Amanda Nash
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center
Depew,NY
1
Certification
21
years of professional experience
Compassionate Registered Nurse with over 17 years experience providing excellent patient care in a variety of critical care and inpatient settings. Collaborative with team members to deliver high quality care.
Work History
REGISTERED NURSE
7 Years- Prepared and recovered patients for surgical and endoscopy procedures, ensuring safe transition through Phase 1 and Phase 2 of recovery.
- Administered comprehensive patient assessments and developed individualized care plans for oncology patients.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to enhance patient care protocols and treatment efficiencies.
REGISTERED NURSE
2 Years- Recovered general anesthesia patients across ambulatory, inpatient, and critical care areas, ensuring safe transition for diverse surgical populations including GYN, urology, ENT, neurosurgery, thoracic, cardiac, orthopedic, plastics, vascular, and general surgery.
- Provided patient care in CARE unit, facilitating rapid cardiac evaluation and short-stay observation for patients.
REGISTERED NURSE
2 Years 6 Months- Prepared patients for surgical procedures including Cesarean Section, GYN, Urology, Plastics, and General Surgery with fetal monitoring.
- Sharp Grossmont, San Diego, CA Labor & Delivery, Care for Women, newborns and their family during birthing process and recovery period. Also responsible for care for antepartum patients with complications and fetal monitoring.
- Provided observation services and rapid diagnosis for patients in emergency department, preparing them for tests and procedures such as stress tests, cardiac catheterization, and surgeries.
TRAVEL REGISTERED NURSE
4 Years 1 Month- Assisted in pre and post cardiac procedures, administering cardiac drips to ensure patient stability.
- Provided care on tele floor, monitoring patient conditions and responding to changes in status.
TRAVEL REGISTERED NURSE
4 Months- Provided nursing care for patients on tele, stroke, and surgical floors, ensuring high-quality support during critical recovery phases.
TRAVEL REGISTERED NURSE
11 Months- Pre and Post Cardiac Cath Lab and Interventional Radiology. Prep and recover patients scheduled for procedures such as cardiac (intervention and electrophysiology), vascular, endovascular, port placements, chemoembolization, and shunts, amongst other procedures. Monitored and recovered patients immediately following general anesthesia and moderate sedation; managed arterial and venous sheath removal, vasoactive drips, and arterial line monitoring.
TRAVEL REGISTERED NURSE
1 Year 3 Months- Monitored telemetry data during pre and post cardiac procedures.
TRAVEL REGISTERED NURSE
3 Months- Intermediate Care Unit for medical and surgical patients requiring cardiac monitoring, ventilation support, and IV drips including vasoactive, antiarrhythmic and anticoagulants.
TRAVEL REGISTERED NURSE
2 Months- Oversaw emergency department holding area to support telemetry, trauma, and pre-surgical patients.
TRAVEL REGISTERED NURSE
7 Months- Intermediate Intensive Care Unit for surgical patients including: thoracic, vascular, cardiac, reconstructive plastics, digit re-implantation, also heart, lung, and kidney transplant patients.
TRAVEL REGISTERED NURSE
10 Months- Direct Observation Unit. Patients requiring advanced monitoring and care with cardiac and insulin drips, respiratory support, arterial blood pressure and CVP monitoring. Frequently floated to ICU.
REGISTERED NURSE
1 Year 3 Months- Cardiac Telemetry/Interventional Cardiology unit. Nursing care of patients with diagnoses of acute myocardial infarction, chest pain, unstable angina, acute coronary syndrome, and cardiac arrhythmias, as well as pulmonary and renal diseases requiring telemetry. Also care for pre and post interventional procedures: PTCA, cardiac and peripheral vascular stents, patients requiring electrophysiology studies both pre and post; ablations and implants. Included in the patient diagnoses of the unit is the pre and post-op Coronary Artery Bypass Graft /Valve surgery patients after spending the first ~24 hours in the Open Heart Unit.
Immediate Treatment Assistant
3 Years 10 Months- Assisted RNs in providing basic ADLs, blood glucometers, EKGs, blood draws, entering physician orders and maintaining a patient chart.
Education
A.A.S. - Nursing
Skills
Registered Nurse
New York
California
Arizona
Proficient with Epic
Cerner and Soarian computer charting systems
Medication and IV administration
Patient assessments
Strong clinical judgment
Patient education and counseling
Patient and family advocacy
Infection control measures
Compassion and empathy
Critical care
Certification
- BLS Certified
- ACLS Certified
- PALS Certified
- Certified Ambulatory Perianesthesia Nurse
Timeline
REGISTERED NURSE
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center
08.2019 - CurrentRead More
REGISTERED NURSE
Mercy Hospital
07.2017 - 07.2019Read More
REGISTERED NURSE
Sharp Mary Birch Women and Newborn’s
12.2014 - 06.2017Read More
TRAVEL REGISTERED NURSE
Kaiser Permanente
01.2014 - 05.2014Read More
TRAVEL REGISTERED NURSE
Stanford Hospital and Clinics
02.2013 - 01.2014Read More
TRAVEL REGISTERED NURSE
Palomar Medical Center West
10.2012 - 01.2013Read More
TRAVEL REGISTERED NURSE
Kaiser Permanente
07.2012 - 10.2013Read More
TRAVEL REGISTERED NURSE
University of Rochester Medical Center
04.2012 - 06.2012Read More
TRAVEL REGISTERED NURSE
Stanford Hospital and Clinics
08.2011 - 03.2012Read More
TRAVEL REGISTERED NURSE
Orange Coast Memorial Medical Center
10.2010 - 11.2014Read More
TRAVEL REGISTERED NURSE
Kaiser Permanente
10.2010 - 08.2011Read More
REGISTERED NURSE
Mercy Hospital
06.2009 - 09.2010Read More
Immediate Treatment Assistant
Mercy Hospital
07.2005 - 05.2009Read More
Trocaire College
A.A.S. from Nursing
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