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Karen L Pigott
1122 Orion Way
Castle Rock, Colorado 80108
303-688-5090 Cell 303-9578811
Registered Nurse
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March 2014Present Day
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Licensed RN in Colorado
Critical Thinking skills and detail oriented
Case Management Experience
Excellent time management, prioritizing and organizing skills
Excellent Office Management Skills
Telephone Triage skills
Excellent customer/ patient service
Orchard Park Healthcare, Centennial, Colorado
Nursing House Supervisor on evening shift
Responsible for the smooth operations of the facility during off hours
Delegates assignments and provides overall supervision of LVNs
Conducts rounds within the nursing department to ensure quality care.
. Assists in providing on the job training for new RNs, LVNs ,CNAs
Provides direct patient care to residents when needed
Nurse on sub acute floor for night shift
Responsible for care of up to 18-20 patients on night shift
Medication administration, setting up IV fluids, placement of IV's
Maintaining charts, updating care plans,
Collaboration with other members of healthcare
March 2011October 2011
Parker Adventist Hospital
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Parker, Colorado
Rehired as a staff nurse on orthopedic wing
Educated patients regarding condition and medications post op
Provided care for up to 6 patients monitoring acute care for surgical
patients
Medication administration, ongoing assessments as needed.
Collaboration with physicians and members to medical team on an
ongoing basis.
Updating of care plans and discharge planning and teaching
Karen L Pigott
1122 Orion Way
Castle Rock, Colorado 80108
303-688-5090 Cell 303-9578811
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Dec 2006Jan 2009
Administering medications and IV fluids operate and insert Foley
catheters and NG /feeding tubes.
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.
operating CPM , promoted early ambulation,
Discharge planning
Parker Adventist Hospital Parker, Colorado
Employee Health Department
 Responsible for running Employee Health Department and Staff
Development for all employees.
 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.
 Scheduling and conducting Pre employment physicals and services as
mentioned.
 Responsible for coordinating Fall Flu Clinics within the hospital each
fall and helped to coordinate skills fair each year.
 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.
 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
 Monitoring safety issues and hazards within the hospital. Education
about proper body mechanics and lifting, chemical and water spills on
floors
 Provided referral to smoking cessation classes
Karen L Pigott
1122 Orion Way
Castle Rock, Colorado 80108
303-688-5090 Cell 303-9578811
March 2004December 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.
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.
Placed follow up call next day to check on patients recovery.
Shared responsibility of monitoring inventory and ordering
supplies/medications as needed
Scheduled, recorded and tracked patient follow up appointments and/
or no shows
Managed multiple phone lines, reception area for surgical procedures
Maintained charts, inputting data when necessary. use of IBC codes,
and charges
December 1997July 2001
Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas, California
Administrative Nursing Manager
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Responsible for operations of hospital during off hours
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
Taking sick calls and providing additional staff either from hospital or
outside registry to cover any holes in department staffing for the
following shift.
Karen L Pigott
1122 Orion Way
Castle Rock, Colorado 80108
303-688-5090 Cell 303-9578811
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December 1993December 1997
Ability to resolve any conflicts between patients and /or staff that may
arise
Making bed assignments
Notifying OR Team/ Cath Lab for emergency surgeries, helping out
all departments where and when needed
Considered excellent resource personnel
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
Administered medications and IV fluids
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.
In house float to Woman's health-post partum couplet care
Effective time management skills, prioritizing and multi-tasking
also work on as needed basis for Extended Care Unit(long term)
Promoted to ICU as only transfer of 1996
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 1993November 1993
convalescing after a stroke, fall, injury or some other type of
impairment
Karen L Pigott
1122 Orion Way
Castle Rock, Colorado 80108
303-688-5090 Cell 303-9578811
Education:
Palomar College School of Nursing
ADN
1989-1993 GPA 3.7