Alyssa Montuori
Boston,MA
Summary
Seasoned inpatient oncology RN with over 20 years experience seeking transfer to outpatient setting. Experienced with comprehensive oncology nursing practices including patient assessment and chemotherapy administration. Utilizes clinical expertise and communication skills to deliver high-quality care and support. Knowledge of treatment protocols and patient management, ensuring effective and compassionate care delivery.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
Work History
RN Staff Oncology Nurse
Beth Israel Lahey Health
09.2003 - Current
- Administered chemotherapy treatments safely and accurately, maintaining a high level of patient safety.
- Coordinated with pharmacy to ensure timely delivery of prescribed chemotherapy, ensuring proper safety, dosage and infusion rates.
- Developed targeted interventions for managing common side effects of chemotherapy such as nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, fatigue, pain, anemia & barriers to discharge in collaboration with an interdisciplinary team.
- Involvement in clinical trial research studies aimed at improving chemotherapy treatment methods and outcomes for future cancer patients.
- Mentored & trained newly-hired oncology nursing staff, helping them to understand the unique skill sets and practices specific to our oncology population
- Demonstrated strong clinical judgment in prioritizing nursing interventions based on patient needs enhancing overall patient satisfaction through effective communication, empathy, promote access to available resources and coordinating care with multidisciplinary team
- Experienced in caring for the CMO patient recognizing the various needs of this population including working with palliative and hospice care, pain and symptom management while managing the physical, emotional and spiritual challenges for patient & family
TRAVEL RN, FLOAT POOL , CROSS COUNTRY HEALTHCARE
Mount Sinai Beth Israel
05.2005 - 07.2007
- Travel RN assigned to lower Manhattan hospital after only 2 years experience as a new RN, demonstrating adaptability assigned to various units every shift, seamlessly integrating into diverse healthcare teams while maintaining exceptional performance levels.
- Reduced complications with timely assessment and management of pain, wound healing, and mobility issues on orthopedic and med-surg units
- Managed caseload of 4-7 patients on day shifts providing quality care to different specialties including med-surg, telemetry, orthopedics, post-ops, head and neck stepdown, & oncology
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
SIMMONS COLLEGE
Boston, MA05.2003
Bachelor of Science - Communication Sciences And Disorders
EMERSON COLLEGE
Boston, MA06.1999
Skills
- ONS/ONCC CHEMOTHERAPY IMMUNOTHERAPY CERTIFICATION #233006
- 1 TO 1 CARE OF DESENSTIZATION PATIENT
- CENTRAL LINE ACCESS & MANAGEMENT; IV INSERTION SKILLS
- SERVED AS A PRECEPTOR AND MENTOR FOR NEW NURSES & STUDENTS
- ONCOLOGY SYMPTOM MANAGEMENT
- MULTITASKING ABILITIES, TEAMWORK & COLLABORATION
- PATIENT AND FAMILY ADVOCACY
- COMPASSIONATE & CARING
- BLS
- TELEMETRY
- EXPERIENCED IN ADMINISTRATION OF IL-2 THERAPY AND KNOWLEDGE OF ALL POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING SIDE EFFECTS
Accomplishments
- LEAN PROJECT PARTICIPANT REPRESENTING NURSING IN ORDER TO REMOVE BARRIERS OR ADJUST PRACTICES TO MAKE THE ADMISSION & DISCHARGE PROCESS MORE EFFICIENT WITHIN THE HEALCARE SETTING
- RECIPIENT OF THE JOSEPH ENSIGN LOVEJOY AWARD 2019 WHICH RECOGNIZES A NURSE EVERY YEAR & CELEBRATES THEIR OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXCELLENCE IN ONCOLOGY PATIENT CARE
Timeline
TRAVEL RN, FLOAT POOL , CROSS COUNTRY HEALTHCARE
Mount Sinai Beth Israel
05.2005 - 07.2007
RN Staff Oncology Nurse
Beth Israel Lahey Health
09.2003 - Current
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
SIMMONS COLLEGE
Bachelor of Science - Communication Sciences And Disorders
EMERSON COLLEGE
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