Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Work History
Certification
Clinical documentation review in the critical care setting involving core measures and care bundles
Timeline
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Susan Morris

Summary

A combination of formal education, specialized training and practical application has resulted in the area of MEDICAL-SURGICAL, CRITICAL CARE and TRAUMA expertise. Possess excellent communication skills, with a natural ability of interfacing with individuals from various backgrounds and disciplines. Able to work efficiently and resourcefully in pressure situations, making critical decisions with sound judgment. As a responsible, self-motivated and enthusiastic individual, present a positive company image at all times. Experienced in: Monitoring ventilators, central lines, arterial lines, pulmonary artery catheters, hemodynamics, IV therapy consisting of titration of vasoactive medications and sedation, monitoring intra cranial pressure and brain oxygen tension, continuous renal replacement therapy, care of trauma patients, septic patients, renal transplant patients, and cardiovascular surgical patients in the ICU/CCU setting. Experience in apheresis nursing involving therapeutic plasma exchange, Leukopheresis, plateletpheresis, and stem cell collections, plasma donation.

Overview

34
34
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

PRIOR AUTHORIZATION NURSE

Medex Staffing
04.2022 - 04.2022

Trainee

  • Contract assignment Trained remotely with Optum Costa Mesa to become a prior authorization nurse in pharmacy services (April, 2021)
  • Evaluated prior authorization requests for medical necessity and compliance with guidelines.

MEDICAL SUPPORT ASSOCIATE

CSL Plasma
04.2024 - Current
  • Perform medical assessments to determine suitability for plasma donation

INFUSION NURSE I

CenExel CNS
02.2023 - 02.2023
  • Phase I Unit Monitored patients participating in clinical trials for psychiatric, sleep, and neuromuscular disorders, dosed IPs and assessed for adverse events.

INFUSION NURSE I

CebExel ACT
11.2022 - 02.2023
  • PK Unit Monitored subjects/participants in clinical trials for medical, pain, and vaccine studies, dosed IP and assessed for adverse events.

STAFF NURSE

Anaheim Regional Medical Center
07.2014 - 04.2017
  • Intensive Care Unit Instrumentally responsible for the care of critically ill adult patients encompassing, trauma, medical, surgical, and cardiac disease processes.

STAFF NURSE

Certified Nursing Registry
05.2014 - 06.2014
  • Per diem supplemental staffing agency. Critical care.

PROCUREMENT TRANSPLANT COORDINATOR

OneLegacy
01.2014 - 04.2014
  • Care and management of the organ donor, donation after cardiac death, management of vasoactive drips, ventilator settings, blood draws, electrolyte repletion, coroner reporting, organ allocation.

STAFF NURSE

St. Francis Medical Center
01.2007 - 01.2014
  • Intensive Care Unit Instrumentally responsible for the care of critically ill adult patients encompassing, trauma, medical, surgical, and cardiac disease processes.

CLINICAL NURSE III

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
11.2005 - 12.2006
  • 5North ICU Saperstein Critical Care Tower Instrumentally responsible for the care of medical and surgical critically ill adult patients under the guidance of pulmonary and critical care intensivists and fellows.

APHERESIS NURSE

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
07.2005 - 11.2005
  • Performed therapeutic plasma exchange for patients diagnosed with blood clotting syndromes, Multiple Myelomas, and various neuro-muscular syndromes. Leukopheresis, plateletpheresis performed for therapeutic purposes, and stem cell collections performed for cancer patients after chemotherapy.

THERAPEUTIC APHERESIS NURSE

Pheresys Therapeutics
01.2005 - 06.2005
  • Performed therapeutic plasma exchange for patients diagnosed with blood clotting syndromes, Multiple Myelomas, and various neuro-muscular syndromes. Leukopheresis, plateletpheresis performed for therapeutic purposes, and stem cell collections performed for cancer patients after chemotherapy.

THERAPEUTIC APHERESIS NURSE

HemaCare Corporation
01.2004 - 01.2005
  • Performed therapeutic plasma exchange for patients diagnosed with blood clotting syndromes, Multiple Myelomas, and various neuro-muscular syndromes. Leukopheresis, plateletpheresis performed for therapeutic purposes, and stem cell collections performed for cancer patients after chemotherapy.

