Austin Smith
Newton
Summary
Hardworking and passionate job seeker with strong organizational skills eager to secure entry-level RN position. Ready to help fellow staff give exceptional patient care with time management at it's foundation.
Detail-oriented individual with exceptional communication and intrapersonal skills. Proven ability to handle multiple tasks effectively and efficiently in fast-paced environments. Recognized for taking proactive approach to identifying and addressing needs of patients, with focus on critical thinking and effective decision making skills.
Experienced and have been trained on all of the current safety protocols. Recent graduate with foundational knowledge in Nursing and hands-on experience gained through academic projects and preceptorships. Prepared to start career and make meaningful contributions with commitment and drive.
Overview
2026
2026
years of professional experience
Work History
Student Nurse
- Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Performed regular rounds to check on well-being of patients.
- Monitored patient vital signs, reporting any changes to experienced nursing staff.
- Used first-hand knowledge and clinical expertise to advocate for patients under care and enacted prescribed treatment strategies.
- Promoted patient and family comfort during challenging recoveries to enhance healing and eliminate non-compliance problems.
- Evaluated patient histories, complaints, and current symptoms.
- Provided skilled, timely and level-headed emergency response to critically-ill patients.
Preceptorship
Lackey Memorial Hospital
03.2025 - 04.2025
- I will complete my preceptorship in the Emergency Department here
- I will follow a nurse, and they will teach me the way an Emergency Department operates
- I will be able to complete any skills I have passed off on in school
Student Nurse
Ochsner Rush Health
01.2025 - Current
- I work in the Intensive Care Unit where I am following a preceptor
- I do anything I have passed off on in school and have the opportunity to learn the way an ICU runs compared to other floors
- This job has given me the opportunity to apply more critical thinking and has helped me experience more with chest tubes and trachs
Clinical Rotation
Baptist Anderson Regional Medical Center
01.2025 - 02.2025
- I had a clinical rotation on the Telemetry floor at this hospital
- During my time on this floor I had the opportunity to learn more about monitoring the heart in a real world setting such as monitoring potassium levels for medication needs
Student Nurse
Ochsner Rush Health
08.2024 - 12.2024
- I worked on an Orthopedic floor
- This floor also had many patients typically on a Medical Surgical floor
- I would follow a preceptor and do any skills I had passed off on in school
- This opportunity gave me a chance to experience many different patients with several different issues
- It helped me develop more communication skills with patients and staff
- This job gave me the chance to really learn the real world of nursing
Clinical Rotation
Baptist Anderson Regional Medical Center
08.2024 - 11.2024
- My clinical rotation here was on a Medical Surgical floor
- This gave me more experience with several different issues a patient may have and not just one category
- While here I was able to develop a better understanding of patient care and its variation from patient to patient
Clinical Rotation
Ochsner Rush Health
03.2024 - 04.2024
- This clinical rotation was done on a Medical Surgical floor
- While here I was able to get my first hands on experience with multiple patients
- This helped me learn more about the workload of nursing
- I also developed my first experience with a medical chart
- They used EPIC and I developed an understanding of charting as a nurse
Clinical Rotation
Lackey Memorial Hospital
10.2023 - 11.2023
- My first hospital clinical experience
- While here I learned my basics such as vitals, bed bath, bed making, accuchecks, patient care, and hospital organization
- I was able to grow my sense of hospital operation while here
Clinical Rotation
Hilltop Manor Health and Rehabilitation Center
10.2023 - 10.2023
- My first hands on experience with patients
- This was a nursing home where for one week I did clinical rotations
- I learned the basics of patient care while here
Education
Associates Degree of Nursing - Nursing
East Central Community College
Decatur, MS04-2025
Associates of Science - undefined
East Central Community College
Decatur, MS05.2022
High School Diploma -
Lake Attendance Center
Lake, MS05.2020
Skills
- Medication Administration
- IV Medication Administration
- Initiating an IV
- Inserting a Foley
- BLS License
- Trach Care
- Critical Thinking
- Patient Care
- EPIC Electronic Health Record Charting
- Communication Skills
- Willingness to Learn
- Teamwork Skills
- PPE compliance
- Collaboration
- Team management
- Organizational skills
- Time management
- PEG Tube Management
- Care plan implementation
- Patient assessments
- Test results review
- Interdisciplinary collaboration
- Discharge planning
- Wound management
- Catheter care
- Infection control
Awards
- Beta Member throughout my education at Lake Attendance Center
- Honor Student all four years of high school at Lake Attendance Center
- Multiple semesters on the Dean’s List at ECCC
Timeline
Preceptorship
Lackey Memorial Hospital
03.2025 - 04.2025
Student Nurse
Ochsner Rush Health
01.2025 - Current
Clinical Rotation
Baptist Anderson Regional Medical Center
01.2025 - 02.2025
Student Nurse
Ochsner Rush Health
08.2024 - 12.2024
Clinical Rotation
Baptist Anderson Regional Medical Center
08.2024 - 11.2024
Clinical Rotation
Ochsner Rush Health
03.2024 - 04.2024
Clinical Rotation
Lackey Memorial Hospital
10.2023 - 11.2023
Clinical Rotation
Hilltop Manor Health and Rehabilitation Center
10.2023 - 10.2023
Associates of Science - undefined
East Central Community College
Student Nurse
Associates Degree of Nursing - Nursing
East Central Community College
High School Diploma -
Lake Attendance Center
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