Genevieve Nilluka
Tempe,AZ
Summary
Skilled healthcare professional dedicated to providing high-quality patient care and promoting effective teamwork. Utilizing exceptional communication and critical thinking abilities, aim to improve patient care while collaborating with a dynamic team of professionals. Effective in managing patient care and working with multidisciplinary teams to achieve optimal outcomes. Reliable, adaptable, and consistently meets the evolving needs of the healthcare environment. Experienced in clinical assessment, clinical procedures, medication administration, patient education, and clinical documentation. Valuable asset with a proven track record of effective team collaboration and adaptability to changing healthcare environments. Results-driven with a focus on achieving positive patient outcomes and supporting team success.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Staff Registered Nurse
Tempe St Luke's Hospital/HonorHealth Tempe Medical Center
07.2022 - 12.2024
- Provide acute care for patients on the med-surg/tele unit
- Complete accurate detailed documentation per shift, including physician order updates and incident reports
- Administer IV, PO, IM and SubQ medications per MAR schedule and document accordingly
- Perform admissions and discharges, including patient teachings, assessments, and documentation
- Respond to emergency codes per protocol
- Clinical skills include gastronomy care, IV therapy, PICC line maintenance, injections, diabetic management, oxygen therapy, wound care management including maintenance of wound VAC, Foley catheter and suprapubic catheter maintenance, colostomy/ileostomy care
Staff Registered Nurse
Chandler Post Acute & Rehabilitation
11.2019 - 07.2022
- Provided individualized and skilled nursing for residents in short and long-term care units
- Maintained complete and accurate documentation of patient care including daily skilled charting, medication updates, physician orders, MDS charting, and fall risk management records
- Performed weekly and PRN skin assessments, including Braden scale risk assessments
- Completed in-service education as required
- Responded to emergency codes in facility
- Clinical skills include gastrostomy care, IV therapy, PICC line maintenance, injections, diabetic management, oxygen therapy, wound care management including maintenance of wound VAC, Foley catheter and suprapubic catheter maintenance, colostomy/ileostomy care
School Nurse, Substitute
School District
09.2013 - 04.2016
- Provided health care services for students, grades k-8, and faculty
- Dispensed medication and treatment as prescribed, daily and PRN
- Administered first aid, responded to emergencies
- Monitored children with pre-existing conditions including asthma, allergies, diabetes
- Provided emotional support and calm environment for students to recover
- Maintained detailed records of health services provided on daily basis
- Attended class field trips to monitor students with seizures, allergies, diabetes
- Worked independently in school nurse's office
Shift Supervisor Registered Nurse, per diem
Winchester Gardens
11.2013 - 01.2015
- Completed admissions evaluations and documentation
- Maintained detailed records and accurate charting
- Provided basic health care when residents came to wellness center
- Provided emergency care to all residents when paged, coordinated sending to hospital when emergent
- Contacted physicians to secure prescriptions, contacted pharmacy to attain medications
- Coordinated on-site lab work for residents as ordered
- Attended executive level meetings to address nursing-related concerns
- Maintained and adjusted staff scheduling as needed
- Distributed essential supplies to staff on all floors
- Oversaw the work of LPNs and CNAs during shift to ensure quality health care provided
Staff Registered Nurse, Traumatic Brain Injury Unit
Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation
11.2011 - 07.2013
- Provided individualized rehabilitative nursing care on a 48-bed unit to patients with Traumatic Brain Injuries resulting from traumatic accidents as well as with Non-Traumatic Brain Injuries such as cerebrovascular accidents, brain neoplasms, and seizure disorders
- Clinical skills include tracheostomy care, gastrostomy care, IV therapy, IV insertion and management, PICC line maintenance, injections, diabetic management, respiratory treatments/oxygen therapy, wound care management, application and maintenance of wound VAC, Foley catheter and suprapubic catheter maintenance, colostomy/ileostomy care
- Performed discharge and admission procedures, provided complete and accurate documentation of patient care, conducted patient/family education on healthcare needs and conditions, maintained patient charts, provided personal care and emotional support
- Wound Care Extender Skin Sweeps- Participated in multiple hospital-wide assessments and reassessments of potential and existing wounds
Education
Accelerated Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Fairleigh Dickinson University
Teaneck, NJ05.2010
BA - Dance Performance & Choreography
San Francisco State University
San Francisco, CA05.1994
Skills
- Acute care
- Intravenous Therapy Administration
- Patient education
- Medication administration
- Advanced Wound Care
- Emergency response
- Clinical Record Management
- Comprehensive Patient Assessment
- Collaborative Leadership
- Charting accuracy
Certification
- Registered Nurse License (RN)- AZ State Board of Nursing
- Registered Nurse License (RN)- NJ State Board of Nursing
- Basic Life Support Certification (BLS) for Healthcare Workers
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support Certification (ACLS)
- Certified Wound Care Extender, Received specialized training in prevention, identification, and treatment of wounds ranging from partial thickness to stage IV pressure ulcers, 2012
Academic Awards And Affiliations
- Spirit of Nursing Award, 2010-05-01
- Robert Wood Johnson Scholarship for Nursing Students, 2010-01-01
- Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing
Timeline
Staff Registered Nurse
Tempe St Luke's Hospital/HonorHealth Tempe Medical Center
07.2022 - 12.2024
Staff Registered Nurse
Chandler Post Acute & Rehabilitation
11.2019 - 07.2022
Shift Supervisor Registered Nurse, per diem
Winchester Gardens
11.2013 - 01.2015
School Nurse, Substitute
School District
09.2013 - 04.2016
Staff Registered Nurse, Traumatic Brain Injury Unit
Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation
11.2011 - 07.2013
BA - Dance Performance & Choreography
San Francisco State University
Accelerated Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Fairleigh Dickinson University
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