Stephanie Squires
Phoenix,AZ
Summary
Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy. Dynamic background bringing over five years of treating patients and coordinating care with other healthcare staff. Proven history of leveraging critical thinking, analysis and medical knowledge to deliver superior care in high-pressure environments. Prioritizes clinical and operational tasks in fast-paced emergency medicine settings.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Travel ER Registered Nurse
AB Staffing
01.2022 - 07.2023
- Planned, prioritized and provided nursing care by applying advanced specialty clinical nursing knowledge and skills to support comfort and safety of patients and families.
- Observed and recorded signs, symptoms, behaviors and physiological status of patient.
- Adhered to required infection control, isolation procedures and aseptic techniques in delivery of patient care.
- Collected laboratory samples and performed testing in accordance with established policies and procedures and within regulations.
- Answered codes quickly and orchestrated efficient, skilled medical care.
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Communicated openly and collaboratively with all healthcare staff to organize successful patient care.
- Teamed on trauma and emergency interventions involving serious head injuries, gunshot wounds, and thoracic trauma.
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
- Coached and mentored junior staff to uplift department capabilities.
Travel Nurse, Emergency Department
FastStaff Travel Agency
11.2021 - 12.2021
- Unit primary population: geriatric, and general ER, Caring for patients with Covid, post-surgical infections, stroke alerts, STEMI/ non-STEMI alerts, sepsis, Acute MI
- Stroke TPA, acute coronary, Cath lab prep, RSI intubation, titration of vasoactive and cardiac drips, rapid sequence intubation (RSI)
- Maintaining patient airway and monitor patient status until meets criteria for discharge from unit; coordinate plan of care with different ancillary services such as surgery and cath lab; manage surgical site, oxygenation, pain and nausea/ vomiting, Ventilators, bipap
- Floated to Suicidal unit of ER, monitoring and providing care for all ages, ranging from 10-80 years old with acute SI/HI evaluations
- Working closely with psych team
- Administer medications IM, sub q, oral, IVPB and IVP, computer documentation and monitoring patient condition and implementing interventions for optimal outcomes
- Handing and administering EUA medications to patients with covid
- Computer charting: Meditech
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
- Documented all elements of care and updated patient charts and confidential files to reflect changes in care plans, interventions applied, and observations.
- Provided medical care to patients in varied settings to offer patients best possible care regardless of location.
- Assessed vital signs, collected detailed patient history and noted other signs of patient health to make rapid, informed decisions regarding next steps in patient care.
Registered Charge Nurse, Emergency Department
Phoenix Indian Medical Center
08.2019 - 10.2020
- ED Charge RN – responsible for staffing, assignments, overseeing flow, leading shift huddle, back-up clinical RN, critical patient support, supply ordering, coordinating with nurse manager and house supervisor for unit improvement and flow, coordinated monthly charge nurse meeting – including scheduling, agenda and minutes
- Provider leadership and nursing direction to staff, assign work-based staff knowledge, abilities, experience and clinical workload
- Worked with the ED staff as a team to improve check in processes, triage process, and work with ED Doctors to help develop treatment plans for Covid patients
- Assisted with revamping and overhauling care of critical patient in the emergency department, including education, competencies, orientation and mentoring
- Evaluating the effectiveness of staff educational activities and determine need for additional training, and helped expand ER for high ratios
- ED Clinical RN – administer medications IM, subcutaneous, oral and IV piggyback and push, triage and room patients according to acuity, monitor patients' condition to implement changes in nursing care.
- IVs, Foley catheters, nebulizer treatments, bladder scan, utilize automated systems such as EHR and
- PYXIS, suture and staple removal, surgical drain removal, moderate sedation, cardioversion, etc
- Assist in a variety of procedures by prepping trays, clipping and draping procedure sites for local blocks, incision and drainage, laceration repairs, lumbar puncture, thoracentesis, paracentesis, insertions or arterial and central lines, bedside RSI and intubation, etc
- Also verified and documented procedure time- out, monitor procedural sedation, including recognition and intervention in complications related to procedural sedation
- Responsible for critically ill patients, management of ventilator and titration of continuous sedation, hemodynamic monitoring; cardiac pacing, titration of vasoactive and cardiac drips, rapid sequence intubation (RSI), code blue and rapid response team
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
- Coordinated nursing care on unit through staff assignments, assisting and rounding with physicians, monitoring patient orders, and communicating with ancillary departments.
