Flight Nurse

• Feb 2020 - Present

Charge Nurse, Pediatric Neonatal Critical Care Transport Team Charge Nurse, Pediatric Neonatal Critical Care Transport Team

Flight Nurse

• Sep 2018 - Dec 2019

Travel RN

• Mar 2016 - Sep 2019

Pediatric ICUTravel NursePICUResponsible for direct patient care of acutely ill and injured children ages less than one month to 18 years old. Skills include: initiation and maintenance of IV therapy; monitoring and interpreting telemetry; monitoring lab data; point of care lab monitoring; managing conventional ventilators, high-frequency oscillatory ventilators, CPAP, Bi-PAP, high-flow oxygenation methods, and airway maintenance in collaboration with respiratory therapists; practices safe medication administration; and works closely with physicians and ancillary staff to provide high-quality, safe patient care in accordance with AACN and Joint Commission standards.Contract Locations:Sanford Medical Center, Fargo, ND (Contracted for July 18, 2015-November 1, 2015)University Medical Center, Las Vegas, NV (April 2015-July 2015)

RN

• Mar 2015 - Apr 2015

PICUStaff RN responsible for direct patient care of acutely ill and injured children ages less than one month to 17 years old. Skills include: initiation and maintenance of IV therapy; monitoring and interpreting telemetry; monitoring lab data; point of care lab monitoring; managing conventional ventilators, high-frequency oscillatory ventilators, CPAP, Bi-PAP, high-flow oxygenation methods, and airway maintenance in collaboration with respiratory therapists; practices safe medication administration; and works closely with physicians and ancillary staff to provide high-quality, safe patient care in accordance with AACN and Joint Commission standards.

RN

• Oct 2013 - Mar 2015

Multi-Trauma Unit.Staff RN, Relief Charge RN, Resource RN, and Preceptor in busy Level I Trauma Center responsible for direct patient care including: organization, prioritization, delegation, and ongoing assessment of adult inpatient trauma patients. Skills include: initiation and maintenance of IV therapy; monitoring and interpreting telemetry; monitoring lab data; managing ventilators, Bi-PAP, and CPAP machines as well as tracheostomy care, suctioning, and airway maintenance in collaboration with respiratory therapists; safe medication administration; and collaboration with physicians and ancillary staff to provide high quality, safe patient care in accordance with the latest evidence-based practices and Joint Commission standards.

Research Assistant

• Sep 2011 - Feb 2014

Research assistant for the University of Colorado College of Nursing working directly with faculty to carry out grant funded research into improving primary care access to homeless teenagers and young adults. Developed electronic survey database, and led multi-disciplinary team during quantitative data acquisition. Responsible for mindful and detailed analysis of supporting evidence-based practice literature. Research assistant for the University of Colorado College of Nursing working directly with faculty to carry out grant funded research into improving primary care access to homeless teenagers and young adults. Developed electronic survey database, and led multi-disciplinary team during quantitative data acquisition. Responsible for mindful and detailed analysis of supporting evidence-based practice literature.

CNA

• Apr 2011 - Oct 2013

Operating room. CNA in a busy Level II Trauma Center accountable for delivering high quality, dependable nursing support services through direct and indirect patient care. Familiarity with trauma, general, ortho, OB/GYN, neuro, ENT, and urological surgical procedures and equipment. Worked with Unit Practice Council to begin improvements on mock traumas and mock codes. Operating room. CNA in a busy Level II Trauma Center accountable for delivering high quality, dependable nursing support services through direct and indirect patient care. Familiarity with trauma, general, ortho, OB/GYN, neuro, ENT, and urological surgical procedures and equipment. Worked with Unit Practice Council to begin improvements on mock traumas and mock codes.

CNA

• Mar 2005 - Apr 2011

PACU. Created and maintained unit emergency airway cart. Unit/hospital BLS instructor. PACU. Created and maintained unit emergency airway cart. Unit/hospital BLS instructor.