Ashley Farrar BSN
Glendale
Summary
With 11 years dedicated and compassionate care as a
skilled nurse in acute/chronic dialysis, and acute/outpatient apheresis. In addition, I have 2 years experience in out-patient infusion therapy and bone marrow biopsy who is peripheral ultra sound IV trained. I believe I will be an asset to the team. I am passionate about nursing and I enjoy providing a team based care thru evidence-based research and nursing practice to achieve best care. I am hard-working, loyal, punctual, organized, a "go getter", a team player, and a fast leaner who is teachable, and a compassionate person. I enjoy the challenge of working in an acute, fast paced environment requiring critical thinking skills and clinical reasoning skills. I possess a BSN earned from Belmont University in Nashville, TN. My resume will show that I possess the clinical nursing experience that provides me with the skills needed for this position. Furthermore, I possess leadership skills from my experience serving as charge nurse and clinical manager. I have published two solo articles for Nursing Clinics of North America titled Acute Kidney Injury in December 2018, and Aromatherapy: Complementary and Alternative Medications: Part 1 in December 2020. I desire to expand my service to the community and expand my knowledge base serving the dialysis dependent population to help them live their best lives. I am currently travel nursing across the US and ready to come home to Arizona to be with my family.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Apheresis RN
Brigham And Women's Hospital
08.2023 - 08.2024
- Travel nurse working for AYA Healthcare, current contract is 8/7/23-8/2/24 in Out Patient Apheresis Unit working 4 10 hour shifts a week, 0630-1700.
- Perform Apheresis procedures to a diverse population, such procedures include Peripheral Stem Cell Collection, Plasmapheresis, Red Cell Exchange, and Photopheresis, Research and CAR-T collections.
- Experience with EPIC charting
- On call experience, 3 calls every 6 weeks
- Experience starting peripheral IVs, accessing vortex ports and powerflow ports.
- Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients, and determined next course of action.
- Monitored vitals and intervened as needed.
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
- Organized and managed care of patients undergoing various therapies and procedures.
- Conferred with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches.
- Evaluated patient histories, complaints, and current symptoms.
- Educated family members and caregivers on patient care instructions.
Dialysis Registered Nurse
Fresenius Kidney Care Fleet St
05.2023 - 07.2023
- Travel Nurse working for AYA Healthcare, completed contract 5/1/23-7/29/23 in Fresenius Out Patient Hemodialysis Center working 0500-2030 3 x week.
- Performed Hemodialysis treatments for chronic kidney failure patients in an out-patient chronic clinic.
- Experience with Cerner charting.
- Experience with Fresenius 2008 K Dialysis machines
- Administered medications for 24 patients, and charted pre assessments and post note.
- Set up and primed machines; experience with 2008K Fresenius machines.
- Performed staff and charge nurse duties to 24 patient clinic.
- Experience with cannulating AVFs and AVGs.
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
- Advocated for and strived to protect health, safety, and rights of patient.
- Evaluated patient histories, complaints, and current symptoms.
- Educated family members and caregivers on patient care instructions.
- Quickly responded to situations impacting safety and security to unit, actualizing crisis prevention interventions to control and de-escalate situations.
- Explained course of care and medication side effects to patients and caregivers in easy-to-understand terms.
- Monitored patient reactions after administering medications and IV therapies.
- Followed all personal and health data procedures to effectively comply with HIPAA laws and prevent information breaches.
Ambulatory Infusion RN/Bone Marrow Biopsy RN
Mayo Clinic Hospital
01.2021 - 03.2023
- Monitored patient reactions after administering medications and IV therapies.
- Epic charting experience.
- Float to VANS, the vascular access team for the hospital. Experience with rounding on lines, dressing changes, and placing ultra sound peripheral IVs.
- ACLS/BLS certified with Annual ECG Competency
- Perform Line care/Dressing changes to CVCs, PICCs and Midlines.
- Experience removing PICCs and providing aftercare instructions.
- Demonstrates compassionate behaviors of caring, acceptance, and empathy for patient and family.
- Communicates relevant information through SBAR hand off report across levels of care and organization.
- Participate actively in the organization shared-decision making as co chair for unit based team.
- Experience with administration of various IV infusions for a diverse population of patients, including blood products.
- Ultra sound PIV trained.
- Chemotherapy certified.
- Experience with IV push antibiotics and injections by SQ and IM administration.
