Professional Summary

Energetic and motivated Senior Staff Nurse with over 11 years of critical care experience working in the Pediatric Emergency Room and Adult ER. Experienced working with urgent/emergent situations, high patient volume setting and high stress environment. Strong desire to focus on preventative care and health education.

Professional Experience

Registered Nurse Georgia Regents University September 2004 to Current

Assess patient acuity through vital signs, symptoms, and history to assign triage level

Dispense medications by PO, IM, IV

Access PIVs, port-a-caths, PICC lines

Assist physician with conscious sedations and rapid sequence intubations

Perform catheterizations

Perform wound care

Chart patient information and status using computer software

Frequently perform supervisory/administrative duties as Lead Nurse

Front Office Staff Barnwell Pediatrics October 1998 to July 2004

Checked patients in and out

Obtained vital signs

Assisted with urine dips and rapid strep tests

Performed administrative functions such as collecting co-pays, filing and copying charts, making appointments

Licenses

Registered Nurse in South Carolina, 98310

Registered Nurse in Georgia, RN173813

Pediatric Advance Life Support (PALS) Certification 2005 to present

Basic Life Support (BLS) 2004 to present

Education

Associate Degree of Science in Nursing University of South Carolina Aiken 2004

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