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ICU Float RN for Seton University Medical Center Brackenridge, Seton Medical Center Austin, Seton Northwest Hospital, and Seton Medical Center Hays.University Medical Center Brackenridge is the only Level 1 Trauma Center in Austin and Seton Medical Center is the only cardiac transplant center in the region, Care for a range of patients ranging from complicated general, neuro, cardiac, and trauma surgery patients to complex medically unstable patients.

Travel RN at St. David's South Austin Medical Center in the CVRU and ICU.Managed admission of the immediate postoperative cardiac surgical patient including invasive hemodynamic monitoring, CO/CI monitoring and interventions, weaning and extubation, temporary pacemaker manipulation and management, IABP, and vasopressor medication management.Participated in Meditech CPOE go-live and assisted with staff and providers to fully transition from paper orders to CPOE and eMAR in the inpatient setting.

Registered Nurse in the Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit. 24 bed unit specializing in cardiac, vascular, and thoracic surgery.Provided direct patient care to complex cardiac surgical patients including those on Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (CRRT), with Intra-aortic Balloon Pumps (IABP), with Ventricular Assist Devices (VAD), Total Artificial Hearts (TAH), and post- heart and lung transplant. Attended 20 hours of training and successfully participated in hospital-wide EPIC go-live resulting in proficiency in EPIC, CPOE, eMAR and web-based Glucomander software for post-surgical blood glucose management

Registered Nurse in the Emergency Department, a Level I adult and pediatric trauma center.Served as trauma preceptor for new-graduate RNs resulting in the successful transition from new-grad to staff trauma nursePrecepted a senior nursing capstone student leading to a job offer in his first-choice positionPerformed technical procedures including conscious sedation, NG tube insertion with gastric lavage, arterial blood draws, ventriculostomy management, RSI medication administration, IV starts, and ACLS/PALS algorithmsCollaborated with ED care team to provide family-centered care for critically ill and injured patients and consistently earned Service Excellence Awards

Per-diem nursing assistant in the Medical Intensive Care Unit

Nursing co-op at Johns Hopkins Hospital on Blalock 4 Endoscopy.

Barista at busy downtown Newbury Street location.

Nursing co-op in the Post Anesthesia Care Unit