Boulder City Treatment Coordinator

Christina Schofield EMS RN

Cellular 702-***-****

*************@*****.***

SUMMARY

Versatile and outstanding Flight Nurse with over 25 years of experience in Critical Care, emergency and Flight Nursing. Confident provider of emergent care according to standard procedures and situational guidelines both autonomously and as part of a collaborative team. Excellent communication skills presenting higher quality of care coordination. Thinking outside of the box, dedication and integrity are three of my strong suits.

CERTIFICATIONS

•TNCC

•ACLS Instructor

•BLS

•PALS

•Balloon Pump

•PHTLS

Specialties

•Flight Nurse

•Emergency Care

• Critical Care

•Cath Lab - Interventional Radiology

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Staff Nurse Cath Lab - Special Procedures

North Vista Hospital, Las Vegas, NV

June 2014 - Present

•Assisting in and with all provided all cardiac procedures including, Conscious sedation, Left and Right Heart Catheterizations, Angioplasty, Stent Placement, Pacemaker placement and Biv ICD placement

•Using LVAD, Balloon Pump, IVUS and others

•IR - Runoffs, Stent Placement, Angioplasty, Line Placements, Biopsies and all other Interventional Radiology duties and procedures

Flight nurse

Summit Air, Elko NV

February 2014 - June 2015

•Working in unison with my partner

•Rapid assessment / EKG interpretation

•Provided life saving procedures on scene and in transport

•Stabilization of patients

•Rapid sequenceI Intubations, airway management, ventilator management in transport

•IV Medication administration such as Propofol, Sedatives, Analgesics and vasoactive drips all other medications deemed appropriate for the stabilization and treatment of the patient

•Ballon Pump Management used for cardiovascular stability

•Communicating effectively on scene and with transferring and accepting facilities

Flight Nurse

American Med Flight, Ely NV

June 2013 - February 2014

•Working in unison with my partner

•Rapid assessment - EKG interpretation

•Provided life saving procedures on scene and in transport

•Stabilization of patients

•Rapid sequenceI Intubations, Airway management, Ventilator management in transport

•IV Medication administration such as Ketamine, Propofol, Sedatives, Analgesics and vasoactive drips, all other medications deemed appropriate for the stabilization and treatment of the patient

•Ballon Pump Management used for cardiovascular stability

•Communicating effectively on scene and with transferring and accepting facilities

House Supervisor - OR

Boulder City Hospital, Boulder City NV

March 2016 - April 2014

•Supervising all staff and oversight of all clinical operations during my shift

•Education

•Resource person for staff

•Staffing for all units

•Problem solving

•All Policies and Procedures for opening the new OR

•Set up all procedure, anesthesia, difficult intubation and bedside carts

Staff Nurse Critical Care

University Medical Center, Las Vegas NV

December 2008 - March 2012

•ER - Trauma ICU- CCU - MICU - Neuro ICU - Endoscopy Lab

•Assessment and plan of care - Critical thinking

•Collaborating with physicians to optimize quality care

•Medication management such as, IV sedation, analgesics, vasoactive gets, paralytics

•Assist with intubation, line placements and procedures

•Ventilator management and weaning

•Bollon pump management

Staff Nurse - Per diem

Las Vegas Regional Surgery Center, Las Vegas NV

July 2009 - September 2011

•Preparing pt for surgical procedure

•Circulating Nurse for the OR cases

•Recovering post op patients

House Supervisor - ICU

Boulder City Hospital, Boulder City NV

February 2007 - June 2009

•Supervising all staff and oversight of all clinical operations during my shift

•Education

•Resource person for staff

•Staffing for all units

•Problem solving

•Back up for ICU

Adjunct Instructor

Community College Of Southern Nevada, Las Vegas NV

2008

•Instructor for two classes of Pathophysiology Mechanisms of Disease

Staff Nurse

Desert Springs Hospital, Las Vegas NV

2002- September 2006

•Special Procedures (Neuro Interventional ) - ER - Endoscopy Lab - ICU - PACU

•Assessment and plan of care of patients in all areas

•Critical care duties

Nurse Independent Contractor VIA

Global Nursing Agency, Las Vegas NV

2000 - 2002

•Desert Springs Hospital / Hired full time in 2002

•ICU - ER - GI Lab - Pre OP – PACU - Endoscopy Lab

•University Medical Center

•ER - Trauma ICU - Medical ICU - CCU - Surgical ICU - Neuro ICU

Staff Nurse - Respiratory therapy Coordinator

Sunrise Hospital, Las Vegas NV

1991 -1999

•ER - ICU - CCU - Pulmonary shock ICU - CVICU - Medical ICU - Respiratory Therapy Treatment Coordinator

EDUCATION

•Community College of Southern Nevada 1989 - 1992 Associates Degree of Applied Science Class President

•Currently enrolled in NSC

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