Registered Nurse with more than 5 years of experience in a busy level 1 and 2 trauma center. Managed the most critical patients that arrive at the hospital in both the ED and ICU setting.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse
Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital: Emergency Room
Virginia Beach, VA
02.2025 - Current
Administered emergency care to patients in critical conditions, ensuring timely interventions.
Collaborate with interdisciplinary healthcare teams, providers, and support staff to ensure continuity and effectiveness of care.
Monitored vital signs and assessed patient conditions, adjusting treatments as necessary.
Teamed on trauma and emergency interventions involving serious head injuries, gunshot wounds, and thoracic trauma.
Streamlined triage processes, improving patient flow and reducing wait times in the ER.
Evaluated patient outcomes, identifying areas for process improvement within emergency services.
Apply clinical judgment to assess patient needs, develop care plans, and ensure quality of care in accordance with established standards, policies, and protocols.
(36-40 hours/ week)
Registered Nurse
Naval Medical Center Portsmouth
Portsmouth, VA
02.2025 - Current
Assessed and triaged incoming patients to prioritize treatment based on severity.
Utilized advanced life support techniques during critical situations to stabilize patients.
Served as a preceptor for nursing students during their clinical rotations, providing valuable real-world experience and guidance to foster professional growth.
Teamed on trauma and emergency interventions involving serious head injuries, gunshot wounds, and thoracic trauma.
Apply clinical judgment to assess patient needs, develop care plans, and ensure quality of care in accordance with established standards, policies, and protocols.
Collaborate with interdisciplinary healthcare teams, providers, and support staff to ensure continuity and effectiveness of care.
(16 hours/ week)
Registered Nurse - Emergency Room Nurse
Sentara Norfolk General Hospital/ Princess Anne Hospital
Norfolk, VA
02.2021 - 02.2025
Cared for a broad range of patient populations including OB, pediatric, and psychiatric.
Excellent at obtaining IV access using peripheral, intraosseous, or ultrasound guided techniques.
Comfortable in emergency situations and able to perform as a competent and reliable team member.
Proficient in stabilizing critical trauma patients.
Experienced in treating multiple life threatening conditions such as various kinds of shock, STEMI, stroke, tension pneumothorax, and cardiac tamponade.
Order laboratory procedures on patients as needed.
Perform as a preceptor assisting in the training and development of new staff nurses and new graduate nurses.
Teamed on trauma and emergency interventions involving serious head injuries, gunshot wounds, and thoracic trauma.
(36-40 hours/ week)
Registered Nurse - Cardiovascular ICU Nurse
Sentara Norfolk General Hospital
Norfolk, VA
04.2022 - 02.2024
Proficient in applying hemodynamic data from PA, CVP, and arterial lines to patient care.
Open chest management (OCM) after cardiac surgery.
Able to provide continuous renal replacement therapy for critical patients.
Managed immediate post heart and great vessel surgical patients.
Provided care for patients requiring IABP assistance.
Cared for unstable post arrest patients.
Experienced with various inotrope/pressor medications such as Epinephrine, Norepinephrine, Neosynephrine, Dopamine, Dobutamine, and Vasopressin.
Experienced with antiarrhythmics and vasodilators such as Amiodarone, Diltiazem, Esmolol, Nitroglycerin, and Nitroprusside.
Apply clinical judgment to assess patient needs, develop care plans, and ensure quality of care in accordance with established standards, policies, and protocols.
(16 hours/ week)
Licensed Practical Nurse (Home Health)
Westminster Canterbury
Virginia Beach, VA
01.2020 - 04.2021
Evaluated patients to identify and address wounds, behavioral concerns, and medically relevant symptoms.
Coordinates with physicians, physical therapists, occupational therapists, and other individuals in the patient's care plan.
Managed patient care through closely monitoring respiration, blood pressure, and blood glucose levels.
Comforted and counseled patients and families throughout the care process.
Delivered updates in patient status to charge nurse, recording changes in medical records.
Collaborate with interdisciplinary healthcare teams, providers, and support staff to ensure continuity and effectiveness of care.
Apply clinical judgment to assess patient needs, develop care plans, and ensure quality of care in accordance with established standards, policies, and protocols.
(36-40 hours/ week)
Current Operations Non-Commissioned Officer
United States Army
Virginia Beach, VA
05.2015 - 01.2020
Serves as the 11th Transportation Terminal S3 Current Operations NCO.
Assists the Senior Operations NCO in creating, coordinating, and monitoring operations orders, fragmentary orders, and taskings from brigade along with battalion daily operations.
Tracks the utilization and distribution of mission essential equipment deemed the most effective to accomplish the mission.
Distributes the manpower in brigade quarterly taskings throughout eight companies on three separate nodes consisting of over 1,200 personnel.
Facilitates battalion and brigade echelons in regard to mission support.
Advises leadership with mission analysis, course of action, and problem solving.
(40+ hours/ week)
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Chamberlain University
Chicago, IL
06-2027
Associate of Applied Science - Nursing
Bryant & Stratton College
Virginia Beach, VA
12-2020
Practical Nursing - undefined
Medical Careers Institute
Virginia Beach, VA
11-2008
Skills
CVICU/ Open Heart
Emergency medicine
Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD)
Epicardial Pacemaker
Vent management
IV inotropes and vasoactive medications
Central line maintenance
Swan-Ganz catheter
Arterial line
Hemodynamics
EKG interpretation
Continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT)
Pain/ Sedation management
Chest tube management
Intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP)
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO)
Blood gas interpretation
Mentor/ preceptor for new-graduate nurses
MHS GENESIS
EPIC charting system
Certification
Registered Nurse in Virginia (Multi-State Privilege), License number, 0001300975
Licensed Practical Nurse in Virginia (Multi-State Privilege), License number 0002079627
ACLS certified through American Heart Association
PALS certified through American Heart Association
BLS certified through American Heart Association
NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS) Certification
TNCC certified through Emergency Nurses Association
Timeline
Registered Nurse
Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital: Emergency Room
02.2025 - Current
Registered Nurse
Naval Medical Center Portsmouth
02.2025 - Current
Registered Nurse - Cardiovascular ICU Nurse
Sentara Norfolk General Hospital
04.2022 - 02.2024
Registered Nurse - Emergency Room Nurse
Sentara Norfolk General Hospital/ Princess Anne Hospital
Registered Nurse at Vanderbilt Medical Center Interventional Radiology DepartmentRegistered Nurse at Vanderbilt Medical Center Interventional Radiology Department