Rachel M. Dvorak
Charge Nurse, Medical Surgical Unit
Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 555 0151 · name@example.com · linkedin.com/in/rachelmdvorak
Key Qualifications
EXPERIENCE
Six years of medical surgical nursing, three as day shift charge nurse
SETTINGS
36 bed medical surgical unit in a 320 bed community hospital
SPECIALTIES
Assignments to acuity, bed flow and throughput, escalation, incident follow up, mentoring
SYSTEMS
Epic, capacity management dashboard, staffing and acuity software, safety event reporting
LICENSURE
Pennsylvania registered nurse license, medical surgical nursing certification
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Monongahela State University
Executive Summary
Registered nurse with six years on a 36 bed medical surgical unit in a 320 bed community hospital, the last three as day shift charge nurse over 14 staff. Makes the assignment, runs bed flow with the house supervisor and takes the first call on every escalation. Holds medical surgical nursing certification and precepts every new charge nurse on the unit.
Signature Achievements
- Cut the average time from bed assignment to patient arrival on the unit from 84 minutes to 41 by calling for report within ten minutes of every assignment.
- Reduced falls on the unit from 18 a year to seven by rebuilding the assignment so high fall risk patients sit nearest the station.
- Kept the unit at or under budgeted worked hours per patient day for ten of twelve months while flexing staff to census twice a day.
- Brought discharge before noon from 22 to 39 percent of discharges by running a discharge huddle at eight in the morning.
- Earned medical surgical nursing certification through the American Nurses Credentialing Center in 2023.
- Precepted four nurses into the charge role using a checklist that the unit manager adopted for the division.
Professional Experience
Charge Nurse, Medical Surgical Unit
Three Rivers Bluff Community Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA February 2023 to present
36 bed unit, day shift charge over 14 nurses and assistants, about 2,800 discharges a year
- Build the assignment for eight nurses and six assistants by acuity and adjust it as admissions and discharges move through the day.
- Work with the house supervisor and bed placement on every admission, transfer and discharge to keep beds turning.
- Take the first call on every clinical escalation, family concern and staffing gap, and decide what goes to the manager.
- Follow up every safety event on the shift with the nurse involved, write the report and bring themes to the unit council.
- Carry a reduced assignment of two patients while in charge and pick up rapid response and admission support.
Registered Nurse, Medical Surgical Unit
Monongahela Ridge Regional Hospital, Greensburg, PA June 2020 to February 2023
30 bed medical surgical unit with a five patient assignment
- Cared for adults with pneumonia, heart failure, cellulitis and recovery after abdominal surgery.
- Served as relief charge nurse on weekends during the second year.
- Precepted nursing students and two new graduate nurses.
Licensure and Certification
Pennsylvania State Board of Nursing, registered nurse license number RN712845
Medical Surgical Nursing certification, American Nurses Credentialing Center
Basic Life Support and Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support, current
Education
Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Monongahela State University, Greensburg, 2020
Core Skills
Assignment by acuity · Bed flow coordination · Discharge huddles · Staffing to census · Clinical escalation · Safety event follow up · Charge nurse precepting · Rapid response support · Family concern resolution · Epic capacity tools