Darian Ross
Haubstadt
Summary
Skilled nursing professional with more than 3 years of experience and passion for providing highest quality of medical care. Compassionate and empathetic advocate for patients and families. Skillfully assesses health status, implements appropriate nursing interventions and manages care for patients with acute and chronic concerns. Experienced in structured and unstructured environments, calm under pressure, smoothly coordinating multiple activities and competing priorities.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Staff Nurse, CVICU
Deaconess Hospital
10.2023 - Current
- This is a "universal" style unit accepting patients that need telemetry, step-down, & CVICU levels of care
- Gained extensive knowledge of the management of post cardiac surgery patients from pre-op day to discharge
- Met competencies regarding management of ventilated patients, invasive hemodynamic monitoring, vasoactive drips, epicardial & transvenous pacemakers
- Completed training to be primary nurse of fresh post-op CABG/AVR/MVR, TAVR, etc.
- Developed and improved time management and organizational skills to maximise personal productivity.
Staff RN
Deaconess
07.2021 - 09.2023
- Performed various telemetry nursing tasks such as obtaining vital signs, EKGs, & recovered patients from cardiac procedures
- Administered antiarrhythmic medications via oral & IV routes, monitoring responses through vital signs, EKG tracings, as well as collecting appropriate subjective data from the patient
- Effectively prioritized assignments
- Precepted student nurses and oriented new hires, providing guidance and mentorship when teaching on hospital policies, emergency procedures, and nursing best practices.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of Southern Indiana
Evansville, IN 05.2021
Skills
- I have worked on both medical/surgical & ICU units, making me very adaptable & proficient at managing patient assignments medical/surigcal, PCU, and critical care settings
- Cardiac procedures & surgeries such as CABG/AVR/MVR, TAVR/TMVR, cardiac catheterization with PCI, pacemakers/AICD, cardioversion, atrial fibrillation/VT ablations, Watchman devices etc
- Management of arterial lines, vasoactive & antiarrhythmic drips, Swan Ganz catheters, with good understanding of hemodynamics
- EKG interpretation/telemetry monitoring
- Patient/family education on the management of congestive heart failure at home
- Patient/family education on the management of atrial fibrillation at home
- Patient/family education of the management of CKD & ESDR at home, experience with hemodialysis & peritoneal dialysis
- Proficient with EPIC
Certification
CMSRN
ACLS
BLS
NIHSS
Timeline
Staff Nurse, CVICU
Deaconess Hospital
10.2023 - Current
Staff RN
Deaconess
07.2021 - 09.2023
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of Southern Indiana