- Demonstrates a commitment to continuous learning, and education for self.
- Managed patients recovering from sedated bone marrow biopsies.
- Explained course of care and medication side effects to patients and caregivers in easy-to-understand terms.
- Educated family members and caregivers on patient care instructions, and consent patients for sedated/unsedated bone marrow biopsies/fat aspirate.
- Prepared chemotherapy doses and iron infusions for patient treatments as per physicians' orders.
- Collaborate with CRNAs to best patient care with sedation when performing Bone Marrow Biopsies.
- Experience with lidocaine infiltration with bone marrow biopsies and fat aspirates.
- Experience with sedated and non sedated bone marrow biopsies.
- Experience with performing Fat Aspirate.
- Experience with collecting labs from power ports, PICCs, CVCs, and peripheral access.
Apheresis Staff RN
Mayo Clinic Hospital
12.2019 - 01.2021
- Performed various nursing interventions such as line care/dressing changes, vital sign monitoring, and specimen collection.
- Directed patient care by initiating and following through with plan of care, continuing care, and discharge instructions.
- Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Effectively prioritized assignments, executing care based on each patient's relative condition and delegating tasks to available personnel deliver safe and efficient care.
- Experienced with ports including power ports, and power flow ports. Furthermore, experienced with PICC lines, CVCs, for procedures and infusions including line care/dressing changes.
- Chair of Unit Based Team
- Experience with procedures including RBCX, WBC depletion, PLT depletion, ECP, LDL, CAR-T stem cell harvest, autologous/allogeneic peripheral stem cell harvest, stem cell mobilization injections, and evaluating/interview/Education with potential stem cell donors.
- Designated bone marrow harvest RN.
- Lead team volunteer opportunities as well as facilitating team member appreciation exercises including dinners/activities outside of work and kudos board.
- On call experience with weekly call and weekend call every 3 weeks.
- Epic charting experience.
- BLS certified and ECG annual competency.
Clinical Manager for Acute Dialysis/ Apheresis
Banner Estrella Medical Center
12.2018 - 12.2019
- Worked with nurse manager to develop nursing staff through education, evaluation, performance management, and competency improvement.
- Created work schedules for 15 employees and oversaw functioning of billing department.
- Promoted high morale and staff retention through dynamic communication, prompt problem resolution, proactive supervisory practices and facilitation of positive work environment.
- Experience with Braun Dialysis machines
- Responsible for management of nursing team members including performance management, time management, scheduling, and corrective action plans in collaboration with HR as needed.
- Performed direct patient care during on call times (2-3 calls a month), as well as times when the unit was short staffed or had high patient volume.
- Responsible for audits including water cultures, hepatitis B, hand hygiene, billing, delayed start times, catheter infections, and medication errors.
- Tracked compliance for occupational health requirements, team member module completions, licenses, certifications, and company policies/procedures.
- Owned new team member onboarding, and orientation , as well as existing employee retention.
- Performed acute hemodialysis and TPE on inpatient/ICU patients.
- Epic charting experience.
- On call experience
Charge Nurse for Acute Dialysis/Apheresis
Vanderbilt Medical Center
01.2017 - 10.2018
- Coordinated nursing care on unit through staff assignments, assisting and rounding with physicians, monitoring patient orders, and communicating with ancillary departments.
- Collaborated with leadership to devise initiatives for improving nursing satisfaction, retention and morale.
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
- Experience with Fresenius 2008 K Dialysis machines
- Conducted ongoing monitoring and evaluations of behaviors and conditions, and updated clinical supervisors with current information.
- Collaborated with other healthcare professionals to provide quality patient care.
- Supervised and managed daily scheduling, tasking, and administration.
- Led teams in driving successful patient outcomes by prioritizing standard of care and best practices.
- Leveraged feedback and process improvement opportunities to create safer and healthier environment and increase patient satisfaction.
- Conducted daily shift briefs to inform staff of changes in patient care assignments.
- Provided direct care and indirect care of patients including adults and pediatric population, and acted as direct line of communication with Nephrology fellows and attendings.
- Created and managed daily assignments for the team.
- Created and published the self scheduler for staff and managed time off requests.
- Epic experience and super user.
- On call experience.
Staff Nurse for Acute Dialysis/Apheresis
Vanderbilt Medical Center
05.2013 - 01.2017
- Offered exceptional care and support to individuals recovering from acute incidents and dealing with chronic conditions.
