Dayna James
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Miami, FL 33172
SUMMARY
Registered nurse with 18 years of emergency medicine experience, practiced in both adult and pediatric settings. Certified emergency nurse with superior resuscitation experience. Clinical excellence is enhanced by years of teaching emergency nursing education.
QUALIFICATIONS
*CEN
*ACLS, BLS, and PALS Provider and instructor
*Certified translator of English and Spanish
*Certified instructor of Advanced Stroke Life Support
*TNCC
*Remarkably skilled in difficult IV insertions
*Easy adaptability to changing environment
*Relate well to people from a variety of different cultures
*Focused on meeting patients' emotional and educational needs
*Very reliable (Several years with no call-offs)
WORK EXPERIENCE
Miami Children’s Hospital
ER January 2016-Present
Registered Nurse Miami, FL
Level 1 trauma patient care
Rotations of triage duty
Pediatric emergency management
Precept new nurses
Provide family centered care
Coordinate ancillary department care
Recognition of developmental stages
University of Miami Hospital
ER, Education Department May 2010-Present
Registered Nurse, ACLS/BLS Instructor Miami, FL
Level 2 trauma patient care
Rotations of triage duty
Rapid assessment and prioritizing of patient complaints
Relief charge nurse
Provide physician assistance for minor bedside operative procedures
Expedite flow of patient to admission/discharge as determined by physician
Code Blue team leader in cardiac and respiratory arrest cases
Assist in endotracheal intubation and central line insertion
Teach ACLS, BLS, PALS, and ASLS classes
Precept new graduates
Homestead Hospital
ER March 2009-January 2010
Registered Nurse Homestead, FL
Scheduled equal days in both adult and pediatric ER's
Rotated assignments to triage, trauma bay, quick care, and patient zones
Assessed and prioritized patient care
Implemented physician orders for patient care
Monitored lab values
Prepared patients for interfacility transport (ground and air)
Assisted lower income patients to access community resources
Holy Spirit Hospital
ER August 2004-January 2009
Registered Nurse Camp Hill, PA
Level 2 trauma patient care
High volume census, with ratio of patients as high as 10:1
Provided intensive care to multiple patients in trauma bays
Managed a variety of cases: respiratory, cardiac, orthopedic, and pediatrics
Prepared MI patients for the cardiac cath lab
Served as occasional relief charge nurse
Provided emergent care to obstetric patients
Oriented new nurses to department
Worked 1 1/2 years on a 42 bed med-surg floor, with charge nurse experience
EDUCATION
Miami Dade College
BSN 2017
Harrisburg Area Community College
AAN 2004
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Emergency Nurses Association
American Heart Association
Advanced Stroke Life Support