ANGELA MARIE RODRIGUEZ

Resource Nurse, Clinical Support Nurse, Adult Cardiac and Neuro ICU

Pedi CVICU, PICU

Adult ICU Cardiac and Neuro, COVID

Adult ICU, COVID

Adult CVICU, COVID

Pedi CVICU, PICU

Pedi CVICU, PICU

Pedi CVICU

Pedi CVICU, PICU

PICU

Pedi CVICI, PICU

• Pediatric cardiac congenital intensive care unit
• Direct patient care provider for children and adults with congenital cardiac surgery
• Preceptor for critical care nursing residents and students.

• Perdiem nurse educator for BD/CareFusion Alaris infusion pump
• National travel to provide education for nursing and ancillary staff
• Go-live support.

• Cardiac intensive care unit
• For nursing students and critical care interns
• Proficient with Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump, Artic Sun Hypothermia System, Ventricular Assist
• Devices, Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy and Trans-vascular, Trans Apical Aortic
• Valve Replacement
• Content expert for ECLS/ECMO, lecture and SIM lab instructor.

• For cardiac, surgical and transplant intensive care unit, provided patient care for clients with post operative and post organ transplant critical care needs, specifically heart, liver and kidney transplants
• Functioned as charge nurse
• Functioned as preceptor for nursing students and critical care interns
• Proficient with CRRT
• Intermediate experience with Ventricular Assist Devices
• Proficient in IABP.

• Managed new hire orientation, nursing department orientation, and directed new hire and annual skills competencies
• Managed and performed annual hospital education
• Organized educational in-services and managed CPR program
• Managed Infection Control program for 30-bed long term acute care hospital
• Developed and implemented policies and procedures for infection control program to support current practice according to hospital regulating agencies and performance improvement committees
• Participated in JCAHO accreditation survey process
• Managed Employee Health program, which includes new hire assessments, performing drug screens, immunizations, annual TB evaluations and respirator mask fitting
• Participated in buying decisions for needle safety product selection in accordance with OSHA
• Organized and managed influenza campaign annually.

Bedside Nurse, long term acute care hospital