Nurse Nursing

Tammie L. Peterson

P. O. Box *** Great Falls, MT 59403

Phone: 520-***-**** Cell: 520-***-**** Email: ************@*****.*** Personal Profile

Enthusiastic, Persistent, Detail-oriented, Flexible, Professional, Multi-tasking, Organized, Diplomatic, Encouraging, Problem Solving

Summary

Rewarding experience, as an RN for 13 years in Acute Care Hospital Setting. Cross-trained nurse in Med/Surge/Telemetry, Cardiac Care, Bariatrics, Broad scope duel areas, Endoscopy/Special Procedures, Sedation Nursing, Radiology Nursing, and CNIS. Educating new graduate nurses and charge nurse, providing job training unique to nursing profession. Also, Co-Chair nurse practice counsel. Experience

Feb 2017 – Current Favorite Staffing, Nurse staffing to hospitals including Green Valley Hospital (GV) and Cornerstone Hospital Groups (CHG) seeking skilled temporary staff: as well as, Emergency Activation Nursing for Hurricane Harvey 2017 assisting Emergency Management Nursing Teams, in Medical shelters for Health and Human Services BCFS HHS EMD. Feb 2017 – Dec 1, 2017 Arizona Digestive Institute outpatient clinic, OR procedure setting for GI, Encompassing Adult and Geriatric patients. Provides appropriate direct patient care in pre-op, intra-op, and PACU, for GI Clinic setting of clinic cases. Work directly with physicians and interdisciplinary care teams in endoscopy. Dec 2016 – February 2016 Liquid Agents Travel Nursing, Nurse staffing to hospitals seeking skilled temporary staff May 2010-Dec 2016 Tucson Medical Center (TMC) Gastrointestinal unit Sedation nursing in specialty OR procedure setting for GI, Pulmonary, Cardiac, and Nephrology. Encompassing adult and pediatric, outpatient and inpatient setting. Cross train for sedation nursing in MRI/US/CT. Provides appropriate, direct patient care in pre-op, intra-op, and PACU setting for special procedures unit and out of lab procedures, in ED, OR and critical care units. Work directly with physicians and interdisciplinary care teams in endoscopy, bronchoscopy, lithotripsy, and cardiac services.

March 2007-May 2010 Carondelet St Mary’s Hospital (CSM) Medical/Surgical Flex Unit, ground floor startup of New Bariatric medical care unit needed tele monitoring for high risk patients. First as PRN at duel hospitals then as full time employee. Manage highly technical and complex care of patients with medical surgical needs, overflow unit of diverse patients with complex needs and comorbidities. Wound Care/Bariatric.

February 2006- April 2007 Telemetry Nurse (CSM) non-profit hospital. Employee providing team nursing bedside care to Cardiac patients on telemetry monitoring. Coinciding with full time employ at for profit private hospital NWMC.

July 2005-May 2008 Telemetry Nurse North West Medical Center (NWMC) for profit private hospital., as well 2006 PRN at St Mary’s. Provide bedside care with interdisciplinary team nursing including; 24-hour monitoring of patients with heart problems or who are recovering from a cardiac event such as open heart surgery, angioplasty, pacemaker insertion, a myocardia infarct or dysrhythmia.

February 2005-July 2005 University Medical Center (UMC) Nurse Internship Medical ICU New graduate nurse internship with orientation and individual support for transition from student nurse to professional nurse RN in clinical practice. Precept with experienced nurse for facilitating integration from nurse to nurse leader. Skills

