Registered Nurse - ICU at WVU Berkley Medical Center (2025-10 – Present)
- Provided patient care in a busy 20-bed ICU unit
- Perform wound care and manage invasive lines, such as central venous catheters and arterial lines.
- Collaborate with physicians, respiratory therapists, pharmacists, and other healthcare professionals to ensure comprehensive care.
- Participate in multidisciplinary rounds and care conferences.
- CRRT Super User/ Unit Champion
- Administer and manage life support measures, including mechanical ventilation and hemodynamic support.
- Administer and titrate medications according to the patient's condition, including vasoactive drugs and sedatives.
Registered Nurse - ER/Observation Unit at Winchester Medical Center (2025-03 – 2025-10)
- Specializing in rapid assessment, patient monitoring, and care plan development for patients requiring close observation to determine the appropriate treatment path with a 6:1 patient ratio. Caring for 6 to upwards of 20 patients per shift.
- Quickly triage each patient's medical situation to determine the level of care needed and promptly coordinate efforts for stabilization.
- Performed medical procedures, such as EKG, venipuncture, cardiac monitoring, taking vital signs, urinalysis, UCG testing, or administering medications.
- Monitored ER patients, including alerting physicians or charge nurses to changes in patient status, communicating with patients and their family members in a variety of traumatic situations.
- Demonstrated the ability to thrive in a dynamic setting and handle rapid patient turnover.
Registered Nurse - Acute Care and Inpatient Residential Psychiatric Units at Newport News Behavioral Health Center (2024-08 – 2025-03)
- Conduct admission assessments and interview patients and their family members to obtain a thorough medical history
- Administer psychoactive medications and monitor for side effects
- Provide education to patients and their families on community resources available to them
- Attend treatment team meetings and develop goals of care with other multidisciplinary care providers (psychologists, psychiatrists, behavioral health therapists, pharmacists, dieticians, etc.)
- Engage in crisis intervention to help stabilize and manage the care of acute patients
- Use a person-centered approach to communicate with patients and provide teaching and problem-solving training in a collaborative way
Registered Nurse - Intensive Care Unit at Bon Secours Mary Immaculate (2024-08 – 2024-12)
- Continuously monitor vital signs, electrocardiograms (ECGs), and other physiological parameters.
- Assess changes in the patient's condition and respond promptly to fluctuations.
- Collaborate with physicians, respiratory therapists, pharmacists, and other healthcare professionals to ensure comprehensive care.
- Participate in multidisciplinary rounds and care conferences.
- Advocate for patients' needs and preferences, ensuring that care is patient-centered.
- Provide emotional support to patients and their families.
- Develop and implement individualized care plans based on the patient's condition and response to treatment.
- Provide compassionate care for patients facing end-of-life situations.
- Support families in making difficult decisions and coping with grief.
- Maintain accurate and up-to-date electronic health records (EHR) for all critical care interventions.
- Document assessments, interventions, and communication with the healthcare team
Registered Nurse Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation & Reentry at The Geo Group (2024-01 – 2024-08)
- Provided direct nursing care to inmates, including administering medications, performing assessments, and providing health education
- Worked night shift, responsible for 1,500-2,000 inmates at a given time
- Responded to all emergency command responses as the only RN on nights
- Assessed and stabilized traumatic injuries until EMS arrived to transport to ER
- Monitor and document patient health, including vital signs and medical histories
- Triaged, answered, and or assessed on average 100 health needs requests of inmates
- Ensured compliance with all state and company policies, procedures, and laws
- Stabilized prisoners suffering from falls, stab wounds or other injuries prior to hospital transfer.
- Performed mental health evaluations when warranted and recommended patients to therapists.
- Treated variety of illnesses affecting offenders in close quarters, including flu, gastrointestinal bugs, strep throat and lice.
- Quickly responded to situations impacting safety and security to staff, actualizing crisis prevention interventions to control and de-escalate situations.
- Managed patients recovering from medical or surgical procedures
- Applied nursing expertise to meet needs of incarcerated patients in a challenging hazardous environment.
- Monitored patient condition, including interpreting and tracking EKG readings, identifying irregular telemetry readings and updating team members on changes in stability or acuity.
