Karen L Pigott
1122 Orion Way
Castle Rock, Colorado 80108
303-688-5090 Cell 303-9578811
Registered Nurse
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Licensed RN in Colorado
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Critical Thinking skills and detail oriented
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Case Management Experience
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Excellent time management, prioritizing and organizing skills
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Excellent Office Management Skills
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Telephone Triage skills
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Excellent customer/ patient service
March 2014-
Present Day Orchard Park Healthcare, Centennial, Colorado
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Nursing House Supervisor on evening shift
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Responsible for the smooth operations of the facility during off hours
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Delegates assignments and provides overall supervision of LVNs
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Conducts rounds within the nursing department to ensure quality care.
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. Assists in providing on the job training for new RNs, LVNs ,CNAs
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Provides direct patient care to residents when needed
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Nurse on sub acute floor for night shift
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Responsible for care of up to 18-20 patients on night shift
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Medication administration, setting up IV fluids, placement of IV's
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Maintaining charts, updating care plans,
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Collaboration with other members of healthcare
March 2011-
October 2011
Parker Adventist Hospital Parker, Colorado
Rehired as a staff nurse on orthopedic wing
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Educated patients regarding condition and medications post op
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Provided care for up to 6 patients monitoring acute care for surgical patients
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Medication administration, ongoing assessments as needed.
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Collaboration with physicians and members to medical team on an ongoing basis.
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Updating of care plans and discharge planning and teaching
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Administering medications and IV fluids operate and insert Foley catheters and NG /feeding tubes.
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Partnered with other medical personnel and communicated with patients family members to ensure the best and most cohesive patient care possible. Effective at prioritizing assignments.
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operating CPM , promoted early ambulation,
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Discharge planning
Dec 2006-
Jan 2009 Parker Adventist Hospital Parker, Colorado
Employee Health Department
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Responsible for running Employee Health Department and Staff Development for all employees.
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Responsible for providing chest X-rays, vaccines, vision testing, initial and follow up treatment for blood borne pathogens. And chemical exposures. Referrals to Occupational Medicine MD as needed provided management of occupational and non occupational illness and injury. Education about Personal Protective Equipment and annual testing of TB masks.
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Scheduling and conducting Pre employment physicals and services as mentioned.
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Responsible for coordinating Fall Flu Clinics within the hospital each fall and helped to coordinate skills fair each year.
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Maintained charts/records, data input, initiated Workman's Compensation and Family Medical Leave. Also monitored Return to Work cases and obtained prior authorization for treatments, medications etc.
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Provided case management, to all RTW cases facilitating productivity by assisting departments with identifying, evaluating and implementing accommodations for workers with restrictive duty to return to work in an appropriate time frame
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Monitoring safety issues and hazards within the hospital. Education about proper body mechanics and lifting, chemical and water spills on floors
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Provided referral to smoking cessation classes
March 2004-
December 2004 Pacific Pain Management Oceanside, California
Registered Nurse- Staff
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Temporary assignment as surgical nurse in taking care of patients undergoing epidural steroid injections, radio frequency nerve stimulation and programming narcotic pain pumps at first post op visit and maintenance thereafter. Assessed patient vital signs during procedures, monitored pain levels.
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Conducted physical assessment, obtained consents and made patients comfortable throughout procedure. IV insertion- Conscious sedation monitoring during procedure and afterward for any CNS or bleeding issues.
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Placed follow up call next day to check on patients recovery.
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Shared responsibility of monitoring inventory and ordering supplies/medications as needed
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Scheduled, recorded and tracked patient follow up appointments and/ or no shows
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Managed multiple phone lines, reception area for surgical procedures
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Maintained charts, inputting data when necessary. use of IBC codes, and charges
December 1997-
July 2001 Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas, California
Administrative Nursing Manager
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Responsible for operations of hospital during off hours
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Served as a primary point of contact for and liaison between patients, administrative staff, physicians, therapists and technicians to facilitate proper lines on communication and expedient problem resolution
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Taking sick calls and providing additional staff either from hospital or outside registry to cover any holes in department staffing for the following shift.
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Ability to resolve any conflicts between patients and /or staff that may arise
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Making bed assignments
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Notifying OR Team/ Cath Lab for emergency surgeries, helping out all departments where and when needed
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Considered excellent resource personnel
December 1993-
December 1997 Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas, California
I was first hired in to the Scripps Health System as a
Medical Surgical Nurse/ ICU RN
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Provided care for up to 9 patients on medical surgical floor/telemetry care of ages 12 and up-mostly older adults
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Administered medications and IV fluids
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Monitored patients for acute physical/psychological changes, track lab values, interpreting lab test results, updating physicians when appropriate and collaborating with all members of care team to ensure best care of patient.
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In house float to Woman's health-post partum couplet care
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Effective time management skills, prioritizing and multi-tasking
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also work on as needed basis for Extended Care Unit(long term)
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Promoted to ICU as only transfer of 1996
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Critical care training-taking care of 2 ICU pts, monitoring all systems for changes.
*During my time as an ICU; I crossed trained in many different departments and would float to where I could work within a comfortable knowledge base. I worked in the Emergency Room, Acute Rehab and as a Post Partum Nurse. My duties in post partum were to monitor the patient for any adverse changes in vital signs such as bleeding and infection post vaginal and cesarean delivery. I also had couplet care assignments from time to time.
Garden Terrace Senior Rehabilitation Center. Vista California
Post graduate position-in charge of 30 residents some of which were July 1993- convalescing after a stroke, fall, injury or some other type of
November 1993 impairment
Education: Palomar College School of Nursing ADN 1989-1993 GPA 3.7
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