Yaneth McCabe
Hanover Park,IL
Summary
Dedicated and compassionate healthcare professional with 12 years of experience, including a successful career in the U.S. Army. Recognized for exceptional time management skills and leadership abilities, this individual has a progressive background in direct patient care, triage, and care coordination within fast-paced environments. Demonstrates the ability to remain calm under pressure and effectively handle challenging patients and high-stress situations. Consistently develops strong relationships with patients and their families through empathetic communication, a respectful attitude, and a commitment to providing excellent customer service.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Emergency Registered Nurse
Hinsdale UChicago Hospital
12.2023 - Current
- Monitoring, interpreting, and recording data from specialized surgical procedures and equipment
- Administering medication and performing interventions with consulted physicians
- Self-taught on the utilization of Cerner EMR per hospital guidelines
- Managing various wound vacs, drains, and tubes for various surgical procedures, including total hysterectomies, arthroplasties, ORIF, laparoscopic and robotic assisted laparoscopic surgical procedures, gastric bypass
- Precepting new hires to the unit and instilling them with organizational skills, time management, and critical thinking
Emergency Registered Nurse
Edward-Elmhurst Hospital
12.2022 - Current
- Company Overview: Edward-Elmhurst Hospital is a Level II Trauma facility
- Triage patients and determine priority of care based on physical, psychological, and social needs
- Perform comprehensive age specific assessments
- Closely monitor patients to identify signs of arrythmias and other life-threatening complications
- Administer multiple types of medications utilizing the 'six rights'
- Re-evaluate patients’ overall condition and response to treatment
- Collaborate with physicians and other health care team members to discuss patients’ conditions and medical needs
- Assisted emergency physicians with conscious sedation, suturing, intubation, close reduction fractures, and shocks
- Managing critical patients to the guidelines of the hospital to improve patient outcome in stroke, cardiac alert, cardiac arrest, and trauma patients
- Provide the discharged patients with clear aftercare instructions, demonstrations, and allowing for any questions if necessary
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
- Coordinated nursing care on unit through staff assignments, assisting and rounding with physicians, monitoring patient orders, and communicating with ancillary departments as charge nurse.
- Optimized patient satisfaction through timely response to concerns and effective communication among staff members.
- Conducted daily shift briefs to inform staff of changes in patient care assignments.
Cardiac Registered Nurse
Edward-Elmhurst Hospital
11.2021 - 12.2022
- Educating patients on cardiovascular diseases, pulmonary diseases, stroke management
- Teaching preventative measures to patients and families involved
- Interpreting various life threatening to non-life-threatening cardiac dysrhythmias
- Assist in performing diagnostic tests
- Interact with the patients as well as their families pre and post treatment
- Monitor the patient and their vitals
- Assessing and interpreting lab results
- Administering medications and treatments, monitoring for side effects and reactions
- Creating, implementing, and evaluating patient care plans with medical team
- Performing wound care
- Initiate IV therapy to include: antibiotic therapy, cardiac drips, hydration therapy, monitor blood infusion, and pain management
- Maintain central line activity, redressing subclavian, portacath, PICC, and other central lines utilizing sterile technique
Healthcare Technician/ Nurse
Edward’s Hines VA Hospital
07.2011 - 10.2021
- Maintained accurate records of patient care, conditions, progress, and concerns
- Monitored vital signs
- Responded appropriately to physical, emotional, and developmental needs of patients
- Changed sterile dressings
- Assisted patients with bathing, oral hygiene, grooming, feeding, and elimination
- Performed clerical duties, such as word processing, data entry, answering phones, and filing
- Assisted in cleansing enemas, catheterization, and bladder irrigations
- Performed procedures delegated by a licensed professional including blood draws, foley catheter removal, and EKGs
- Collected patient specimens and data
Patient Care Technician
Delnor Hospital/Northwestern Medicine
01.2017 - 08.2017
- Maintained accurate records of patient care, conditions, progress, and concerns
- Monitored vital signs
- Responded appropriately to physical, emotional, and developmental needs of patients
- Changed sterile dressings
- Assisted patients with bathing, oral hygiene, grooming, feeding, and elimination
- Performed clerical duties, such as word processing, data entry, answering phones, and filing
