Wendy Dowden
1668 Main Street Brawley,CA
Summary
Experienced nursing professional bringing demonstrated clinical expertise, leadership skills, technical knowledge, and strong interpersonal abilities. Hardworking employee with customer service, multitasking and time management abilities. Devoted to giving every patient a positive and memorable experience.
Overview
28
28
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
House Charge Nurse
El Centro Regional Medical Center
El Centro, CA
01.2023 - Current
- Coordinated, tasked and supervised nurses and ancillary staff based on staffing requirements.
- Reviewed staffing patterns and census of nursing units, meeting staffing needs and budgetary controls.
- Responded to emergency situations with speed, expertise and level-headed approaches to provide optimal care, support and life-saving interventions.
- Provided emotional support to patients and families during challenging and stressful situations.
- Communicated and interacted with physicians, as necessary.
- Maintained strict patient data procedures to comply with HIPAA laws and prevent information breaches.
Staff RN, Charge Nurse
El Centro Regional Medical Center
El Centro, CA
06.2008 - 01.2023
- Attended vaginal and c-section deliveries of newborns, assessing and transitioning those newborns and intervening as necessary to promote optimal care.
- Assisted MD with stabilization, intubation, and umbilical line placement for ill and preterm infants, as necessary.
- Administered PO, IM, and IV meds to adults and neonates, tracking patient responses.
- Distributed assignments to RNs and OB Assists, guided work, and delivered training to promote proper care standards for patients.
- Reviewed staffing patterns and census of nursing units, flexed staffing as necessary, meeting staffing needs and budgetary controls.
- Trained and mentored nurses.
- Charge Nurse overseeing Postpartum, Labor, Pediatrics, and transitional Nursery/NICU departments.
- Educated patients, caregivers and families on diagnoses, treatment and disease prevention.
Staff RN, Charge Nurse
Pioneers Memorial Healthcare District
Brawley, CA
04.1997 - 06.2008
- Performed all the above activities listed as Staff RN and Charge Nurse at El Centro Regional Medical Center.
- Worked for one year as a Labor and Delivery RN, monitoring FHR strips, attending deliveries, circulating in the OR and recovering patients in the PACU.
- Worked three years in Postpartum caring for mothers and antepartum patients. Administered medications, including pitocin and magnesium sulfate.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
The University of Texas At Arlington
Arlington, TX12.2015
Associate of Science - Nursing
San Bernardino Valley College
San Bernardino, CA12.1996
Certification
- Registered Nurse, CA #531784, AZ #686855
- AHA Basic Life Support (BLS), expires October 2026
- AHA Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), expires December 2024
- AHA Pediatric Life Support (PALS), expires October 2026
- AAP Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP), expires December 2026
- NCC Low Risk Neonatal Intensive Care Nursing (RNC-LRN), expires June 2026
- STABLE, attended class multiple times
- Rady Children's Hospital Neonatal Advanced Life Support (NALS), attended 4 times
Timeline
House Charge Nurse
El Centro Regional Medical Center
01.2023 - Current
Staff RN, Charge Nurse
El Centro Regional Medical Center
06.2008 - 01.2023
Staff RN, Charge Nurse
Pioneers Memorial Healthcare District
04.1997 - 06.2008
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
The University of Texas At Arlington
Associate of Science - Nursing
San Bernardino Valley College
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