Annie Israelsen
Colorado Springs
Summary
15 years of diverse nursing experience, including:
- 4 years in Emergency Room settings (including rural emergency nursing) with triage, bedside, and charge nurse roles.
- 6 years in Pediatric Hematology/Oncology as staff and travel RN; served as a clinical coach preceptor and member of the Nurse Handoff Committee.
- 6 years in Pediatric PACU/Same Day Surgery, including charge experience.
- 10 months in Hospice (home-based care).
- 3 years as a Travel Nurse across 3 healthcare facilities.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
RN, Emergency Room
St. Francis Hospital – Common Spirit Health
Colorado Springs
03.2023 - Current
- Manages 4-patient assignments, including trauma, stroke, sepsis, psychiatric, and pediatric patients
- Floats between triage, trauma, and quick start roles
- Administers medications, coordinates with physicians, and participates in code blue
- Delegates to techs and facilitates patient transfers/discharges
Registered Nurse
Mid-Columbia Medical Center (now Adventist Health)
The Dalles
09.2021 - 03.2023
- Managed 5-patient assignments from triage to discharge
- Participated in code activations and trauma response
- Coordinated care with physicians and delegated to nursing team
Per Diem/Travel RN | Recovery Center
Children's Hospital of Orange County (CHOC)
Orange
05.2020 - 08.2021
- Provided pre-op, PACU Phase I & II recovery, and discharge education
- Managed pain and post-op complications
- Collaborated with anesthesia and surgical teams
Travel RN | PACU & Post-Op
Children's Hospital of Minnesota
Minneapolis
06.2019 - 11.2019
- Delivered PACU Phase I & II recovery care
- Managed complications, discharged patients, and occasionally floated to sister facility
Travel RN | Pediatric Hem/Onc
St. Louis Children’s Hospital
St Louis
11.2018 - 06.2019
- Provided care for immunocompromised, sickle cell, and behavioral health patients
- Managed central lines, transfusions, TPN, and coordinated transfers
Hospice RN/Case Manager
Good Shepherd Hospice
Salt Lake City
01.2018 - 11.2018
- Oversaw up to 13 home-based patients
- Managed meds, coordinated death care, and educated families
- Delegated to LPNs and CNAs, participated in on-call rotation
Same Day Surgery RN
Primary Children’s Hospital
Salt Lake City
07.2015 - 12.2017
- Charge nurse (6 months), pre-op and PACU care
- Trained anesthesia team on EMR (Cerner/iCentra)
- Central line support and IV start expert
Pediatric Hem/Onc RN
Primary Children’s Hospital
Salt Lake City
09.2009 - 12.2012
- Administered chemo, blood products, TPN, IV meds
- Maintained central lines and followed CLABSI protocols
- Served as preceptor and Nurse Handoff Committee member
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nurse
University of Portland
Portland, ORSkills
- Exceptional peripheral IV insertion
- Central line/PICC/port-a-cath management
- Chemotherapy, blood products, TPN/intralipid administration
- Medication administration (IV, IM, SQ, PO, enteral)
- Tracheostomy, wound, ostomy, and airway management
- Intubation/extubation care and Phase I/II PACU recovery
- Charge nurse experience (ER, Pre-op, PACU)
- EMR systems: Epic, Cerner
Certification
- TNCC
- ACLS
- PALS
- BLS
Specialty Training
- Bone Marrow Transplant
- Liver/Renal Transplant
- APHON Chemotherapy/Biotherapy & Radiotherapy
References
- Bella Reyes, Nurse Manager – St. Francis Hospital
(719) 232-4119 | bella.reyes@commonspirit.org - Dawn OpBroek, Nurse Manager – MCMC ER
(541) 993-3998 | dawnc@mcmc.net - Caren Alexander, Nurse Manager – CHOC
(714) 509-7937 | calexander@choc.org - Laurie Young, Nurse Manager – Children’s MN
(612) 813-7609 | laurie.young@childrensmn.org - Becky Bell, Hospice Director – Good Shepherd
(801) 414-8316
Timeline
RN, Emergency Room
St. Francis Hospital – Common Spirit Health
03.2023 - Current
Registered Nurse
Mid-Columbia Medical Center (now Adventist Health)
09.2021 - 03.2023
Per Diem/Travel RN | Recovery Center
Children's Hospital of Orange County (CHOC)
05.2020 - 08.2021
Travel RN | PACU & Post-Op
Children's Hospital of Minnesota
06.2019 - 11.2019
Travel RN | Pediatric Hem/Onc
St. Louis Children’s Hospital
11.2018 - 06.2019
Hospice RN/Case Manager
Good Shepherd Hospice
01.2018 - 11.2018
Same Day Surgery RN
Primary Children’s Hospital
07.2015 - 12.2017
Pediatric Hem/Onc RN
Primary Children’s Hospital
09.2009 - 12.2012
Bachelor of Science - Nurse
University of Portland