CARRIE FAUST, RN

*** *. ******* **** *** ***, Melbourne, FL 32935

814-***-****

ad4iqh@r.postjobfree.com

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Healthcare professional with vast experience working in numerous SNFs, as well as rehab, emergency services, med surg, skilled units and COVID 19 units. Experience in tracheotomy care, vents, starting IVs, blood draws, CPR, medication administration, charting, charge nursing, delegating, and using critical thinking skills.

EDUCATION

Keiser University, Melbourne, FL Associate of Science Degree in Nursing August 2023

Fortis Institute of Technology, Erie, Pa Associate of Science Degree in Licensed Practical Nursing December 2016

CLINICAL EXPERIENCE

Basic Adult Health: 112.5 Hrs.

Life Care Center & Vitas

Labor and Delivery: 67.5 hrs.

Holmes Regional Medical Center

Medical Surgical: 135 hrs.

Cape Canaveral Hospital

Advanced Medical Surgical/Mental Health: 135 Hrs.

Holmes Regional Hospital

Circles of Care

Daily Bread

Pediatrics: 67.5 Hrs.

PPEC

SKILLS & CERITIFICATIONS

PCC, Meditech, paper charting, IVS, tracheotomy care, vent care, power charting, avatar, covid units, IM injections, SCM

BLS, NIH Stroke Scale certification, ALS, PALS

ORGANIZATIONS

Student Nurses Association – 2nd Vice President, Keiser University

Florida Student Nurses Association, Region 4 Director, Keiser University

Alpha Delta Nu Nursing Honor Society, Member, Keiser University

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY: LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSE/REGISTERED NURSE

Sunrise Point, Rockledge, FL November 2022 – Present

Weekend Warrior responsibilities include administering medication, reporting to the physician, evaluating patients and critically thinking with in my scope of practice, weekend supervisor, wound dressing changes, documentation, delegating as necessary to any CNAs within their scope of practice, working with families, and other team members to provide the best care for our clients.

Holmes Regional Hospital Emergency Room RN,

Melbourne, FL

September 2023-Present

Responsibilities include critical thinking skills, treating a broad spectrum of emergencies and traumas, medication administration, blood administration, triage, starting IVs, accessing ports, treatment for all ages 0-100 years old, monitoring and assessing patients, EKG, life saving measures for all ages, codes, patient advocate, strong verbal communication and documentation skills, working as a team with physicians, nurses, patients, family, respiratory therapists, social work, security, house keeping ect.

Favorite Staffing Health Care, Melbourne, FL June 2022 – October 2022

Contract assignment at Sea Pines (rehabilitation hospital), Melbourne, FL. Duties included administering medication, checking vital signs, evaluations of clients within my scope of practice, wound dressing changes, documenting, communication with physicians, therapists, techs, and nurses. Many of the clients in my care were recovering from surgeries, strokes, fractures or accidents.

Genie Health Care, State College, PA October 2021 – April 2022

Travel assignment in SNF. Worked on the COVID Units, specializing in residents with tracheostomies, feeding tubes, diabetic care, IV administration, and more. Worked as a team with fellow colleagues to ensure the safety of our residents including but not limited to infection control, report, Dr. Call, and assessments of residents. Quickly learned new systems and adapted to provide exceptional care for residents.

Gaudenzia Crossroads (Drug and Alcohol Rehab), Erie, PA April 2021 – October 2021

Administered medication; monitored clients with severe withdrawal symptoms; used critical thinking skills daily; adapted to new surroundings and atmospheres on a day-to-day basis, administered IM injections, performed admissions, and discharges; worked closely with physicians and nurses.

MAXIM Health Care, Pittsburgh, PA July 2020 – April 2021

Worked per diem for facilities including a drug and alcohol detox and rehab center, and on COVID-19 units. My experience included administering medication, monitoring clients with severe withdrawal symptoms, using my nursing judgement and critical thinking skills, and quickly adapted to new systems and processes. Worked as a part of a team for Constellis/AMI administering vaccinations for the Erie County School District. Lastly, I worked in a local corrections facility. There we practiced safe and effective ways to pass medication, organized health screenings and doctor visits, used critical thinking skills when health issues arose among inmates, and employed the use of restraints to maintain safety. Facilities that I worked with through MAXIM Health Care are listed below:

Constellis/AMI, Edinboro, PA March 2021 – March 2021

Gaudenzia, Erie, PA July 2020 – December 2020

Crawford County Correctional Facility, Saegertown, PA December 2019 – Feb 2020

Aya Healthcare April - 2020 - February 2021

As a Travel Nurse worked on one assignment in New Jersey during the first wave of the pandemic. Gained experience on COVID positive units; worked on the med surg units with patients on tracheostomies and vents; provided wound care, nutrition, blood sugar checks, IV medications, and quickly learned new systems and adapted to new set of nursing skills. During this time, I also worked with the state of California on an Emergency Strike Team which was formed as part of the emergency response to COVID. We went to different facilities throughout the state of California to educate their staff on correct protocols for COVID and assisted facilities that were overloaded with patients, and experiencing staff shortages. These Facilities included various hospitals, acute care, and long-term care facilities. Facilities that I worked with through Aya Health Care are listed below:

The Harborage (Covid), Hackensack, New Jersey April 2020 – July 2020

CALMAT (Strike Team), Sacramento, CA December 2020 – February 2021

MAS Medical Staffing, Londonderry, NH February 2018 – April 2020

As a Travel Nurse I worked in five different nursing homes as a charge nurse in each. There I gained experience in taking care of elderly residents. This included but was not limited to blood sugar checks and administering insulin, starting IVs, administering medication, wound treatments, working with Doctors, putting in doctor’s orders, admissions, discharges, charting, filing, working as a team with fellow colleagues, tracheotomy care, vent care; utilized critical thinking skills and being quickly learned new systems. As a travel nurse at a rehab hospital, I worked with patients who had strokes, respiratory illnesses, multiple injuries, sepsis.

Facilities that I worked with through MAS Medical Staffing are listed below:

Hibbards Nursing Home, Dover Foxcroft Maine Feb 2018 – October 2018

WolfeBoro Bay Center, Wolfeboro, NH October 2018 – January 2019

Sedgewood Commons, Falmouth, ME January 2019 – March 2019

Falmouth By the Sea, Falmouth, ME March 2019 – June 2019

Pine Ridge Extended Care, Pagosa Springs, CO June 2019 – September 2019

Encompass Rehab Center, Erie, PA February 2020 – April 2020

Millcreek Community Hospital, Erie, PA December 2017 – February 2018

As an Emergency Room LPN, I admitted patients, provided acute care, started IVs, drew blood, obtained labs, administered medication, performed CPR, charted electronically and utilized critical thinking skills.

Meadville Medical Center, Meadville, PA January 2017 – February 2018

As an Emergency Room, Urgent Care, and Med Surg LPN, I performed acute care in a Level II Trauma Center, starting IVs, transporting patients, discharging patients, reviewing charts, administering medications, blood sugar checks, administering heparin and insulin, variety of injections, hanging IV antibiotics, monitoring blood transfusions, working codes, taking vital signs, working with patients and families concerning their healthcare.

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