DARLENE WILSON, RN, BSN

**** ***** ***** ~ Shelbyville, IN 46176 ~ 513-***-**** ~ acd6kn@r.postjobfree.com

NURSE MANAGER: Experienced RN in Critical Care and the Operating Room poised and motivated to

transition into full-time leadership ~ positive self-starter ~ organized ~ strong clinical resource and support ~

analytical thinker ~ conscientious ~ straight forward ~ enthusiastic and driven to fulfill duties

20 years in Critical Care utilizing nursing process to care for patients with cardiac, pulmonary,

neurological and/or surgical compromise.

5 years as OR circulator utilizing nursing process to care for patients undergoing general, obstetrical,

gynecological, orthopedic and ENT surgeries including endoscopy.

ICU experience includes care of patients with ICP’s, ventricular drains and aortic balloon pumps.

Functioned as educator, lead preceptor, ongoing ICU charge, code blue nurse.

Authored clinical orientation manuals for ventilator care, chest tubes, Swan-Ganz, arterial and central

line catheters including associated hospital policies and standards.

Chosen to contribute design ideas and assist the transition from 10-bed ICU to new 16-bed ICU.

Participated in multitudes of committees and task groups including Performance Improvement utilizing

Plan/Do/Act/Review process.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Major Hospital, Shelbyville, IN February 2009-Present

Operating Room Circulator

Fort Hamilton Hospital, Hamilton, OH December 2000-April 2008

Staff nurse/Preceptor Critical Care

Home Hospital, Lafayette, IN June 1988-December 2000

Staff nurse/Preceptor/Educator Critical Care

CORE COMPETENCIES

Excellent verbal, nonverbal, listening, writing and presentation communication skills.

Strong time-management and organizational skills.

Very thorough and follows projects through to completion.

Strong work ethic with commitment to excellence.

Organizes, prioritizes and strives to get all work completed in an orderly manner as quickly and

efficiently as safety and quality will allow.

Assures care for patients and families reflect the organizational values, standards and policies.

Able to function in high stress and adapt to unexpected fluctuations in workload.

Identifies progress toward desired care outcomes, intervening and resolving issues affecting smooth care

progression to overcome deviations in expected plan of care.

Focuses on improvement of quality and safety outcomes for patients.

Believes in creating a work environment that motivates and allows individuals to achieve their

maximum potential, take ownership of responsibilities and be held accountable; believes in follow-up

and follow-through.

Believes in positive reinforcement for a job well done as well as having “crucial conversations” with

those whom improvements are expected.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ~ ACHIEVEMENTS ~ LICENSES

Active RN license-State of Indiana

Current BLS, ACLS and PALS

Member AORN

Ultrasound Regional Anesthesia skills course, Atlanta, GA, October 2010

CCRN 1992-2008

ENDORSEMENTS ~ EXCERPTS

“You are such a great help and an example to all the other staff

Michelle Haehl, OR Charge Nurse, Major Hospital, February 2012

“You are someone we can always count on as far as a reliable team member who gets the work done and

does your fair share to work hard and meet commitments. You follow through on all assignments and

are consistent. We can always count on you to deliver good performance ALL THE TIME and not just

some of the time. I know I can speak for all of management when I say we wish we had hundreds of

you! Thanks for your help!”

Trischa Turner, Director of Surgery, Major Hospital, February 2012

“I just wanted to pass along what a great job Darlene did on the ortho trauma case done on the 9th. It was

a pretty extensive case in regards to the number of items used and items that needed to be charged for.

She got them all PERFECT Please pass on to her how much we appreciated her diligence and

accuracy in charging the patient correctly.”

Don Barton, MBA/BSN/RRT, Major Hospital, July 2011

EDUCATION

Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN

Baccalaureate of Science in Nursing, 1988

Graduated “With Highest Distinction”

GPA 5.89/6.0

Indiana Vocational College, Lafayette, IN

Certification, Medical Assistant, August 1981

GPA 3.8/4.0

CLOSING STATEMENT: I understand customer service to be the organization’s face to the world and treat

every customer interaction as critical to our success. Customers include patients, families, and our physicians.

I believe that leadership by serving and by example as well as conscientious performance management are what

is necessary to achieve consistent positive patient outcomes and positive customer satisfaction ratings. I enjoy

teaching, training, and providing support. Overall, I put forth a tremendous amount of effort toward doing

things the right way.

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