Lauren Gootee
Cambridge
Summary
Highly motivated registered nurse with previous emergency room experience. Committed to provide compassionate, high quality, patient-centered care. Skilled in patient assessments, interdisciplinary communication, communication with patients and families, adaptability, prioritizing patient care, quick recognize to change in patient status, and critical thinking. Patient safety is top priority through continuing education, staying up to date on current practices, and effective communication and teamwork. Able to remain calm during critical and high stress situations while continuing to provide compassionate care to diverse patient populations.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse- Emergency Room
University Of Maryland Shore Regional Health
Cambridge, MD
07.2024 - Current
- Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams and patients/ families.
- Monitor vital signs and the patient closely for changes in clinical status.
- Prioritize patient care based on clinical status.
- Administer medications via multiple routes and monitor responses.
- Provide education to patients and families about medical conditions, medications that are being administered, community resources, and discharge instructions.
- Assist providers with or perform real time documentation during invasive procedures.
- Provide care during critical, emergent situations while remaining calm.
- Utilize EPIC for accurate and timely documentation.
- Triage patients based on severity of their presenting conditions.
- Continuing education to enhance clinical skills and remain up to date with best practices.
- Provide support to other nursing staff members
- Provide therapeutic communication and active listening
Student Nurse- Emergency Room
University Of Maryland Shore Regional Health
Cambridge, MD
10.2023 - 06.2024
- Assisted with ambulation, toileting, dressing, feeding, and other activities of daily living.
- Communicated with the nurses about patient status.
- Assisted nurses and providers during emergencies.
- Provided safety, active listening, and therapeutic communication during psychiatric emergencies.
- Prioritized tasks.
- Inserted IVs, performed blood draws, EKGs, and other diagnostic tasks for prompt review by nurses or providers.
- Maintained a clean environment to promote comfort and safety.
Patient Care Technician- PACU
University Of Maryland Shore Regional Health
Easton, MD
11.2022 - 10.2023
- Assisted with obtaining vital signs.
- Communicated with nurses, patients, and families.
- Maintained stock of supplies.
- Maintained safety during ambulation, toileting, and dressing.
- Assisted with discharging patients (dressing and getting them safely to their vehicles).
- Mutli-task to provide patient centered care with also being adaptable to changes in patient status or plan of care.
- Maintained a clean environment to promote comfort and safety.
- Assisted with transferring patients to other beds and departments
Lifeguard
Coastline Pool Services
Cambridge, MD
06.2017 - 08.2020
- Maintained guest safety through being vigilant to guests in the pool and around the pool deck
- Certified in First Aid and CPR.
- Maximized guest satisfaction by promptly resolving issues.
- Enforcing pool rules for safety of all guests.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Chamberlain University
Addison, IL05.2027
Associate of Science - Nursing
Chesapeake College
Wye Mills, MD05.2024
High School Diploma -
Cambridge South Dorchester High School
Cambridge, MD05.2020
Skills
- Head to toe and focused assessments
- IV insertion
- Cardiac monitoring and EKGs
- Medication administration (all routes)
- Triage trained
- Collaboration among interdisciplinary teams
- Prioritization of care
- Compassionate and caring
- Therapeutic communication
- Delegation when necessary
- Adaptable
Certification
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
- Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP)
Timeline
Registered Nurse- Emergency Room
University Of Maryland Shore Regional Health
07.2024 - Current
Student Nurse- Emergency Room
University Of Maryland Shore Regional Health
10.2023 - 06.2024
Patient Care Technician- PACU
University Of Maryland Shore Regional Health
11.2022 - 10.2023
Lifeguard
Coastline Pool Services
06.2017 - 08.2020
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Chamberlain University
Associate of Science - Nursing
Chesapeake College
High School Diploma -
Cambridge South Dorchester High School