Houston, Tx *****
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Kimberly Wyatt
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Caring registered nurse, with 29 years of experience, providing clinical care to a variety of patients in intensive and acute environments. Specialize in using critical skills to support interdependent decision- making. Proficient in providing direct patient care along with documentation to ensure accuracy in I & O’s and daily patient care. LICENSE
Registered Nurse, State of Texas, License #: 660382, Expiration: 01/31/2024 Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support, American Heart Association, Expiration: 01/31/2023
Basic Life Support, American Heart Association, Expiration: 01/31/2024 NIHSS Stroke Scale, Expiration: 11/02/2023
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
LRS, Albuquerque(NM) — Travel Nurse
06/2022 - Current
● Provided care for acute and critically ill patients while monitoring lab values and diagnostic test
● Managed patients with numerous disease processes
● Reported abnormal values to the physicians
● Floated to multiple departments to assist in patient safety and effective discharge Maxim Staffing Agency, Omaha(NE) — Travel Nurse
11/2021 - 04/2022
● Provide and coordinated patient care
● Educated patients regarding various health conditions
● Provide support to patients, including various support to their family units
● Conducted patient’s physical assessments to create proper planning Primetime Healthcare Travel Agency — Travel Nurse
08/2021 - 10/2021
● Care for gastrointestinal patients with GI bleeds, pancreatitis, irritable bowel syndrome, abdominal pain that may require an exploratory laparotomy.
● Received overflow of patients from the COVID-19/Delta virus swabbing clinic.
● Swabbed 600-800 people a day, including men, women, children, and infants to test for COVID.
Cornerstone Hospital, Webster(TX) — RN Staff Nurse 03/2018 - 08/2021
● Manage and monitor the care of COVID patients in ICU.
● Assist physicians with intubation and extubation ventilator patients.
● Monitors patients with tracheostomy and endo-tracheal tubes. Inserts nasogastric tubes, foley catheters, etc.
● Report changes to the staff charge nurse and patient’s family. St. Luke's Patient Hospital, Houston(TX) — ICU/MCU Staff Nurse 05/2015 - 02/2018
● Monitored patient’s electrocardiogram status and assisted in conscious sedation, bedside procedures, insertion of chest tubes, and tracheostomy insertions.
● Reported to physicians and families any changes in patient’s condition.
● Cared for IMCU patients and frequently monitored and titrated cardiovascular drips, heparin drips, insulin drips, etc. Park Plaza, Houston(TX) — ICU Staff Nurse
09/2011 - 05/2015
● Cared for patients on ventilators with various diseases like End-Stage Renal Disease, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Congestive Heart Failure, etc.
● Recognized as employee of the month.
● Evaluated how initial access to medication can be administered quickly as a member of the Nurse/Pharmaceutical council.
● Received 4.2 out of 5 for job performance evaluation. Houston Methodist Hospital (Houston,TX) — Medical Surgical Unit 02/2008 - 08/2011
● Cared for patients with neuromuscular disease, Guillain Barre, Lou Gehrig’s Disease, Muscular Dystrophy, CHF, COPD, ESRD and autoimmune diseases.
● Assisted physicians in bedside procedures.
MD Anderson Cancer Center, Pasadena(TX) — ICU RN Staff Nurse 06/1999 - 02/2011
● Patient monitoring and assessment at least every hour.
● Draw labs, patient repositioning, and skin integrity checks.
● Treated and cared for patients of life-threatening issues. Managed ventriculostomies to cranial patients, draining cerebral fluid as ordered. EDUCATION
University of Arlington, (Online) — Bachelor of Science in Nursing 06/2022 - Present
Lee College — Associates in Nursing
08/1989 - 05/1991, Baytown(TX)
SKILLS
*Critical Thinking *Defibrillator *Wound Care
*Efficient Computer Skills *Electrocardiogram *Empathetic
*Team-Oriented *Intravenous Therapy *Patient Care
*Tracheostomy Care *Dispensing/Recording of Medication
*Nasopharyngeal and Oral Suctioning
REFERENCES
Vince Allen - adudvw@r.postjobfree.com
Lovelace’s (LRS) ICU Nurse Manager
Brandi Ginn - adudvw@r.postjobfree.com
NW Hospital’s (Maxim)ICU Nurse Manager
Michelle McChester
Cornerstone’s ICU Nurse Manager