Laura Pray

8992 E. 5
th
Place
Denver, CO 80230
970-379-7856
Laura.Pray@uch.edu
Work Experience
University of Colorado Hospital, April 2006 - Present
Registered Nurse (RN), Interventional Radiology, July 2008 Present
Responsible for maintaining patient safety and providing direct, intra-procedural nursing care of a variety of
patients during complex neurological interventional, vascular interventional and general interventional
radiology procedures. Expert in management of the patient receiving conscious sedation, hemodynamic
monitoring and patients at risk of complications.
Registered Nurse (RN), Cardiac and Medical Intensive Care Units, January 2008 July 2008
Provided direct care and patient advocacy for complex patients in the premier cardiac and medical intensive
care units in the state.
Registered Nurse (RN), Intermediate Care Unit, April 2006 January 2008
Provided direct care and patient advocacy for patients, including hemodynamic and cardiac monitoring.
Supervised daily unit operations as Relief Charge Nurse.

Alpine Medical Group of the Roaring Fork Valley, Basalt, CO
Practice Manager, October 1999 February 2006
Responsible for all aspects of personnel management.
Created employee manual and job descriptions.
Developed annual budget and managed accounts receivable and accounts payable.
Implemented Electronic Medical Record and Patient Billing system.
Coordinated, planned and staffed annual health fair in conjunction with Aspen Valley Hospital.
Roomed patients, provided phone triage.
Certified Professional Coder, responsible for chart and charge audits.
Aspen Valley Hospital, Aspen, CO
Registered Nurse (RN), Intensive Care Unit, September 1996 May 2004
Provided direct care and patient advocacy for all types of patients, often as the only ICU nurse present.
Night and weekend house supervisor, responsible for control of patient throughput, staffing and operation of
the hospital.



University of Colorado Health Science Center, 1995-1996
Registered Nurse (RN), Solid Organ Transplant Unit
Provided direct care and patient advocacy for solid organ transplant patients, pre and post-transplant.

Aurora Presbyterian Hospital, 1993 -1995
Telemetry/Step-Down Unit
Provided direct patient care including cardiac and hemodynamic monitoring.
Supervised daily unit operations as Relief charge nurse.

Education
American Sentinel University, Aurora, CO, May 2012 Present
RN to BSN program
Projected graduation, February 2014
Community College of Denver, Denver, CO, 1993
Associate Degree of Applied Science, Nursing

Activities
Safety Committee representative for Interventional Radiology
EPIC Super User
Stroke Champion representative for Interventional Radiology
Applied for and received nursing continuing education credits from the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses for
the 2011 Educational Seminar for Vascular Interventional Technologists and Nurses.
CVC Patient Education Task Force representative