WENDY MERCER
**** *** ***** **** **, San Antonio, TX 78229 H: 210-***-**** ************@*****.***
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Professional, dedicated, and ambitious Registered Nurse with of floor and managerial
experience. Critical thinking, decisive judgment, and ability to work with minimal supervision in a
faced paced environment.
LICENSES
Registered Nurse in the State of TX, License number 813483
Advanced Cardiac Life Skills through American Heart Association
Healthcare provider CPR and AED certification through AHA
SKILL HIGHLIGHTS
Assess, plan, re evaluate patient Lab assessment
care Report critical results in timely
Code team and RR per ACLS manor
Prioritize and manage respiratory Surgical prep
and cardiac care Scheduling/Staffing
BCD, cardiac monitoring, EKG Patient education
CVP, IV, PICC, Central Line Customer service
ABT management and therapy Staff hiring, training, and
Wound care management
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
SICU/MICU RN Interim Clinical Coordinator
08/2013 to Current
Southwest General Hospital San Antonio
Assess patients, address concerns in timely manner. Medication administration
and management. Monitor all body systems. Wound care. Complete and
accurate charting to include new admit and transfer charting. Coordination
of ancillary staff for patient needs. Assisting patient off the floor for procedures
such as CT, while providing life support measures such as bagging and CV
monitoring, and being able to say no when the patient is too unstable to go.
Respond to code blue and rapid response requests. Assessing the immediate
needs of the patient and the nurse providing care from beginning to end.
Interim Clinical Coordinator: Scheduling, special projects, education, nurse evaluations,
hiring, discipline, work improvement plans, physician liaison, and customer service.
Cardiac Care RN
02/2013 to 10/2013
Methodist Hospital San Antonio
Provide care for patients requiring overnight stays for special cardiac
procedures. Pacemaker inserts, heart caths, CV stents, ablations,
cardioversions and preop patients for CABG and valve repairs. Extensive
patient education and preparation. EKG monitoring and interpretation.
Arterial and venous sheath removal. IV management. Patient advocate.
Charge nurse.
ADON
02/2012 to 12/2012
Oak Park Nursing and Rehabilitation San Antonio
Management of a 26 bed acute care wing. Specifically Medicare and
WellMed patients. Hiring, orientation, training, performance improvement
plans, disciplinary action, and firing. Infection control and immunization
coordinator. AccuNurse POC. Staffing and PRN floor nurse. Pharmacy and
medication POC. Liaison. Customer service.
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
BSN
2011
University of Texas Health and Science Center at San Antonio
Cum Laude, Dean's List, Sigma Theta Tau Honor Society