Taylor Barcus
Denver,CO
Summary
Critical care RN with eleven years in high-acuity ED and ICU settings, now moving into medical device education/sales. I’ve spent my career hands-on with the monitors, ventilators, infusion pumps, and other life-sustaining equipment that device companies build and support, and I’ve trained plenty of nurses on how to use them. I have quickly learned, adapted, and managed a variety of devices across a multitude of hospitals in the U.S. working as a travel nurse for four years. I stay calm troubleshooting equipment in the middle of a procedure, and I earn trust with physicians and staff fast. Now I want to put that clinical credibility to work on the commercial side.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
RN, Critical Care Float Pool
Denver Health Medical Center
Denver, CO
07.2024 - Current
- Level one trauma facility
- Float throughout the Denver Health systems across Urgent Care, Emergency Department, Medical & Surgical/Trauma ICUs, and step-down unit
- Care for a variety of patients of all levels of acuity from stable to life-threatening
- Quickly adapt to each unit and their specific requirements, utilizing my knowledge from each department to provide high-quality evidence-based care
- Identify what works best throughout each unit and provide recommendations to upper management with the goal to develop change and improve workflow and patient outcomes
RN, Medical Intensive Care Unit
Denver Health Medical Center
Denver, CO
07.2023 - 07.2024
- 20 bed unit, level one trauma facility
- Cared for a variety of patients with life-threatening medical conditions
- Learned, managed, and educated colleagues, patients, and family members on various devices such as cardiac monitors, ventilators, infusion pumps, arterial lines, SWANs, EVDs, bolts, CRRT, impellas, balloon pumps, ECMO, pacemakers, cooling caths, chest tubes, wound vacs, and much more
- Collaborated with the healthcare team to develop patient-specific goals and care plans
Travel RN, Emergency Department
Multiple Hospitals
U.S.A.
05.2019 - 04.2023
- Worked contracts at several hospitals throughout the U.S.A. from level one to level five trauma centers, which include Methodist Hospital of Sacramento, Sharp Healthcare, Mountainview Hospital, UC Irvine Medical Center, Kaiser Sunnyside Medical Center, Swedish Medical Center, Chandler Regional Medical Center, and Centennial Medical Plaza
- Quickly adapted and learned different charting systems, medical devices, and patient populations
RN, Emergency Department
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Cleveland, OH
10.2016 - 05.2019
- 40 bed unit, level one trauma facility
- Worked in all areas of the ED including the resuscitation/trauma bay, fast track, triage, and behavioral health units
- Critiqued and became exceptional in my skills such as IV, foley, and NG placement as well as blood draws, wound care, etc. within my scope of practice and policy/procedure guidelines
- Stayed up to date on best evidence-based practice to provide superior care with the goal of achieving the most desirable patient outcomes
- Documented all patient assessments and interventions as thoroughly and accurately as possible in the designated locations within the EMR
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of Akron
Akron, OH05.2015
Certification - EMT-B
Stark State College of Technology
Canton, OH08.2011
Skills
- BLS, AHA, expires 11/2026
- ACLS, AHA, expires 01/2027
- PALS, AHA, expires 02/2027
- NIHSS, AHA, expires 09/2027
- TNCC, ENA, expires 09/2029
License and Specialty
Registered Nurse (RN), expires 09/2026
- Critical Care Float Pool 07/2024-current
- Medical Intensive Care Unit 07/2023-07/2024
- Emergency Medicine 10/2016-04/2023
- Telemetry 08/2015-10/2016
Computer Skills
Allscripts, Cerner, Meditech, Epic
References
Available upon request
Timeline
RN, Critical Care Float Pool
Denver Health Medical Center
07.2024 - Current
RN, Medical Intensive Care Unit
Denver Health Medical Center
07.2023 - 07.2024
Travel RN, Emergency Department
Multiple Hospitals
05.2019 - 04.2023
RN, Emergency Department
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
10.2016 - 05.2019
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of Akron
Certification - EMT-B
Stark State College of Technology