Charge nurse of the unit, task include making safe staff assignments for the day, answering and managing incoming phone calls for the unit, communicate with ANS and bed placement for appropriate patient placement, communicate with CSICU staff for patient transfers, support floor nurses with task help, balance and create the RN and CNA schedule, audits, manage the unit budget, educate staff with new protocols and processes, insure completion of staff Pathways modules.
Interim manager, attend meetings, monitor unit budget, taught at skills day stations, manage timecards, event reports, communicate with staff and nurse shift managers
Collaborate with other nurse shift managers and unit manager to implement new processes such as the nurse extender program and the transport RN for telemetry patients
Interview and hire new staff members
Communicate with family members regarding their concerns with patients and staff, service recovery
Train new relief charges nurse
Collaborate with physicians, NP, PA on the unit to implement a plan of care for the patients
Give feedback on performance in IM
Assisted with the opening of the discharge lounge, gave feedback to improve the process
Registered Nurse, Progressive Care Unit
Dignity Health
12.2010 - 02.2017
Provide bedside care for cardiac surgery, heart failure, LVAD, as well as medical surgical patients.
Collaborate with the whole health care team including PT, OT, ST, wound care, care coordination, physicians to provide excellent care for the patient
Assist physicians with bedside procedures including cardioversions, thoracentesis, TEE, chest tube insertion.
Communicate with family members
Relief charge nurse
Precepted new RN
Elementary School Volunteer
Parent Volunteer
08.2018 - Current
Help plan and organize school fundraisers
Collected money for school auction and made table assignments for 250 person event
Coordinated fixed priced parties for school event, acquired volunteers to host parties to be used to raise funds for the school
Coordinated volunteer efforts during school-wide events, ensuring seamless and successful execution.
Demonstrated leadership skills in managing projects from concept to completion.
Team mom for multiple sports teams, coordinate team schedule, uniforms, social events.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
American Sentinel University
Aurora, CO
11.2020
Associate of Science - Nursing
American River College
Sacramento, CA
05.2010
Skills
Over 13 years of experience as a nurse on a fast paced, high acuity nursing unit
Collaborates and communicates well with coworkers and peers