Andre L. Whitaker
Emergency Room Nurse, Level One Trauma Center
Baltimore, MD · (410) 555 0152 · name@example.com · linkedin.com/in/andrelwhitaker
Key Qualifications
EXPERIENCE
Nine years of emergency nursing, six in a level one trauma center
SETTINGS
68 space emergency department with trauma bays, about 95,000 visits a year
SPECIALTIES
Trauma resuscitation, massive transfusion, stroke and heart attack pathways, triage
SYSTEMS
Epic ASAP emergency module, Pyxis, rapid infuser, bedside monitors
LICENSURE
Maryland registered nurse license, Certified Emergency Nurse, Trauma Nursing Core Course
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Severn River State University
Executive Summary
Emergency registered nurse with nine years of practice, six of them on the trauma resuscitation team of a level one trauma center with about 95,000 visits a year. Runs the primary nurse role for penetrating and blunt trauma activations, the massive transfusion protocol and the stroke and heart attack pathways. Holds the certified emergency nurse credential and teaches the trauma nursing course.
Signature Achievements
- Served as primary nurse for about 350 trauma activations a year across six years in the resuscitation bay.
- Cut time from activation to first blood product hanging from 14 minutes to eight as lead on the massive transfusion protocol revision.
- Held door to needle time for stroke patients under 45 minutes in 92 percent of cases as a stroke pathway nurse.
- Earned the Certified Emergency Nurse credential in 2020 and recertified in 2024.
- Taught the Trauma Nursing Core Course to 120 nurses as a course instructor over four years.
- Precepted 11 nurses into the trauma team, nine of whom remain on the unit.
Professional Experience
Registered Nurse, Trauma Resuscitation Team
Patapsco Harbor Medical Center, Baltimore, MD June 2020 to present
Level one trauma center emergency department with 68 treatment spaces and about 95,000 visits a year; trauma resuscitation team
- Lead the nursing side of trauma activations, from primary survey through blood products, chest tubes and transfer to the operating room or computed tomography.
- Run the massive transfusion protocol, tracking each cooler and the ratio of red cells to plasma to platelets.
- Triage on the five level emergency severity index during surge hours and start nurse initiated protocols.
- Manage sedated and intubated patients waiting for intensive care beds, titrating drips against ordered parameters.
- Precept new trauma nurses through a sixteen week orientation and sign off competencies.
Registered Nurse, Emergency Department
Chesapeake Shore Hospital, Glen Burnie, MD August 2017 to June 2020
32 bed community emergency department with about 40,000 visits a year, four to five patient assignment
- Cared for four to five patients in a 32 bed community emergency department with about 40,000 visits a year.
- Placed intravenous lines, gave medications and monitored patients with chest pain, sepsis and overdose.
- Prepared critical patients for transfer to the regional trauma center by ground and helicopter.
Licensure and Certification
Maryland Board of Nursing, registered nurse license number R214873
Certified Emergency Nurse, Board of Certification for Emergency Nursing, recertified 2024
Trauma Nursing Core Course instructor, Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support and Pediatric Advanced Life Support, current
Education
Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Severn River State University, Annapolis, 2017
Core Skills
Trauma resuscitation · Massive transfusion protocol · Emergency severity index triage · Stroke pathway nursing · Rapid infuser operation · Chest tube assistance · Sedation monitoring · Intraosseous access · Trauma course instruction · Preceptor teaching