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Strengthened unit care standards and policies with focus on patient safety and dignity.
- Monitored nursing care, patient assessment processes, and treatment implementations.
- Supervised patient admissions and discharges from hospital to home care, rehabilitative facility, or self-care.
- Assisted in development and implementation of new policies and procedures to improve healthcare quality.
Travel Nurse
AB Staffing ER Travel Nurse
08.2018 - 07.2019
- Covid Patients maintain patient airway and monitor patient status until meets criteria for discharge from unit, coordinate plan of care with surgeon and anesthesia, manage surgical site, oxygenation, pain and nausea/ vomiting, provide emotion support, discharge education to patient and/or responsible adult, RN follow-up telephone calls to post-op patient to check on status, answer questions and evaluate need for provider intervention, recognizes and responds appropriately to patient conditions that deviate from normal and identifies, analyzes and reports on causative factors and reactions
- Patient to Nurse ratio: 4 to 1 ED and ED triage
- RN Preceptor; Nursing Education Team
- Applied expertise in triage nursing, rapid assessments, and treatments, upon patient arrival to ER during initial phase of acute illness and trauma; treated variety of illnesses or injury in children and adults, from minor bacterial infections, to cardiac arrests, to emergency trauma situations
- Age-appropriate care from pediatrics, adults and geriatrics
- Unit primary population: Sepsis, pneumonia, post-surgical, respiratory failure, DKA, ETOH withdrawal.
- Triage, oversee LPN and completed all physical assessments and IV push medications for fast track.
- Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
- Delivered outstanding care to patients with various diagnoses and managed care from treatment initiation through to completion.
- Taught patients how to improve lifestyle choices, dramatically reducing chance of symptom reoccurrence.
- Documented patient interactions and interventions in Federal EMR
Travel Registered Nurse
ACL Hospital AB Staffing
04.2018 - 07.2018
- Applied expertise in triage nursing, rapid assessments, and treatments, upon patient hospital arrival during initial phase of acute illness and treated variety of illnesses or injury in children and adults, from minor bacterial infections, to cardiac arrests, to emergency trauma situations
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
- Age-appropriate care from pediatrics, adults and geriatrics
- Patient to Nurse ratio: 4 to 1 ED and ED triage
- Unit primary population: Sepsis, pneumonia, post-surgical, respiratory distress/failure, DKA, ETOH withdrawal
- Administer medications IM, sub q, oral, IVPB and IVP, computer documentation and monitoring patient condition and implementing interventions for optimal outcomes
- Prepared patients for emergency medical transport by air evacuation
- Computer charting: Cerner
- Documented all elements of care and updated patient charts and confidential files to reflect changes in care plans, interventions applied, and observations.
Medical Billing, Medical Records Management
Columbia Surgical Specialist
03.2015 - 05.2016
- Engaged in daily communications with internal partners and identified document-related issues that required interdepartmental cooperation. Working in EPIC, Next-gen softwear
- Adhered to established procedures for handling sensitive and classified documents to retain chain of custody integrity.
- Oversaw creation, routing and data input of bills of materials and documents.
- Supported end-user access requirements by establishing compliant systems and effective access policies.
- Assessed impact of emerging technology and system upgrades on workflow.
- Utilized medical softwear to scan and clean up project documents.
- Strengthened system efficiency by identifying lagging operational processes and implementing optimal solutions.
- Established, improved and reinforced document management systems to handle current and expected requirements.
- Managed regulatory requirements and audit support needs by completing and submitting accurate paperwork.
