Wendi Elliott
West Lafayette,IN
Summary
Compassionate Registered Nurse, highly skilled and enthusiastic with more than 20+ years of experience in management and supervision along with bed side care of patients. Successfully oversee staff, including physicians, nursing staff, security, maintenance, laboratory, etc. Strong organizational and interpersonal skills. Contribute to high-volume medical care by providing exceptional customer service, excellent communication skills with the patients and their families and all the staff.
Overview
27
27
years of professional experience
Work History
RN Supervisor
Witham Memorial Hospital
10.2007 - Current
- Oversaw and managed care of ICU patients, including ventilators, IV drip medications, telemetry, stroke alerts, rapid response/code team. Started in ICU at Witham in 2007. Quickly, cross trained to house supervisor and became full time house supervisor in 2019.
- Collaborate with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions. Assist in deciding placement of patients from ER to inpatient status.
- Lead successful teams comprised of RNs, LPNs, and ancillary staff.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options. Communicate efficiently and effectively in both education and customer service aspects.
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, policies, and safety protocols.
- Manage infection control and critical incidents and make procedural changes and improvements.
- Oversee delivery of care for patients on med surg unit, ICU, ED, GPS, OB, ECU, OR, in providing direct care, delegating nursing assignments and supervising team comprised of nurses, LPNs, patient care techs.
- Advocate for patients by communicating care preferences to practitioners, verifying interventions met treatment goals and identifying needs.
- Orchestrated quality-driven, cost-effective care in high-volume critical settings.
- Establish and maintain effective communication with staff, physicians and administration to promote high quality patient care.
RN Staff/Charge Nurse
Seton Specialty Hospital
02.2007 - 02.2008
- Performed various nursing interventions such as ventilator/trach care, wound care/dressings, telemetry, vital sign monitoring, and specimen collection.
- Administered medications via oral, IV, cardiac drips, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Monitored patients' conditions and reported changes in physical presentation, appearance, and behavior to discuss treatment with physicians.
- Assessed physical, psychological, physiologic, and cognitive status of patients.
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
- Effectively prioritized assignments, executing care based on each patient's relative condition and delegating tasks to available personnel deliver safe and efficient care.
RN, Staff PCCU
St. Vincent's Hospital
05.2006 - 02.2007
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options, specifically cardiac disease processes.
- Managed care from admission to discharge.
- Administered medications via oral, IM injections, IV, IV cardiac drips such as Dobutamine, Cardene, Cardizem, Lasix, etc, IM and monitored responses.
- Organized and managed cardiac care of patients undergoing various therapies such as Dobutamine CADD pumps for patients waiting for heart transplants and cardiac procedures such as cath lab, open heart surgery.
- Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients, and determined next course of action.
- Cross trained in CICU gaining ventilator experience, other IV drips.
- Floated and cross trained to CVPV.
Manager
Florida Tan Centre/Tan One/First Cash Advance
09.1996 - 12.2004
- Managed and motivated employees to be productive and engaged in work.
- Accomplished multiple tasks within established timeframes.
- Maintained professional, organized, and safe environment for employees and patrons.
- Resolved staff member conflicts, actively listening to concerns and finding appropriate middle ground.
- Onboarded new employees with training and new hire documentation.
- Communicated clearly with administration and other mangers in Illinois, Indiana and Ohio,
- Managed time effectively to meet deadlines in completing weekly, biweekly, monthly reports such as inventory, schedules, payroll, and assigned projects.
Education
Associate of Science - Registered Nurse
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana
Lafayette, IN05.2006
Skills
- Process Implementation
- Decision-Making
- Operations Issues
- Employee Work Scheduling
- Risk Management
- Employee Supervision
- Critical Thinking
- Verbal and Written Communication
- Emergency Readiness
- Problem Identification
- Clinical Staff Management
- Patient Relations
- BLS, ACLS, CPI, PALS, NPR, dementia training
Timeline
RN Supervisor
Witham Memorial Hospital
10.2007 - Current
RN Staff/Charge Nurse
Seton Specialty Hospital
02.2007 - 02.2008
RN, Staff PCCU
St. Vincent's Hospital
05.2006 - 02.2007
Manager
Florida Tan Centre/Tan One/First Cash Advance
09.1996 - 12.2004
Associate of Science - Registered Nurse
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana
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