Sara Wylde
Blaine
Summary
Healthcare professional prepared for nursing roles, bringing substantial experience in patient care and medical procedures. Highly focused on team collaboration and achieving positive patient outcomes, adaptable to changing healthcare needs. Expertise in patient assessment, care planning, and medical documentation, coupled with compassionate approach.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
Work History
RN
Cardiovascular Center RN- Presbyterian St. Luke's Hospital
11.2011 - Current
- Pre and post procedural unit
- Proficient in conscious sedation and assisting in procedures, 12-lead EKG, sheath management
- Multi-specialty unit with 10-20 cases a day including Bone marrow biopsies, Tee's, cardioversions, para/thoracentesis, all Cath lab and IR procedures
- Helped out other units as needed in Hyperbaric Chamber, Blood cancer clinic, Covid testing, Day Surgery preop, Nuclear Stress/tilt table testing and Interventional Radiology most recently
Float Nurse
Centura Regional Float Pool
02.2009 - 03.2012
- Working in 5 local hospitals of various sizes specializing in cardiology, neurology, oncology, medical, trauma and surgical units
- Individualized patient and family education and discharges efficiently
- Expert skills with care of central lines, Picc lines, phlebotomy and peripheral IV insertion
- Over a year booked on Gynecological Post op unit and PACU
- Assisted with the organization and trial of a new and independent unit for Porter Hospital Women's Services
Camp Nurse
Concordia Language Villages
06.2009 - 07.2009
- Maintained wellness for 2 separate 'language villages' ages 5- 25
- Practiced Spanish and Chinese
Travel Nurse
Nurses RX
02.2006 - 01.2009
- Broadened skills, organization and time management from the variety of hospitals including:
- University of Colorado Hospital- Orthopedic surgeries, In house traveler-float pool
- 11 months
- Mayo Clinic Hospital in AZ- Cath lab holding, cardiac and IR procedures
- 1 year total
- Mercy Hospital in MN- New Heart Institute, Post op CABG, pacemakers, ablations
- 4 months
- Other county, private and teaching hospitals providing care to patients in collaboration with pain service and wound/ostomy nurse to optimize outcomes
- Provided specialized care for patients with multiple co-morbidities including the management of vasoactive drips, blood thinners, antiarrhythmic drips, prep for cardiac procedures, interpreting results
Staff Nurse
Providence St. Vincent's Hospital
10.2004 - 02.2006
- Originated my practice as a new nurse at a teaching hospital on a telemetry/neurology unit with medical/OB/gyn patients
- Worked daily with stroke team, speech/language pathology, PT/OT and nutrition
- Provided care to patients with a variety of spinal and brain injuries including neurosurgical procedures, stroke/TIA, seizures and alcohol withdrawal
- Management of tracheostomy patients
Camp Nurse
YMCA of the Rockies, Camp Chief Ouray
05.2004 - 09.2004
- Utilized as the only camp nurse for entire camp of over 500 kids and counselors new each week
- Administered daily medications at both camps and set up health center daily for minor illnesses, first aid and on call 24/7 for major injuries
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Winona State University
Winona, MN05-2004
Skills
- Basic life support
- Clinical judgment
- Compassion and empathy
- Discharge planning
- Advanced cardiac life support
- Medication and IV administration
- Direct patient care
- Patient assessments
- Team coordination
- Patient education and counseling
- Strong clinical judgment
- Patient monitoring
- Precepting
- Nursing staff leadership
- Infection control measures
- Licensed RN
- Care plan development
- High level of autonomy
- EMR systems
- Wound care
- Cardiac care
- Intravenous therapy
- Advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) certification
- Telemetry monitoring
- Vaccine administration
- Performing ekgs
- Maintaining privacy
- Procedure preparations
- Postpartum care
- Health and wellness expertise
- Compassionate care
- Blood draw and sample collection
- Nonviolent crisis intervention
- Multitasking
- Reliability
- Excellent communication
- Attention to detail
- Effective communication
- Adaptability and flexibility
- Medication administration
- Licensed by CO, MN nursing board
- Post-anesthesia care unit (PACU) certification
- Catheter maintenance
- Intravenous therapy and blood withdrawal certification
- Telemetry and advanced cardiac care
Timeline
RN
Cardiovascular Center RN- Presbyterian St. Luke's Hospital
11.2011 - Current
Camp Nurse
Concordia Language Villages
06.2009 - 07.2009
Float Nurse
Centura Regional Float Pool
02.2009 - 03.2012
Travel Nurse
Nurses RX
02.2006 - 01.2009
Staff Nurse
Providence St. Vincent's Hospital
10.2004 - 02.2006
Camp Nurse
YMCA of the Rockies, Camp Chief Ouray
05.2004 - 09.2004
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Winona State University
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