Alaris Pumps, Assisting With Exams and Treatment, Bedside Monitoring, Bladder Irrigation, Bladder Scanners, Blood Administration, Blood Glucose Testing Devices, Bronchoscopy, Cardiac Care: Cardiac Dobutamine stress testing, Cardioversions, Transesophageal Echo monitoring/Bubble studies, Care of Gastrostomy Tube, Catheter Care, Catheterization, Central Line Dressing, Central Line Access Placement, Charge Nurse, Communication, Critical Thinking, CO2 monitoring, Data Management, Denver Catheter Placement, Discharge, Documentation, Dressing Application, Dressing Change, Dry Sterile Dressing Application, Electronic Health Records, EPIC One Chart, Family Education, Geriatric Care, GI: ERBE, APC, Endoscopy scopes and wires, Healthcare Software, Infection Control, Internal Scleroses Injections, Interpersonal, Intravenous/Intramuscularly Injections, IV Therapy, Lab Testing, Leadership, Lithotripsy, Liver Biopsy Monitoring, Lung Biopsy Monitoring, Maintaining Patient Charts, Management of Open Wounds, Medical/Surgical, Medications, Monitoring Vital Signs, Out of Lab for OR/ICU/ED cases, Pain Management, Paracentesis, Pathology specimens, Patient Assessment, Patient Education, Patient Evaluation, Patient History, Patient Monitoring, Patient Care, Pediatric Procedure Care, Physical Assessments, Pre-op/Intra-op/PACU/Post-op Care, Preceptor, Procedure, Nursing/Sedation nursing, Provation and Provation MD, Seizure Precautions, Specimen lab collection, Suctioning of the Tracheotomy Tube, Spyglass, Suture Removal, Team Work, Telemetry Care, Thoracentesis, Time Management, Total Parenteral Nutrition and Lipids, Tracheotomy Care, Transparent Wound Dressings, Urine Testing, Venipuncture, Wet Sterile Dressing, Withdrawal of Blood Samples, Wound Vacs, and Wound Irrigation.

Education

February 2005- Registered Nurse Licensed: Arizona compact state, February 2016 –Wyoming, May 2017 - Alaska December 2004-Bachelor’s Degree in Science and Nursing December 2004-Graduate Montana State University (MSU) Annual Requirements-Skills updates yearly

TNCC Certification with ENA. Esp. Nov. 2021

BLS certification with the American Heart Association. Exp. Aug. 2019

ACLS certification with the American Heart Association. Exp. Aug. 2019

PALS certification with the American Heart Association. Exp. Nov 2018

AZ SGNA Fall Conference October 2015, 2016, 2017

GI Nurses and Technicians Education, Skills BUMC June 2017

NWCH Interventional Course for GI Nurses and Technicians February 2012, 2017

AZ GI Nursing Symposium and Instruction Advanced Biliary and EUS September 2016

Advanced EUS Cytopathology Course Phoenix August 2015

CardioVascular Symposium October 2014, 2015

Early Heart Attack Care Certification February 2015

Updates in Management of Heart Failure August 2014

SGNA Moderate Sedation for Non-Anesthesia Nurses May 2012

Central Line Access Placement Renewal Training 2011

IV Skills Beyond the Basics September 2011

Training instructions: Removal of PICC lines 2011

Student Learning Packets-See Training Transcripts Yearly

Mask Fitting Volunteer for unit, new education updates 2009

EKG Workshop: Rhythm Interpretation and Treatment Modalities 2009

Arizona Nursing Law 2009

Palliative Care Conference 2008

Radiological Contamination Workshop Mass Casualty Incident Mgmt. 2009

Taking Pediatric Hearts Through Lifespan Continuum of Care 2008

The Customer: Communication and Customer Satisfaction Course 2008

Critical Care Course completed April 2008

Management Venous Thromboembolism- April 2008

August 2000-2003 Montana State University- Great Falls, MT

Prerequisites with transfer

May 2002-December 2004

Montana State University (MSU) Bozeman, MT MSU Bozeman College of Nursing (CON) Graduation date: December 2004 ACADEMIC AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

Lean Kaizen team for Nursing Communication Safe Patient transfer 2016

Chair Nurse Practice Council 2014 Co-Chair Nurse Practice Council 2013 New Member Nurse Practice Council 2011

Volunteer for Habitat for Humanity Tucson, AZ 2012

Co-organizer for Tucson Holistic Health Initiative for Nursing Pilot Program

“Caring for the Caregiver” St Mary’s Hospital 2010

2004 - Recipient of Montana Deaconess Alumni Scholarship

Participant in interdisciplinary Geriatric Clinical Training for Health Professional Students

National Student Nurses Association (NSNA) Active member of the Montana Student Nurses Association (MSNA)

MSNA State Legislative Representative 2003 – 2004

Attended MNA/MSNA Fall Conventions 2003 Butte, MT and 2004 Great Falls, MT

MSNA Spring Conventions 2003 Billings, MT and 2004 Butte, MT

Volunteer serving meals at Great Falls Rescue Mission and Thanksgiving meals in homeless district downtown Seattle, WA.

Volunteer for Community Health Fair, Great Falls, MT

Volunteer for Habitat for Humanity, Great Falls, MT

Participate in Well Check clinic for university staff for preventative health disparities and increased knowledge of a higher level of wellness.

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