Registered Nurse Care

SHANAUGH DOWNING, BSN, RN

*** ******** **, **** * • South Weymouth, MA 02190 • 781-***-**** • *********@*****.*** SUMMARY

•Experienced and motivated telemetry nurse, with experience in leadership roles and a passion for cardiology, looking to advance career closer to home and become part of a new healthcare team

•Ability to adapt to multiple and changing priorities in fast paced environment, with experience as travel nurse

•Ability to communicate effectively in order to collaborate with other healthcare providers, delegate appropriate patient care tasks to co-workers with appropriate knowledge and skill level and holds co-workers accountable for completing such tasks in a timely manner

•Performs patient teaching and provides care to patients in accordance with plan of care and practice standards, with the ability to multitask and prioritize

•Provides care in a non-judgmental manner that respects patients' rights, autonomy, dignity and confidentiality

•Appropriately uses resources and references for reviewing policies and procedures, medications, and clinical information

RELATED WORK EXPERIENCE

Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital Brockton, MA MedSurge/Telemetry Registered Nurse, Charge Nurse, Preceptor February 2016-Present

● Responsible for nursing care, health maintenance, education, counseling and collaborative planning for patients in the setting of low income/homeless population

● Responsible for management of patients on cardiac monitoring, including interpreting rhythms and monitoring vital signs, identifying quality improvement opportunities, and notifying MD of critical changes using critical thinking

● Acts as charge nurse, responsible for safely coordinating the unit's nurse/patient assignment, assisting RN’s with patient care when necessary; appropriately seeking assistance from resources, and communicating with supervisors to notify of unit needs

Holy Family Hospital, Steward Healthcare Methuen, MA Med Surge/Telemetry Float Pool, Travel Nurse Jan 2019- May 2019, Jan 2020- June 2020

● Concentric Healthcare Staffing Agency 2019

● Cross Country Nurses, Staffing Agency 2020

● Providing care to patients in multiple patient care areas, including med/surge, telemetry, and ED

● Quickly adapting to new healthcare environment and integrating into healthcare team with flexibility for short-term contracts

● Accepting the role of charge nurse on overflow unit and precepting new nurses during Covid-19 Pandemic Overlake Medical Center Bellevue, WA

MedSurge/ Telemetry/ ICU Stepdown Float Nurse, Travel Nurse July 2019-Dec 2019

● Travel Nurse Across America, Staffing Agency

● Floating to different units as travel nurse, providing care in a city outside of Seattle, typically floating to telemetry units, caring for cardiac cath, ablation patients, and ICU stepdown unit, caring for “Stroke Alert” patients, and post-op CABG/TAVR patients

South Shore Cardiology PC Weymouth, MA

Registered Nurse Aug 2014-Aug 2016

● Responsible for telephone triage for emergent, urgent and non-urgent evaluation in an outpatient cardiology practice

● Providing care in CHF clinic, including IV administration of diuretics with close monitoring, providing patient education regarding diet and fluid restrictions, per CHF protocol

● Anticoagulation Clinic: PT/INR testing per anticoagulation CoaguChek monitor, patient dosing instructions and documentation of INR results in patient EHR

● Preparing patients for visit with physician, including performing EKGs, preparing patients for pacemaker/ICD device interrogation, preparing patients for regular and nuclear stress testing, including pharmacological preparation with Adenosine and/or Lexiscan

VOLUNTEER WORK EXPERIENCE

The Mighty Roar Cape Town, South Africa

Green Point Community Clinic Nov-Dec 2018

● Participated in the care of the local community of Cape Town at a free clinic as a volunteer

● Provided education and care to patients in several areas of the outpatient clinic including wound clinic, baby clinic, HIV clinic, family planning and vision/eye care clinic EDUCATION, LICENSURE, CERTIFICATION

Simmons College Boston, MA

Bachelor of Science in Nursing May, 2014

● GPA: 3.504

RN Licensure (RN2297846), Massachusetts Board of Nursing Expires 2022 BLS for Healthcare Providers, American Heart Association Expires 2022 ACLS Provider, American Heart Association Expires 2020 NIHSS, Apex Innovation Expires 2020

COMPUTER SKILLS

•Extensive experience with MediTech and Epic EHR, familiar with Allscripts, Cerner

•Proficient with Microsoft Office, Internet, Email HONORS/AWARDS

•Massachusetts Nurses Association, 2016-2018

•Sigma Theta Tau International, Nursing Honor Society, 2013- Present

•Simmons College Dean’s List, 2010-2014

•Simmons College Presidential Scholarship Recipient, 2010-2014

Contact this candidate