- Assisted in cleansing enemas, catheterization, and bladder irrigations
- Performed procedures delegated by a licensed professional including blood draws, foley catheter removal, and EKGs
- Collected patient specimens and data
Generator Mechanic – Army/Sargent (Honorable)
Army
10.2004 - 10.2011
- Served in the army for 7 years
- Supervised a platoon of 30 soldiers
- Deployed to Iraq to provide support as a recovery team
- Provided infrastructure and security to a rural area of Iraq
- Awarded the Accommodation Medal during my service
- Read and interpreted blueprints, technical drawings, schematics, and computer-generated reports
- Specified system components and directed product modifications to ensure conformance with engineering design and performance specifications
- Inspect brake systems, steering mechanisms, wheel bearings, and other important parts to ensure that they are in proper operating condition
- Inspect and monitor work areas, examine tools and equipment, and provide employee safety training to prevent, detect, and correct unsafe conditions or violations of procedures and safety rules
- Investigate accidents or injuries and prepare reports of findings
- Performed as a fire team member during situational training exercises and all infantry dismounted battle drills
- Expert in tactical and technical guidance
- Maintained 100% accountability of all assigned equipment worth more than $500,000
- Reviewed disciplinary and other adverse actions and made recommendations
HR Assistant – Credentialing
Edward’s Hine VA Hospital
08.2008 - 07.2011
- Led a comprehensive E-Quip training for 10 staff members and more
- Resolved employment-related disputes through proactive communication
- Developed company personnel policies, standard operating procedures, and employee handbooks
- Developed and facilitated all new-hire orientations
- Conducted employment verification and investigations
- Developed and enforced company policy and procedures relating to all phases of human resources activity
- Coordinated with processing of 150-200 without compensation students (WOC) and doctors with completing initial processing packets
Education
Bachelor of Science in Nursing -
Chamberlain College of Nursing
Addison, IL09.2021
Skills
- US IV certified
- Medication Administration
- Direct Patient Care
- Patient Assessments
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification
- Precepting
- EMR / EHR: EPIC and CERNER
- Emergency Procedures
- FLUENT IN Spanish
Certification
- Registered Nurse – State of IL
- Basic Life Support (CPR & AED) – American Heart Association
- Advance Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) - American Heart Association
- Pediatric Advance Life Support (PALS)
- NIHSS Stroke certification
- Trauma Nursing Certification (TNC)
- Ultrasound guided PIV certified
- Emergency Communications Registered Nurse (ECRN)
- Certified Emergency Nurse (CEN)
Healthcareexperience
- Emergency Registered Nurse, Hinsdale UChicago Hospital, Hinsdale, IL, 12/23, Present
- Travel Contract, Acension Alexian Brother, Elk Grove Village, IL, 09/23, 11/23
- Emergency Registered Nurse, Edward-Elmhurst Hospital, Elmhurst, IL, 12/22, Present
- Cardiac Registered Nurse, Edward-Elmhurst Hospital, Elmhurst, IL, 11/21, 12/22
- Healthcare Technician/ Nurse, Edward’s Hines VA Hospital, Hines, IL, 07/11, 10/21
- Patient Care Technician, Delnor Hospital/Northwestern Medicine, Geneva, IL, 01/17, 08/17
Militaryexperience
Generator Mechanic – Army/Sargent (Honorable), 10/04, 10/11, Served in the army for 7 years, supervised a platoon of 30 soldiers, deployed to Iraq to provide support as a recovery team.
Volunteer Experience
- Vice President, Kappa Alpha Rho, 01/20
- Wish granter (Volunteer), Make-A-Wish Foundation, 09/18
- Foster (Volunteer), It’s A Pittie Rescue, 05/16
- Member, Student Government Association, 09/19
- Member, Student Nurse Association, 09/19
Positions
Vice President, Kappa Alpha Rho Sorority, 01/20
Timeline
Emergency Registered Nurse
Hinsdale UChicago Hospital
12.2023 - Current
Emergency Registered Nurse
Edward-Elmhurst Hospital
12.2022 - Current
Cardiac Registered Nurse
Edward-Elmhurst Hospital
11.2021 - 12.2022
Patient Care Technician
Delnor Hospital/Northwestern Medicine
01.2017 - 08.2017
Healthcare Technician/ Nurse
Edward’s Hines VA Hospital
07.2011 - 10.2021
HR Assistant – Credentialing
Edward’s Hine VA Hospital
08.2008 - 07.2011
Generator Mechanic – Army/Sargent (Honorable)
Army
10.2004 - 10.2011
- Registered Nurse – State of IL
- Basic Life Support (CPR & AED) – American Heart Association
- Advance Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) - American Heart Association
- Pediatric Advance Life Support (PALS)
- NIHSS Stroke certification
- Trauma Nursing Certification (TNC)
- Ultrasound guided PIV certified
- Emergency Communications Registered Nurse (ECRN)
- Certified Emergency Nurse (CEN)
Bachelor of Science in Nursing -
Chamberlain College of Nursing
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