home, and continuous education not only to the patient, but the patients family members as well.
- Improved patient outcomes by conducting thorough health assessments and developing personalized care plans.
Charge Nurse
Armor Health Care of Jacksonville
05.2022 - 11.2022
- Providing care to patients in an urgent care clinic setting, with a charge nurse position
- Performing all nursing tasks just like a normal nurse working at medical establishment, providing adequate health care after assessing the patient needs, treating inmates, maintaining proper safety protocols, monitoring medical supplies, monitoring patient's progress, maintaining disease clinic and documenting in detail the patient's medical history.
RN
Baptist Medical Center South
12.2019 - 04.2021
- Performs patient assessments/reassessments on a regular basis in accordance with established policy
- Can organize work and utilize time efficiently based on knowledge of nursing theories and procedures
- Performs nursing care in an organized and systematic manner
- Provides individualized education for the patient, family, and or caregiver throughout the continuum of care
- Adapts to a rapidly changing work environment.
RN
Brooks Bartram Rehab
11.2018 - 12.2019
- Promoted patient independence by teaching self-care techniques and providing adaptive equipment recommendations.
- Facilitated smooth transitions between acute care settings and home environments, coordinating necessary resources for continued progress in recovery.
RN
Integrity Health Services
08.2018 - 08.2019
- Gaining experience in pediatric home health care
- Duties required would be maintaining gastric tubes, tube feedings, ensuring meds were given, ROM exercises, trach and respiratory care, and many other responsibilities to ensure the safety of the child
- Gaining experience with pediatrics was challenging, but so incredibly rewarding.
RN
Heartland Health Care Center
06.2018 - 08.2018
- Continuing to expand my RN skills within a rehab facility
- Helping patients recover from post surgical and/or acute situations to help them become functional with ADL's
- Skilled nursing services were required in this area to help deliver quality patient care and education that was needed to help them in the process of returning back home.
RN
Florida DOC
01.2018 - 04.2018
- Expanding my skills as an RN in the medical surgical setting
- Putting forth a new way of prioritizing and organization of taking care of multiple patients
- Applying exceptional team work when needed by others
- I feel blessed to conquer new challenges outside of my critical care experience.
RN
Kindred Hospital
07.2017 - 11.2017
- Enhanced patient care by conducting thorough assessments and developing individualized care plans.
- Improved ICU efficiency by collaborating with interdisciplinary team members for optimal patient outcomes.
Critical Care Super Pool Nurse
Orange Park Medical Center
05.2013 - 05.2016
- Working in ICU, Trauma ICU, Trauma ER, and PCU as needed
- Using critical nursing skills to manage an acute and/or chronic illness
- Managing ventilators, hemodynamic drips, informing doctors of pertinent changes in patient condition, patient and family education
- Maintaining safe environments for patients, family members and coworkers
- Managing all aspects of critical care within my scope of practice as mentioned below with other past jobs
- Being able to take on many challenges through my knowledge and experience as a critical care nurse.
Trauma ICU Nurse
Shands UF
02.2012 - 02.2013
- Management and treatment of the acute Trauma patient
- Profound knowledge of critical care nursing, as well as acknowledgement of not only hospital policies, but the Trauma ICU policies
- Ability to prioritize and develop plans accordingly to each patients' needs
- Educate patients and their families in compliance with the hospital rules and regulations, as well as the patient's ability to function independently while still exhibiting profound teamwork to allow the unit to function more easily, as well as a multi-tasking ability not compromising with the quality of work that is done
- Incorporating important processes like assessment, planning, intervention and implementation in compliance with unit standards.
Intensive Care Unit/Critical Care
Florida Hospital Ormond Memorial
06.2004 - 03.2008
- Being responsible for the total care of my patients, such as, completing thorough head-to-toe assessments, informing doctors of pertinent changes in patient condition or critical lab values
- Safely administering medications, including, but not limited to, hemodynamic drips
- Maintaining a safe environment for my patients as well as for the family members and staff
- Being my patients' advocate is top priority, so that is what I strive to do as a Registered Nurse
- I also fulfilled the role as a Charge Nurse, both the patients' and fellow coworkers of a 32 bed ICU unit
- Ensuring the safety of nurses in the delegation of the acuity in assignments was a primary goal as a charge nurse, as well as applying myself as a team member.
Education
Associate of Science: Associate Degree in Nursing -
Daytona State College
05.2004
Skills
- Balloon Pump
- CVVH
- Mechanical ventilation
- Hemodynamic drips
- Cardiac monitoring
- Trauma / ER Nursing
- Palliative care
- Intravenous therapy
- Solid background in Critical Care Nursing
- Proficiency with computerized charting
- Patient and family focused
- BLS / ACLS certified
- Pre/Post-surgical care
- Tracheostomy care
- Foley catheter insertion/removal
- Patient and family advocacy
- Solid clinical skill coupled with patient-focused care
- Communication
- Team player
- Care Coordination
- Home Safety Evaluation
Certification
- Registered Nurse - State of Florida
- BLS-Basic Life Support
Community Service
- Attending nursing conferences as often as possible, particularly the National Teaching Institute (NTI) for Critical Care Nurses thru the AACN.
- Member of AACN since 2004
- Member of ENA since 2008
- Volunteer at Animal Rescue facilities
- Volunteer at Wounded Warrior Project
Timeline
RN
Spark Pediatrics
02.2024 - Current
Psychiatric Registered Nurse
Riverpoint Behavioral Health Hospital
08.2023 - 03.2024
RN
Arbor Medical Staffing
01.2023 - 02.2024
Charge Nurse
Armor Health Care of Jacksonville
05.2022 - 11.2022
Home Health Nurse
Brightstar Care of Jacksonville
03.2021 - 08.2023
RN
Baptist Medical Center South
12.2019 - 04.2021
RN
Brooks Bartram Rehab
11.2018 - 12.2019
RN
Integrity Health Services
08.2018 - 08.2019
RN
Heartland Health Care Center
06.2018 - 08.2018
RN
Florida DOC
01.2018 - 04.2018
RN
Kindred Hospital
07.2017 - 11.2017
Critical Care Super Pool Nurse
Orange Park Medical Center
05.2013 - 05.2016
Trauma ICU Nurse
Shands UF
02.2012 - 02.2013
Intensive Care Unit/Critical Care
Florida Hospital Ormond Memorial
06.2004 - 03.2008
Associate of Science: Associate Degree in Nursing -
Daytona State College
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