~ Highly-organized Registered Nurse with considerable PACU (Post-Anesthesia Care Unit) experience eager to secure a long-term opportunity with a dynamic hospital seeking a dedicated team player with outstanding clinical skills. ~

 

 

        Proficiency in health promotion/education, patient advocacy, and staff leadership; adept at motivating, inspiring, and managing personnel through energy, enthusiasm, congeniality, and collaboration.    

        Combine impressive communication and interpersonal skills to effectively liaise between doctors, nursing staff, patients, and patients families.  

        Superior administrative, multi-tasking, prioritization, and decision-making abilities.

        Reputation for integrity, problem solving abilities, attention to detail, and analytical skills.

        Excel in caring for patients across the age spectrum and from diverse cultures.

        Perform well under pressure and display excellent critical thinking abilities, versatility, and commitment to quality.

 

 

Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center, Boise, ID, 2008

Travel Nurse, Post-Anesthesia Care Unit

• Diligently assessed, stabilized, observed and provided transitional care to post-operative patients, assisting and optimizing recovery via fluids, pain management, and careful monitoring of vitals such as cardiac and respiratory condition.
• Leveraged significant knowledge of intravenous fluid assessment and maintenance, multi-modal pain and nausea control methods, advanced airway support and complicated cardiac monitoring to deliver exceptional patient care.  
• Observed, accurately interpreted, documented, and reported changing patient data.

 

Kaiser Permanente, Harbor City, CA, 2007 to 2008

Travel Nurse, Post-Anesthesia Care Unit 

• Conducted pre-operative assessments of surgical patients and provided extensive health education to patients and families.
• Applied proficiency with electronic medical records software to maintain meticulous PACU documentation.  

 

Continued

 

 

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Professional Experience continued

 

Mercy Medical Center, Nampa, ID, 2005 to 2007

Registered Nurse, Post-Anesthesia Care Unit         (2006 to 2007)

Registered Nurse, Medical-Surgical Unit                  (2005 to 2006)  

• Demonstrated exemplary leadership attributes as Charge Nurse supervising, motivating and directing team of RNs, PCAs, and Unit Secretary.  
• Assessed and decisively determined staffing requirements, delegated floor assignments, and supervised daily nursing care on 17-bed orthopedic and general surgical unit.
• Administered wound care, changed surgical dressings, and developed instant rapport with patients to maximize comfort and trust.

 

 

Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Boise State University, Boise, ID, 2005  

 

Bachelor of Science in Health Science, Boise State University, Boise, ID, 2001  

 

Registered Nurse License, Idaho and California 

 

 

Certifications:

         Basic Life Support (BLS)

         Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)

         Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) 

 

 

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