SUSAN GRAHAM
Pineville,NC
Summary
Highly skilled registered nurse with 28 years of experience in labor and delivery, neonatal intensive care, pediatric intensive care, and emergency department. As a traveling nurse for 7 years, has functioned successfully in 21 different units with vastly different populations and work environments. Roles in the course of career include staff nurse, sedation nurse, transport nurse, charge nurse, nurse educator, and ECMO specialist.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Travel Nurse, Pediatric Intensive Care
Aya Healthcare
Sacramento, CA
11.2021 - Current
- Acted as staff nurse in the PICU at Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, SC for 13 weeks and at Children's Hospital of Atlanta at Egleston in Atlanta, GA for 28 weeks.
Organ Recovery Coordinator
Lifeshare Of The Carolinas
Charlotte, NC
03.2021 - 08.2021
- Managed patient care from family consent to recovery of all viable organs and their transport to organ recipients.
- Coordinated with hospital staff including transplant physicians, hospital intensivists, nurses and respiratory therapists to maximize potential organ recoveries.
Staff Nurse III, Pediatric Intensive Care
Atrium Health Levine Children's Hospital
Charlotte, NC
01.2016 - 03.2021
- Act as charge nurse and preceptor as needed.
- Managed elements of patient care, from admission to discharge or transfer to other units, using nursing expertise to conduct assessments, administer medications, initiate nursing and emergency interventions, and educate patients and families.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary team to assist in best patient outcomes possible.
- Assisted in formulating and presenting didactic and hands on education for all new nursing graduate hires.
Clinical Nurse Educator, Pediatric Intensive Care
Children's Of Mississippi Medical Center
Jackson, MS
07.2013 - 07.2015
- Responsible for all unit education including new hires and yearly competencies.
- Assisted with maintaining unit polices and procedures.
- Acted as a multidisciplinary liaison throughout all departments.
Staff Nurse, Pediatric Intensive Care
Children's Of Mississippi Medical Center
Jackson, MS
02.2013 - 01.2016
- Monitored critically ill pediatric patients for changes in status and instituted appropriate interventions.
- Set up and monitor medical equipment and devices such as cardiopulmonary monitors, mechanical ventilators, oxygen delivery devices, transducers and pressure lines.
- Explained health care issues and ramifications to patients and families to promote informed medical care choices.
Travel Nurse, Pediatric Intensive Care
Cross Country Healthcare
Margate, FL
08.2012 - 02.2013
- Acted as a staff nurse in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit at Inova Fairfax Hospital in Fairfax, VA caring for cardiac and general pediatric patients for a 13 week assignment.
Staff Nurse, Emergency Department
Singing River Hospital System
Pascagoula, MS
04.2011 - 08.2012
- Coordinated with physicians to perform bedside procedures such as intubation, vascular line insertions, chest tube insertions, and orthopedic fixations.
- Assisted with performing emergency medical procedures, such as basic life support, advanced cardiac life support, and other condition stabilizing interventions with adults and children while maintaining a professional work environment.
Staff Nurse, Pediatric Intensive Care
USA Children's And Women's Hospital
Mobile, AL
04.2004 - 04.2011
- Acted as a staff nurse, charge nurse, transport nurse, and sedation nurse in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit.
- Floated to all pediatric floors, pediatric emergency department , and neonatal units when census required.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University Of South Alabama
Mobile, AL09.1994
Skills
- Pediatric Advance Life Support Instructor (PALS)
- Certified Pediatric Critical Care Nurse
- Certified Wound Treatment Associate
- Skin Care Champion
- Preceptor
- HAC auditor
References
Available upon request.
Timeline
Travel Nurse, Pediatric Intensive Care
Aya Healthcare
11.2021 - Current
Organ Recovery Coordinator
Lifeshare Of The Carolinas
03.2021 - 08.2021
Staff Nurse III, Pediatric Intensive Care
Atrium Health Levine Children's Hospital
01.2016 - 03.2021
Clinical Nurse Educator, Pediatric Intensive Care
Children's Of Mississippi Medical Center
07.2013 - 07.2015
Staff Nurse, Pediatric Intensive Care
Children's Of Mississippi Medical Center
02.2013 - 01.2016
Travel Nurse, Pediatric Intensive Care
Cross Country Healthcare
08.2012 - 02.2013
Staff Nurse, Emergency Department
Singing River Hospital System
04.2011 - 08.2012
Staff Nurse, Pediatric Intensive Care
USA Children's And Women's Hospital
04.2004 - 04.2011
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University Of South Alabama
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