TAKIYAH NEWTON
Spring,TX
Summary
Interventional Radiology Nurse with extensive experience across inpatient and outpatient settings, including leadership roles. Skilled in team management and enhancing patient care through effective workflow improvements. Proficient in Epic software, facilitating collaboration and ensuring optimal patient outcomes. Dedicated to maintaining safety and quality in high-pressure environments.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Interventional Radiology Nurse
Md Anderson Cancer Center, West Houston
Katy, Texas
01.2024 - Current
- Administer medications and monitor patients under conscious sedation, ensuring patient safety and stability.
- Recognize and respond to intraoperative complications (e.g., arrhythmias, over-sedation, and respiratory issues).
- Assist in preparing sterile trays, equipment, and other supplies.
- Assess patients: baseline status (vitals, labs, history) before procedures.
- Provide education to patients and families about the procedure, what to expect, risks, sedation administered, recovery and post-op care.
- Works in collaboration with interventional radiologists, technologists, and other members of the inter-professional team.
- Actively participate in radiation safety by helping manage radiation dose risks for patients and staff.
- Participate in evidence-based practice initiatives, quality improvement, and safety committees such as IRN, AQP, and the Patient Experience Council.
- Member of the Retention Committee and Ambassador Program.
- Six Sigma Yellow Belt Certification.
Interventional Radiology Travel Nurse
Various
Dallas, Texas
04.2022 - 10.2022
- Administered medications as prescribed by physicians, including conscious sedation.
- Critical care assessments intra-procedure.
- Circulator intra-procedure.
- Epic Documentation
- Prepared medical equipment and supplies to aid the physician during the procedure.
- Stocked clinical workstations and procedure rooms with necessary supplies.
- Managed arterial catheters, vasoactive drug administrations and titration, thrombolytic therapy, and dysrhythmia interpretations.
Interventional Radiology Charge Nurse
Houston Methodist
Spring, TX
03.2018 - 03.2022
- Interventional Radiology Procedures
- Interpersonal and Written Communication
- Healthcare Personnel Supervision
- Delegation and Motivation
- Time Management Attention to Detail
- Staff Training
- Team Collaboration
- Treated patients with broad range of acute, life-threatening diagnoses.
- Managed PA catheters and arterials, vasoactive drug administration and titration, thrombolytic therapy, dysrhythmia interpretation and chest tube management.
- Administered care to patients suffering from catastrophic traumatic injuries.
- Administered local, inhalation or intravenous anesthetics to patients undergoing procedures.
- Administered oral, IV and intra-muscular medications and monitored patient reactions.
- Board runner for procedural cases- ensuring all cases are done in a safe, timely and efficient manner daily.
- Serve as a resource for both nurses and techs in all modalities in Radiology.
- Maintain education and competencies for current RNs in the department, as well as provide training and orientation for all new staff.
- Serve as liaison between IR and other departments, physicians and IR physicians with staff to achieve the best patient care and best practices.
- Maintain close relationships with reps for new products in service.
- Neuro Interventional RN champion for IR department.
- Assess competencies with procedures, mentoring with both nurses and techs during and after competencies.
- Encourages and assist staff with professional development.
- Rounding with all IR nurses quarterly.
- Payroll (LaborWorx) for all nurses in IR department.
- Assess and complete staff evaluations.
- Liaison between various doctors offices and IR department.
- Liaison between scheduling department and IR department.
- Attend as well as report at all Leadership, Shared Governance, Stroke Committee, VAT (vascular assess team), Quality, Patient Experience & Informatic meetings.
- Assisted in implementation of comprehensive stroke center certification.
- Implemented VAT team for the facility.
- Provide training for PICC, Midline, and Ultrasound-guided IV insertions.
- Audit all stroke and sedation charts and hand hygiene compliance.
- Maintain compliance with all COVID testing and restrictions.
- Service recovery champion for IR department.
- Monitor, review and address all patient satisfaction surveys (NRC).
- Complete and implement corrective action plans for DNV surveys.
- Represent nursing in all RCA (root cause analysis) meetings involving IR department.
Epic Optime/Anesthesia, Inpatient Orders Analyst/Registered Nurse
Cone Health System
Greensboro, North Carolina
07.2015 - 09.2017
- Kept customers informed about issue resolution progress and provided updated estimated times of resolution on ongoing basis.
- Maintained strict patient data procedures to comply with HIPAA laws and prevent information breaches.
- Advocated for patient needs with interdisciplinary team and implemented outlined treatment plans.
- Supported employees with advanced troubleshooting on helpdesk tickets.
- Assisted end-users with software and hardware troubleshooting to determine causes of system malfunction.
- Responded to support tickets within established timeframe to improve customer service.
- Participated in continuing education programs and Epic Training workshops to enhance training and information technology knowledge.
- Collected, analyzed and reported on data for use in operational planning.
Interventional Radiology Charge
Cone Health System
Greensboro, North Carolina
10.2009 - 06.2015
- Accountabilities included clinical leadership, patient flow, and unit operations/supplies/charges in Interventional Radiology department.
- Coordinated daily responsibilities of the imaging team.
- Provided specialized care to diagnostic and therapeutic procedures performed in radiology.
- Demonstrated knowledge and skills required to provide direct patient care to the patient population from adolescents to geriatric.
- Ensured collaboration with medical staff, nurses and ancillary services necessary to provide efficient, quality care.
- Provided educational development and participated in Performance Improvement activities to include self, individuals, department and organization.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
North Carolina A & T State University
Greensboro, NC05.2005
Skills
- Strong clinical judgment and patient care knowledge
- Ability to oversee complex patient cases
- Ability to lead, coach, and empower nursing staff
- Conflict resolution
- Clear, professional communication with nurses, physicians, and patients
- Active listening
- Effective documentation
- Motivating teams during high-stress situations
- Identifying workflow improvement opportunities
- High emotional intelligence
- Mediation and de-escalation skills
- Approachability
- Strong proficiency in Epic
Certification
CRN, 2028
ACLS, 2027
BLS, 2027
ACLS, 2027
BLS, 2027
Professional Highlights
- Bronze recipient of Good Samaritan Nursing Excellence Award (2020)
- Recognized as Employee of the Month for outstanding performance and team contributions (2021)
- Consistently maintained high patient satisfaction ratings while meeting all patient safety goals.
Timeline
Interventional Radiology Nurse
Md Anderson Cancer Center, West Houston
01.2024 - Current
Interventional Radiology Travel Nurse
Various
04.2022 - 10.2022
Interventional Radiology Charge Nurse
Houston Methodist
03.2018 - 03.2022
Epic Optime/Anesthesia, Inpatient Orders Analyst/Registered Nurse
Cone Health System
07.2015 - 09.2017
Interventional Radiology Charge
Cone Health System
10.2009 - 06.2015
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
North Carolina A & T State University