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Tanya Barr

York,PA

Summary

Dynamic Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner bringing 13 years of direct patient care 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 patient safety and clinical decision making while following up to date treatment guidelines.

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Professional Staff Nurse- Expert

Emergency Department, UPMC Pinnacle Harrisburg Hospital
04.2023 - Current
  • Perform lifesaving treatments including CPR and advanced life support
  • Deliver care to patients experiencing trauma, myocardial infarctions, strokes, and other intensive emergency situations
  • Support and coordinate care amongst an interdisciplinary team
  • Triage patients and determine acuity of care and treatment needed
  • Charge Nurse, Preceptor, Mentor to new staff, Nurse Residency Graduate
  • Active member of the education and scheduling committees.

Clinical Nurse II

Surgical Intensive Care Unit, Wellspan Health York Hospital
07.2021 - 04.2023
  • Responsible for acute post-surgical care of general, abdominal, trauma, and vascular surgical patients
  • Care of covid positive patients
  • Maintained strong working relationships with physicians and ancillary staff, fostering a collaborative approach to patient care delivery.
  • Advanced airway management, ventilator management, continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT), wound care
  • Titration and monitoring of vasoactive, cardiac, and sedation medication
  • Care and management of invasive hemodynamic monitoring and lines
  • Utilized advanced assessment skills to identify early indications of deterioration in a patient''s condition, enabling prompt intervention when needed.
  • End of life care
  • Charge nurse

Nursing Clinical Instructor

Harrisburg Area Community College
01.2020 - 12.2023
  • Provide clinical instruction to students in the hospital and rehabilitation settings including assessment, time management, medication therapy, pharmaceutical knowledge, and nursing skills
  • Facilitate critical thinking
  • Observe and make recommendations to students while encouraging a positive learning experience
  • Provide feedback to allow students to make improvements and continue learning progression.

Senior Professional Staff Nurse

Perianesthesia Department, UMPC Memorial Hospital
09.2019 - 06.2021
  • Prepare patients for surgical procedures, verify patients have been cleared and are safe for surgery, reviewing preoperative testing, obtaining, and verifying surgical consents and reporting abnormalities to surgeon and anesthesiologist
  • Postoperative care includes recovering patients from anesthesia, maintaining airway, monitoring vitals, surgical site care
  • Preceptor to new nurses on unit
  • Experienced in IV therapy, phlebotomy, arterial lines, surgical drains, high-risk medication management
  • Scheduling Committee chair through August 2020.

Education

Master of Science in Nursing-FNP -

Wilkes University
Wilkes-Barre, PA
08.2024

Bachelor of Science of Nursing -

Ohio University
Athens, OH
12.2020

Associate of Science of Nursing -

Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences
Lancaster, PA
12.2016

Skills

  • Assessment Skills
  • Quality Improvement
  • Disease Prevention
  • Health Promotion
  • Care Planning
  • Problem-Solving
  • Clinical judgment
  • Care Plan Development
  • Critical Care/Emergency Care
  • Healthcare Team Collaboration
  • Chronic Disease Management
  • Patient Education

Certification

Registered Nurse, 2016

Basic Life Support

Pediatric Life Support

Advanced Life Support

Stroke/NIHSS

Timeline

Professional Staff Nurse- Expert

Emergency Department, UPMC Pinnacle Harrisburg Hospital
04.2023 - Current

Clinical Nurse II

Surgical Intensive Care Unit, Wellspan Health York Hospital
07.2021 - 04.2023

Nursing Clinical Instructor

Harrisburg Area Community College
01.2020 - 12.2023

Senior Professional Staff Nurse

Perianesthesia Department, UMPC Memorial Hospital
09.2019 - 06.2021

Master of Science in Nursing-FNP -

Wilkes University

Bachelor of Science of Nursing -

Ohio University

Associate of Science of Nursing -

Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences

Registered Nurse, 2016

Basic Life Support

Pediatric Life Support

Advanced Life Support

Stroke/NIHSS

Tanya Barr