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MOYOCK, NC *****

757-***-****

ady3a4@r.postjobfree.com

BRIAN E. CHESSICK

CAREER SUMMARY: Registered Nurse with over 24 years of critical care experience in cardiovascular surgical ICU, general surgical post-operative care, general ICU & Cardiac Cath-Holding & Hospice Home Care, & Management of many type of medical clinics, Corrections both clinic manager and charge RN roles working with DOC SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATION

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

● Mediko, Norfolk jail charge nurse April 2023 to July 2023 contract

● Vitalcore, charge nurse Indian Creek Corectional Center November 2022 to present

● Wellpath Clinic Charge Nurse/Manager April 2022 to January 2023

● Promedica Heartland hospice August 2021 to present

● Medical leave of absence due to total hip replacement with septic-complications October 2020 to june 2021 now fully recovered with total clearance by surgeon and medical team

● Quest Diagnostics July 2020-present

● WorkRight Norfolk Naval Shipyard NASSCO- Norfolk, VA May 2020-September 2020

● Bon Secours Mary Immaculate Hospital Portsmouth, VA August 2019-November 2019

● Freda H. Gordon Hospice and Palliative Care of Tidewater Virginia Beach, VA June 2019-August 2019

Sentara Leigh Hospital Norfolk, VA 2014-April 2019

Sentara Norfolk General Hospital Norfolk, VA 2001-2014

Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC March 1999-June 2001 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

ACLS Certification - expired

BLS Certification - current

PROFESSIONAL EXPERTISE

Provided high quality, skilled and professional nursing care at a Level 1 Trauma Center in a 20 bed Cardiac Intensive Care Unit

Responsibilities included charge nurse & orientation of new staff

Provided high quality, skilled and professional nursing care in an 18 bed Cardiac Surgical Intensive Care Unit

Responsibilities included charge nurse, orientation of new staff, charge nurse committee, & bed flow committee

Accustomed to working with critically ill patients through all phases of cardiovascular recovery and ICU management

Clinical Experience Includes:

Advanced Hemodynamic Monitoring-SVO2, Continual Cardiac Output Monitoring, Pulmonary Artery Pressure, Left Atrial Pressure, & Arterial Pressure, Assisting Physicians at bedside during various endoscopic procedures in addition to other medical type procedures as performed by various MD disciplines.

Care of Patients with Ventricular Assist Devices-Abio-Med, HeartMate I & II, & Heart Ware, Total Artificial Heart, Continual Renal Replacement Therapy, & Usage of NICOM

Care of Ventilated Patients & Pulmonary compromised patients receiving Bipap, Hi-flow Nasal Cannula, and Nitric Oxide, Flolan, & Heliox Therapies Providing care of general surgery patients including : all Urology and OB GYN, GI, Orthopedic, ENT, and cardiothoracic cases on an inpatient or outpatient basis Out-Patient Care in the PACU and Cardiac Cath setting after general anesthesia both for interventional radiology, interventional cardiology and endoscopy. All out patients including post procedure discharge teaching

COVID screening nurse, experience in running and participating in running health clinics for COVID prevention and general health screenings on contracted corporation/company sites Managed Flu clinics and participated in vaccination administration, COVID screening as well, for contracted companies/corporations by Quest Diagnostics

Providing high quality and personalized home care to those patients and family members in hospice care Providing high quality both medical and mental health/substance abuse care in the incarcerated population both in jail and prisons in conjunction with with DOC both in management role and charge nurse role EDUCATION

Diploma of Nursing-Presbyterian Hospital School of Nursing Charlotte, NC 1995-1999

Undergraduate Studies in Biology, Psychology & Nursing-University of North Carolina, Wilmington, NC 1991-1994

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