Emergency Room Lead Nurse - Total Point Emergency Center
(2025-04)
- Delivered emergency nursing care to adult and pediatric patients with complex medical and traumatic emergencies.
- Stabilized critically ill patients requiring advanced airway management, mechanical ventilation, continuous cardiac monitoring, and transfer to tertiary care facilities.
- Performed comprehensive patient assessments, interpreted hemodynamic trends, and collaborated with providers to initiate appropriate critical care therapies.
- Administered high-alert medications, including vasoactive infusions, antiarrhythmics, sedatives, analgesics, and emergency medications.
Rapid Response Nurse - HCA Houston Healthcare Conroe
(2025-05)
- Respond to rapid response and code events, performing comprehensive assessments and initiating evidence-based interventions for critically ill adult patients throughout the hospital.
- Recognize early signs of clinical deterioration and intervene promptly to prevent cardiopulmonary arrest and facilitate timely transfer to higher levels of care.
- Assess and interpret hemodynamic status using clinical findings and available monitoring data to guide fluid resuscitation, vasoactive medication titration, and escalation of care.
- Collaborate with physicians and respiratory therapists in the management of mechanically ventilated patients, including airway stabilization, ventilator troubleshooting, and monitoring of oxygenation and ventilation.
- Administer and monitor high-risk critical care medications, including vasopressors, antiarrhythmics, sedatives, analgesics, anticoagulants, thrombolytics, and emergency medications.
- Lead ACLS resuscitation efforts, coordinating multidisciplinary teams during cardiac arrest, respiratory failure, and other life-threatening emergencies.
- Educate nursing staff through simulation-based training focused on recognition and management of critically ill patients.
Emergency Room Manager / Trauma Coordinator - Huntsville Memorial Hospital
(2023-01 - 2025-10)
- Maintained an active clinical role caring for high-acuity emergency and trauma patients while supporting emergency department operations.
- Managed patients with septic shock, STEMI, stroke, respiratory failure, multisystem trauma, diabetic emergencies, and other critical illnesses.
- Performed advanced hemodynamic assessments and collaborated with providers to guide fluid resuscitation, vasopressor therapy, and critical care interventions.
- Assisted in the stabilization and ongoing management of mechanically ventilated patients prior to ICU admission or transfer.
- Administered and monitored vasoactive infusions, procedural sedation medications, antiarrhythmics, blood products, insulin infusions, anticoagulants, and other critical care medications.
- Served as a clinical resource during trauma activations, resuscitations, and complex emergency cases while coordinating multidisciplinary care.
- Oversaw trauma program quality improvement initiatives and presented performance metrics to physicians and hospital leadership.
Emergency Room Charge Nurse - CHI St. Luke's Health – Conroe Freestanding Emergency Department
(2021-05 - 2023-04)
- Delivered emergency nursing care to adult and pediatric patients with complex medical and traumatic emergencies.
- Stabilized critically ill patients requiring advanced airway management, mechanical ventilation, continuous cardiac monitoring, and transfer to tertiary care facilities.
- Performed comprehensive patient assessments, interpreted hemodynamic trends, and collaborated with providers to initiate appropriate critical care therapies.
- Administered high-alert medications, including vasoactive infusions, antiarrhythmics, sedatives, analgesics, and emergency medications.
- Coordinated patient flow and emergency response while serving as Charge Nurse.
Travel Emergency Room Registered Nurse - Mercy Hospital Oklahoma City
(2021-01 - 2021-04)
- Provided emergency and critical care nursing in a high-volume Level II Trauma Center.
- Managed critically ill patients requiring mechanical ventilation, vasoactive medications, blood product administration, and continuous hemodynamic monitoring.
- Collaborated with trauma, emergency medicine, and critical care teams during resuscitations and stabilization of critically injured patients.
Travel Emergency Room Registered Nurse - The University of Kansas Health System
(2020-10 - 2021-01)
- Delivered emergency nursing care in a Level I Trauma Center with a focus on rapid stabilization of critically ill and injured patients.
- Assisted in the management of mechanically ventilated patients and interpreted advanced physiologic monitoring to support critical clinical decision-making.
- Administered critical care infusions, blood products, and emergency medications while participating in multidisciplinary trauma resuscitations.
Travel Emergency Room Registered Nurse - AdventHealth Shawnee Mission
(2020-08 - 2020-10)
- Provided emergency nursing care for high-acuity patients requiring advanced assessment, resuscitation, mechanical ventilation, and critical care interventions.
- Monitored patient response to vasoactive medications and other continuous infusions while collaborating with physicians and respiratory therapists.
Emergency Room Registered Nurse - CHI St. Luke's Memorial – Lufkin
(2019-06 - 2020-08)
- Delivered comprehensive emergency and critical care nursing in a Level IV Trauma Center.
- Managed patients with cardiac, respiratory, neurologic, septic, and traumatic emergencies requiring rapid assessment and stabilization.
- Assisted in the care of mechanically ventilated patients and interpreted hemodynamic trends to support ongoing resuscitation efforts.
- Administered critical care medications, including vasopressors, antiarrhythmics, sedatives, analgesics, anticoagulants, insulin infusions, and blood products.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to provide evidence-based care and facilitate ICU admission or transfer for critically ill patients.
Step Down/Telemetry RN - Paradise Valley Hospital
(2018-12 - 2019-06)
Delivered comprehensive nursing care to patients with acute ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke, performing frequent neurological assessments and promptly recognizing changes in patient condition requiring escalation of care.
- Collaborated with neurologists, hospitalists, rehabilitation services, case management, and multidisciplinary teams to develop individualized care plans and facilitate safe transitions to home or skilled nursing facilities.
- Monitored neurological status, hemodynamics, and vital signs while implementing evidence-based stroke protocols to optimize patient outcomes and reduce complications.
- Educated patients and families on stroke recovery, medication management, risk factor modification, and discharge planning to promote continuity of care and reduce readmissions.
- Coordinated complex discharge planning, ensuring appropriate rehabilitation services, durable medical equipment, and follow-up care were arranged to support successful recovery.
House Supervisor RN - Community Care Center
(2017-09 - 2019-06)
Responsible for staffing facility according to census. Supervise 4 RN’s, 8 LVN’s and 15 CNA’s. Admitted patients from surrounding hospitals while performing various assessments to ensure safety. Triaged and managed patients’ needs and emergencies. Communicated with Physicians and other members of patient’s healthcare team regarding new orders and change of conditions.
LVN Charge Nurse - Poway Healthcare Center
(2016-08 - 2017-05)
Primary duty of medication administration to a range of 15 to 25 patients. Provide wound care and treatments as ordered by MD/NP.
Leading Petty Officer - U.S. Navy
(2005-07 - 2013-03)
- Demonstrated leadership by training and mentoring 20 junior personnel in standardized procedures, fostering rapid decision-making, teamwork, and strict adherence to protocols in high-pressure operational environments.
- Served as Collateral Duty Inspector (CDI), conducting quality assurance inspections to ensure 100% compliance with established policies, technical standards, and safety procedures—skills directly applicable to maintaining evidence-based practice and patient safety during rapid response events.
- Ensured mission readiness through meticulous oversight of critical equipment maintenance, emphasizing attention to detail, risk mitigation, and operational reliability in time-sensitive environments.
- Developed junior team members through hands-on instruction, competency validation, and performance coaching, strengthening team preparedness and response capabilities.
