Kelly Keilty

As an ER nurse with the system wide resource pool, I go to understaffed or under-experienced emergency departments to provide clinical staffing assistance.

- Hospitals of responsibility include level 1 trauma, level 3 trauma, community hospitals, and rural critical access emergency departments.

-Within those assignments, I communicated openly and collaboratively with all healthcare staff to organize successful patient care.

-Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.

-Teamed on trauma and emergency interventions involving serious head injuries, gunshot wounds, and thoracic trauma. Answered codes quickly and orchestrated efficient, skilled medical care.

-Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions. Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.

-Delivered important IV and venous medications to control symptoms and provide effective treatments. Delivered high level of quality care to diverse populations while overseeing patient admission and triaging based on acuity and appropriate department admission. Investigated and resolved issues affecting hospital operations and patient care.

Quickly responded to situations impacting safety and security to unit, actualizing crisis prevention interventions to control and de-escalate situations.

Followed all personal and health data procedures to effectively comply with HIPAA laws and prevent information breaches. Participated in evidence-based practice project implementation, nursing competency development and nursing simulation activities.

-Nurse preceptor responsible for the training and education of nursing students.

-Certified in ultrasound guided IV insertion.

Trained and a qualified instructor in field medicine with an emphasis on tactical combat casualty care (TCCC). Trained in combat, mass casualty, and hospital triage. Trained in combat medical care under fire. Trained in establishing and maintaining combat field hospitals and battle aid stations. Trained in field sanitation and water purification standards. Trained in wound care, IV administration, medicine administration, triage, and field infection control Familiarized with USMC organization and procedures, and logistics, and administrative support in a field environment.

-Established the medical department for a newly commissioned squadron. Created standard operating procedures and memorandum on understanding to create a fully functioning medical department.

- In charge of deploying reserve Sailors and coordinating theater entry medical waivers for three different combat theaters.

-Additionally, training included general military subjects, individual and small unit tactics, military drills, physical training/conditioning, and weapons familiarization. Maintains current qualifications in three small arms and two crew serve weapons systems

-Currently serving as the Chief Corpsman and Department Head for the medical department for Maritime Expeditionary Security Squadron 6. -Responsibilities include maintaining medical readiness for 200 enlisted Sailors and ten officers.

-Instructor in expeditionary medicine, Suicide Prevention Coordinator, tactical combat casualty care(TCCC), and basic life support.

Communicated openly and collaboratively with all healthcare staff to organize successful patient care. Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions. Teamed on trauma and emergency interventions involving serious head injuries, gunshot wounds, and thoracic trauma. Answered codes quickly and orchestrated efficient, skilled medical care. Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions. Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses. Delivered important IV and venous medications to control symptoms and provide effective treatments. Delivered high level of quality care to diverse populations while overseeing patient admission and triaging based on acuity and appropriate department admission. Investigated and resolved issues affecting hospital operations and patient care.

Quickly responded to situations impacting safety and security to unit, actualizing crisis prevention interventions to control and de-escalate situations.

Followed all personal and health data procedures to effectively comply with HIPAA laws and prevent information breaches. Participated in evidence-based practice project implementation, nursing competency development and nursing simulation activities.

-Responsible for the training and coordination of over 2,000 veteran, retired, and active duty funerals covering an area over 68,000 square miles.

-Coordinated, conducted training, and participated in the TACAMO Navy Honor Guard providing military honors and colors for change of commands, formal ceremonies, local sporting events, and retirements.

-Responsible for the pay and travel claims for Navy Reservists participating in funeral honors.

Collaterally worked as a medical department representative for Navy Reserve Center Oklahoma City and US Marine Corps Reserve unit, 2nd Battalion, 14th Marines, Fox Battery

-Worked as clinical nursing staff in charge of reviewing medical history, completion of plasma donor physical assessment for new donors and annual medical re-evaluation. Collaborated with overseeing physician for medical eligibility for donation on a case by case basis

-Conducted daily screenings and eligibility for safe plasmapheresis.

-Provided onsite medical coverage providing rapid evaluation of donors condition throughout the donation process to identify signs of allergic reactions and medical complications associated with the donation process.