STAFF NURSE/ICU-CCU

Western Medical Center-Santa Ana
10.1999 - 01.2004
  • Instrumentally responsible for nursing care of critically ill patients, including cardiovascular, PCI, thoracic, renal transplant, neuro-surgical, trauma, patients receiving continuous renal replacement therapy, monitoring of invasive lines and hemodynamics, and monitoring of intra cranial pressure and brain oxygen tension. Also involved in quality improvement and assurance and drug clinical trials in the ICU setting.

STAFF NURSE/6TH FLOOR TELEMETRY/DOU

Western Medical Center-Santa Ana
01.1998 - 10.1999
  • Instrumentally responsible for nursing care of medical, surgical and telemetry patients, post-op care of patients receiving heart catheterizations, preparing patients for renal transplants, monitoring ventilators and anti- arrhythmia and vasoactive drips not requiring titration, tube feedings, and monitoring cardiac arrhythmias.

STAFF NURSE/ SUPPLIMENTAL STAFFING

HRN Services, Inc.
  • Medical-Surgical and Telemetry registry nursing.

STAFF NURSE/PULMONARY MEDICINE

Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian
10.1994 - 12.1994
  • Instrumentally responsible for nursing care of medical/pulmonary patients encompassing IVs, tube feedings, medications.

STAFF NURSE/ FLOAT POOL

Huntington Beach Hospital
08.1993 - 11.1993
  • Instrumentally responsible for nursing care of medical/telemetry patients encompassing IVs, tube feedings, medications. monitoring cardiac arrhythmias.

STAFF NURSE/ INTERNAL MEDICINE

LA County USC Medical Center
08.1992 - 08.1993
  • Instrumentally responsible for nursing care of medical patients encompassing IVs, tube feedings, medications, and monitoring arrhythmias in the Continuous Monitoring Area (CMA), managing ventilated patients and vasoactive drips.

Education

Master of Science - Nursing Education

Mount Saint Mary’s College
12 2007

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

University of Phoenix
6 2005

Associate of Science Degree - Nursing

San Bernardino Valley College
6 1992

High School Graduate - undefined

Aquinas High School
1 1987

Skills

Trained in HIPPA compliance and clinical documentation with brief prior authorizationtraining for pharmacy services, care of apheresis patients and assessing plasma donor suitability, critically ill and trauma patients in the ER and ICU setting, EHR documentation, clinical documentation integrity and auditing

Work History

01-1994

Certification

*Obtained TNCC and CCRN 2012

*BLS 10/24 - 10/26

Clinical documentation review in the critical care setting involving core measures and care bundles

*Sepsis

*VAP

*DVT prevention

*Fall prevention

*Skin Integrity

*Infection Prevention

*ICU Liberation

*CLABSI

Timeline

MEDICAL SUPPORT ASSOCIATE

CSL Plasma
04.2024 - Current

INFUSION NURSE I

CenExel CNS
02.2023 - 02.2023

INFUSION NURSE I

CebExel ACT
11.2022 - 02.2023

PRIOR AUTHORIZATION NURSE

Medex Staffing
04.2022 - 04.2022

STAFF NURSE

Anaheim Regional Medical Center
07.2014 - 04.2017

STAFF NURSE

Certified Nursing Registry
05.2014 - 06.2014

PROCUREMENT TRANSPLANT COORDINATOR

OneLegacy
01.2014 - 04.2014

STAFF NURSE

St. Francis Medical Center
01.2007 - 01.2014

CLINICAL NURSE III

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
11.2005 - 12.2006

APHERESIS NURSE

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
07.2005 - 11.2005

THERAPEUTIC APHERESIS NURSE

Pheresys Therapeutics
01.2005 - 06.2005

THERAPEUTIC APHERESIS NURSE

HemaCare Corporation
01.2004 - 01.2005

STAFF NURSE/ICU-CCU

Western Medical Center-Santa Ana
10.1999 - 01.2004

STAFF NURSE/6TH FLOOR TELEMETRY/DOU

Western Medical Center-Santa Ana
01.1998 - 10.1999

STAFF NURSE/PULMONARY MEDICINE

Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian
10.1994 - 12.1994

STAFF NURSE/ FLOAT POOL

Huntington Beach Hospital
08.1993 - 11.1993

STAFF NURSE/ INTERNAL MEDICINE

LA County USC Medical Center
08.1992 - 08.1993

STAFF NURSE/ SUPPLIMENTAL STAFFING

HRN Services, Inc.

Master of Science - Nursing Education

Mount Saint Mary’s College

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

University of Phoenix

Associate of Science Degree - Nursing

San Bernardino Valley College

High School Graduate - undefined

Aquinas High School
Susan Morris