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Work History
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Skills
Certification
Leadership
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Stephanie Atherton

Wesley Chapel

Summary

Compassionate and highly skilled registered nurse with extensive experience in critical care, dedicated to delivering exceptional patient outcomes in high-pressure environments. Proficient in advanced patient care techniques, emergency management, and thorough patient assessments, ensuring the highest standards of safety and quality. Committed to fostering teamwork and collaboration while demonstrating reliability and adaptability to meet the evolving needs of patients and healthcare teams. Expertise includes life support protocols and operation of complex medical equipment, contributing to effective treatment plans and enhanced patient recovery.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

ICU RN

St. Joseph’s Hospital North
12.2023 - Current
  • Nurse preceptor role, training RNs in nurse residency
  • Hospital STAT nurse role - rapid response/stroke/STEMI RN

Seasonal ICU RN

Advent Health North Pinellas
06.2023 - 12.2023

Traveling ICU RN

Havasu Regional Medical Center
01.2023 - 04.2023

Traveling ICU RN

Prisma Health Baptist Easley
08.2022 - 12.2022

Traveling ICU RN - Float RN

Tampa General Hospital
07.2021 - 06.2022
  • Incredible range of experiences within several specialty ICUs
  • Offered maximum level of contract extensions totaling one year

Neurosurgical ICU RN

Deaconess Gateway Hospital
12.2018 - 07.2021
  • One year of charge nurse experience
  • Nurse preceptor role, training new RNs

Education

Bachelor of Science - Nursing, Minor in Spanish Studies

University of Southern Indiana
Evansville, IN
01.2018

Skills

  • Telemetry data assessment
  • Intravenous therapy
  • Airway management
  • Medication titration expertise
  • Compassionate end-of-life care
  • Team collaboration
  • Commitment to ethical standards
  • Evidence-based practices
  • Advanced cardiovascular life support
  • Pediatric advanced life support

Certification

CCRN (Adult) – Critical Care Registered Nurse

American Association of Critical-Care Nurses

04/01/2021 – 03/31/2027

REF #: 2000537399


ACLS and BLS active 2018 – present

PALS 2025 - present

Leadership

  • Teaching and precepting nurses into the ICU role
  • One year in a charge nurse role before pursuing travel nursing
  • Began role of hospital STAT nurse this year, operating as a rapid response/STEMI/stoke response RN as well as a hospital resource for nurses on the floor who may have concerns about patient decline or acuity needs

Timeline

ICU RN

St. Joseph’s Hospital North
12.2023 - Current

Seasonal ICU RN

Advent Health North Pinellas
06.2023 - 12.2023

Traveling ICU RN

Havasu Regional Medical Center
01.2023 - 04.2023

Traveling ICU RN

Prisma Health Baptist Easley
08.2022 - 12.2022

Traveling ICU RN - Float RN

Tampa General Hospital
07.2021 - 06.2022

Neurosurgical ICU RN

Deaconess Gateway Hospital
12.2018 - 07.2021

Bachelor of Science - Nursing, Minor in Spanish Studies

University of Southern Indiana