Registered Nurse Medical

Lisa Marie Carter, RN, BSN

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Erie, CO 80516

Home Phone 303-***-****

Cell Phone 720-***-****

OBJECTIVE:

Seeking a position where my extensive nursing experience can be applied in the development and

implementation of software to help healthcare professionals streamline their practice.

EDUCATION:

Bachelor’s of Science Degree in Nursing

May 1997

The University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico

LICENSURE:

Colorado State License: Registered Nurse #170767, expires September 30, 2011.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Western Nephrology and Bone Disease, Wheat Ridge, CO

October 2008-present

Acute Dialysis Nurse

• Rotating to 10 different hospitals from Denver to Longmont.

• Providing dialysis, therapeutic plasma exchange, and continuous renal replacement therapies to

inpatients with acute and chronic renal failure.

• Using computer networks at ten different hospitals including EPIC, Horizons Clinical, Meditech

including Bar Code Administration, and other software.

• “Super User” of EPIC for Exempla Good Samaritan Hospital and Lutheran Medical Center;

training new dialysis nurses on the recently upgraded computer system within both hospitals.

Exempla Good Samaritan Hospital, Lafayette, CO

May 2005-October 2008

Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Nurse

• Medical and Surgical Intensive Care Unit involving one-on-one nursing, high acuity patients

including CRRT, IABP, septic patients, Cor Zeros, Rescue Assessments, Cardiac Alerts, and

Level III Trauma.

• “Super User” and Trainer for new medical software implementation within the Exempla

Healthcare system known as EPIC.

• Development and design of EPIC into the various units in order to streamline patient care and

medical information.

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Lisa Marie Carter, RN, BSN

798 Lehigh Circle, Erie, CO 80516 H/ 303-***-**** C/ 720-***-****

VA Medical Hospital: Surgical Intensive Care Unit (SICU), Albuquerque, NM

October 2000-March 2005

Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Nurse

• ICU recovering major surgeries including Coronary Artery Bypass Grafts, AAA’s, General

Surgery special cases needing one-on-one nursing.

• Other duties include charge nurse, floating to the MICU floor, CCU, Post Anesthesia Care Unit,

and Telemetry for staffing. Crash bed and Code blue duties also.

• Using the first computer order entry system within the federal system with Bar Code

Administration.

VA Medical Hospital: Coronary Care Unit (CCU), Albuquerque, NM

May 1999-October 2000

Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Nurse

• Specializing in Coronary conditions from the pre-operative to the critical.

• Specializing in recognizing arrhythmias, and providing one-on-one care to the cardiac and/or

surgical patient.

• Rotations to the Surgical Intensive Care Unit and the Medical Intensive Care Unit when

necessary.

VA Medical Hospital: 5D Telemetry Unit, Albuquerque, NM

January 1998-May 1999

Registered Charge Nurse

• Overseeing 22 cardiac step-down patients pre-operatively and post-operatively for Cardiac

Catheterizations, Pacemaker placements, and various cardiac studies.

• Continuous monitoring of heart rhythms at the Telemetry station.

• Duties include medication distribution, medical order transcriptions, and patient care.

• Delegation of responsibilities for LPN’s and Nursing Assistants.

VA Medical Hospital: 5A Medical/Oncology Unit, Albuquerque, NM

May 1997-January 1998

Registered Charge Nurse

• Overseeing 40 medical surgical patients.

• Duties included medication distribution, medical order transcriptions, and patient care.

• Delegation of responsibilities for LPN’s and Nursing Assistants.

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Lisa Marie Carter, RN, BSN

798 Lehigh Circle, Erie, CO 80516 H/ 303-***-**** C/ 720-***-****

CERTIFICATION HELD:

• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), expired June 2009. Awaiting renewal.

• Basic Life Support American Heart Association taken yearly, expires September 2010.

• CRRT certification and experience

• Previous TNCC

• Previous IABP

OTHER SKILLS:

• Cardiac Arrest patients requiring hypothermia induction.

• Sepsis management in critically ill patients.

REFERENCES:

Victoria Dagamat, RN, BSN

ICU Registered Nurse, former coworker and friend

Phone: 303-***-****

Michelle Egan, RN

Acute Dialysis Registered Nurse, coworker and friend

Phone: 303-***-****

Kim Alladice-Paul, CNA

Certified Nursing Assistant, former coworker and friend

Phone: 303-***-****

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