- Collaborated with physicians, pharmacists and therapists to deliver quality, evidence-based care.
- Precepted and oriented new hires, providing guidance and mentorship when teaching on hospital policies, emergency procedures, and nursing best practices.
- Directed patient care by initiating and following through with plan of care, continuing care, and discharge instructions.
- Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Educated family members and caregivers on patient care instructions.
- Explained course of care and medication side effects to patients and caregivers in easy-to-understand terms.
- Collected blood, and other laboratory specimens and prepared for lab testing.
- Monitored patients' conditions and reported changes in physical presentation, appearance, and behavior to discuss treatment with physicians.
- Provided direct patient care including adults and pediatrics, assisting in bedside procedures such as a temporary catheter placement.
- Performed transfusions of packed red blood cells, plasma, and albumin.
- Performed the cannulation of the following dialysis/apheresis accesses: AVG, AVF, vortex port, power port, power flow port, CVCs, and IV starts.
- Responsible for water testing, glucometer controls and temperature checks.
- Epic preceptor/Super User.
- Designated glucometer trainer, and restraint trainer for recertification.
- Performed a variety of treatments including RBCX, WBC depletion, PLT depletion, TPE, LDL, hemodialysis, CRRT, and tandem therapies.
- Assisted in codes and rapid responses per ACLS protocol.
- Certified in BLS, ACLS, and PALS.
- Unit board chair from 2016-2017.
- On call experience with weekly call and weekend call every 4 weeks.
Staff Nurse for Acute Care Dialysis/Apheresis
Dialysis Clinic Inc.
04.2011 - 05.2013
- Collaborated with physicians, pharmacists and therapists to deliver quality, evidence-based care.
- Performed various nursing interventions such as line care/dressing changes, vital sign monitoring, and specimen collection.
- Communicated with healthcare team members to plan, implement and enhance treatment strategies.
- Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
- Explained course of care and medication side effects to patients and caregivers in easy-to-understand terms.
- Monitored patients' conditions and reported changes in physical presentation, appearance, and behavior to discuss treatment with physicians.
- Educated family members and caregivers on patient care instructions.
- Collected blood, and other laboratory specimens and prepared for lab testing.
- Performed hemodialysis and CRRT
- Direct patient care for adult population at Baptist Hospital, now named Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital Midtown as well as Select Rehab Hospital.
- Worked on call for CRRT to assist ICUs every other week for a week duration.
- Educated and trained ICU nurses for CRRT.
- On call experience
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Belmont University
Nashville, TN05.2009
Skills
- Direct patient care and Monitoring experience with medication side effect knowledge
- Chemotherapy certified
- Infusion Nursing
- PICC Line Maintenance/Removal, experienced cannulation of AVG, AVF, power port, power flow port, IV starts, vortex port, and CVCs
- US PIV trained
- Acute care dialysis/CRRT/Apheresis with 11 years experience
- Leadership skills
- Published 2 articles
- On call experience
- ACLS and BLS certified
- Bone Marrow Harvest/Bone Marrow Biopsy Nurse
Accomplishments
Publications:
Acute Kidney Injury Published in Nursing Clinics of North America. December 2018.
Clinical Aromatherapy: Complementary and Alternative Medicine Part 1. Published in Nursing Clinica of North America. December 2020.
Certification
ACLS certified, expires 10/31/24
BLS Certified, expires 08/31/24
AZ RN License #23461, expires 04/01/2028
MA RN license # RN2384637, expires 06/17/2026
Timeline
Apheresis RN
Brigham And Women's Hospital
08.2023 - 08.2024
Dialysis Registered Nurse
Fresenius Kidney Care Fleet St
05.2023 - 07.2023
Ambulatory Infusion RN/Bone Marrow Biopsy RN
Mayo Clinic Hospital
01.2021 - 03.2023
Apheresis Staff RN
Mayo Clinic Hospital
12.2019 - 01.2021
Clinical Manager for Acute Dialysis/ Apheresis
Banner Estrella Medical Center
12.2018 - 12.2019
Charge Nurse for Acute Dialysis/Apheresis
Vanderbilt Medical Center
01.2017 - 10.2018
Staff Nurse for Acute Dialysis/Apheresis
Vanderbilt Medical Center
05.2013 - 01.2017
Staff Nurse for Acute Care Dialysis/Apheresis
Dialysis Clinic Inc.
04.2011 - 05.2013
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Belmont University
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