Isabel Smolen

Experience

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  Holy Cross Health Fl

  Sept 2003 - Jan 2005

  Nurse Manager Radiology Services

  Administration and management of nursing staff in the Radiology Department, supervision, evaluation, work/call schedules, drafting policies, staff building and development, compitencies, accreditation, and achievement of Magnet status.

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  WakeMed

  Mar 2009 - Mar 2011

  OB Educator, Hispanic
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  Billings Clinic

  Dec 2011 - Dec 2012

  Interventional Radiology RN

  Patient care, monitoring, medication administration, documentation and assisting in diagnostic Imaging procedures, CT, US, NM, IR, MRI moderate sedation, and PICC line placements. CERNER EMR computer documentation.In Interventional Radiology my duties included patient monitoring, providing moderate sedation, and circulating in endovascular, vascular cases, and other special procedures in the Interventional Radiology suite.▪ On-call coverage for IR and the Radiology Department.

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  Triangle Vascular Associates

  Dec 2012 - Oct 2013

  Vascular RN

  Nursing care of vascular patients including assisting in procedures: scrub, circulate, and PRE/POST procedure care in Endovenous Laser Ablation of Greater and Lesser Saphenous Veins, Phlebectomies, Sclerotherapy, Foam Sclerotherapy, and Tributary Ligations of A-V Fistulas. ▪ Office Nurse duties-patient assessments, vitals, medication reconciliation, removal of sutures, surgical drains, staples, and applying sterile dressings. Calling in prescriptions, providing Surgical coordination of care, and patient education. Show less

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  TravelMax

  Oct 2013 - Jan 2014

  Interventional Radiology RN

  successfully completed PBDS assessment, and EPIC training.▪ worked four-10 hour shifts in busy IR lab with large volume of Neurovascular cases, such as Carotid Stenting, and Intracerebral coiling. Proficient with MAC-Lab Hemodynamic monitoring. ▪ responsible for PRE-procedure, INTRA-procedure, and POST-procedure care, assessments, moderate sedation, and monitoring of IR patients.▪ On-call duties off-hours, weekends, and Holidays. Show less

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  Aureus Medical Staffing

  Feb 2014 - May 2014

  Interventional Radiology RN

  Pre-(admit)/Post-(recovery) of patients in the IR for vascular procedures, vertebroplasty, embolization, declot, biopsy, and port/tunneled catheter placements.▪ Intra-procedure patient monitoring, moderate sedation, and medication administration.▪ EPIC EMR charting.

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  NovaPro Medical Staffing

  Jun 2014 - Sept 2014

  Interventional Radiology RN

  ▪ 12 week travel assignment in the Radiology Department/Interventional Radiology.▪ Care of patients in all modalities of the Radiology department, including monitoring, medication administration, moderate sedation, and patient education.▪ EPIC EMR conversion.

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  MAS Medical Staffing

  Sept 2014 - Dec 2014

  PACU RN

  ▪ 13 week travel assignment in the Post Anesthesia Care Unit.▪ Assist anesthesiologists with placement of anesthesia blocks, such as Adductor Canal blocks, Interscalene blocks, TAPS blocks, pre or post surgery.▪ Post anesthesia recovery of adult and pediatric patients with general, plastics, orthopedics, gynecology, urology, nephrology, ENT, and multitude of other surgeries, including inpatients as well as Ambulatory surgery patients.▪ Work 3-4, 12 hour shifts per week, averaging 40-49 hours/week and on-call as required. Show less

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  Valley Healthcare Staffing

  Jan 2015 - Jul 2015

  ▪ 13-week travel assignment Telecommuting from home.▪ Provide telephone triage and Nursing Advise to Memorial Care patients in Southern California.▪ Provide patient education, Homecare instructions, and assists with scheduling of medical appointments. ▪ 13-week travel assignment at the Legacy Call Center in Salt Lake City, Utah▪ Provide telephone triage and Nursing Advise to Memorial Care patients in Southern California.▪ Provide patient education, Homecare instructions, and assists with scheduling of medical appointments.

  • TRIAGE/ADVISE NURSE

    May 2015 - Jul 2015

  • TRIAGE/ADVISE NURSE

    Jan 2015 - Apr 2015
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  Trinity Hospital of Augusta

  Dec 2015 - May 2016

  Infection Preventionist

   Management of the hospital’s Infection Control program. Surveillance, monitoring, tracking and reporting of infectious agents to the CDC and the state. Providing education on Infection Prevention best practices, hand washing, PPE use guidelines, testing, documentation, and Blood borne Pathogens to new hires monthly at General Orientation and Clinical Orientation. Responsible for annual evaluation of the IC program, IC plan, Risk Analysis, TB Risk Analysis. Chair of the IC Committee with preparation of agendas and presentations. Show less

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  Nightingale Nursing

  May 2016 - Jul 2016

  CARDIAC CATHERIZATION/EP RN

  ▪ Travel assignment in the Cardiac Cath/EP Lab ▪ Responsible for providing moderate sedation, administering medications, drug drips,performing ACT testing, and circulating in Aortograms, Heart Catheterizations, BalloonAngioplasty, Stent placements, ICD Implantation, Pacer insertions and Ablations.▪ On-call duties every other weekend and 1-2 days weekly

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  Valley Healthcare Staffing

  Aug 2016 - Nov 2016

  TRIAGE/ADVISE NURSE

  ▪ 13-week travel assignment Telecommuting from home.▪ Provide telephone triage and Nursing Advise to Memorial Care patients in Southern California.▪ Provide patient education, Homecare instructions, and assists with scheduling of medical appointments.

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  Valley Healthcare Staffing

  Aug 2017 - Nov 2017

  Interventional Radiology Travel Nurse

  Pre-procedural total assessment of patients, including obtaining/drawing necessary lab work, imaging, history and physical and any other necessary testing and documentation, starting IV's, administering pre-procedure medications, procedural preps, and patient teaching. ▪ Intra-procedural continuous patient monitoring, moderate sedation, and circulating. ▪ Provided post-procedural recovery and care, education, patient discharge or transfer to outpatient or inpatient care areas. ▪ Assisted physicians in SIRT procedures, Ablations, Biopsies, ESI's and many diagnostic imaging procedures. Show less