A M B E R J . B L A N K E N S H I P, R . N .

410 TAHOMA STREET MOUNT VERNON, WA 98273

(360)540-4771 AMBERJEANRN@GMAIL.COM

OBJECTIVE
Reliable, eager, compassionate RN with 6 years acute care experience including 3 years Medical-Surgical, 2
years within the Operating room and endoscopy procedure suit, and One year within Emergency and Trauma
care looking to expand knowledge base through future opportunity in critical care.

EDUCATION & TRAINING

Registered Nursing License ~ RN 60177801 ~ Washington State ~ Expires: August 3rd 2018
Bachelor Science of Nursing ~ Western Washington University ~ August 2017
Trauma Nurse Care Certification (TNCC) ~ September 2016
Current BLS certification ~ American Heart Association ~ July 2016
Current ACLS certification~ American Heart Association ~ February 2016
Medical Surgical certification review Class ~ University of Washington ~ 2013
Chemotherapy Validation ~Oncology Nursing Society ~ 2012
Associate Technical Arts Nursing ~ Skagit Valley College, Mount Vernon, WA ~ 2010 ~ Honors

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Emergency Services, Skagit Valley Hospital (SVH), Mount Vernon, WA ~April 2016- present
Float Pool, Skagit Valley Hospital, Mount Vernon, WA ~ September 2014 April 2016
Endoscopy, Skagit Valley Hospital, Mount Vernon WA ~ January 2014 - September 2014
Operating Room, Skagit Valley Hospital ~ April 2012 June 2014
Orthopedic and surgical Care, Skagit Valley Hospital, Mount Vernon WA ~ Oct 2010- April 2012

NURSING PRACTICE EXPERIENCE

Emergency Services
Competently perform and deliver care using basic nursing process of assessment, planning,
intervention, implementation, and evaluation.
Prioritize and multi-task to maximize efficiency
Strong critical thinking skills to facilitate judgment in emergent and non-emergent situations.
Management of critically ill patients such as those requiring intubation, Bi-pap, vasoactive
medication infusions, conscious sedation, EKG placement and interpretation, massive blood
transfusion, advance cardiac life support and many other critical care practices.
Prepare patients for transfer via ambulance or airlift to accepting facilities
Assist and manage care of the pediatric patient.
Management of patient with psychological complaints.
Effectively develop rapport with patients, families, and care team to ensure trust and
communication and enable effective conflict management
Provide patient and family education on topics related to diagnosis, health care management,
preventative care, nutrition, and pain management.
Competently assist Physicians and other team members with emergent procedures including but
not limited to central line placement, chest-tube insertion, intubation, lumbar puncture and sample
collection, trauma assessment/care/charting,
 Thorough documentation of Data

Medical-Surgical RN within the Float Pool:

Manage acute care of orthopedic, surgical, medical, oncology, progressive/critical patients with
variety of diagnoses
Assist in Mental Health and Emergency Room Units when staffing is in need of support.

Operating Room/Endoscopy:
As a Circulating Nurse: prepare patients for surgery or procedures, assess lab values, ensure consent
has been established and confirm procedure expected. Initiate Time Out prior to procedure start.
Prepare equipment and operating room suit. Oversee, patient positioning and safety. Asist
Anesthesiologist with induction and intubation.
As a Scrub nurse: Knowledge of procedures and utensils, assist surgeon. Assist with induction of
anesthesia. Assist with patient positioning and preparing equipment.
Within Endoscopy suit: Performed conscious sedation for patients during endoscopic procedure.
Monitored airway and vital signs throughout procedure and within the Recovery area until safe to
discharge. Educated patients on test results, home care and discharge plan.

Nurse Patient Practice Care Committee:

collaborated with Peers to work on Lean project for improving medication reconciliation processes
and patient safety.
Reviewed nursing practices directly related to patient safety
Coordination with other units of hospital to assess and improve interrelated processes.
Reviewed effectiveness of hospital protocols

Documentation committee:
reviewed nursing documentation practices and assisted in design for reformatting such platforms.