KRISTIN BARDWELL
847-***-**** *********@*****.***
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Versatile and hardworking professional with years of experience caring for diverse conditions. Diligent and detail oriented. Can work quickly and efficiently accomplish tasks.
SKILLS
• Staff collaboration
• EMR
• Chart review
• Patient counseling
• Internal medicine
• Educating medical patients
WORK HISTORY
NORTHSHORE UNIVERSITY HEALTHSYSTEM
Internal Medicine Office Nurse Northfield, IL August 2008 - Current
RN- Internal Medicine
- phone triage patients with acute medical conditions. Managed 50-100 calls per day.
- patient education of medication and new or old medical conditions over the phone.
-refill medications
-scheduling appointments
-efficient at keeping inbox cleaned out quickly
-EPIC Medical records
NORTHSHORE UNIVERSITY HEALTHSYSTEM
RN-23 Hour Observation Unit Evanston, IL January 2007 - August 2008
RN- 23 hour observation Unit
- primary care for 2-4 patients
- patients were primarily cardiac monitoring waiting for procedures/ stress tests or post-op same day surgery that had symptoms and had to stay over night
- telemetry monitoring and doing EKGs on patients
- lab draws
-ongoing assessments of patients
- IV starts
NORTHSHORE UNIVERSITY HEALTHSYSTEM
Emergency Room Registered Nurse Glenview, IL August 2005 - January 2007
RN - Emergency Room
- IV starts
- Level 2 trauma
- cared for 1-3 patients
- assisted with casting
- conscious sedation monitoring and administering of med under direction of Physician
- ongoing assessments of patients
- telemetry monitoring
- blood draws
- IV meds/ SQ/IM meds
- oral meds as needed
ST FRANCIS HOSPITAL
RN, Emergency Department Evanston, Illinois April 2000 - August 2005
RN- Emergency Department
-Level 1 trauma center
- cared for trauma victims: gunshots, MVA, stabbings
-Iv starts
-monitoring telemetry
-IV drips for MI patients
-IM/SQ and oral med administration as directed by physician
- monitoring vitals
- ACLS/PALS/ ECRN/ Trauma nurse certifications
CROSS COUNTRY
RN Traveler Various January 1998 - April 2000
RN - Travel Nurse
worked in various locations around the United States.
Worked telemetry/ cardiac stepdown/ transplant units
ST ANTHONY MEDICAL CENTER
RN- Cardiac Step Down Rockford, IL April 1996 - January 1998
RN- Cardiac Step Down
-primary care nursing
- telemetry monitoring
- pre and post cardiac cath/ pulling arterial lines
-Medication management with patients
- IV drip monitoring for patients with CHF and other chronic cardiac conditions
EDUCATION
Associate of Science Nursing
Purdue University Calumet
Hammond, IN April 1996