Enthusiastic healthcare professional with 11 years of experience on an Orthopedic, Neurosurgery and Neurology Telemetry unit. Skilled in patient care, critical thinking, and communication. Strong focus on team collaboration and achieving optimal patient outcomes. Reliable and flexible, ensuring efficient and compassionate care in different environments. Equipped with expertise in care and management of both medical and surgical patients while collaborating with interdisciplinary teams including hospitalists, surgeons, and case managers.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Registered Nurse, Medical-Surgical Unit
Mass General Brigham- Salem Hospital
11.2013 - Current
Monitored patient condition, including interpreting and tracking EKG readings, identifying irregular telemetry readings and updating team members on changes in stability or acuity.
Utilized critical thinking skills to prioritize nursing interventions based on patients'' acuity levels and individual needs on a 4-5 patient assignment.
Administered oral and IV medications and treatments to patients and monitored responses.
Prepared patients and families for total joint replacement surgery by educating them both on the unit and through the Hip and Knee school.
Supervised professional and paraprofessional nursing staff and delegated tasks as a charge nurse on off shifts including assigning emergency room, post-operative and direct admissions and acting as a resource to other staff members.
Managed care for stroke patients from initial recovery through discharge.
Clinical Resource nurse responsible for precepting new graduate registered nurses throughout a twelve-week orientation period. Guiding them in proper techniques, care standards and safety protocols to optimize performance and safety.
Collaborated with leadership through shared governance, specifically the professional nursing and relationship based council, to devise initiatives for improving nursing satisfaction, retention and morale.
Managed patients recovering from medical or surgical procedures, including facilitating wound care, ostomy care, pressure ulcer prevention and pain management.
Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to develop comprehensive treatment plans for complex patients with several comorbidities.
Registered Nurse
The Lafayette Rehabilitation
09.2012 - 10.2013
Communicated with physicians and families to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches.
Administered medications safely according to established guidelines while closely monitoring for side effects or adverse reactions requiring intervention.
Acted as charge nurse on off shifts and weekends delegating tasks to nursing assistants and managing care for over twenty patients.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Quinnipiac University
Hamden, CT
05.2012
Skills
New Grad RN Preceptor
Medication and IV therapy administration
Pre/post op patient management/education
Telemetry monitoring
BLS
Wound care
Stroke patient management and education
Staff Supervision/Charge Nurse Experience
Fluent in Spanish
Nursing documentation, EPIC experienced
Acute/chronic disease management & education
Timeline
Registered Nurse, Medical-Surgical Unit
Mass General Brigham- Salem Hospital
11.2013 - Current
Registered Nurse
The Lafayette Rehabilitation
09.2012 - 10.2013
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Quinnipiac University
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