Whitney Paige Hodgen
Seattle,WA
Summary
Compassionate Registered Nurse with 10 years of experience providing high quality, comprehensive patient care. Considered hardworking, a team player, and adaptable with exceptional ability to remain calm and focused in fast paced, rapidly changing environments.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse
Seattle Children's Hospital Emergency Department
Seattle, WA
06.2019 - Current
- Provide emergency medical care to patients from birth to young adulthood.
- Collaborate with physicians, nurses, respiratory therapists, and radiology technicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Triage and perform initial patient assessments.
- Monitor patient condition by performing follow up assessments, including assessing patients post procedure or post medication administration.
- Assist physicians with procedures such as intubations and procedural sedations.
- Deliver medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections, monitoring responses to address new concerns.
- Educate family members and caregivers on patient care instructions.
Registered Nurse
Neurology Clinic, Seattle Children’s Hospital
11.2016 - 06.2019
- Triage and assess patients with a variety of neurological conditions including epilepsy, chronic migraines, movement disorders, neuromuscular disorders, and mitochondrial disease over the phone.
- Identify and clarify patient and family educational needs and perform teaching that targets those needs.
- Create emergency care plans for patients based on their specific needs in emergency situations.
- Coordinate care for patients and families.
- Assist patients and families to navigate the health system.
Registered Nurse
Holy Cross Hospital Emergency Department
03.2015 - 09.2016
- Provide emergency medical care to patients of all ages in a busy emergency department that averages 90,000 visits per year.
- Provide developmentally appropriate care that met the unique needs of pediatric patients during shifts in the Pediatric Emergency Department.
- Collaborate with physicians, nurses, respiratory therapists, and radiology technicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Triage adult and pediatric patients and performed initial patient assessments.
- Monitor patient condition by performing follow up assessments, including assessing patients post procedure or post medication administration.
- Assist physicians with procedures such as intubations and procedural sedations.
- Deliver medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections, monitoring responses to address new concerns.
- Educate family members and caregivers on patient care instructions.
Registered Nurse
University of Maryland-University Health Center
10.2013 - 03.2015
- Perform assessment of and provide urgent and non emergent care to university students, faculty, and staff.
- Collaborate with physicians, nurses, and other health center staff in providing needed health services to the university community.
- Implement physician orders for vaccinations, wound care, PO and IM medications, IV insertion and IV fluid administration.
- Administer allergy injections based on doses and schedules recommended by student’s allergists.
- Phone triage when students call in to health center with questions and concerns.
- Communicate with parents and address concerns regarding students health and wellness in accordance with state laws.
- Schedule appointments and arrange transportation for students to and from the health center and to off campus appointments.
Registered Nurse
Rockingham Memorial Hospital Emergency Department
06.2010 - 09.2013
- Provide emergency medical care to patients of all ages in a 54 bed emergency department with a 4:1 patient to nurse ratio.
- Collaborate with physicians, nurses, respiratory therapists, and radiology technicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Triage patients and perform initial patient assessments.
- Monitor patient condition by performing follow up assessments post procedure or post medication administration.
- Delivered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections, monitoring responses to address new concerns.
- Assist physicians with procedures such as intubations and procedural sedations.
- Educated family members and caregivers on patient care instructions.
- Serve as a preceptor to new hires and orient nursing students to the emergency department.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
James Madison University
Harrisonburg, VA05.2010
Skills
- Emergency Nursing Expertise
- Intravenous Therapy
- Laboratory Procedures
- Infection Control and Aseptic Procedures
- Triaging
- Patient Check-Ins
- Precepting
Certification
- Registered Nurse, Washington; License Number-RN60674726
- PALS - Pediatric Advanced Life Support; 03/15/2020-03/2022
- BLS-Basic Life Support; 03/02/2021-03/2023
Timeline
Registered Nurse
Seattle Children's Hospital Emergency Department
06.2019 - Current
Registered Nurse
Neurology Clinic, Seattle Children’s Hospital
11.2016 - 06.2019
Registered Nurse
Holy Cross Hospital Emergency Department
03.2015 - 09.2016
Registered Nurse
University of Maryland-University Health Center
10.2013 - 03.2015
Registered Nurse
Rockingham Memorial Hospital Emergency Department
06.2010 - 09.2013
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
James Madison University