Courtney Larson
Santa Clara,CA
Summary
Emergency and trauma registered nurse with 4+ years of experience across Emergency, Level I Trauma, Cardiac IMU, and Radiology critical care support. Seeking to continue advancing in high-acuity emergency nursing with a focus on rapid assessment, safe stabilization, and reliable team-based response during time-sensitive events.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Emergency Room Nurse
San Jose Regional Hospital
San Jose, CA
07.2024 - Current
- Triage, assess, and provide life-stabilizing interventions in high-acuity ED.
- Monitor patient status and lab results to alert physicians to critical values or acute changes in condition.
- Communicate effectively with ED physicians, residents, and specialty services to support timely evaluation, treatment, and disposition.
Radiology Critical Care Nurse
Memorial Hermann Hospital, TMC
Houston, TX
08.2023 - 07.2024
- Prepared patients for imaging and monitored ICU and IMU patients while imaging occurred, including management of critical medications and infusions.
- Monitored vital signs, continuous infusions, and patient status during imaging and transport workflows.
- Assessed for adverse reactions to contrast or sedative medications and escalated care promptly when indicated.
- Recognized and responded appropriately to medical emergencies or complications during imaging.
Emergency Room Nurse
Ally Medical Emergency Room
02.2023 - 07.2024
- Triaged, assessed, and managed adult and pediatric patients.
- Assisted with procedures and supported patient flow through accurate reassessments and timely communication.
Emergency Room Nurse, Level I Trauma
Memorial Hermann Hospital, TMC
Houston, TX
02.2022 - 07.2024
- Triaged, assessed, and initiated life-stabilizing interventions in a Level I trauma emergency department.
- Assisted physicians with cardioversion, intubations, transcutaneous pacing, and EVD-related care processes per unit workflow.
- Monitored patients and reviewed diagnostic trends and lab results to escalate critical values and clinical deterioration.
- Lead nursing response and team coordination for STEMI, stroke, trauma activations, and CPR cases.
Clinical Observation Unit Registered Nurse
Memorial Hermann Hospital, TMC
Houston, TX
06.2021 - 02.2022
- Managed admission assessments, continuous status monitoring, and education for patients and caregivers.
- Served as charge nurse and preceptor for an 18-bed unit, supporting workflow coordination and staff development.
- Collaborated with the care team to implement plans of care and facilitate transfers and discharges.
- Competent in port access, blood product administration, and PICC line management.
- Cerner EHR proficiency.
Cardiac IMU Registered Nurse
Riverside Regional Medical Center
Newport News, VA
09.2020 - 06.2021
- Provided acute nursing care for post-cardiac procedure patients, including pacemaker insertion, stent placement, post-CABG care, and chest tube management.
- Titrated medication infusions including diltiazem, nitroglycerin, amiodarone, and cardene according to protocol and patient response.
- Monitored continuous telemetry and escalated rhythm changes or acute clinical deterioration to providers.
- EPIC EHR proficiency.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Nursing - BSN
University of Texas At Arlington
03.2026
Associate Degree in Nursing - ADN
ECPI University
01.2020
Skills
- Rapid triage, focused assessment, and clinical escalation in high-acuity settings
- Life-stabilizing interventions, protocol-driven response, and continuous reassessment
- STEMI, stroke, trauma, and CPR team coordination and high-reliability communication
- Critical monitoring, trend recognition, and timely reporting of diagnostic and lab changes
- High-acuity support workflows including LVAD, ECMO, EVD-related processes, burns, and pediatrics
- EHR proficiency: Epic and Cerner
Certification
- Registered Nurse (RN), California, License #xxxxxxxx
- Basic Life Support (BLS), expires 2027
- Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), expires 2027
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), expires 2027
- Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC), expires 2027
- Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course (ENPC), expires 2026
- Advanced Trauma Care for Nurses (ATCN), expires 2026
- Advanced Burn Life Support (ABLS), expires 2027
- National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS), expires 2026
Timeline
Emergency Room Nurse
San Jose Regional Hospital
07.2024 - Current
Radiology Critical Care Nurse
Memorial Hermann Hospital, TMC
08.2023 - 07.2024
Emergency Room Nurse
Ally Medical Emergency Room
02.2023 - 07.2024
Emergency Room Nurse, Level I Trauma
Memorial Hermann Hospital, TMC
02.2022 - 07.2024
Clinical Observation Unit Registered Nurse
Memorial Hermann Hospital, TMC
06.2021 - 02.2022
Cardiac IMU Registered Nurse
Riverside Regional Medical Center
09.2020 - 06.2021
Associate Degree in Nursing - ADN
ECPI University
Bachelor of Science in Nursing - BSN
University of Texas At Arlington
AWARDS AND AFFILIATIONS
- Daisy Nominee (2 nominations)
- American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN), Member (2021–Present)
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
- Quality Improvement Advisor: ER to inpatient throughput process improvement
- Emergency Nurses Association (ENA), Member (2019–Present)