Colleen McCoy, RN
**** ****** *** *** * Saint Paul, MN 55104 336 - 602 - 7394 ***************@*****.*** Goal-oriented professional nurse with exceptional clinical and leadership skills dedicated to providing compassionate patient care and dependable personnel support in a challenging work environment, striving for growth towards common goals and values.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Grifols Talecris Plasma West St. Paul, MN
CMS/RN 09/17/23 to Present
Grifols Biomat Plasma Lincoln, NE
CMS/RN 08/22/22 to 09/16/23
Avera McKennon Hospital Sioux Falls
Travel Nurse 3East Oncology/Transplant unit
4//25/22 - 8/2/22
Halifax Health Port Orange
Travel Nurse Med/Surg 12/6/21 - 3/18/22
Tabitha Home Health
Home health RN case manager 5/10/21 - 11/19/21
Bryan Medical Center - West campus
Travel Nurse 3NW/6NE 4/15/2020 - 7/11/2020
Staff Nurse 3NW/6NE 7/20/2020 - 4/28/21
St Francis Hospital CJRI @ Trinity Health
Travel Nurse Orthopedics 10/7/2019 - 3/24/2020
Yale New Haven Hospital
Travel Nurse Unit 9-5 Med/Surg
6/10/2019 - 9/28/2019
Person Memorial Hospital
Travel Nurse Med/Surg Tele 3/04/2019 - 6/01/2019
Forsyth Medical Center
Staff Nurse 7 NT Ortho 5/07/2018 - 2/28/2019
Holmes Regional Medical Center
Assistant Nurse Manager - A6 Orthopedics
3/14/2017 - 9/03/2017
● Ensures patient and staff safety.
● Promotes associate accountability and competency through leadership and management practices.
● Provides input for annual performance and competency checklists for personnel.
● Interviews and participates in the selection of new personnel.
● Assists with and participates in the development of policies, procedures, and standards of care for the unit.
● Encourages associate growth and development through mentorship and goal setting.
● Responsible for scheduling and assigning personnel on to ensure safe, adequate, and appropriate staffing for the unit.
● Assists with implementation of unit-based performance improvement activities resulting in improved operations and patient care outcomes.
● Identifies opportunities for quality improvement activities on the unit.
● Ensures compliance with the Joint Commission and other organizational and regulatory agency standards with quality indicators and core measures.
● Performs those clinical skills within the scope of practice of a registered nurse. Clinical Charge Nurse - A6 Orthopedics
4/26/2016 - 3/13/2017
● Communicates significant information to other persons responsible for, or involved in, the care of the patient.
● Facilitates communication among Managers, nursing staff, and other ancillary departments.
● Ensures the delivery of quality patient care for the shift and participates as a member of the unit leadership team in focusing on care delivery for the unit.
● Coordinates the patient and family/significant other education process based on assessed need.
● Anticipates change for patient care and department needs.
● Assists Managers in the selection, development, and retention of staff.
● Provides input to Managers regarding the performance and behavior of staff.
● Participates in Performance Improvement.
● Collaborates with Managers to ensure unit compliance with guidelines of accrediting and regulatory agencies, unit standards of care and practice, and organization policies and procedures.
● Demonstrates age-specific skill competency in the clinical practice environment.
● Participates in special projects or performs other duties as assigned.
● Recognizes and respects the contribution of other employees and shares knowledge and skills to assist others.
● Assists with development of unit schedule.
Staff Nurse - A6 Orthopedics/Med-Surg 9/16/2015 - 4/25/2016 & 9/04/2017 - 4/26/2018
● Provides direct patient care to 5-6 patient teams including but not limited to effective medication administration. Kindred Hospital Melbourne
Staff Nurse - 2North Telemetry - Med/Surg: 10/13/2014 - 7/12/2016
● Provides direct patient care to 5-6 patient teams consisting of vented and non-vented patients requiring continuous telemetry monitoring.
EDUCATION
Keiser University, Melbourne, FL 2011
Associate Degree in Nursing
Licensure/Certification
Minnesota State RN License
08/31/2023
Nebraska Multistate RN License
04/30/2022
Connecticut State RN License
05/30/2019
Florida Multistate RN License 01/27/2012
Healthcare Provider BLS 06/2024
ACLS 02/2021
Florida RPhT License (expired) 11/25/2009
SKILLS AND QUALITIES
● Proficient with ProTouch, Meditech, EPIC, SCM, CPM, HBOC, FormFast and Windows Vista operating system and Microsoft Office
● Outstanding customer service skills with background in retail pharmacy
● Flexible team player and excellent communicator with strong interpersonal skills and the ability to adapt to change
● Experience in collaborating with various disciplines that require open and effective communication
● Serve as an advocate for patients and recognized for patient satisfaction