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KATE PINKERTON

Rogers,AR

Summary

Registered Nurse by the state of Arkansas. Certified Nurse's Assistant prior to licensure. Have experience in the clinical setting of orthopedic surgery. Prior experience in labor and delivery, postpartum. Have been oriented with medical-surgical nursing, surgical, cardiac, and ICU. Goal oriented and pay close attention to detail, ensuring effective communication between peers and patients for optimal outcomes.

Overview

2026
2026
years of professional experience

Work History

Registered Nurse

Advanced Orthopaedic Specialists
05.2024 - Current
  • Initiate clinic visits, approximately 15 to 30 patients daily- document diagnoses, exam, imaging interpretations, and care plan per physician
  • Complete surgery orders with pre-operative requirements- clearance requests, imaging, lab orders
  • Refer to outsides sources- physical therapy, out of state physicians, additional testing
  • Load medications per physician protocol
  • Triage nurse phone calls- addressing patient questions, medication refills, ensuring continuity of care
  • Post-operative nurse visits- initial visit after surgery, removing staples/sutures, PT compliance, blood clot prevention, medication management

Certified Nurse’s Assistant

Encompass Health and Rehabilitation
09.2020 - 03.2021
  • Organized and conducted patient rounding including vital signs and blood glucose
  • Assisted patients with ADL’s
  • Performed basic adult care including bathing, hygiene, and feeding
  • Performed “turning over rooms”- included stripping sheets, removing trash, assisting patient with discharge
  • Charted patient information on Cerner

Nurse Intern

Willow Creek Women's Hospital
  • General knowledge of nutrition importance, feeding cycles- both lactation and formula
  • Prepped delivery tables and delivery bassinets
  • Performed 24-hour care along with genetic testing
  • Bathing for both mom and baby
  • Coordinated NICU visits by family
  • Charted vital signs

Sales Experience

  • Club Tan Associate- Exceeded sales goals, presented customers products and packages, commission based
  • E Leigh’s Boutique- Women’s clothing and accessory sales representative, commission based

Education

Associate of Science - Nursing

Center For Health Professions-Nursing
Bentonville, Arkansas
05.2024

Nursing

Northwest Arkansas Community College
Bentonville, Arkansas
05.2024

Some College (No Degree) - Food Science

University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, Arkansas

Skills

  • Registered Nurse
  • Certified Nurse’s Assistant
  • CPR- American Heart Association- BLS
  • Electronic charting and messaging- ModMed, Klara
  • Fundamental knowledge of Cerner and Epic
  • Clinical judgment
  • Clear patient communication

Timeline

Registered Nurse

Advanced Orthopaedic Specialists
05.2024 - Current

Certified Nurse’s Assistant

Encompass Health and Rehabilitation
09.2020 - 03.2021

Sales Experience

Nurse Intern

Willow Creek Women's Hospital

Associate of Science - Nursing

Center For Health Professions-Nursing

Nursing

Northwest Arkansas Community College

Some College (No Degree) - Food Science

University of Arkansas

AREAS OF CLINICAL EXPOSURE

  • Orthopedics
  • Labor and Delivery, Postpartum, NICU
  • Cath lab/ICU/ER/OR (Northwest health)
  • Cardiac/Progressive Care/Surgical (Mercy, Rogers)
  • Medical Surgical (Washington Regional, Fayetteville)
KATE PINKERTON