Registered Nurse IVCU (Interventional Cardiac Unit) at HCA (2023-11 – 2024-02)
- Provided direct care for up to 3 ICU or 4 Post-op Cardiac Care patients, utilizing the good nursing process, positive attitude, and analytical thinking to manage acute or critically ill patients in the facility with 28-bed ICU, 12-bed Cardiovascular Unit, and 8-bed Cardiac ICU.
- Perform nursing assessment, collect vital signs, monitor patient status, and provide pain management.
- Performed CPR/resuscitation to patients in cardiac/respiratory failure as a member of the hospital Code Team.
- Gained broad specialization serving adults in post-operative care, indigent family practice, acute care, and patient rehabilitation facilities.
Resident Registered Nurse ICU (Intensive Care Unit) at Kingman Regional Medical Center (2023-06 – 2023-11)
- Facilitated daily unit operations by performing receptionist activities and the clerical duties required to coordinate patient care.
- Provided evidence-based care to prevent the development of Healthcare-Associated Infections, conditions and hospital readmissions.
- Practiced standard precautions during patient contact and while handling contaminated materials.
- Collected pertinent data from the patient, significant others, and health care providers.
- Collected comprehensive patient history and physical is completed in a timely manner and includes biophysical, psychosocial, environmental, self-care abilities, educational, age specific, cultural, and discharge planning needs.
- Initiated the Nursing Care Plan with identified patient problems considering age specific variations, nursing diagnosis, expected outcomes and nursing interventions.
- Recorded the patient's response to hospitalization, treatments, and nursing intervention on the patient care record.
- Documented medications, treatments, and nursing interventions on appropriate chart forms. Provided thorough discharge instructions and sent patient home with a discharge folder as appropriate
Unit Coordinator ICU at Kingman Regional Medical Center (2021-08 – 2022-02)
- Facilitate daily unit operations by performing receptionist activities and the clerical duties required to coordinate patient care.
- Strong customer service skills, along with the ability to proactively anticipate and respond to needs of clinical staff, establishing and prioritizing multiple demands simultaneously
- Familiarity with computers, office equipment and medical terminology.
Monitor Tech at Western Arizona Medical Center (2023-03 – 2023-10)
- Maintained a baseline level of ECG monitoring for all ordered patients, detected and alerted nursing staff to identify significant dysrhythmias and perform continuous monitoring and intermittent recording on patients in crisis.
- Responded promptly to monitor alarms and took appropriate action.
- Recorded, interpreted, posted and reported rhythms on all monitored patients at the scheduled times and as needed.
- Recognize dangerous dysrhythmias and promptly notify the appropriate nurse caring for the patient and the ICU/PCU Clinical Lead assigned to the patient.
- Recognize significant rhythm changes, record them, and notify the ICU/PCU Clinical Lead assigned to the patient.
Monitor Tech at Kingman Regional Medical Center (2020-12 – 2023-06)
- Maintained a baseline level of ECG monitoring for all ordered patients, detected and alerted nursing staff to identify significant dysrhythmias and perform continuous monitoring and intermittent recording on patients in crisis.
- Responded promptly to monitor alarms and took appropriate action.
- Recorded, interpreted, posted and reported rhythms on all monitored patients at the scheduled times and as needed.
- Recognize dangerous dysrhythmias and promptly notify the appropriate nurse caring for the patient and the ICU/PCU Clinical Lead assigned to the patient.
- Recognize significant rhythm changes, record them, and notify the ICU/PCU Clinical Lead assigned to the patient.
Unit Coordinator Med/Surg at Kingman Regional Medical Center (2020-04 – 2020-12)
- Facilitate daily unit operations by performing receptionist activities and the clerical duties required to coordinate patient care.
- Strong customer service skills, along with the ability to proactively anticipate and respond to needs of clinical staff, establishing and prioritizing multiple demands simultaneously
- Familiarity with computers, office equipment and medical terminology.
- Demonstrates critical thinking, creative problem solving, organizational skills, priority setting, utilization of appropriate lines of authority, and responsiveness to crisis situations.
- Ability to communicate effectively with a diverse group of individuals and to defuse situations in order to promote a positive patient care environment
