1. Kimberly U. Harder
16407 SouthDalton Avenue, Unit A
Gardena, CA 90247
California RN License #785934
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Career Objective:
To obtain a position as Registered NurseII
Experience:
Children's Hospital Los Angeles
RegisteredNurse II
CardiovascularAcute (CV Acute) Charge Nurse June 2015-present
Provides leadership andsupportto bedsidestaff,patients,andfamilies while promoting throughputand safe patient assignments
CrossTrainingProgram-Cardiothoracic IntensiveCare Unit (CTICU) February 2014-present
Successfully completedtraining programin CTICU
Provides direct patientcare to pre-and post-operativecardiothoracic surgicalpatients
Assistswith bedside procedures(i.e.CVC line placement,sternalclosures,etc.)
Leads SBARQ Communication collaboration effortsto improve transferprocess between CTICUand CV Acute units
RegisteredNurse I
CardiovascularAcute Unit November2010-present
Graduated fromVersant RN Residency Program
Trained in telemetry and arrhythmia monitoring
Experienced in providing care forpre-and post-surgicalpatients with congenitalheart disease(CHD), congestive heart failure (CHF), pre-
and post-hearttransplant,and ventricularassistivedevice (VAD)patients
Experienced in providing recoverycare forpatientswho underwent cardiac catheterization
Education:
Bachelorof Science in Nursing May 2010
Mount St.Mary's University,Los Angeles,CA
Honors and Awards:
Nominated forMost Valuable Preceptor2013
Unit Based GEM Award Winner2012
Organizational Memberships:
American AssociationofCritical-Care Nurses March 2015-present
American Nurses Association October2013-present
Society ofPediatric Nurses June 2010-present
Professional Activities:
Cross-TrainingCommitteeChair June 2014-present
Organizing curriculumfor future Heart InstituteRNResidency and providing support to staffwith higherlevelof care initiatives
CV Acute Patient Safety CommitteeChair June 2013-2015
Established unit basedcommittee that focused on MERP,Patient Safety,and iReport events to improve patient outcomes
GetWellNetwork SteeringCommittee Member 2013-present
Facilitated and led educationalrollout forInteractive Patient Care initiatives
CV Acute MagnetChampion 2011-present
Launched house-wide educationin preparationfor re-designation,assistedwith ANCCsite visit,and volunteered forthe Annual
Magnet Conference(2012, 2013)
CV Acute WALT Member 2011-present
Lead and encourages staffat the bedside througheffective communication andpromotion ofPIinitiatives to achieve unit goals
Presentations/Publications:
"Complex Cardiac Discharges:The Journey Home foran InterstagePatient"
Cardiac Symposium, Los Angeles,CA February 2015
“Partnering in Care:Admission VideoEducation”
GetConnected Conference,Chicago,IL June 2014
“How to Engage StaffMembersin Patient Safety”
PCS Grand Rounds ,Los Angeles,CA March 2014
“The Journey Home:Using Technology to Facilitate Discharge Teaching”
Cardiac Symposium, Los Angeles,CA September2013
References Available Upon Request