ANNE MARIE GAZA

• Demonstrated adaptability in fast-paced settings by effectively managing multiple responsibilities concurrently while maintaining high standards of patient care.
• Assessed and triaged patients based on severity of conditions for timely care delivery.
• Administered medications and treatments in accordance with established protocols to ensure patient safety.
• Managed staffing schedules to ensure adequate coverage and efficient workflow within the unit.
• Educated patients and families on health management, discharge instructions, and follow-up care protocols.

• Provided critical care to patients in emergency situations, stabilizing conditions and facilitating swift recovery.
• Educated patients on treatment plans, medications, and preventive care to promote health literacy and self-management.
• Evaluated patient responses to treatments, adjusting care plans collaboratively with healthcare providers for optimal results.
• Prevented complications in critical situations by promptly recognizing symptoms and initiating appropriate interventions.

rManaged several COVID clinics that immunized adult and pediatric patients against common infections such as influenza, COVID, Monkeypox, shingles and routine vaccinations

• Managed team for swabbing clinic that offered testing for COVID, influenza, and strep
• Oversaw and managed multiple COVID satellite sites and ensured staff had access to necessary policies, procedures, training and other resources necessary to complete their responsibilities
• Managed a Health Wellness clinic that offered blood pressure checks, Diabetic Retinal Screening, IV lab draws such as CBC, CMP, A1C
• Created and organized new protocols and documents that were ultimately used as the core example for the rest of Kaiser Permanente East Bay COVID vaccine clinics
• Prepared engaging lectures to help nurses explore foundational and advanced topics related to COVID

• Immunized patients against common infections such as influenza, covid, monkeypox, shingles with routine vaccinations
• Management and proper handling of medication administered at the COVID clinic in accordance to proper procedures and protocols
• Performed charge nurse duties that oversaw staff scheduling and assignments
• Handled day-to-day operations including staff issues, resolving complex situations involving patient complaints while ensuring that the hospital's core values were the standard of nursing practice
• Identified, analyzed and communicated key issues and trends and reported findings and recommendations to management
• Trained student and licensed vocational nurses in the correct nursing procedures and performance strategies
• Floated to outpatient ambulatory care units where pre, intra, and post-surgical care were provided to patients
• Observed surgical team to confirm that all proper regulations were followed and provided team with the necessary equipment
• Educated patients, family members and caregivers on conditions and treatment protocols to aid in compliance and improve outcomes
• Completed a 13-week contract that resulted in multiple extensions

• Performed charge nurse duties as needed, such as scheduling nursing staff, delegating assignments and monitoring ratios to maintain optimal levels
• Management of care for patients with unit based telemetry, tracheostomies, chest tubes, ventilators, Bipap/CPAP, craniotomies, VP shunts, deep brain stimulators, lumbar drains, EVDs, arterial lines, vEEG, CIWA, central lines, surgical drains, devices such as mechanical ventilators, oxygen delivery devices, vEEG, lumbar drains, VP shunts, arterial lines, wound vacs, PCA, PCEA, cardiac drips, blood transfusions, and wound care
• Collaborated with multidisciplinary team including physicians, case managers, social workers, physical therapists, occupational therapists, speech therapists and dietitians to provide optimal and safe patient care
• Trained student and newly-registered nurses in the correct nursing procedures

• Evaluated and assessed patient's health care needs based on signs and symptoms utilizing established triage protocols and guidelines
• Performed emergency procedures such as CPR, assistance in intubation and inserting intravenous lines to mitigate heart failure or enable oxygen flow
• Trained students and newly-registered nurses in the correct nursing procedures and performance strategies
• Monitored, recorded and reported symptoms or changes in patients' conditions
• Assisted trauma surgeons in emergency situations, monitoring vital signs and signs of complications
• Distributed emergency medications, IV fluids and blood transfusions to stabilize patients' condition

• Worked in a 10 chair outpatient infusion center that prepared and infused chemotherapy and iron infusions as per physicians' orders, while educating patient and families on plan of care, medication and administration plans and providing community resources to help with the disease process

• Monitored vital signs, collected blood samples, administered medication in accordance with physicians' treatment plan, performed tasks and assisted with bedside procedures
• Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to develop and implement patient-centered care strategies.
• Performed charge nurse duties when needed