Overview
Work History
Education
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Additional Education
Certification
Professional Development
Leadership
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Professional Affiliations
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Jennifer A. Hammond

Bethlehem,GA

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit RN (19 Beds)

Grady Memorial Hospital Level 1 Trauma Center
12.2025 - Current

Rapid recognition and management of cardiogenic shock

  • Precepted nurses and contributed to unit education, evidence-based practice, and patient safety initiatives
  • Recognized for excellence in patient education and family support.

Surgical/Trauma Intensive Care Unit RN (38 Beds)

Grady Memorial Hospital
08.2022 - 12.2025
  • Managed chest tubes, wound vacs, arterial lines, central venous catheters, drains, and feeding tubes.
  • Anticipated airway compromise and rapid deterioration requiring immediate intervention.
  • Participated in code blue, trauma activation, and massive transfusion events.

COVID Crisis Response RN

Northeast Georgia Medical Center
05.2021 - 07.2022
  • Managed critically ill patients requiring ventilatory support, sedation, proning, and rapid escalation of care.
  • COVID-19 Crisis Assignments

COVID Crisis Response RN

Memorial Hermann Southeast
01.2021 - 04.2021
  • Managed critically ill patients requiring ventilatory support, sedation, proning, and rapid escalation of care.
  • COVID-19 Crisis Assignments

COVID Crisis Response RN

Baylor University Medical Center Level 1 Trauma Center
11.2020 - 01.2021
  • Managed critically ill patients requiring ventilatory support, sedation, proning, and rapid escalation of care.
  • COVID-19 Crisis Assignments

COVID Crisis Response RN

CHI St. Luke's
08.2020 - 11.2020
  • Managed critically ill patients requiring ventilatory support, sedation, proning, and rapid escalation of care.
  • COVID-19 Crisis Assignments

Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit RN (10 Beds)

Grady Memorial Hospital
01.2020 - 08.2020
  • Provided care for Persons Under Investigation (PUIs) and confirmed-positive COVID-19 patients when the unit transitioned care in response to the worldwide pandemic.
  • Managed oxygen delivery modalities including nasal cannula, non-rebreather, high-flow nasal cannula, BiPAP/CPAP, and ventilator support
  • While being precepted, I delivered critical care to post-operative cardiac and vascular surgery patients.

Medical Intensive Care Unit RN (20 Beds)

Grady Memorial Hospital
06.2017 - 12.2019
  • Managed critically ill patients with electrolyte and acid-base imbalances, hemodynamic instability and mechanical ventilation requirements
  • Delivered high-acuity care to critically ill patients with sepsis, diabetic ketoacidosis, and respiratory failure.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

Clayton State University
Morrow, Georgia
12-2016

Skills

  • Titrating critical drugs such as vasopressors, sedatives, inotropes, and analgesics, to achieve hemodynamic stability and pain management
  • Management of critical patients requiring life sustaining interventions such as continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT), mechanical ventilation, and massive blood transfusion
  • Caring for trauma patients and post-operative recovery
  • Rapid clinical assessment of patients suffering from septic shock and stroke and following protocol-driven management
  • Administering moderate sedation for bedside procedures and hemodynamic monitoring
  • Assisting with placement and management of central and arterial lines, chest tubes, and tracheostomies
  • Providing end-of-life care and ethical decision-making support using available resources
  • Caring for critically ill patients suffering from conditions such as heart failure and hypertensive emergency
  • Participating in cardiac arrest response using advanced cardiac life support guidelines
  • Advocating for patients and families to ensure patient safety while improving outcomes through interdisciplinary collaboration
  • Formalizing quality improvement initiatives
  • Precepting and mentoring new graduate nurses, student nurses, and experienced nurses transitioning from other units, with a focus on clinical skill development, critical thinking, and safe integration into high-acuity ICU practice

Additional Education

  • Advanced Pathophysiology: Completed March 2, 2026- Final Grade A
  • Biochemistry: Completed April 6, 2026- Final Grade A

Certification

  • Registered Professional Nurse (RN267142) Georgia Board of Nursing January 31, 2027
  • Registered Professional Nurse (954299020) California Board of Registered Nursing April 30, 2027
  • Critical Care Registered Nurse (CCRN) American Association of Critical Care Nurses January 28, 2028
  • Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) American Heart Association April 30, 2028
  • Basic Life Support (BLS) American Heart Association February 28, 2027
  • Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) American Heart Association December 31, 2027
  • National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) December 28, 2026
  • Trauma Skills Lab Certification Georgia Emergency Medical Services Association April 11, 2027

Professional Development

  • CRNA Shadowing Hours
  • Marcia Christian, CRNA October 2026-January 2026 Grady Memorial Hospital Atlanta, Georgia
  • General Anesthesia- 18 hours Cases: Lipoma removal from shoulder; Mid-urethral sling placement; Craniotomy for a depressed skull fracture; Video-assisted thoracoscopic posterior thoracolumbar laminectomy
  • Antigone Constantine, CRNA January 2026-April 2026 Grady Memorial Hospital Atlanta, Georgia
  • General Anesthesia- 24 shadowing hours Cases: Emergent Exploratory Laparotomy for a Gunshot victim; Open reduction and internal fixation of femur; Washout and debridement; Removal of anal fissures; Amputation of left great toe; Fasciotomy of right upper thigh
  • Attended a Diversity in Nursing Anesthesia Conference April 2026 Baltimore, Maryland

Leadership

  • Assisted the Education department at Grady Memorial Hospital in organizing the annual Critical Care Skills Checkoffs for approximately sixty employees.
  • Accepted the role of Clinical Site Instructor for nursing students from Georgia State University.

Languages

Spanish
Professional Working

Professional Affiliations

  • Diversity in Nursing Anesthesia Mentorship Program, Member since 2025
  • American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology (AANA), Member since 2026
  • American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN), Member since 2024

Timeline

Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit RN (19 Beds)

Grady Memorial Hospital Level 1 Trauma Center
12.2025 - Current

Surgical/Trauma Intensive Care Unit RN (38 Beds)

Grady Memorial Hospital
08.2022 - 12.2025

COVID Crisis Response RN

Northeast Georgia Medical Center
05.2021 - 07.2022

COVID Crisis Response RN

Memorial Hermann Southeast
01.2021 - 04.2021

COVID Crisis Response RN

Baylor University Medical Center Level 1 Trauma Center
11.2020 - 01.2021

COVID Crisis Response RN

CHI St. Luke's
08.2020 - 11.2020

Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit RN (10 Beds)

Grady Memorial Hospital
01.2020 - 08.2020

Medical Intensive Care Unit RN (20 Beds)

Grady Memorial Hospital
06.2017 - 12.2019

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

Clayton State University
Jennifer A. Hammond