Staff Nurse II - Medical/Surgical UnitAug 2021 - Present
Lakeview General Hospital - Chicago, IL
Provide direct care for five to six adults per shift on a 32-bed medical-surgical unit covering general surgery, gastrointestinal conditions, sepsis, and diabetes management.
Administer IV push medications, PCA therapy, and blood products in accordance with protocol; document care in Epic.
Precepted seven new graduate nurses through a 12-week orientation program and provide charge-nurse relief approximately two shifts per month.
Co-authored a revised fall-prevention bundle that reduced unit falls by 22% year over year.
Staff Nurse - Medical/SurgicalJun 2019 - Aug 2021
St. Adalbert Medical Center - Chicago, IL
Managed post-surgical wound care, drain management, early ambulation, and telemetry overflow at day ratios of 5:1 and night ratios of 6:1.
Supported ICU stepdown care during COVID surge redeployment from November 2020 through February 2021.