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Nikki Arnold

@nikkiarnold

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Experienced critical care and PACU RN specializing in perioperative and acute care.

United States

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What I'm looking for

I am seeking senior clinical RN roles in acute, perioperative, or critical care settings where I can use my ICU/PACU expertise, mentor staff, and improve patient outcomes.

I am a registered nurse with broad critical care and perioperative experience across Level I trauma centers, ICUs, PACUs, and travel assignments. I combine clinical acuity, advanced life‑support skills, and patient advocacy to stabilize critically ill patients and support smooth perioperative transitions.

My career highlights include frontline COVID ICU care, managing ventilated and vasoactive patients, and extensive PACU practice for general, robotic, neuro, orthopedic, cardiac, and endoscopy procedures. I have led code responses, assisted with bedside procedures, and supported unit startups and staff orientation efforts.

I hold a BSN, active RN licenses, and ACLS/PALS/BLS certifications, and I seek opportunities where I can apply my critical care expertise, mentor colleagues, and contribute to high-quality, patient-centered perioperative and acute care services.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Registered Nurse

Logistics Health Group

Sep 2023 - Dec 2023 (3 months)

Performed comprehensive home health assessments and developed individualized care plans, administered medications and wound care, and coordinated multidisciplinary care to improve chronic disease management and patient safety.

Wound Care Care Coordination Medication Management Patient Education Chronic Disease Management EMR

PACU Registered Nurse

St. David's Round Rock Medical Center

May 2023 - Aug 2023 (3 months)

Provided immediate post-operative care across surgical specialties, managed pain, nausea, hemodynamics and surgical sites, and collaborated with surgeons and anesthesia teams to facilitate safe transfers and discharges.

Post Anesthesia Care PACU Pain Management Central Line Care Patient Education ACLs

PACU Registered Nurse

Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Irving

Feb 2023 - May 2023 (3 months)

Delivered focused post-operative assessments and management for diverse surgical patients, conducted discharge education and post-op follow-up, and monitored central/arterial lines and ventilated patients.

PACU Central Arterial Line Care Ventilator Management Patient Education Telemetry ACLs EMR

PACU Registered Nurse

Onslow Memorial Hospital

Jul 2020 - Feb 2023 (2 years 7 months)

Provided perioperative and immediate post-operative nursing care for a wide range of surgical procedures, managed post-op complications and hemodynamics, and educated patients for transfer or discharge.

PACU Central Line Care Patient Education Pain Management Emergency Response ACLs

ICU Registered Nurse

Hackensack University Medical Center

Mar 2020 - Jul 2020 (4 months)

Cared for critically ill COVID and trauma patients in a surge ICU, managed advanced monitoring and life-support interventions, ran codes per ACLS, and assisted with invasive bedside procedures.

ACLs Intubation Assist Central Line Care Ventilator Management

PACU Registered Nurse

Stanford ValleyCare

Apr 2019 - Jul 2019 (3 months)

Delivered immediate post-operative care for diverse surgical cases, managed pain and post-op complications, performed central/arterial line monitoring and ventilator support as needed.

PACU Central Arterial Line Monitoring Patient Education Pain Management EMR

Endoscopy Lab Registered Nurse

Mission Trails Baptist Hospital

Jan 2019 - Apr 2019 (3 months)

Prepared and recovered patients for GI, bronchoscopic and ERCP procedures, administered conscious sedation, obtained IV access and monitored vitals to ensure safe throughput in a fast-paced endoscopy unit.

Conscious Sedation Patient Education EMR IV Placements

ICU Registered Nurse

Resolute Health Hospital

Sep 2016 - Jan 2019 (2 years 4 months)

Provided care for critically ill patients with sepsis, ARF, CHF and post-op needs, managed advanced devices including Impella and Swan-Ganz, and monitored invasive and noninvasive hemodynamics.

Hemodynamics Impella Sepsis Management Telemetry

Army Nurse Corps Captain

U.S. Army

Mar 2008 - Nov 2016 (8 years 8 months)

Served as a critical care nurse and case manager supporting soldier transitions and medical evaluations, participated in professional development and supervised clinical care within military medical units.

Case Management Patient Advocacy Clinical Leadership Care Coordination Triage

Case Manager / Captain

Medical Task Force Shelby

Nov 2013 - Jan 2015 (1 year 2 months)

Coordinated medical evaluations and care for service members, managed referrals and follow-up, and ensured compliance with deployment fitness standards and medical documentation processes.

Case Management Care Coordination Medical Records Review Compliance TB Reporting

Cardiac/ICU Registered Nurse

Stanford Medical Center

Nov 2010 - May 2013 (2 years 6 months)

Provided CVICU and cath lab recovery care, managed cardiac drips and post-procedural monitoring, trained staff on unit protocols and EPIC charting during a unit startup.

Cath Lab Recovery Cardiac Drips Epic Staff Training Post Op Cardiac Care ACLs