Amanda Rizzo
Lake Elmo,MN
Summary
Compassionate Registered Nurse with extensive experience in patient care and home care nursing, dedicated to enhancing individual well-being through personalized support. Proven ability to manage complex medical conditions and facilitate recovery using evidence-based practices. Expertise in critical thinking and a strong aptitude for coordinating with healthcare professionals to ensure seamless communication and optimize patient outcomes. Committed to fostering a collaborative environment that prioritizes compassionate care and holistic health solutions.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse
Pediatric Home Service
Woodbury, MN
02.2025 - Current
- Administered medications and treatments according to prescribed protocols for pediatric patients.
- Monitored patient vitals, reporting significant changes to healthcare team promptly.
- Educated families on care plans and health management strategies tailored for pediatric needs.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to optimize patient care and enhance outcomes.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to develop comprehensive care plans for complex cases.
- Provided skilled, timely and level-headed emergency response to critically-ill patients.
- Conducted ongoing monitoring and evaluations of behaviors and conditions, and updated clinical supervisors with current information.
Registered Nurse Clinic
HealthPartners
Inver Grove Heights, MN
11.2023 - Current
- Coordinate patient care, enhancing clinic efficiency and patient satisfaction.
- Administer treatments, achieving improved patient recovery times and outcomes.
- Educate patients on health management, fostering informed decision-making.
- Collaborate with healthcare team to streamline processes, reducing wait times.
- Utilize electronic health records for accurate patient data management.
- Optimize patient care coordination, leading to measurable improvements in clinic efficiency and patient satisfaction scores.
- Develop comprehensive patient education programs, empowering individuals to make well-informed decisions about their health management.
- Leverage advanced electronic health record systems to ensure precise patient data management and facilitate data-driven care decisions.
- Streamline patient care coordination, boosting clinic efficiency and satisfaction scores. Implement data-driven strategies for improved outcomes.
- Foster interdisciplinary teamwork to reduce wait times and enhance treatment efficacy. Utilize EHR systems for precise patient data management.
- Provide compassionate care, ensuring patient comfort and understanding. Mentor new staff members, fostering a culture of continuous learning.
Registered Nurse, Burn Center
Regions Hospital
Saint Paul, MN
08.2022 - 11.2024
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
- Advised patients and caregivers of proper wound management, discharge plan objectives, safe medication use, and disease management.
- Collected blood, tissue, and other laboratory specimens and prepared for lab testing.
- Monitored patient condition by interpreting and tracking EKG readings, identifying irregular telemetry readings and updating team members on changes in stability or acuity.
- Provided exceptional care to high-acute patients needing complex care such as, extensive wound care and rehabilitation.
- Managed care from admission to discharge.
Education
Associate of Science in Nursing -
Inver Hills Community College
Inver Grove Heights, MN05-2021
Skills
- Patient assessments
- Direct patient care
- IV drug therapy
- Patient discharging
- Patient advocacy
- Patient education/ family education
- Suture removal
- Catheter management/ Straight cath
- Insulin administration
- Care plan development
- Feeding pumps
- GT care
- Medication administration
- Pain management
- Wound care
- Documentation and charting
- Adult and pediatric respiratory care
- Ventilator management
- Respiratory equipment setup
- Airway management
- Tracheostomy care
- Infection control measures
- Chronic disease management
- EMR systems
- High level of autonomy
- ADL assistance
- Seizure management
- Home health care
- Physician collaboration
- Care Coordination
- Physical/ Occupational therapy assistance
- Training staff
- Strong clinical judgment
Certification
- ABLS - American Burn Association - Feb 2024
- BLS - American Red Cross - Jan 2024
Timeline
Registered Nurse
Pediatric Home Service
02.2025 - Current
Registered Nurse Clinic
HealthPartners
11.2023 - Current
Registered Nurse, Burn Center
Regions Hospital
08.2022 - 11.2024
Associate of Science in Nursing -
Inver Hills Community College