Niko Ferguson BSN, RN

Experience

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  CRISTUS Good Shepherd Medical Center

  Jan 1994 - Jan 1995

  ICU RN

  I began working in this department as an RN after working here for 1 year as a Nurse Tech. I attended a comprehensive critical care class while in RN orientation. This was a 22 bed ICU that dealt with primarily medical ICU patients.

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  Roy H Laird Memorial Hospital

  Jan 1999 - Jan 2001

  I cared for ICU patients at a small hospital with limited resources. This job required RNs to function in many roles, such as managing ventilators, drawing ABGs, and managing critical patients with no MD present. I functioned as the house supervisor for a small hospital with limited resources. My roles were to fill pharmacy orders, run ABGs, assist in ER and OB, manage codes and emergencies, manage staffing, and handle patient transfers.

  • ICU RN

    Jan 1995 - Jan 2001

  • PM House Supervisor

    Jan 1999 - Jan 2000
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  UT Health East Texas

  Jan 2002 - Jan 2003

  PACU RN

  I worked part-time in a busy PACU at this Level I trauma hospital. We only cared for inpatients at this location.

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  Healthcare Staffing of Colorado

  Jan 2003 - Jan 2004

  Contract RN-PACU/ICU

  I worked primarily in many different inpatient and outpatient PACUs and occasionally in medical ICU after recently having moved to CO. I also occasionally worked in ICU.

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  AdventHealth

  Oct 2004 - Jul 2019

  PACU RN

  Primary Charge RN 1/2018-5/2019Primary patient care nurse, RN preceptor, RN patient care nurseI worked for this hospital as a travel nurse from 3/2004-10/2004, before I was hired as a part-time employee. This is a level II trauma hospital with a busy surgical services department that services both inpatient and outpatient surgeries/procedures, serving up to 65 patients a day. I functioned as a relief charge RN for 10 years prior to my role as primary charge RN.

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  Sky Ridge Medical Center

  Jan 2011 - Jan 2014

  PACU RN

  Primary PACU-PRN, caring for adults and pediatrics

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  HonorHealth

  Aug 2019 - Dec 2021

  Post Anesthesia Care Nurse
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  Self-employed

  Sept 2021 - Jan 2024

  Infusion Nurse

  Mobile IV therapy, PICC Line management, specialty IVs at naturopathic medicine clinics.

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  Banner Health

  Feb 2024 - now

  Preop/PACU RN

  Orthopedic Ambulatory Surgical Center