Kaitlin Algeri
Newbury, OH
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CAREER FOCUS
I am excited to express my interest as a Registered Nurse continuing to serve the community. I believe my experience as a Registered Nurse for 2 years working in Spinal Cord Injury and Mental Health, as nursing student, and experience in the US military make me an ideal candidate for this position.
State of Ohio RN Multi-state Compact license # 500170 WORK EXPERIENCE- REGISTERED NURSE
Granite Hills Inpatient Mental Health Hospital
Registered Nurse (03/01/2024- 07/04/2024)
● Conducts intake assessments through interviews with patients and relatives to gather case
● history.
● Plans and provides nursing care for patients.
● Makes nursing diagnosis of the medical and emotional status of patients and recommends
● treatment options.
● Consults with psychiatrists and other behavioral health staff in designing appropriate treatment
● plans for clients.
● Administers and notes reactions to psychotropic drugs and other medications.
● Arranges further medical attention when necessary.
● Assists the client in understanding the nature of emotional disturbances and accepting the need
● for treatment.
● Assists in maintaining a safe and secure environment for staff and patients.
● Test for vital signs of pain and ensures treatments of pain. Clement J Zablocki VA Medical Center, Milwaukee, WI Registered Nurse- Spinal Cord Injury (02/13/2022- 02/09/2024)
● Medication administration and documentation requirements
● Health promotion, Veteran/Caregiver education and supporting patient self-determination
● Collaborative practice with interdisciplinary SCI/D team
● Application of principles of rehabilitation nursing care to promote the highest level of functional independence
● Adhering to established safety practices, delegating, and guiding assistive personnel, and supporting process/quality improvement initiatives on the unit and across the organization STUDENT NURSE – CLINICAL ROTATIONS
Additional Clinical experience
● Med surg/ telemetry (09/10/2018- 11/12/2018)
● Pediatrics (01/24/2020- 02/28/2020)
● Labor and Delivery (03/06/2020- 03/27/2020)
● Neonatal ICU (03/06/2020- 04/24/2020)
● Trauma ICU/ Burn unit (09/07/2020- 11/16/2020)
RELATED EXPERIENCE -NURSING ASSISTANT
University Hospital Geauga, OH
Nursing Assistant: Inpatient mental health (July 2018- August 2019)
● Listen and provide emotional support and encouragement to psychiatric patients.
● Complete physical checks and monitor patients to detect unusual or harmful behavior and report observations to professional staff.
● Assisted with daily living activities, lead patients in educational and recreational activities, or accompany patients to and from examinations and treatments.
VA Medical Center Milwaukee, WI
Nursing Assistant: Palliative Care (August 2013-September 2015)
● Monitored patients' vital signs, charted, and reported findings to nurse
● Proficient in use of glucometer/Monitored patients' blood sugar
● Helped clients in ADLs such as bathing, dressing, toileting
● End of life care
MILITARY EXPERIENCE
United States Air Force (02/12/2008 – 02/12/2012)
Honorable discharge upon separation
Served as Security Forces law Enforcement Airman
● Patrol leader and supervisor
● SrA Promotion
● Law Enforcement, Use of Force, Personnel/vehicle searching, Domestics, Building clearing, Ticket writing, DUI/DWI
● Flightline Security: Control entry into and out of the restricted area and provide resource protection
● Retrained biannually in areas such as IED awareness, Explosive "UXO" Reconnaissance, SERE 100, as well as others
Deployments
Baghdad, Iraq: July 2010 – Jan. 2011
Balad, Iraq: March 2008 – Aug. 2009
EDUCATION
Notre Dame College, OH
Bachelor of Science in Nursing achieved (05/07/2021) REFERENCE
Sara Shinniger
Community Support Coordinator
Geauga County Job and Family Services
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Lynn Algeri
Director
Geauga County Veteran Food Panty
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Elisa Navarrette
Registered Nurse
VA Hospital Milwaukee, WI
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