Ericka Bill
Phoenix
Summary
Registered Nurse with strong background in critical care environments, equipped to handle high-stress situations and complex patient needs. Excel in team collaboration, adapting quickly to evolving circumstances and ensuring optimal patient outcomes. Skilled in advanced patient monitoring, emergency response, and therapeutic interventions. Known for reliability, empathy, and strong communication abilities that enhance patient care and team efficiency.
Overview
1
1
Certification
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Registered Nurse, Intensive Care Unit
Banner University Medical Center
Tucson, AZ
10.2024 - Current
- Initiated and monitored vasopressors, sedation, and other life-sustaining medications intravenously.
- Utilitized facility protocols for mass transfusions in cases of severe bleeding.
- Handled ventilator support, feeding tubes and central lines.
- Assisted physicians with bedside procedures, ensuring accurate treatment administration and timely patient recovery.
- Demonstrated advanced critical thinking skills while managing complex clinical situations involving multiple organ systems failures in critically ill patients.
- Monitored vital signs and patient status, adjusting care plans as necessary.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to develop comprehensive care strategies for complex cases.
- Educated patients and families on treatment plans, fostering understanding and compliance.
Patient Care Nursing Assistant
Banner Health, University Medical Center
Tucson, AZ
08.2021 - 10.2024
- Assisted RNs with patient care on the critical care level, tasks such as turns/ repositions, transporting patients to scans, and stocking supplies
- Taking on scope appropriate roles in critical situations such as code blues and mass transfusions
- Collaborating with RNs to ensure care tasks are completed in a timely manner
- Monitored vital signs and reported changes to healthcare team promptly
Education
Master of Science - Nursing
University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ08-2024
Bachelor of Science - Molecular And Cellular Biology
University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ05-2021
Bachelor of Arts - Biochemistry
University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ05-2021
Skills
- Medication and IV administration
- Medication administration
- Direct patient care
- Patient assessments
- Ultrasound IVs
- Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (CRRT)
- Remodulin administration and monitoring
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
- Strong clinical judgment
- Patient and family advocacy
- Wound care
- Transition to end of life care
Certification
- ACLS- Advanced Cardiac Life Support
- BLS- Basic Life Support
- Remodulin- Pulmonary Hypertension
Languages
Spanish
Professional Working
Timeline
Registered Nurse, Intensive Care Unit
Banner University Medical Center
10.2024 - Current
Patient Care Nursing Assistant
Banner Health, University Medical Center
08.2021 - 10.2024
Master of Science - Nursing
University of Arizona
Bachelor of Science - Molecular And Cellular Biology
University of Arizona
Bachelor of Arts - Biochemistry
University of Arizona