KIMBERLY REDWOOD
Loganville,GA
Summary
Versatile and experienced transformational nurse leader and educator with excellent unit management skills, excellent bedside nursing skills, creative problem solver, skillful in managing projects, efficiently teaching and providing support while promoting a cohesive team environment, while always enthusiastically promoting the organization's mission and core values. Brings positive attitude and commitment to continuous learning and growth.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
SICU/Neuro Icu/CVICU
Travel Nurse TRA agency
06.2025 - Current
Travel per diem OP PACU- Medley
02.2025 - Current
Travel Nurse AMN-Med Tele
02.2025 - 06.2025
MICU-Northside Medical Center(local)
08.2024 - 01.2025
Travel Nurse AMN – PCU
01.2024 - 06.2024
Travel Nurse AMN- MICU
08.2023 - 12.2023
- Performed critical care nursing duties, to include but not limited to patient populations of DKA, Covid, ERSD, Pneumonia
Travel Nurse AMN Services- Burn ICU
06.2022 - 08.2023
Travel Nurse Nightingale Nursing Agency-ICU/PACU
03.2021 - 06.2022
Travel Nurse Nightingale Nursing Agency-ICU
05.2021 - 12.2021
Travel Nurse Premier Healthcare Professionals-IR/ Northside
03.2021 - 05.2021
- Prepared patients for procedures: Include checking and verifying vital signs, meds, NPO status, lab results, and medical history.
- Provided education to the patient and family members to ensure they understand the procedure and care plan before signing procedural consent and providing them with discharge planning/instructions.
- Inserted and removed intravenous lines.
- Administered moderate sedation.
- Monitored patient patterns and vital signs during the procedure.
Travel Nurse Nightingale Nursing Agency-ICU
02.2021 - 03.2021
- Performed critical care nursing duties, to include but not limited to patient populations of DKA, Covid, ERSD, Pneumonia.
ICU RN/PCU Manager/Sepsis Coordinator
01.2014 - 01.2021
- Managed staff effectively and analyzed workloads and skill requirements to meet patient's needs for an assigned shift.
- Successfully improved press Ganey scores from 50th percentile to 80%.
- Assisted with staff education and unit projects while providing a high level of productivity and dependability.
- Ensured staff follows hospital/corporate policies and procedures, safety, and infection control practices.
- Hired and developed new staff to include developing action plans to improve care.
- Identified areas for improvement and implemented educational processes to improve care.
- Organized and presented monthly staff meetings.
- Clinical site mentor for new nurse grad students
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary team members, working closely with physicians, nurses, and therapists to formulate, implement and modify individual care plans.
- Trained to insert PICC lines on critically ill patients.
- Expert in electronic documentation record and served as relief educator for new hire orientation training.
- Excelled at improving our sepsis quality ranking from 55% to 78%
- As the sepsis coordinator I provided ongoing education to all nursing staff and during onboarding education.
Interventional Radiology Nurse Gwinnett Medical Center
01.2010 - 01.2016
- Performed critical/intensive and procedural nursing care, which included in-suite procedures, pre-procedure, and post-procedure care of intervention radiology procedures with conscious sedation including PICC line placement, port placement and biopsies.
- Monitored vital signs, circulation, and airway during procedures.
- Performed effective and efficient patient assessments, anticipating, and preparing for potential issues.
Nurse Clinician Emory Healthcare
01.2011 - 01.2015
- Surgical/ Transplant Intensive Care Unit: Evaluated patients through nursing process, implemented appropriate interventions, anticipated potential issues, and managed patient outcomes with multi-disciplinary team.
- Updated physicians regarding clinical changes
- Utilized critical thinking skills and compiled data to appropriately address patients' health needs.
- Served as a unit resource and preceptor.
- Performed triage on all incoming patients and determined severity of injuries and illnesses.
Staff Nurse Rockdale Medical Center
12.2007 - 01.2011
- Provided direct patient care to patients, including but not limited to assisting with ADLs, EKG, vital signs, blood draws, catheter care, feeding tubes, IV and central line care.
- Implemented multiple care activities, therapies, and treatments to patients, updated physicians, patients, and families on plan of care.
- Interpreted lab values and relayed adequate information.
- Performed various nursing interventions such as wound dressing, vital sign monitoring and specimen collection.
Education
Master of Science - Nursing
Walden University
Minneapolis, MN01-2018
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Kaiser University
Fort Lauderdale, FL01-2010
Associate of Science - Nursing
Kaiser University
Fort Lauderdale, FL01-2007
Skills
- ICU, PACU, IR, Unit Manger experience
- Efficient in unit budgeting
- Staff and new grad education
- Nursing staff leadership
- Clinical Research
- Multidisciplinary team collaboration & staff management
- Friendly, positive attitude
- Problem resolution
Affiliations
American Nurses Association (ANA) Member
Certification
- Advanced Certified Life Support (ACLS)
- Basic Life Support Certification (BLS)
- Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy
- HCA Emerging Leadership Academy Graduate
- Daisy award winner
- NIH
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
- Registered Nurse State of Georgia – RN License 194443
- California #95033945
- NYC # 956760
Timeline
SICU/Neuro Icu/CVICU
Travel Nurse TRA agency
06.2025 - Current
Travel per diem OP PACU- Medley
02.2025 - Current
Travel Nurse AMN-Med Tele
02.2025 - 06.2025
MICU-Northside Medical Center(local)
08.2024 - 01.2025
Travel Nurse AMN – PCU
01.2024 - 06.2024
Travel Nurse AMN- MICU
08.2023 - 12.2023
Travel Nurse AMN Services- Burn ICU
06.2022 - 08.2023
Travel Nurse Nightingale Nursing Agency-ICU
05.2021 - 12.2021
Travel Nurse Nightingale Nursing Agency-ICU/PACU
03.2021 - 06.2022
Travel Nurse Premier Healthcare Professionals-IR/ Northside
03.2021 - 05.2021
Travel Nurse Nightingale Nursing Agency-ICU
02.2021 - 03.2021
ICU RN/PCU Manager/Sepsis Coordinator
01.2014 - 01.2021
Nurse Clinician Emory Healthcare
01.2011 - 01.2015
Interventional Radiology Nurse Gwinnett Medical Center
01.2010 - 01.2016
Staff Nurse Rockdale Medical Center
12.2007 - 01.2011
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Kaiser University
Associate of Science - Nursing
Kaiser University
Master of Science - Nursing
Walden University