Registered Nurse Medical

ANDREA EMMERLING

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Core Competencies

Patient Relations

Critical Thinking

Detailed and Organized

Time management skills

Professional Experience

Skyline Surgery Center

Registered Nurse Operating Room, Total Joint Replacement Coordinator, Infection Control Officer Loveland, CO June 2019 – Present

Gonyon Cosmetic and plastic surgery

Registered Nurse PACU Johnstown, CO October 2018 – Present

Continuously monitor, analyze, and help improve the performance of clinical activities including current role as infection control officer over entire surgery center.

Perform all duties and functions of operating, circulating, and scrub nurse, as well as preoperative and postoperative care area.

Ensure all medications are administered and charted according to established protocols and procedures.

Researched, developed, and implemented the first total joint replacement program in a same day surgery center in Northern Colorado. Hold current position of total joint coordinator and provide 24-hour on call service, along with preoperative teaching for total joint patients.

Enter and continually update physician preference cards to new record keeping system.

Maintain professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; and establishing personal networks.

Care for specimens and cultures as directed by set policies and procedures.

Care for Orthopedic, Gynecological, Plastics, Podiatry, Urology, General, and Spinal surgical patients.

The Imaging Center

Registered Nurse Fort Collins, CO October 2018 – Present

Banner Health – Northern Colorado Medical Center

Registered Nurse Float Pool Greeley, CO October 2018 – June 2019

Identify patient care requirements by establishing personal rapport with potential and actual patients and other persons in a position to understand care requirements.

Establish a compassionate environment by providing emotional, psychological, and spiritual support to patients, families, and friends.

Assure quality of care by adhering to therapeutic standards; measuring health outcomes against patient care goals and standards; making or recommending necessary adjustments; following hospital and nursing divisions philosophies and standards of care set by state board of nursing, state nurse practice act, and other governing agency regulations.

Maintain safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations.

Maintain patient confidence and protect operations by keeping information confidential.

Maintain professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; and establishing personal networks.

Maintain cooperative relationships among health care teams by communicating information; responding to requests; building rapport; participating in team problem-solving methods.

Promote patient independence by establishing patient care goals; teaching patient, friends, and family to understand condition, medications, and self-care skills; and answering questions.

Provide care to patients in many different areas throughout the hospital as a float registered nurse including medical, oncology, telemetry, surgical, progressive care unit, and pre-screening for imaging such as MRI and CT scans.

UC Health-Poudre Valley Emergency Medical Service

Emergency Medical Technician Fort Collins, CO Aug 2015 – November 2019

Thompson Valley Emergency Medical Service

Emergency Medical Technician Loveland, CO Nov 2007 – July 2015

Administer first-aid treatment and life-support care to sick or injured persons in prehospital setting.

Operate equipment such as EKGs, external defibrillators and bag-valve mask resuscitators in advanced life-support environments.

Assess nature and extent of illness or injury to establish and prioritize medical procedures.

Maintain vehicles and medical and communication equipment, and replenish first-aid equipment and supplies.

Observe, record, and report to physician the patient's condition or injury, the treatment provided, and reactions to drugs and treatment.

Perform emergency diagnostic and treatment procedures, such as airway management and heart monitoring, during ambulance ride.

Administer drugs, orally or by injection, and perform intravenous procedures under a physician's direction.

Comfort and reassure patients.

Coordinate work with other emergency medical team members and police and fire department personnel.

Immobilize patient for placement on stretcher and ambulance transport, using backboard or other spinal immobilization device.

Decontaminate ambulance interior following treatment of patient with infectious disease and report case to proper authorities.

Drive mobile intensive care unit to specified location, following instructions from emergency medical dispatcher.

Coordinate with treatment center personnel to obtain patients' vital statistics and medical history, to determine the circumstances of the emergency, and to administer emergency treatment.

Larimer County Sheriff’s Office

Detention Deputy Fort Collins, CO Sep 2004 – Jul 2007

Supervised over 500 inmates during activities inside prison cells and during activity time.

Ensured that detainee movement was coordinated appropriately, handled head counts and managed emergency response when required.

Managed disciplinary action when inmates violated rules.

Provided prompt and appropriate assistance to inmates in the event of illness and trauma.

Assisted stopping fights between inmates and attempted to control inmate physical contact.

Inspected prison cells to ensure that no hazardous materials were hidden.

Reported any drugs or weapons seized immediately and appropriately.

Promoted social skills development by modeling good behavior.

Performed random security checks on inmates.

Assigned new inmates to their cells and provided them with an overview of the facility.

Larimer County Sheriff’s Office

911 Dispatcher/Field Training Officer Fort Collins, CO Nov 2000 – Jul 2007

Collected caller information, reported problem, and input into the computer aided dispatching system (C.A.D).

Entered accurate data into the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) database.

Management and maintenances of orders of protection, stolen property, missing persons, runaway juveniles.

Dispatched Police, Fire, and EMS calls for Larimer County. Provide accurate details to officials with emergency information and details of locations and situations.

Trained new hires to the communications department. Mentoring and guiding new employees.

Assisted in the revision of the training manual. Trained new dispatchers using this manual. (One on one training for 6 weeks to 3 months).

Answered multiple phone lines, requests from in-house officers, the general public and maintaining direct contact via radio with up to 40 Law Enforcement officers at a time, to ensure their location and safety.

Additional Skills

Certified Emergency Medical Technician (EMT)

Intravenous Certification

Certified Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation and First Aid

Basic Electrocardiogram

Advanced Cardiac Life Support Certification (ACLS)

Pediatric Advanced Life Support Certification (PALS)

Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC)

Background in police investigation

Education

Grand Canyon University, Phoenix, AZ

Bachelors of Science Nursing, September 2018 GPA:4.0/4.0

Bachelor of Science Nursing Registered Nurse November 2019

Laramie County Community College, Cheyenne, WY

Associate of Science in Nursing, May 2017 GPA:4.0/4.0

Associate of Science Nursing Registered Nurse May 2018

Front Range Community College, Fort Collins, CO

Study in Science, August 2016 GPA:4.0/4.0

Financed 100% of tuition through working

McCook Community College, McCook, NE

Study in Science, May 1996 GPA:3.8/4.0

Financed 100% of tuition with academic scholarship

Awards and Honors

Nursing Program’s most caring student award 2018 for organizing Haiti mission trip for nursing class, and implementation of new Haiti program at Laramie County Community College for future students.

Supervisors Letter of Commendation 2006 for preventing suicide attempt

Sheriff’s Unit Commendation 2003 Dispatch Unit

Supervisor recognition 2003 for going above and beyond

Sheriff’s Commendation 2002 for alertness and initiative in solving a vehicular homicide case

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