Registered Nurse Care Unit

Amanda Tackett, RN, BSN

Looking for a position that utilizes my clinical knowledge as well as my ability to review and uphold quality expectations for my patients.

Professional Profile:

● Bachelor of nursing professional with over 18 years of hospital clinical nursing experience ● Experience treating patients within acute/critical care settings such as the ICU, CCU, Neurosurgical Intensive Care, Coronary Care Unit, as well as the Progressive Care Unit

Professional Experience:

AYA Healthcare, San Diego, CA 12/7/2020-2/7/2021 Registered Nurse - Step Down Spartanburg Regional Medical Center American Mobile Healthcare, San Diego, CA 09/2020 - 12/1/2020 Registered Nurse - PACU Kaiser Permanente Baylor Scott and White Health, Irving, TX 09/2019 - 03/2020 Registered Nurse - Critical Care Float Pool

● Provided patient care to patients working in multiple units including ICU, CCU, PCU

● Educated patients on diagnosis, treatments, and primary prevention opportunities for health and wellness ● Documented assessments, reassessments, treatments and other interventions according to patient presenting condition.

● Documented patient notes from ICU, CCU, PCU and other units via EMR system City Hospital, White Rock, TX 06/2019 - 12/2019 Registered Nurse - Telemetry

● Contracted bedside nurse for telemetry unit with continued PRN status. Dallas Medical Center, Farmers Branch, TX 05/2018 - 04/2019 Registered Nurse - PACU

● Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU) nurse for ambulatory surgery center providing phase one bedside care ● Work closely with a range of surgeons and anesthesiologists in the PACU recovering patients immediately following the operating room

Medical City, Dallas TX

Registered Nurse- Neurosurgical ICU 09/2017 - 06/2018 ● Bedside staff nurse recovering craniotomy patients, post TPA, and managed EVDs

American Mobile Healthcare, San Diego, CA 05/2016 - 09/2017 Registered Nurse – Critical Care

● Completed critical care assignments in South Carolina, Arizona, and California as a travel nurse with Providence Health, Kingman Regional, Kaiser Permanente respectively Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC 12/2015 - 08/2016 Registered Nurse – Vascular Medical Unit

● Vascular medical unit - provided bedside care and education as a PRN staff member Novant Health Medical Center, Charlotte, NC 09/2001 - 08/2015 Neuroscience Navigator - Neuroscience Service Line 09/2013 - 08/2015 Tracked and followed all stroke patients utilizing excel spreadsheets, reviewed core measures daily, educated staff and patients, facilitated in-service programs utilizing powerpoint weekly. Assistant to stroke coordinator and Neurology Medical Director. Registered Nurse - CSSO Float Pool

09/2001 - 08/2013

● CSSO Float Pool, worked in all areas of critical care including the Intensive Care Unit, Neurosurgical Intensive Care, Coronary Care Unit. Staffed all step down units as well as med-surg at times.

● Collected and analyzed patient data for the purpose of assessment, diagnosis, and management. ● Prioritized clinical problems accurately and efficiently

● Documented assessments, reassessments, treatments and other interventions according to patient presenting condition.

● Assisted Neurosurgeons with bedside ventriculostomy and subdural drain placements

● Removed and stitched EVDs

● Assisted Intensivist with bedside procedures including: central lines, arterial lines, chest tubes, bronchoscopies, intubation, tracheostomy

● Implanted policy and procedure to prevent hospital acquired infections. Education: West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV BSN In Nursing, 2001 1

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