Stephanie M. Hurst
Irvine,CA
Summary
Highly motivated, dedicated, and results-oriented clinician with 15+ years experience treating critical care patients. Committed professional with strong interpersonal and communication skills who believes in team coordination and collaborative practice to accomplish compassionate, safe, and service-oriented patient and family centered care. I'm adaptable and resilient with strong attention to detail, clinical expertise, and emergency response experience. Passionate about delivering excellent and altruistic care to the most vulnerable populations.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Staff Nurse
Children's Hospital Los Angeles
01.2010 - Current
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary team to give effective and compassionate care to ICU pediatric cardiac patient population ranging in age from newborns to adults
- Develop individualized plans of care for high-acuity patients, with complex assessments, high intensity therapies, and interventions
- Recognize signs and symptoms of life threatening emergencies while recovering post-operative patients, continually monitor hemodynamic stability and intervening accordingly
- Follow post-cardiac surgery protocol by assessing for complications, managing medications, educating patients and families, and executing all forms of care through discharge
- Teach, Mentor, and Precept new and experienced staff nurses and travel nurses
- Function consistently in both Charge Nurse and Resource RN role
- Cross trained and floated regularly to Pediatric ICU and Neonatal ICU.
Staff Nurse
Children's Hospital of Orange County
07.2019 - 03.2022
- Directed patient care by initiating and following through with plan of care, continuing care, and discharge instructions in the CVICU, PICU, & NICU
- Assessed physical, psychological, physiologic, and cognitive status of patients.
- Performed various nursing interventions such as wound dressing, vital sign monitoring, and specimen collection.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
- Precepted student nurses and oriented new hires, providing guidance and mentorship when teaching on hospital policies, emergency procedures, and nursing best practices.
- Coordinated patient discharge planning to provide post-discharge patient care, promoting healing and recovery.
- Promoted patient and family comfort during challenging recoveries to enhance healing and eliminate non-compliance problems.
- Offered exceptional care and support to individuals recovering from acute incidents and dealing with chronic conditions.
Production Coordinator
Lance Armstrong Foundation
01.2005 - 01.2008
- Planned, developed, budgeted, and facilitated large-scale events
- Executed numerous events per year to reach multi-million dollar fundraising goals for non-profit foundation
- Supervised, organized, educated, and supported production staff on and off events
- Traveled to various event cities to assist other event staff, train volunteers, and secure event locations with city officials.
- Managed a team of 57 employees and over 1,000 volunteers
- Assisted with budgeting and accounting of production-related tasks.
- Created and maintained detailed reports and schedules of all production tasks.
- Monitored and tracked progress of all production tasks for on-time delivery.
- Reviewed in-house stock to determine materials availability for all events.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Nursing -
Azusa Pacific University
Azusa, CA05.2010
Bachelor of Arts in Interpersonal and Organizational Communications -
Azusa Pacific University
Azusa, CA05.2005
Skills
- Expert in Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point, Pubmed, and Cerner
- Staff Development and Precepting
- Creating Training Curriculum for New and Experienced Staff
- Policy and Procedure Compliance
- Post Transplant Care: Heart, Liver, & Kidney
- ECMO certified
- CRRT certified
- Community Resiliency Model (CRM) Trainer
- Strength Finder Coach and Mentor
Certification
- California Board of Registered Nursing, Registered Nurse
- Certified Public Health Nurse
- BLS, PALS, ACLS certified American Heart Association
- CCRN certified (AACN 2018)
Affiliations
Member of the American Association of Critical Care Nurses (AACN) 2008-Present
Timeline
Staff Nurse
Children's Hospital of Orange County
07.2019 - 03.2022
Staff Nurse
Children's Hospital Los Angeles
01.2010 - Current
Production Coordinator
Lance Armstrong Foundation
01.2005 - 01.2008
- California Board of Registered Nursing, Registered Nurse
- Certified Public Health Nurse
- BLS, PALS, ACLS certified American Heart Association
- CCRN certified (AACN 2018)
Bachelor of Science in Nursing -
Azusa Pacific University
Bachelor of Arts in Interpersonal and Organizational Communications -
Azusa Pacific University
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