Brian Amaral
San Diego,CA
Summary
Diligent Clinical Nurse with demonstrated success in emergency and critical care. Responsive and agile to dynamic patient needs and environmental conditions. Team oriented and reliable with expert healthcare knowledge and sound clinical judgment. Experienced preceptor, mentor, and educator having presented Neuro Critical Care and organ donation management topics to a wide variety of critical care practitioners. Qualified [Desired Position] with solid foundation in clinical nursing practice. Proven ability to provide compassionate patient care and effectively manage clinical duties, including developing patient care plans and administering treatments. Demonstrated proficiency in patient assessment and care coordination.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Clinical Nurse 2
UCSD Medical Center - Surgical ICU
03.2024 - Current
- Nursing care of critically ill post-operative patients. Assess and manage high-risk patients including HIPEC, post-partum, craniotomy, vascular flap, and liver transplant recipients.
- Mentored new nursing staff, fostering professional growth and team building within the unit.
- Participated in quality improvement initiatives to improve patient care outcomes.
Transplant Coordinator
UCSD Medical Center - Transplant Allocation Team
03.2021 - 03.2024
- Assisted with creating a documentation system for managing organ offers
- Co-authored protocols and education for daily operation
- Assessed & presented organ offers to the multidisciplinary transplant teams
- Coordinated donor and recipient OR and admission logistics.
- Responded to and triaged after hours patient emergencies.
Senior Organ Procurement Coordinator
UCSD Medical Center - Lifesharing
07.2011 - 03.2021
- Assess and manage Critically ill organ donors to maximize organ function
- Coordniate patient care with critical care staff
- Co-authored Pulmonary Management, Donor Management, Pediatric Donor Management protocols and Education
- Allocate organs per UNOS Policy
Trauma Nurse Team Leader
Scripps Memorial Hospital, LaJolla
04.2009 - 07.2016
- Coordinated initial assessment, resuscitation, and stabilization of trauma patients.
- Coordinate trauma team activation and response
- Provide back up support to Code Response Nurse for all in-house emergencies
Brain Attack Triage & Code Response Nurse
Scripps Memorial Hospital, LaJolla
02.2008 - 07.2016
- Respond to in-house emergencies
- Coordinate, receive,a nd treat Rain Attack Triage patients both in-house and via intra-facility transfer
- Provide initial assessment & treatment of cardiac, medical, and neurological emergencies per hospital protocol.
Critical Care RN: Surgical Intensive Care Unit
Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla
01.2006 - 01.2015
- Critical Care Nurse: Nursing care of critically ill medical, surgical, and trauma patients.
- Assess and manage high risk patients including HIPEC, CVVHD, Camino, Licox, Ventriculostomy, Swan-Ganz, Balloon Pump, Roto-Prone, and Hypothermia Protocol
- Precepted new graduates, ICU Interns, and trauma step-down unit nurses.
Education
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, OH01.2015
Bachelors of Science - Nursing
University of Colorado Health Sciences Center
Denver, CO01.2006
Skills
- Certified Critical Care Nurse - CCRN
- Certified Neuroscience Nurse - CNRN
- Certified Trauma Nursing Core Course - TNCC
- Experience with Intra-Aortic Balloon Pumps
- Experience with Impella Ventricular Assist Device
- Experience with Continuous Renal Replacement Therapies
Accomplishments
- Primary author: Adult Brain Dead Organ Donor Management Protocol, Ordersets, and Education
- Primary author: Pediatric Brain Dead Organ Donor Management Protocol, Orderset, and Education
- Primary author: Brain Dead Organ Donor Lung Management Protocol, Ordersets, and Education
- Educator: Neurocritical Care topics to Scripps System ICU Internship
Certification
- California Registered Nurse
- Certified Critical Care Nurse
- Certified Neuroscience Nurse
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support
- Trauma Nursing Core Course
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support
- Belmont Rapid Infuser
- Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump
- Impella Ventricular Assist Device
- Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Spanish
Professional Working
French
Limited Working
Timeline
Clinical Nurse 2
UCSD Medical Center - Surgical ICU
03.2024 - Current
Transplant Coordinator
UCSD Medical Center - Transplant Allocation Team
03.2021 - 03.2024
Senior Organ Procurement Coordinator
UCSD Medical Center - Lifesharing
07.2011 - 03.2021
Trauma Nurse Team Leader
Scripps Memorial Hospital, LaJolla
04.2009 - 07.2016
Brain Attack Triage & Code Response Nurse
Scripps Memorial Hospital, LaJolla
02.2008 - 07.2016
Critical Care RN: Surgical Intensive Care Unit
Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla
01.2006 - 01.2015
Bachelors of Science - Nursing
University of Colorado Health Sciences Center
Case Western Reserve University
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