Registered Nurse with 5 years of acute-care experience across medical-surgical and intensive care, holding an active Arizona RN license plus BLS and ACLS. Carries a 4 to 5 patient assignment, charts in Epic, and is trusted with high-acuity admissions and rapid responses. Known for catching early deterioration and keeping HCAHPS communication scores high.
- Manage a 2:1 ICU assignment of ventilated and post-surgical patients, titrating vasoactive drips and documenting hourly assessments in Epic.
- Serve on the rapid response team, leading initial assessment and ACLS interventions until the provider arrives, contributing to a unit code-survival rate above the hospital benchmark.
- Precept new graduate nurses through a 12-week orientation, with all four assigned preceptees passing their 90-day competency review.
- Cut central-line infections on the unit to zero across 14 consecutive months by auditing dressing changes and reinforcing the CLABSI bundle.
- Delivered direct care to a 5-patient assignment on a 32-bed med-surg floor, completing head-to-toe assessments, medication administration, and discharge teaching.
- Administered IV therapy and managed wound care for post-operative patients, using barcode medication administration to keep med-error reports at zero for the year.
- Coordinated discharges with case management and pharmacy, reducing 30-day readmissions on the unit by 11 percent through clearer medication reconciliation.
- Documented care in Cerner and updated care plans each shift, flagging changes in patient status to providers an average of one shift earlier.
Patient assessment and head-to-toe exams · Medication administration and IV therapy · Wound care and post-operative care · Telemetry and EKG interpretation · Care planning and patient education · EHR charting (Epic, Cerner) · Barcode medication administration (BCMA) · Rapid response and code participation (BLS, ACLS)
- Registered Nurse (RN), Arizona State Board of Nursing (NCLEX-RN, active)
- Basic Life Support (BLS), American Heart Association
- Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), American Heart Association
- Critical Care Registered Nurse (CCRN), AACN