Holly Barth
Lafayette, IN *****
**********@**.***
Obtain position with opportunity for leadership role with increased responsibility and room to grow professionally
Ability Summary
Assess patient health problems and needs, develop and implement nursing care plans, and maintain medical records
Administer nursing care to ill, injured, convalescent, or disabled patients across developmental spectrum
Advise patients on health maintenance and disease prevention or provide case management Proficiency in Epic, Cerner, and NextGen electronic medical record systems
Maintain certifications required for position
Authorized to work in the US for any employer Work Experience
Agency RN
Assured Nursing - Indianapolis, IN August 2020 to Present
Agency RN
• Contract at North Meridian Surgical Center - Pre-op PACU- Spine Surgery, pain management procedures • Carmel Ambulatory Surgery - PACU- pediatric dental, plastics, vein, orthopedic, general, & eye procedures
• Indiana Surgery & Vascular Center- Pre-op & PACU in outpatient interventional radiology center
Staff RN
Lafayette Regional Rehabilitation Hospital (Stroke certified) - Lafayette, LA August 2019 to August 2020
• Worked with rehab patients. • Charge nurse as needed
RN
Riverview Health - Noblesville, IN January 2019 to August 2019
Work PRN in pre/post and PACU
Staff RN- PACU and preceptor
Unity Healthcare - Lafayette, IN May 2013 to April 2015
• Extubate patients when criteria met, pain management, hemodynamic stabilization, and discharge to ambulatory care setting or 23-hour suites
• Patient/family discharge education
• Provide care across age continuum
• Precept new employees/training; introduce standardized PACU orientation • Maintain drug inventory log and drug inventory for PACU
• Maintain functionality of Doppler
• Check crash cart when employee is on vacation
PEDS RN - DCS Liaison
Riggs Community Health Center - Lafayette, IN September 2012 to May 2013
Lafayette, IN
• Appointed to Quality Committee to represent pediatrics department
• Provide primary nursing care and administer vaccines per current CDC guidelines to pediatric clientele • Liaison to DCS reporting parental negligence and/or compliance with healthcare plan and vaccines
Nurse Manager
Work Comp Management Services - Lafayette, IN May 2011 to November 2011
• Transition from paper charting to electronic management of medical records
• Medical surveillance management of 700+ employees for heavy metal exposure
• Establish agenda and run monthly meetings for medical staff including education
• Triage physical/phlebotomy/EKGs for 700+ workers including arranging outside medical appointments and referrals for treatment as necessary
• Inventory and management of medical/office supplies
Clinical Nurse Educator
Novasyte, LLC - Bakersfield, CA November 2010 to December 2010
Work independently educating other professionals, providing product in-services for contracted medical supply company
• Avail medically relevant information to health care workers at multiple sites about medical equipment
Interventional Radiology Nurse
Clarian Arnett Hospital - Lafayette, IN September 2008 to November 2010
• Interventional radiology nursing utilizing conscious sedation, pain management, thrombolytic and other medication administration during procedures
• Hemodynamic monitoring
• Patient rounding on PICC line patients and trouble-shooting dysfunctional PICC's
• Education and discharge teaching patients/families
NICU Staff Nurse
Home Hospital - Lafayette, IN November 2005 to September 2008
Lafayette, IN
• Provide developmentally appropriate care for infants 25 weeks gestation through post term • Level III NICU with oscillator and ventilator experience
• Transport team certified
• Assist physician at cesarean section deliveries and assign Apgar scores, establish airway and provide emergency treatment
• Gestational age and initial physical assessments, height/weight and head circumference measurements
• State mandated infant car seat safety tests, hearing screenings • Arterial and venous sampling for lab tests
• Infection control and isolation procedures
• Gastric tube feedings
• Assist/teach parents sleep, car sear safety, medication administration, feeding, bathing changing and signs to look for in a sick child
• Social service referrals to Child Protective Services and in-house social worker as needed
PICU RN
Riley Hospital for Children - Indianapolis, IN September 2004 to January 2005
Also member of in-house code blue team
PACU and ICU RN
St Elizabeth Hospital - Lafayette, IN September 2001 to September 2004
• Extubate patients when criteria met, pain management, hemodynamic stabilization, and discharge to ambulatory care setting or care-specific unit
• Worked closely with anesthesiologist and utilize standing orders to deliver appropriate care autonomously
• Sat on following committees: committee to establish new standard for conscious sedation; revision and standardization of PACU flow sheet
• Six months ICU- neurological/cardiac/trauma/medical-surgical acute care
ICU Staff Nurse
Porter Memorial Health System - Portage, IN February 2000 to November 2001
Portage and Valparaiso, IN
• Population of trauma patients, acutely ill, surgical and open-heart recovery patients
• Experience with IABP's PRISMA, and Codman ICP equipment
• Assist physicians with rapid sequence intubation, line insertions, and bedside procedures • Served on Pain Management Committee as unit resource person
• Charge nurse responsibilities assumed as needed
Agency Nurse
ProTem Services - Michigan City, IN January 1999 to February 2000
Contract nursing in Intensive Care unit, Intermediate care unit, cardiac rehabilitation, and occupational health nursing at local steel plant
ICU RN
St. Catherine's Hospital - East Chicago, IN September 1997 to January 1999
Critical care nursing experience in open-heart recovery and trauma/emergency nursing of all ages working predominantly with Hispano-American population
• Charge nurse duties assumed as needed
Agency Nurse
ProTem Services - Michigan City, IN January 1995 to January 1997
• Experience in critical care in hospital settings
• Experience in Outpatient Cardiac/Pulmonary Rehab department screening patients, monitoring vital signs and arrhythmias, providing patient education programs
• Case Management experience in a local steel plant following OSHA standards
• Responsibilities included: annual health/employment screening/physicals
• Injury/case management, referrals, emergency first aid
Staff RN
St Anthony Medical Center - Crown Pt, IN, US January 1995 to January 1997
• Employed in Pain Management both acute and chronic pain
• Decision of pain management modalities made with high degree of autonomy under supervision of the anesthesia department
• Case management and medical record/billing skills necessary for an outpatient clinic setting
• Intensive care experience with critically ill and rehabilitating patients with primary cardiac focus
School Nurse
Lake Central School Corporation - Saint John, IN September 1993 to June 1994
St. John, IN
• Arrange educational assemblies, lectures and bulletin boards on various topics
• Record-keeping on attendance, custody, illnesses/injuries and immunizations, and 504b students
• Annual screenings included: vision, hearing, height/weight, scoliosis, pediculosis screening as needed, with referrals of all as appropriate
• Preparation of monthly/annual reports to corporation/state
• Resource person for staff, students and parents
• Followed policy for state mandated education
• Administer medication and first aid
• Substitute school nurse for all grades with above duties and served as interim nurse at elementary and summer school nurse at high school levels
CCU RN
St Margaret Hospital - Hammond, IN June 1991 to September 1992
• Primary care nursing in Coronary Care Unit • Experience initiating thrombolytic agents
Education
Bachelor's Degree in Nursing
Purdue University Calumet
August 2001 Nursing Licenses
RN
Expires: October 2019
State: IN Skills
•RN
• Critical Care Experience • Nursing
• Pain Management
• ICU Experience
• Medication Administration • Cerner
• Primary Care Experience
Certifications and Licenses
BLS for Healthcare Providers (CPR and AED)
December 2020 to December 2022
Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS)
December 2020 to December 2022
PALS
May 2019 to May 2021 Groups
AMTA
October 2019 to Present