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Emily S. Kesselman RN, BSN

Denver,CO

Summary

Experienced Travel Registered Nurse with a strong background in critical care for neonatal through adult patients across CVPICU, PICU, NICU, and Med-Surg settings. Quick to integrate into new environments, float across units, and escalate clinical changes. Committed to delivering high-quality, compassionate, and family-centered care in fast-paced hospital systems.

Overview

3
3
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Travel Registered Nurse- Pediatric Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit

Dell Children's Medical Center
09.2024 - Current
  • Delivered expert care to high-acuity patients in a 48-bed CVICU, utilizing advanced monitoring tools and early intervention strategies to stabilize complex congenital and acquired cardiac conditions.
  • Adapted to hospital needs by floating to PICU, NICU, and Med-Surg, managing up to 3 patients per shift; utilized telemetry training to identify and escalate life-threatening arrhythmias, reducing response delays in events.
  • Learned Cerner EMR and unit-specific cardiac protocols within 2 shifts, maintaining documentation accuracy and ensuring uninterrupted patient care.
  • Recognized by leadership for adaptability and clinical precision while floating across units; frequently reassigned mid-shift to address emergent staffing shortages and maintain unit stability.
  • Received Daisy Award for compassionate, family-centered care; recognized by leadership and patient family for continuous support of a long-term cardiac patient through recovery.

Registered Nurse- Pediatric Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit

Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital
09.2023 - 09.2024
  • Managed post-operative patients in a 22-bed Magnet-recognized CVICU, including ECMO, VAD, and heart transplants, following strict evidence-based protocols and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams.
  • Floated to Level IV NICU, PICU, and CDH units while mentoring new hires and student nurses, fostering team integration and improving early clinical competency through bedside instruction.
  • As ACLS-certified responder, identified and escalated early signs of patient deterioration earning commendation from attending physician for initiating timely intervention and preventing code escalation.
  • Earned Daisy Award nomination for family-centered education and compassionate communication during prolonged pediatric cardiac recovery.

Registered Nurse - Pediatric Intensive Care Unit/ Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children
08.2022 - 09.2023
  • Delivered critical care to premature neonates, infants, children, and young adults in a 20-bed PICU, with cross-training and regular assignments in a 84-bed Level IV NICU.
  • Utilize clinical reasoning skills to titrate IV drips and ensure optimal patient response post-procedures, such as congenital heart surgery, mechanical ventilation, and high frequency oscillatory ventilation.
  • Provided continuous care to extremely low birth weight and medically fragile neonates requiring ventilatory support, central lines, and complex nutritional management.
  • Make critical decisions in high-pressure situations, including emergency treatments like patient resuscitation, advanced life support, emergent re-intubation, septic shock management, and conscious sedation procedures.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

The University of Iowa College of Nursing
Iowa City, IA
05.2022

Skills

    EMR Systems: Cerner, Epic, Meditech

Certification

  • Basic Life Support (BLS) Expires 2025-09-30
  • Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) Expires 2025-10-31
  • Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Expires 2026-06-30
  • Compact State Registered Nurse License #1685425

Timeline

Travel Registered Nurse- Pediatric Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit

Dell Children's Medical Center
09.2024 - Current

Registered Nurse- Pediatric Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit

Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital
09.2023 - 09.2024

Registered Nurse - Pediatric Intensive Care Unit/ Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children
08.2022 - 09.2023

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

The University of Iowa College of Nursing

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