Terry Wilmore, RN

C. 346-***-****

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*** ********* ***** ****** ****, TX 77573

Objective:

Registered nurse with over 20 years of high acuity adult, pediatric, and neonatal nursing experience; to include most recently main adult PACU at a level one trauma center in Texas, and past experiences to include: adult/pediatric PACU, pediatric intensive care RN, pediatric and neonatal critical care transport, hospital wide code responder and RN telephone triage and patient transfer within a large healthcare system.

Summary:

•6 years of adult PACU experience including a large, busy level 1 trauma and stroke center of excellence.

•Cared for the most severely ill and injured children as a staff nurse in the pediatric intensive care unit of a level 1 pediatric trauma center, also a member of code and rapid response team.

•20-year employee of Texas Children’s Hospital.

•Expert on the safe care and transport of the critically ill neonate and pediatric patient via ground ambulance or fixed wing aircraft to the receiving hospital from inter-state, national and international destinations

•Safely facilitated high risk transfers as RN coordinator between medical centers for one of the largest hospital networks in North Texas and abided by all EMTALA regulations (HCA – Medical City)

•Recovered pediatric and adult patients in their immediate post-operative phase of care in the PACU at Clear Lake Regional Medical Center.

•Certifications include: BLS/PALS/ACLS

Education:

Houston Community College Houston, TX 08/1997 – 05/1999

Associate Degree in Nursing

Registered Nurse

Professional Experience:

Stay at home father 12/22 – present while spouse completed doctoral degree.

Arise Medical Center, Austin, TX 11/2021 – 10/2022

Registered Nurse, Post Anesthesia Care Unit

Care of the immediate post-operative patient recovering from a wide variety of surgeries, to include gender affirming surgeries, orthopedic and spinal surgery, general surgery, plastic surgery

Assured adequate post-operative recovery: airway, breathing, circulation, pain/symptomatic control, return of bowel function, ability to tolerate oral fluids, and safe discharge.

Worked with a variety of private anesthesiologists, surgeons, and their teams across the Austin area.

Memorial Hermann (Texas Medical Center), Houston, TX, 11/2018 – 11/2022 (FT 2018-2021, PRN 2021-2022)

Registered Nurse, Post Anesthesia Care Unit

Care of the immediate post-operative patient recovering from a wide variety of surgeries, to include: complex trauma, neurosurgical, orthopedic, GU, GYN, ENT, GI, and many others.

Quick identification of the decompensating or at-risk patient, with prompt assessment and notification to the surgeon and anesthesia team.

Works as a member of a team, aiding colleagues to encourage a climate of safety; serves in float role on certain days to assist other nurses with their assignments and cover for meal breaks

Serves as primary preceptor to new hires

Assures adequate post-operative pain control and safe inpatient transfer, including ICU transfer

Clear Lake Regional Medical Center, Webster, TX 04/2018 - 11/2018

Registered Nurse, Adult & Pediatric PACU (Post Anesthesia Care Unit)

●Care of the immediate post-operative patient recovering from a wide variety of surgeries, to include, trauma, neurosurgical, ortho, GU, GYN, ENT, GI, and pediatric cases.

HCA North Texas Transfer Center 09/2017 – 04/2018

Registered Nurse

●Functions as an RN facilitator of patient transfers in between and/or into the HCA network from referring physicians and facilities (hospitals, ED, urgent care, long term care) for the North Texas region

●Works in a call center environment as a registered nurse to obtain the clinical information necessary to determine appropriate consultation, medical necessity, level of care and transfer requirements

●Uses clinical judgment and critical thinking to facilitate communication between referring and accepting physicians and collaborates with hospital house supervisors and nursing administrators to appropriately and safely transfer the patient

●Documents and monitors all activities associated with the transfer and ensures compliance with EMTALA regulations

Children’s Medical Center Dallas 4/2017- 9/2017

Staff RN – Pediatric Intensive Care Unit

●Care and management of the critically ill or injured infant/child/teen including, but not limited to:

●Pediatric resuscitation/PALS

●Airway/ventilation/oxygenation management (conventional ventilator, HFOV, tracheostomy, Bi-Pap/CPAP, nitric oxide therapy)

●Hemodynamic stabilization and shock

●Acute respiratory distress syndrome

●Neurological impairment (seizure, AVM, tumor, trauma) and management of patient (EVD, ICP monitoring devices)

●New diagnosis hematological/oncological diseases

●New diagnosis Type 1 Juvenile Diabetes/DKA and other endocrine

●Trauma and non-accidental trauma patient care

●Care of patient with chronic lung disease (including pulmonary hypertension, BPD)

●Care of patient with acute renal failure and/or fluid volume overload including initiation and management with continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT)

●Family/patient education, advocacy, and care coordination

Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, TX 2003 - 2016

Kangaroo Crew – Pediatric and Neonatal Critical Care Transport Team

●Functions as team leader during patient transport (RN, RT, Medic team) including team lead during PALS/CPR event(s)

●Maintain clinical competence across all aspects of the transport service including, but not limited to: airway rescue, ventilation management, and fluid resuscitation, patient sedation, and procedures such as needle decompression, chest tube and UAC/UVC placement, vascular access

●Primary communicator/point of contact with the critical care and/or neonatal attending physician during patient transport

●Charge RN role – creating and assigning multiple teams to various locations and campuses, communicating between management, pilots, and staff to ensure operating procedures run safely and smoothly, as well as handling staffing issues for the upcoming shifts

●Plan, organize, and position equipment and supplies for emergent events

●Initiate and complete missions within the time frames designated, including understanding that these missions require working beyond normal assigned shift hours

●Provides thoughtful updates to patients and families during transport acknowledging the importance role of the family as a vital member of the interdisciplinary health team

●Functions as member of the hospital-wide rapid response and code team

Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, TX 1999 – 2003

Staff Nurse (RN) – Pediatric Intensive Care Unit

●Care and management of the critically ill or injured infant/child/teen including, but not limited to:

●Pediatric resuscitation/PALS

●Airway/ventilation/oxygenation management (conventional ventilator, HFOV, tracheostomy, Bi-Pap/CPAP, nitric oxide therapy)

●Hemodynamic stabilization and shock

●Acute respiratory distress syndrome

●Post-operative transplant patient (liver, renal, lung)

●Neurological impairment (seizure, AVM, tumor, trauma) and management of patient (EVD, ICP monitoring devices)

●Trauma, non-accidental trauma and submersion injury

●New diagnosis hematological/oncological diseases

●New diagnosis Type 1 Juvenile Diabetes/DKA and other endocrine

●Care of patient with chronic lung disease (including pulmonary hypertension, BPD)

●Care of patient with acute renal failure and/or fluid volume overload including initiation and management with continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT)

●Management of status asthmaticus requiring intubation

●Care of patient with congenital cardiac disease/defects (pre/post repair

●Care of patient with GI and liver dysfunction

●Family/patient education, advocacy, and care coordination

●Coordination of care with multi-disciplinary team (primary team, critical care, social work, child life, chaplain, PT/OT, LifeGift, Harris County medical examiner, HPD)

●Staff nurse daily assignment routinely included patient transport/Kangaroo Crew prior to team becoming dedicated

Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, TX 1996 – 1999

Patient Care Assistant – Pediatric Intensive Care Unit

Professional Certification(s)

ACLS, BLS

References available upon request

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