- Performed document reproduction, printing documents from electronic sources such as email attachments, PDF files and cloud storage.
- Reviewed document management protocols and user activities against internal records policies and document management standards.
- Invoiced government, private sector, and clients for completed information requests.
- Scanned paper documents into computer and assigned identification numbers to simplify tracking process.
- Served as HIPAA liaison to medical staff using Health information systems, medical documentation, consultations, and health record verifications for major regional medical center's trauma surgeries
- Handled insurance authorizations, worked within Providers Approval Queue system with 12 different surgeons and educated patients in use of electronic patient portal programs
Hospital Corpsman
United States Navy, USN
10.2008 - 09.2013
- Deployment Operations: New Dawn & Enduring Freedom
- Provided emergency medical care and conducted physical exams and interviews to gain medical history and relevant health data.
- Provided leadership, delegation, and exceptional medical service in high-pressure situations.
- Assisted in medical examinations, treatments and procedures for diverse conditions and patient populations.
- Maintained operational organization by ensuring equipment functionality, inventory levels and employee medical training.
- Performed basic laboratory tests and collected specimens for further analysis.
- Dispensed medications and monitored patient reactions.
- Provided leadership, delegation, and exceptional medical service in high-pressure situations.
Emergency Medical Technician EMT/Vehicle Operator
EMT-Paramedic
06.2011 - 08.2013
- Operating under pressure in high- stress, fast-paced environments, to deliver first-responder care to over 5,000 patients in critical and non-critical situations
- Quickly triaged and treated critical injuries, from burns, hemorrhaging emergencies, to broken bones
- Administered medications, and IV in high stress environments
- Was trained in flight medical emergencies and mass casualties under BUMED standards
- Assistant manager in Family Practice Clinic
- Trained to oversee comprehensive customer service and patient care, including patient forecasting, managing and monitoring Women's Wellness Program, and providing patients with basic nursing care as well as assistance during minor surgical procedures
- Computer charting: ALTA, EPIC, Cerner, Meditech
- Completed mechanical checklist prior to each shift, monitoring functionality of ambulance
- Managed time efficiently in order to complete all tasks within deadlines
Education
Associate of Science - Nursing
ECPI UNIVERSITY
Richmond, VA01.2018
Associate of Arts - Nursing
OYMPIC COLLEGE
Bremerton, WA01.2015
Medical
UNITED STATES NAVY, Medical Corps School
Chicago, IL03.2009
Skills
- Patient and Staff Management
- Emergency Situations
- Patient Assessments
- Medical Records Management
- Crisis Prevention Intervention
- Unit Oversight
- Patient Health Information Software
- Caregiver Education
- Attention to Detail
- Healthcare Personnel Supervision
Certification
- Compact Licensed Registered Nurse - 244023
- TNCC- Trauma Nursing Core Course
- NHISS- National Institute of Health Stroke
- PALS - Pediatric Advanced Life Support
- ACLS- Advanced Cardiac Life Support
- BLS- Basic Life Support
Timeline
Travel ER Registered Nurse
AB Staffing
01.2022 - 07.2023
Travel Nurse, Emergency Department
FastStaff Travel Agency
11.2021 - 12.2021
Registered Charge Nurse, Emergency Department
Phoenix Indian Medical Center
08.2019 - 10.2020
Travel Nurse
AB Staffing ER Travel Nurse
08.2018 - 07.2019
Travel Registered Nurse
ACL Hospital AB Staffing
04.2018 - 07.2018
Medical Billing, Medical Records Management
Columbia Surgical Specialist
03.2015 - 05.2016
Emergency Medical Technician EMT/Vehicle Operator
EMT-Paramedic
06.2011 - 08.2013
Hospital Corpsman
United States Navy, USN
10.2008 - 09.2013
Associate of Science - Nursing
ECPI UNIVERSITY
Associate of Arts - Nursing
OYMPIC COLLEGE
Medical
UNITED STATES NAVY, Medical Corps School
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