LeEllen Dawn Taylor, RN
Keller, Tx 76248
Mobile: 817-***-****
Email: *****@****.***
Work Experience:
American Hospice
Fort Worth, TX 76116 United States
01/2010 - 03/2012
Salary: 60,000.00 USD Per Year
Hours per week: 50
RN Case Manager
Supervisor: Yolanda 817-***-****)
Okay to contact this Supervisor: Yes
Managed case load of 10-25 terminally ill patients, implemented and updated plan of care as needed, presented cases in IDT, coordinated care with SW, Chaplains, MD's, pharmacy, Medical Equipment company, managed symptoms of disease, pain control, IV starts, pain management, lab draws, supervised CNA's assigned to pt's, updated CNA care plans as needed, also did triage after hours and made on-call emergency visits prn.
North Hills Hospital
4404 Booth Calloway Rd
North Richland Hills, TX 76180 United States
06/2009 - 01/2010
Salary: 32.75 USD Per Hour
Hours per week: 36
RN-ER
Supervisor: Melissa 817-***-****)
Okay to contact this Supervisor: Yes
As a ER RN I provided care of critically ill pts, urgent care pt's, fast track pt's, and clinic pt's. I performed IV starts, lab draws, 12 lead Ekg, ran codes, worked in the trauma bay, care of obstetrical emergencies including precipitous births and miscarriages, intrauterine fetal demise, assisted with pt transfers via ambulance or careflight as needed, prepared pts with MI's for surgery and cath lab as needed and activated protocols for MI pts, assisted with intubations, suturing, started and titrated/maintained critical care IV meds as required such as Nitro, Cardizem, levophed, Diprivan, Versed, Mannitol, ect.., took pt's to CT/MRI/X-ray as required, dropped NG tubes, inserted foley caths, arranged for Picc lines, cut downs, central lines as required, assisted with emergency trach as needed. Pt load depended on acutity of pt's.
St. John's Sapulpa
1004 E. Bryan
Sapulpa, OK 74066 United States
02/2009 - 05/2009
Salary: 29.50 USD Per Hour
Hours per week: 48
RN-ER, part time charge nurse, part time house supervisor
Supervisor: Debbie 918-***-****)
Okay to contact this Supervisor: Yes
Part time night charge nurse overseeing 2-4 other RN's, in charge of making ER RN assignments, transferring pt's to other areas within and outside of the hospital, responsible for tracking beds available within the hospital, admit and discharge pt's, responsible for tracking and ensuring availability of needed equipment, medications, and supplies, assisted other RN's as needed, counseled with families as needed, assisted Physicians as needed, oversaw codes, I was required to go to all codes in the hospital when I was Charge Nurse. As part-time night House Supervisor I was required to make rounds to all floors, ensure adequate staffing for each unit including ancillary staff as well as nursing staff, ensure hospital policy and procedures were being followed, provided crisis management to families/staff/patients, was required to handle any complaints from pt's/families/staff, ensured proper staffing of agency nurses and CNA's, as night House Supervisor I was also required to go to Pharmacy and mix any critical care IV's that were needed, and oversee medications as we didn't have a night pharmacist after midnight till 6am. As House Supervisor I was also required to go to all codes, take pt's to morgue, contact and document medical examiner information and release codes, call funeral homes for families as needed, and provide grief counseling with MD's as needed. As a ER RN I provided care of critically ill pts, urgent care pt's, fast track pt's, and clinic pt's. I performed IV starts, lab draws, 12 lead Ekg, ran codes, worked in the trauma bay, care of obstetrical emergencies including precipitous births and miscarriages, intrauterine fetal demise, assisted with pt transfers via ambulance or careflight as needed, prepared pts with MI's for surgery and cath lab as needed and activated protocols for MI pts, assisted with intubations, suturing, started and titrated/maintained critical care IV meds as required such as Nitro, Cardizem, levophed, Diprivan, Versed, Mannitol, ect.., took pt's to CT/MRI/X-ray as required, dropped NG tubes, inserted foley caths, arranged for Picc lines, cut downs, central lines as required, assisted with emergency trach as needed. Pt load depended on acutity of pt's.
Muskogee Regional Medical Center
300 Rockefeller Drive
Muskogee, OK 74401 United States
10/2008 - 02/2009
Salary: 23.00 USD Per Hour
Hours per week: 36
RN-ER
Supervisor: Denise 918-***-****)
Okay to contact this Supervisor: Yes
As a ER RN I provided care of critically ill pts, urgent care pt's, fast track pt's, and clinic pt's. I performed IV starts, lab draws, 12 lead Ekg, ran codes, worked in the trauma bay, delivered babies, assisted with pt transfers via ambulance or careflight as needed, care of obstetrical emergencies including precipitous births and miscarriages, intrauterine fetal demise, also I prepared pts with MI's for surgery and cath lab as needed and activated protocols for MI pts, assisted with intubations, suturing, started and titrated/maintained critical care IV meds as required such as Nitro, Cardizem, levophed, Diprivan, Versed, Mannitol, ect.., took pt's to CT/MRI/X-ray as required, dropped NG tubes, inserted foley caths, arranged for Picc lines, cut downs, central lines as required, assisted with emergency trach as needed. Pt load depended on acutity of pt's.
