TRACY MALLERY
Maple Valley,WA.
Summary
Dedicated nursing professional with history of meeting company goals utilizing consistent and organized practices. Skilled in working under pressure and adapting to new situations and challenges to best enhance the organizational brand.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Charge Nurse
MultiCare Covington Medical Center
Covington, WA
05.2021 - Current
- Coordinated nursing care on unit through staff assignments, assisting and rounding with physicians, monitoring patient orders and communicating with ancillary departments.
- Mentor and train new staff while providing support and guidance to all staff members
- Assess educational needs of the staff and create and implement educational activities
- Plan and conduct monthly staff meetings
- Create and implement yearly department driven competencies
- Communicate and coordinate patient care and issues with OR staff, PACU staff, Surgeons, and Anesthesiologists
- Communicate discharge instructions and medications verbally and in writing, ensuring patient and/or caretaker understanding of post-op care
- Involved in the interviewing and hiring of new staff.
Registered Nurse-PACU
MultiCare Covington Medical Center
03.2020 - 05.2021
- Still occasionally works in unit and takes call as PACU phase 1 nurse
- Utilized strong assessment skills to determine necessary patient care
- Skilled at collaborating with physicians and other health care professionals for efficient patient management and optimal delivery of high quality, patient centered care
- Ensure stability of patient’s vital signs and airway and administered medication when appropriate
- Recognize clinical abnormalities then communicated with provider in reference to diagnosing and treating of clinical problems
- Educated and supported patient and family on care of patients
- Determined patient transfer timing according to recovery from anesthesia, vitals and general readiness for return to the primary unit.
Assistant Nurse Manager/Unit Educator
Harborview Hospital
Seattle, WA
12.2018 - 03.2020
- Manage personnel effectively and analyze workloads and skill requirements to meet patient's needs for an assigned shift
- Assisted with staff education and unit projects while providing a high level of productivity and dependability
- Ensure that the department personnel followed hospital/corporate policies and procedures, safety and infection control practices
- Assessed performance of staff and provided feedback to the unit manager
- Assume responsibility for remaining current on job-related knowledge, skills and ongoing education/in-service/credentialing/certification/licensure requirements for staff.
- Created work schedules for multiple shifts to confirm complete floor coverage.
- Integrated evidence-based nursing into practice environment for 70 nurses.
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures and safety protocols.
Registered Nurse II-ASU and PACU
Harborview Medical Center
11.2014 - 01.2019
- Manage patient admission process into surgical preoperative area ensuring wrist bands and documentation were accurate and complete
- Communicates appropriate information regarding patient conditions to those who require the information including, surgeons, anesthesia, management and other staff
- Ensure that patients and their families are informed about the procedure
- Conduct pre-op phone calls to review medications and pre-op instructions
- Conduct post-op phone calls to assess patient for pain and discharge instruction questions
- Work in phase I and phase II recovery room to coordinate the delivery of care for post-anesthesia patients immediately following surgical procedures, so that the physical, psychological, safety, rehabilitation and education needs of patients and their family members are met
- Responsible for maintaining documentation, which reflects health care needs of every patient, care and treatment provided, patient's response to care and treatment, and patient disposition
- Perform Charge nurses duties that include making nurse assignments, supporting a nursing staff as well as an educational resource, while also treating a limited number of patients and remain in communication with the OR staff.
Registered Nurse II- Neuro ICU
Harborview Medical Center
09.2009 - 11.2014
- Educated family members and caregivers on patient care instructions.
- Evaluated patient histories, complaints and current symptoms.
- Accurately documented treatment, medications and IVs administered, discharge instructions and follow-up care.
- Advocated for and strived to protect health, safety and rights of patient.
- Explained course of care and medication side effects to patients and caregivers in easy-to-understand terms.
- Provided skilled, timely and level-headed emergency response to critically-ill patients.
