Starla Houff
Summary
Highly skilled nursing professional with extensive experience in cardiac critical care. With focus on critical care excellence and patient-centered results. Proven track record in managing high-risk patient conditions and delivering superior care. Committed to team collaboration and adaptability, showcasing skills in patient assessment and critical decision-making.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Cardiac Intensive-care-nurse
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center
08.2006 - Current
- Conducted thorough assessments of patients'' conditions, initiating appropriate interventions to stabilize health status.
- Delivered age-appropriate medical care for adult, adolescent, and geriatric ICU patients.
- Observed patients' vital signs and administered physician-prescribed medications and treatments.
- Mitigated risks associated with invasive procedures such as central line insertions and arterial catheter placements through strict adherence to sterile technique guidelines.
- Provided expert clinical advice to junior nurses on complex cases, fostering a supportive learning environment within the ICU team.
- Coordinated with healthcare staff from various disciplines to devise, carry out, and manage personalized care plans to benefit patient health and recovery.
- Provided targeted care and treatment to patient's with organ transplants, intra aortic ballon pumps (IABP), ventricular assist devices (VAD), Impella device patients, and patient's needing continuous dialysis (CRRT) using Prismax, Prismaflex, and Tablo dialysis machines, Swan Ganz catheter hemodynamic monitoring, neurological monitoring and examination using NIH stroke scale, and post cardiac arrest target temperature monitoring.
Registered Nurse, Cardiac Telemetry Step-Down Unit
Bon Secours Cottage Hospital
05.2004 - 08.2006
- Utilized critical thinking skills to prioritize nursing interventions based on patients'' acuity levels and individual needs.
- Conducted thorough patient assessments to identify changes in condition, promptly notifying physicians and initiating appropriate interventions when necessary.
- Administered medications safely according to physician orders and established guidelines.
- Improved patient outcomes by implementing evidence-based nursing interventions and individualized care plans.
- Managed patients recovering from medical or surgical procedures.
- Documented treatments delivered, medications and IVs administered, discharge instructions, and follow-up care.
- As Charge Nurse, managed a team of nurses and coordinated patient care utilizing leadership and organizational skills. demonstrated organizational skills
Education
Associate of Applied Science - Nursing
Macomb Community College
44575 Garfield Rd, Clinton Township, MI 980f38Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of Providence
1301 S 20th Street, Great Falls, MT 5940505-2015
Skills
- Hemodynamics monitoring
- Neurological monitoring NIH stroke scale
- Clinical judgment
- End-of-life care
- Organ donor procedures
- Renal function management
- Blood transfusion administration
- Healthcare team collaboration
- Pain management
- Advanced cardiovascular life support (ACLS)
Certification
- Licensed by the State of Oregon Board of Nursing as a Registered Nurse. [NCSBN ID: 20245334]
- Licensed by the State of Washington Board of Nursing as a Registered Nurse. [Credential # RN00167365]
- ACLS Certified and CPR Certified through Resuscitation Quality Improvement Program (RQI).
Timeline
Cardiac Intensive-care-nurse
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center
08.2006 - Current
Registered Nurse, Cardiac Telemetry Step-Down Unit
Bon Secours Cottage Hospital
05.2004 - 08.2006
Associate of Applied Science - Nursing
Macomb Community College
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of Providence
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