Aisha Rauf
Somerset
Summary
Healthcare professional prepared for advanced clinical roles. Proven track record of delivering patient care with precision and empathy. Strong background in diagnosis, treatment planning, and patient education. Excellent collaborator in multidisciplinary teams, adaptable to evolving healthcare needs. Adept at implementing best practices, ensuring optimal patient outcomes.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Nurse Practitioner/Neurosurgery
Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center
09.2025 - Current
- Conduct comprehensive patient assessments to develop individualized care plans
- Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to optimize patient outcomes and treatment protocols
- Maintain accurate documentation, track outcomes, and support quality-improvement initiatives within the neurosurgery department.
- Manage a diverse caseload of neurosurgical patients, including those with intracranial masses, hydrocephalus, degenerative spine disease, acute hemorrhage, and post-operative complications.
- Deliver high-acuity nursing care to neurosurgical patients, monitoring neuro status, ICP trends, drains, and post-operative stability.
- Facilitate discharge planning, follow-up scheduling, and patient education to promote recovery and reduce readmissions.
- Collaborate with surgeons, APPs, radiology, and hospital units to optimize workflow and enhance the patient experience.
- Advocate for patient needs to ensure access to necessary healthcare resources
- Prescribed and managed pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatments to treat underlying causes and relieve symptoms.
Registered Nurse, Ambulatory Care Imaging Center
Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center
01.2022 - 09.2025
- Obtain medical history, review allergies, identify laboratory findings, and communicate with radiology physicians and team members.
- Provide nursing care for the patients undergoing radiation treatments with MRIs, and CAT scan.
- Perform sterile technique as a special procedures nurse during breast biopsies.
- Start and check peripheral IVs.
- Access Porta catheters, central lines, and PICC line for use.
- Administer IV Dye, ensure proper documentation and safety measures are implemented.
- Perform all required nursing skills and maintain good standing professional record by utilizing hospital policies and procedures.
Registered Nurse, Telemetry/Step Down Unit
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital
01.2020 - 01.2022
- Provides knowledgeable and caring clinical practice and care coordination through an understanding of patient, family, nurse, and healthcare delivery team in a fast paced environment.
- Receive and manage patient admissions including Acute Coronary Syndrome, Angina, Congestive Heart Failure, Arrhythmia, TIA/Stroke, Renal Failure, COPD/Respiratory Distress, Post Cardiac Catheterization, and Pneumonia.
- Administer pharmacological agents as well as provide education for patients on medications such as IV drips including: Heparin, Lasix, Bumex, Dobutamine, and Amiodarone.
- Cross trained for appropriate and safe care delivery of patients on peritoneal dialysis.
- Interprets electrocardiogram strips in order to monitor patient status constantly throughout entirety of shift.
- Consistently provides safe, therapeutic care in a holistic and systematic way while incorporating differences into the provision of care.
- Provides education on post procedural/operative care for patients who have undergone cardiac catheterizations and pacemaker insertions as well as providing nutrition education to improve cardiac health.
Education
Master of Science - Nursing
Chamberlain University
Addison, IL08.2024
Master of Science - Nursing
Seton Hall University
Nutley, NJ08.2019
Bachelor of Science - Biology
Montclair State University
Montclair, NJ06.2011
Skills
- Interprofessional collaboration
- Patient education
- Differential diagnosis
- Treatment plan development
- Lab result evaluation
- Patient examination
- Diagnosis and treatment
- Chronic disease management
- Direct patient care
Nurse Practitioner Practicum Experience
Internal Medicine- Dr. Khan, AAA Medical Group, LLC (Old Bridge, NJ)
July 2024 - August 2024
Pediatrics - Dr. kharkover, Advocare, LLC (Scotch Plains, NJ)
May 2024 - June 2024
Obstetrics and Gynecology - Dr. Patel, Axia Harmony (Edison, NJ)
March 2024 - April 2024
Internal Medicine- Dr. Khan, AAA Medical Group, LLC (Old Bridge, NJ)
November 2023 - February 2024
Honors
Organization: Sigma Theta Tau International Nursing Society, Gamma Nu Chapter
Certification
- FNP-C Family Nurse Practitioner Certification: F12040722 License: 26NJ5249500 Active Expires: 05/2027
- Registered Nurse New Jersey State Board of Nursing License: 26NR21392200 Active Expires: 05/2027
- BASIC LIFE SUPPORT (BLS) CERTIFIED American Heart Association 2024-2026
- ADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR LIFE SUPPORT (ACLS) CERTIFIED American Heart Association 2024-2026
- PEDIATRIC ADVANCE LIFE SUPPORT (PALS) CERTIFIED American Heart Association 2024-2026
Timeline
Nurse Practitioner/Neurosurgery
Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center
09.2025 - Current
Registered Nurse, Ambulatory Care Imaging Center
Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center
01.2022 - 09.2025
Registered Nurse, Telemetry/Step Down Unit
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital
01.2020 - 01.2022
Master of Science - Nursing
Seton Hall University
Bachelor of Science - Biology
Montclair State University
Master of Science - Nursing
Chamberlain University