Registered Nurse II- ICU Float Pool and ED
Harborview Medical Center
03.2008 - 09.2009
- Administered and maintained comfort, treatment, medication, intravenous infusion and health care to support patient needs.
- Submitted accurate documentation, reporting and in-depth nursing observation to support continuity of total patient care.
- As a critical care float pool RN, it includes working in all intensive care units, the emergency department, PACU and will coordinate, supervise, and implement patient care based on competence, professional expertise, knowledge, and evidence-based practice.
- Provided patient-centered care in a Level 1 trauma center to critically injured patients, including motor vehicle collisions, burns, gunshot wounds, neurological insults, falls, and many other causes and medical diagnoses.
Clinical Education and Support Specialist
Innercool Therapies
San Diego, CA
10.2006 - 12.2007
- Provided clinical expertise through consultation, education, and training of endovascular and surface technologies for hypothermic therapy to a wide range of healthcare professionals in various hospitals across the West Coast
- Worked with co-workers in the design and execution of clinical trials in the Operating room and in various ICUs
- Helped nurse educators and ICU managers with designing protocols for the use of equipment to induce hypothermia in a wide range of settings
- Was available to customers 24 hours a day for calls and emails to troubleshoot any issues and to answer questions in regards to our equipment or in the general care of an ICU patient
- Made presentations to nurse consortiums and to physicians on the topics of hypothermia in relation to neurosurgery, neurology, and cardiac patients.
Registered Nurse II, Neuro ICU
Harborview Medical Center
08.2002 - 03.2007
- Experience in Level 1 center care, utilizing the nursing process I provided and coordinated exceptional and therapeutic nursing care to critically injured trauma patients, including motor vehicle collisions, falls, gunshot wounds, neurological insults, tumor patients, among others
- Resuscitated and stabilized patients, managed IV drips and titration, Art Line, CVP lines, Lidco, ventilators, wound care, medications and other appropriate nursing services
- Induced conscious sedation during neuro interventional radiology procedures and recover patients after procedure
- Educate patients/families on health care needs, conditions, and plan of care
- Coordinated services, treatments, and consultations for patients
- Acted as patient advocate; assess patient status and notify resident physicians of clinical changes; assist resident physicians with procedures
- As a critical care float , I worked on all intensive care units, ED, and PACU to coordinate, supervise, and implement patient care based on competence, professional expertise, knowledge and evidence-based practice.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Seattle University
Master of Science - Nursing: Clinical Nurse Educator
Jacksonville University
Associate - Arts and Sciences
Bellevue Community College
Skills
- Attention to Detail
- Patient Condition Monitoring
- Creative Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Care Coordination
- Compassionate and Caring
- Accurate Documentation
- Clear Patient Communication
- Delegation and Motivation
- Group and Individual Instruction
- Create and implement education materials to staff
Accomplishments
- Received the Daisy Award in May, 2018
- Help implement and participated in UBC for Ambulatory Surgery and Outpatient PACU at Harborview from 3/2017 to 12/2019
Certification
CCRN, ACLS, PALS, ENCP
Timeline
Charge Nurse
MultiCare Covington Medical Center
05.2021 - Current
Registered Nurse-PACU
MultiCare Covington Medical Center
03.2020 - 05.2021
Assistant Nurse Manager/Unit Educator
Harborview Hospital
12.2018 - 03.2020
Registered Nurse II-ASU and PACU
Harborview Medical Center
11.2014 - 01.2019
Registered Nurse II- Neuro ICU
Harborview Medical Center
09.2009 - 11.2014
Registered Nurse II- ICU Float Pool and ED
Harborview Medical Center
03.2008 - 09.2009
Clinical Education and Support Specialist
Innercool Therapies
10.2006 - 12.2007
Registered Nurse II, Neuro ICU
Harborview Medical Center
08.2002 - 03.2007
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Seattle University
Master of Science - Nursing: Clinical Nurse Educator
Jacksonville University
Associate - Arts and Sciences
Bellevue Community College