Emily Rodriguez
Forsyth
Summary
Diligent nursing professional with demonstrated success in emergency patient care. Agile and responsive to dynamic patient needs and environmental conditions. Team-oriented and reliable with expert healthcare knowledge, clear verbal and written communication skills and sound clinical judgment. Seasoned nursing professional offering proven clinical knowledge, natural interpersonal strengths and technical abilities. Knowledgeable about EMR charting, medication administration and interdisciplinary collaboration focused on optimizing patient care and support. Quality-focused and efficiency-driven leader. Dynamic Critical Care Registered Nurse with 5 years of experience. Adept at collaborating with interdisciplinary medical teams. Dedicated to delivering best-in-class patient care and individualized plans for families and patients.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
ER Nurse
Piedmont Hospital
08.2015 - 04.2020
- Provided emergency care for patients suffering from [CVA"s], MI's and Respiratory failure episodes.
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Communicated openly and collaboratively with all healthcare staff to organize successful patient care.
- Teamed on trauma and emergency interventions involving serious head injuries, gunshot wounds, and thoracic trauma.
- Planned, prioritized and provided nursing care by applying advanced specialty clinical nursing knowledge and skills to support comfort and safety of patients and families.
- Assembled equipment and supplies for diagnostic or treatment procedures in specialty service areas.
- Adhered to required infection control, isolation procedures and aseptic techniques in delivery of patient care.
- Educated patients and answered questions about health condition, prognosis, and treatment.
- Administered different therapies and medications in line with physician orders and treatment plan.
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
- Answered codes quickly and orchestrated efficient, skilled medical care.
- Remained calm and productive during life-threatening situations to maximise positive outcomes.
- Optimised outcomes in critical care situations through advanced life-saving techniques.
- Coached and mentored junior staff to uplift department capabilities.
- Managed patients recovering from medical or surgical procedures.
- Provided skilled, timely and level-headed emergency response to critically-ill patients.
- Provided exceptional care to high-acute patients needing complex care such as ventilator management, extensive wound care and rehabilitation.
- Performed triage on incoming patients and determined severity of injuries and illnesses.
- Observed and recorded signs, symptoms, behaviors and physiological status of patient.
CCU Registered Nurse
Piedmont Hospital
01.2012 - 08.2016
- Oversaw various aspects of telemetry by administering pa catheters and arterials, vasoactive drugs, titration, thrombolytic therapy, dysrhythmia interpretation, and chest tubes.
- Coordinated with healthcare staff from various disciplines to devise, carry out, and manage personalized care plans to benefit patient health and recovery.
- Conducted patient assessments, recorded vitals, and analyzed records and charts to define care requirements.
- Assessed and managed various patient treatments for numerous patient diagnoses from sepsis to acute respiratory distress.
- Provided skilled, timely and level-headed emergency response to critically-ill patients.
- Educated family members and caregivers on patient care instructions.
- Monitored patients' respiratory status and ventilator operation and made adjustments to promote stabilization.
- Observed patients' vital signs and administered physician-prescribed medications and treatments.
- Delivered age-appropriate medical care for adult, adolescent, and geriatric ICU patients.
- Supervised new employees and student nurses to promote adherence to established patient care standards and practices.
- Followed HCA ethical values and principles and adhered to HIPAA medical record regulations to promote patients' privacy.
Dialysis Registered Nurse
Fresenius
05.2006 - 01.2013
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
- Advocated for and strived to protect health, safety, and rights of patient.
- Evaluated patient histories, complaints, and current symptoms.
- Collaborated with leadership to devise initiatives for improving nursing satisfaction, retention and morale.
- Educated family members and caregivers on patient care instructions.
- Provided skilled, timely and level-headed emergency response to critically-ill patients.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Kennesaw State University
Kennesaw, GA08.2011
Skills
- Ventilator Management
- Maintaining Patient Safety Standards
- Drug Protocols
- Patient Stabilization
- Medication Side Effect Knowledge
- Crisis Prevention Intervention
- Infection Control Procedures
- Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
- Patient Triage
- CCRT
- Anesthetic Administration
- Cardiac Arrest
- Diagnostic Test Ordering
- Patient Care Assessment
- Medication Administration
- Client Satisfaction
- Ng Tube
- Pain Management Techniques
- Intravenous Injections
- Coronary Artery Disease Knowledge
- Emergency Response Coordination
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
- Medical Emergency Response
- Blood Draw and Sample Collection
- Compassionate and Caring
- PICC Lines
- Monitoring Vital Signs
- Critical Care Unit (CCU)
- Chest Tubes
- Blood Transfusions
- Critical Care Nursing
- Endotracheal Tubes
- Central Venous Lines
- Catheter Monitoring
- Mechanical Ventilators
- Cerebrovascular Accidents
- Heart Failure
- Acute and Chronic Pain
- Tracheotomy Equipment
- Sedation Management
- External Pacemakers
- Endotracheal Intubation
- Foley Catheter Insertion and Removal
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Swan-Ganz Catheters
- Acute Myocardial Infarction
Timeline
ER Nurse
Piedmont Hospital
08.2015 - 04.2020
CCU Registered Nurse
Piedmont Hospital
01.2012 - 08.2016
Dialysis Registered Nurse
Fresenius
05.2006 - 01.2013
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Kennesaw State University
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