Kelsey Downie

Highly skilled Registered Nurse with more than five years of critical care and cardiovascular nursing experience, including extensive experience caring for high-acuity patients following open-heart, cardiovascular, and cardiothoracic surgeries and procedures. Experienced CVICU nurse with advanced competencies in the management of Impella devices, intra-aortic balloon pumps (IABP), continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT), EKOS therapy, invasive hemodynamic monitoring, mechanical ventilation, and complex vasoactive medication management.

Previous Interventional

Radiology nursing experience provides additional procedural expertise, including patient preparation, intra-procedural monitoring, moderate sedation, sterile technique, and post-procedure recovery. Although my experience has primarily been in CVICU and Interventional Radiology rather than directly within the CVOR, I bring a strong understanding of cardiovascular surgical patients, perioperative care, cardiac anatomy and physiology, hemodynamic management, and the complex equipment utilized in advanced cardiovascular care. I am accustomed to rapidly changing, high-acuity environments requiring precise clinical judgment, interdisciplinary collaboration, and immediate recognition and management of patient deterioration.

I am eager to leverage my extensive cardiovascular and procedural nursing background while expanding my skill set within the CVOR environment.

Registered Nurse – Cardiovascular ICU - Baptist Memorial Hospital – Memphis - Memphis, TN

(2020-04 - 2021-09)

Provide complex critical care nursing to post-operative cardiovascular surgery patients and those with acute cardiac events.

• Manage hemodynamic monitoring, vasoactive drips, mechanical circulatory support devices, and cardiac rhythm interpretation.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams, including cardiothoracic surgeons, cardiologists, and advanced practice providers.
• Critical care experience directly translates to high-acuity obstetric management and rapid assessment skills.

Registered Nurse – Cardiovascular ICU - Baptist Memorial Hospital – Memphis - Memphis, TN

(2022-03)

Provide complex critical care nursing to post-operative cardiovascular surgery patients and those with acute cardiac events.

• Manage hemodynamic monitoring, vasoactive drips, mechanical circulatory support devices, and cardiac rhythm interpretation.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams, including cardiothoracic surgeons, cardiologists, and advanced practice providers.
• Critical care experience directly translates to high-acuity obstetric management and rapid assessment skills.

Registered Nurse – Interventional Radiology - Baptist Memorial Hospital – DeSoto - Southaven, MS

(2021-09 - 2022-03)

• Provided pre-, intra-, and post-procedural nursing care for interventional radiology cases
• Monitored patients for procedural complications and managed conscious sedation

Registered Nurse – Trauma Acute Care - Regional One Health - Memphis, TN

(2019-02 - 2020-04)

Delivered acute care nursing to Level I trauma patients, including polytrauma, surgical, and underserved populations — the same patient population served during midwifery clinical training.

• Developed strong skills in rapid assessment, care coordination, and navigating complex social determinants of health

Student Nurse Extern – Trauma Acute Care - Regional One Health - Memphis, TN

(2018-10 - 2019-02)

Doctor of Nursing Practice - Nurse Midwifery - University of Tennessee Health Science Center (2023-08 - 2026-05)

Bachelor of Science - Nursing - University of Tennessee Health Science Center (2017-08 - 2018-12)

Bachelor of Science - Exercise Science - University of Mississippi (2013-06 - 2017-05)