Jessica Ocheme

Compassionate and adaptable ICU Registered Nurse with over six years of critical care experience in Level I trauma and academic medical centers. Highly proficient in managing critically ill adult patients requiring mechanical ventilation, CRRT, vasoactive infusions, and advanced hemodynamic monitoring. Proven ability to pivot quickly in new clinical environments, lead multidisciplinary teams, and consistently deliver safe, high-quality patient care.

Seeking a Travel ICU Registered Nurse position to leverage strong critical care expertise and clinical flexibility.

Registered Nurse – Float Pool ICU/Stepdown (Relief Charge Nurse) at OU Health Medical Center (2024-02 – Present)

• Provide comprehensive, direct nursing care to critically ill adult patients within high-acuity ICU and stepdown environments.
• Manage complex interventions including mechanical ventilation, Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (CRRT), vasoactive infusions, and advanced hemodynamic monitoring.
• Titrate critical medications dynamically based on precise patient assessment, physician orders, and strict hospital protocols.
• Serve as Relief Charge Nurse, managing unit workflows, coordinating patient assignments based on acuity, and providing clinical oversight during charge nurse absences.
• Lead emergency response, rapid response events, and code situations, offering advanced clinical support to bedside nurses.
• Mentor and serve as a clinical resource for new graduate nurses, float staff, and agency personnel to promote evidence-based practice.

ICU Registered Nurse (Agency) at Gifted Healthcare (Assignment at OU Health Medical Center) (2021-03 – 2024-02)

• Delivered high-quality critical care nursing services across diverse ICU and stepdown settings via travel/agency contracts.
• Managed ventilated patients, CRRT circuits, and continuous vasoactive titrations seamlessly across shifting unit models.
• Demonstrated high adaptability by rapidly integrating into new unit workflows, staffing structures, and localized EMR variations while maintaining excellent patient care benchmarks.

Intensive Care Unit Registered Nurse at INTEGRIS Medical Center (2019-12 – 2022-08)

• Cared for unstable, critically ill patients requiring complex continuous infusions (including vasopressors, Propofol, Dopamine, and Vasopressin).
• Operated and monitored specialized critical care equipment, including mechanical ventilators, CRRT machines, and Rotoprone therapy systems.
• Collaborated tightly with multidisciplinary teams to formulate, execute, and adapt recovery goals and comprehensive care plans.

Registered Nurse – Stepdown/Medical-Surgical at Select Specialty Hospital (2019-05 – 2020-01)

• Delivered focused stepdown and medical-surgical nursing care, specializing in complex wound care and comprehensive medication administration.
• Formulated portfolio-based nursing interventions and coordinated closely with the interdisciplinary healthcare team to optimize patient discharge tracking.

Bachelor of Science in Nursing in Nursing – Oklahoma City University, Kramer School of Nursing (2019-05)