Christine Nelson Smith
Slidell
Summary
Patient care driven hemodialysis nurse years of experience in the field of dialysis.
Overview
30
30
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Hemodialysis RN-Travel
AYA Healthcare
Toledo
02.2024 - Current
- Hemodialysis RN in a 794 bed, trauma level 1 facility.
- Executed hemodialysis treatments using Phoenix machines, ensuring patient safety and comfort.
- Administered blood and medications during dialysis sessions, monitoring patient responses and adjusting care as needed.
Acute Dialysis Nurse
AYA Healthcare
New Orleans
07.2023 - 01.2024
- Charge nurse at an outpatient chronic dialysis unit.
- Daily tasks include water testing, instrument monitoring and testing, conducting hemodialysis on outpatients, administering medications, reviewing lab work, medication reconciliation, care plans and foot checks.
- Providing inpatient hemodialysis, at the ICU bedside and acute dialysis room.
- Supervised and precepted other travelers and new RN's.
- Took charge as needed.
Travel Acute Dialysis Nurse
RN Network
Birmingham
09.2023 - 12.2023
- Acute Dialysis Nurse, covered three hospitals—Princeton Baptist, Shelby and Walker Baptist.
- Administered hemodialysis, Prismaflex CRRT, and peritoneal dialysis to optimize patient outcomes.
- Managed the water treatment system, set up all machines, performed dialysis, and administered blood and medicine.
- Machines used: Fresenius T machines, Marcor RO's/Prismaflex CRRT and Liberty peritoneal dialysis machines.
- Worked 4-5 days a week, took call overnight.
Travel Acute Dialysis Nurse
Trustaff
Saraland
06.2023 - 09.2023
Construction Medic
IATSE 478
Austin
02.2022 - 06.2022
- Travel Acute Dialysis Nurse.
- Our hospital used TABLO machines, no water treatment outside of machine checks.
- Performed hemodialysis, PrismaFlex CRRT and peritoneal dialysis with the Apria machine.
Acute Dialysis Nurse
Fresenius Kidney Care
Gulfport
06.2019 - 07.2021
- Performed dialysis, SLED and peritoneal dialysis.
- Used Fresenius T machines for SLED and hemodialysis.
- Liberty machines were used for peritoneal dialysis.
- Scheduled patients and staff.
Acute Dialysis Nurse
Fresenius Kidney Care
Jackson
10.2000 - 05.2019
- Performed dialysis, plasmapheresis, and peritoneal dialysis.
- We used Fresenius H,K and T machines for hemodialysis, we used COBE Spectra 3 for plasmapheresis and Liberty for peritoneal.
- Charge was alternated among nurses.
- Charge nurse was assigned duties throughout unit and managed staff and patient schedule.
Staff Nurse/Clinical Manager
Renal Care Group
Jackson
10.1996 - 10.2000
- Managed patient care and staff operations, led QIA meetings, and ensured compliance with government regulations.
- Promoted from staff nurse to clinical manager within six months at outpatient dialysis center.
- Administered outpatient dialysis treatments, ensuring patient safety and quality care in clinical setting.
Education
Bachelor of Nursing - Nursing
University of Mississippi Medical Center
Jackson , MS 08.1993 - 05.1995
Associate - Basic Science
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College
GULFPORT, MS 08.1990 - 08.1993
Timeline
Hemodialysis RN-Travel
AYA Healthcare
02.2024 - Current
Travel Acute Dialysis Nurse
RN Network
09.2023 - 12.2023
Acute Dialysis Nurse
AYA Healthcare
07.2023 - 01.2024
Travel Acute Dialysis Nurse
Trustaff
06.2023 - 09.2023
Construction Medic
IATSE 478
02.2022 - 06.2022
Acute Dialysis Nurse
Fresenius Kidney Care
06.2019 - 07.2021
Acute Dialysis Nurse
Fresenius Kidney Care
10.2000 - 05.2019
Staff Nurse/Clinical Manager
Renal Care Group
10.1996 - 10.2000
Bachelor of Nursing - Nursing
University of Mississippi Medical Center
08.1993 - 05.1995
Associate - Basic Science
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College
08.1990 - 08.1993