Aureus Medical Group
2425 South 171st St.
Omaha, NE 68130 United States
04/2008 - 10/2008
Salary: 38.00 USD Per Hour
Hours per week: 48
Travel RN-CVICU
Supervisor: Andrea (1-800-***-****)
Okay to contact this Supervisor: Yes
Care of open heart patient's pre-op and post-op. Skills included maintenance and removal of central lines, art lines, and swan lines, care and monitoring of IABP pt's , monitoring of telemetry, administration of blood, plasma, albumin products as needed, assisted Cardiothoracic surgeons with in-room emergent thoracotomy's, monitoring, titration, starting, and stopping of critical care IV medication, removal of femoral sheaths, also required to be in close contact with the cardiothoracic surgeon via specialty heart phones to relay current labs, vitals, condition, etc.
Hillcrest Medical Center
1120 S. Utica Ave
Tulsa, OK 74104 United States
09/2007 - 04/2008
Salary: 21.00 USD Per Hour
Hours per week: 36
RN-Med/Surg, Neuro ICU
Supervisor: Beth 918-***-****)
Okay to contact this Supervisor: Yes
I took care of a wide variety of pt's, I had neuro trauma cases that required management of bolts, shunts, ICP's, pt's requiring EEG's, that were in medically induced coma's, use of mannitol, had medical cases with pt's in sickle cell crisis, CHF, DKA, drug overdoses, unstable agnina, MI's step-down not stable enough to move to cardiac stepdown, pt's with terminal cancer, aids with complications, chronic and acute trach pts, took care of surgical pt's with open abdomen's, sepsis, GI bleeds, ARDS, acute and chronic renal failure, dialysis pt's. I was responsible for monitoring/titrating emergency and critical care IV meds, monitoring and reporting of pt's conditons and changes to MD, monitoring telemetery, lab draws, IV starts, maintence of IV, PICC, and central lines. Comprhensive assessment of patient, was also responsible for complete care of patient including bed baths, oral care, trach care, vent care, suctioning, feeding, tube feeding's include placement and residual checks.
Fort Gibson Nursing Home
205 E. Popular
Fort Gibson, OK 74434 United States
04/2007 - 08/2007
Salary: 20.00 USD Per Hour
Hours per week: 40
RN
Supervisor: Kathy 918-***-****)
Okay to contact this Supervisor: Yes
Care of long-term care nursing home pt's, assessments, lab draws, changing foley's, vital signs, medication administration, updated POC, contacted families as needed, arranged for Dr appointments, transportation to and from Dr's office, managed IV's, managed feeding tubes.
Health Care Innovations
111 S. York
Muskogee, OK 74403 United States
05/2006 - 12/2006
Salary: 30,000.00 USD Per Year
Hours per week: 40
RN-Home Health
Supervisor: Michelle 918-***-****)
Okay to contact this Supervisor: Yes
Care of pt's in their home, administration of insulin, blood sugar testing, testing for coumadin, setting up pill boxes, care of wounds, maintenance and application of wound vac's, pacemaker/defib checks via phone, lab draws, IV medication adminstration, coordination of care with MD and family as needed, OASIS, computerized charting.
Muskogee Regional Medical Center
300 Rockefeller Drive
Muskogee, OK 74401 United States
12/2005 - 05/2006
Salary: 16.50 USD Per Hour
Hours per week: 36
RN-ICU
Supervisor: Joy 918-***-****)
Okay to contact this Supervisor: Yes
This was my first job as an RN. I was a general ICU nurse. I took care of cardiac, medical, surgical patients. Managed vents, trach's, had dialysis pt's, drew labs, started IV's, did 12 lead EKG's, started and maintained blood transfusions, IV medications, inserted foley's, managed tube feeds, peg tubes, wound care, admitted, transferred, discharged patients. Floated to ER as needed.
Education:
Connors State College Muskogee, OK United States
Associate's Degree 12/2005
GPA: 2.707 of a maximum 40
Credits Earned: 119 Semester hours
Major: Associate of Science Minor: Nursing
Relevant Coursework, Licenses and Certifications:
I also took all my required courses for my BSN at the same time.
Current BLS
Current ACLS
Tulsa Technology Center Tulsa, OK United States
Technical or Occupational Certificate 06/1997
GPA: 3.0 of a maximum 4.0
Major: Phlebotomy
Relevant Coursework, Licenses and Certifications:
After I obtained my CNA license I went back to get my phlebotomy certificate, to further advance my skills.
Tulsa Technology Center Tulsa, OK United States
Technical or Occupational Certificate 06/1997
GPA: 3.0 of a maximum 4.0
Major: Basic Cardiac Arrhythmia Interpretation
Relevant Coursework, Licenses and Certifications:
After I obtained my CNA, I went back for the cardiac monitor class, so I could enhance my skill sets, and fill in as a monitor tech.
Tulsa Technology Center Tulsa, OK United States
Technical or Occupational Certificate 04/1997
GPA: 3.0 of a maximum 4.0
Major: Nursing assistant Minor: Home health/Long-term care
Relevant Coursework, Licenses and Certifications:
I also obtained my BLS at this time.
Job Related Training:
Over the years I have completed many skills fairs, I have taken all classes offered at my place of employment to further my skills and knowledge base, I completed an extensive ICU extern program, then when I went into the ER I went through an ER career ladder program. I have taken classes on cardiac arrhythmias, dialysis, ICP's, open-heart surgery, and IABP. They were all required as part of my job. I also keep up to date by reading related Nursing Journals.
References:
Robin Villa
IHS
ER-RN
Renee Johnson
American Hospice
RN
Jennifer Maddox
American Hospice
RN
Kim Bajema
St. Francis
ER-RN