Tracy Wickersham Quinn
Little Elm,Texas
Summary
Dedicated and compassionate Registered Nurse (RN) with progressive career history in direct patient care in the medical surgical and intensive care adult areas. Proven to remain calm under pressure and skillfully handle difficult patients and high-stress situations. Consistently developing strong relationships with patients and families through empathetic communication, respectful attitude and excellent customer service.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
CLABSI Chairman
Ut Southwestern Medical Center
11.2022 - Current
- Serve as units lead researcher, initiator, and educator on causes, treatments, and prevention of central line associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) in ICU setting.
- Present real time case studies on patients cared for on unit during monthly staff meetings, perform routine audits, & compile achievable practices to implement among staff.
- Through CLABSI initiatives created, CLABSI occurrences have decreased by 50% on unit.
Multispecialty ICU RN
The University of Texas Medical Center
01.2022 - Current
- Directly cares for critically sick patients in ICU setting while utilizing skills such as ACLS, attention to detail, and efficiency
- Manages variety of complex medical devices including arterial lines, balloon pumps, CRRT, Impella, and Swan-Ganz catheters
- Collaborates with multitude of medical professionals- nurses, respiratory therapists, pharmacists, doctors- to deliver high quality care.
Nurse Preceptor
01.2020 - Current
- Oversees clinical education of nursing students and nurse residents
- Helped new nurses develop skills necessary to care for acute patient population
- Created meaningful work connections to be able to serve as role model to others and quickly saw positive influence of others coming to for help and guidance.
Travel RN & Interim Night Supervisor (PCU)
Avantis Medical
01.2021 - 01.2022
- Utilized skills obtained at bedside to travel to variety of clinical settings including progressive care unit and telemetry unit
- Able to quickly assimilate into new groups and always be team player
- Expanded leadership experiences by taking on role of charge nurse and interim night supervisor.
Charge nurse
01.2020 - 01.2022
- Utilized leadership skills to charge for 48-bed unit
- Experienced in making nursing and tech assignments based on acuity and patient needs, handling complex patient concerns/ complaints which require brisk and thoughtful management, assisting staff nurses throughout day, communicating with bed board and House Operations, rounding on patients to ensure all their needs are met, and being present in all emergencies
- Assessed staffing needs and planned accordingly to staff needs of floor while encouraging and uplifting coworkers.
Acute Surgical RN
The University of Texas Medical Center
01.2019 - 01.2021
- Attended 1-year new graduate residency program to assimilate smoothly into bedside nursing at large inpatient facility
- Learned and applied expanse of nursing skills, requiring close observation, including and not limited to: managing patients with new airways such as tracheostomies, and laryngectomies, caring for ENT and plastic surgical patients with muscle and skin free flaps, and new urostomy and colostomy creations
- Certified in wound ostomy care and education.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Stephen F Austin State Univeristy
Nacogdoches, TX05.2019
Skills
- Problem Solving
- Teamwork
- Flexibility
- Critical Thinking
- Attention to detail
- Compassionate
Certification
- ACLS
- BLS
- CRRT
- IABP
- Impella
- Pulmonary Artery Catheters/ Hemodynamic monitoring
Leadership Experience
Unit based council chair and co-chair, 2020, 2021, Met monthly to brainstorm ways to improve workflow and unit environment.
Responsible to enacting new policies/procedures and overseeing the transition to utilization in practice.
Created monthly agendas, documented progress, and helped develop new ways to motivate and retain nursing staff.
Observed my units fall score drastically decrease from 36 falls in 2020 to only 7 in 2021 due to action plan enacted by the council which included a creation of a “No Pass Zone” and hourly rounding.
Awards
GOLD PACT PIN AWARD RECIPIENT, 2020, 2021, Recognized for achieving the highest of established standards set forth for medical professionals at the University of Texas Medical Center. The award praises problem solving, ability, attitude, accountability, communications, contribution and collaboration, and teamwork.
Timeline
CLABSI Chairman
Ut Southwestern Medical Center
11.2022 - Current
Multispecialty ICU RN
The University of Texas Medical Center
01.2022 - Current
Travel RN & Interim Night Supervisor (PCU)
Avantis Medical
01.2021 - 01.2022
Nurse Preceptor
01.2020 - Current
Charge nurse
01.2020 - 01.2022
Acute Surgical RN
The University of Texas Medical Center
01.2019 - 01.2021
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Stephen F Austin State Univeristy
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