1. Lindsey N. Westervelt
Email: LNWestervelt@gmail.com
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WORK EXPERIENCE
INTEGRIS Baptist Medical Center Oklahoma City, OK
Advanced Cardiac Care – Mechanical Circulatory Support November 2014 - present
ECMO Program RN Coordinator
 Planning and coordinating the clinical operations, technical interfaces, outcome measures, education, and
regulatory standards related to the use of short-term support in patients with cardiac and respiratory failure.
 Assists in direct patient care by implementing, operating and managing the ECMO system
 Scrub and assist Intensivist Physician in cannulating patients for ECMO
 Coordinate and facilitate ECMO referrals and patient transport from outside referring hospitals
 Expert in managing ECMO equipment, troubleshoots equipment when necessary
 Serves as an educator/mentor; provides clinical instruction and in-services on ECMO and related topics to
Nursing Staff and other team members; in-service other healthcare providers on ECMO protocols.
 Serves as a resource and consultant to staff and participates in endeavors to increase ECMO knowledge
 Serves as liaison between Perfusion, Respiratory Care Services and other hospital services. Communicates
regularly with management of other hospital departments in order to coordinate the various clinical services
offered by the ECMO Department in order to ensure a coordinated program of care for patients.
 Assists with development and maintenance of policies, procedures and clinical standards of care related to
the ECMO program
 Participates in Quality Improvement initiatives with management staff to identify problem areas, research
concerns and provide possible resolutions. Ensures all activities are in regulatory compliance with CMS,
JCAHO, ELSO, hospital bylaws.
 Performs activities including researching/gathering information on issues/complaints and seeking
resolution.
INTEGRIS Baptist Medical Center Oklahoma City, OK
Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit September - November 2014
Critical Care Registered Nurse
 Cardiothoracic surgery, Cardiology and Mechanical Circulatory Support services
 Function alongside intensivists, nurse practitioners, residents, and attending physicians
 Care for ICU level patients immediately following: open-heart surgeries such as CABG and valvular surgery,
heart transplant, Left Ventricular Assistive Device (LVAD) implant, thoracotomy procedures
 Care of ICU level patients with chronic/acute heart failure & cardiogenic shock
 Experience with Swan-Ganz catheters, SVO2 swans, pacing swans, ventilators, as well as vasoactive,
inotropic, sedative drips
 Expert experience in care of patients with Extra Corporeal Membranous Oxygenation (ECMO) support,
LVADs, Intra-Aortic Balloon Pumps, Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (CRRT)

2. Lindsey N. Westervelt
Email: LNWestervelt@gmail.com
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Penn State Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA
Heart and Vascular Intensive Care Unit June 2010 - August 2014
Critical Care Registered Nurse
 Cardiothoracic surgery, Vascular surgery, Cardiology and Mechanical Circulatory Support services
 Function alongside intensivists, nurse practitioners, residents, and attending physicians
 Care for ICU level patients immediately following: open-heart surgeries such as CABG and valvular surgery,
heart transplant, Left Ventricular Assistive Device (LVAD) implant, thoracotomy procedures, vascular
surgeries
 Care of ICU level patients with chronic/acute heart failure & cardiogenic shock; STEMI/NSTEMI patients
post-cardiac cath lab intervention
 Experience with Swan-Ganz catheters, SVO2 swans, pacing swans, ventilators, as well as vasoactive,
inotropic, sedative drips
 Expert experience in care of patients with Extra Corporeal Membranous Oxygenation (ECMO) support,
LVADs, Intra-Aortic Balloon Pumps, Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (CRRT)
 Selected as a Team Leader on unit
 Selected as preceptor to new hires, including Graduate Nurses
 Skin Resource Nurse for HVICCU, 2011-2012
 Nursing Quality Council Representative for HVICCU, 2011-2012
 Practice Council Member of HVICCU Integrated Council, 2011- 2014
Critical Care Internship June-November 2010
Graduate Nurse
 20 weeks
 1:1 clinical experience with RN preceptor
 Classroom and simulation lab education on general nursing care of all ICU patients
Jersey Shore University Medical Center Neptune, NJ
Medical Intensive Care Unit/Coronary Care Unit June - December 2009
Nurse Extern
 Clinical experience with RN preceptor
EDUCATION
Messiah College Grantham, PA
Bachelor of Science in Nursing August 2006 - June
2010

3. Lindsey N. Westervelt
Email: LNWestervelt@gmail.com
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 Honor’s College
 Dean’s List
 G.P.A. 3.7/4.0
 Sigma Theta Tau Honor Society
Boromarajonani College of Nursing Chiang Mai, Thailand
Senior Nursing Practicum January 2010
 Cross-Cultural nursing experience
 Month-long stay in two nursing colleges in the cities of Chiang Mai and Uttaradit
 Clinical experience in public hospitals in Operating Room, Emergency Room, General Surgery Ward,
Labor and Delivery
 Community nursing experience & village home-stay
LICENSE & CERTIFICATIONS
Oklahoma Nursing License #R0114361 July 2014
CCRN Certification November 2012
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), American Heart Association July 2010
Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation (BLS), American Heart Association October
2010
American Associate of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN), Member November 2012