Brianna Macklin
Bayonne,USA
Summary
Experienced healthcare professional skilled in patient care, critical thinking, and communication. Strong focus on team collaboration and achieving optimal patient outcomes. Reliable and adaptable, ensuring efficient and compassionate care in dynamic environments. Equipped with expertise in medical procedures, patient assessments, and care coordination.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse
Jersey City Medical Center
10.2024 - Current
- Utilized critical thinking skills to prioritize nursing interventions based on patients'' acuity levels and individual needs.
- Demonstrated a high level of adaptability in adjusting to ever-changing patient acuity levels within the critical care unit, ensuring consistent delivery of safe and effective nursing care.
- Conducted thorough patient assessments to identify changes in condition, promptly notifying physicians and initiating appropriate interventions when necessary.
- Administered medications safely according to established guidelines while closely monitoring for side effects or adverse reactions requiring intervention.
- Enhanced patient satisfaction by providing compassionate, holistic nursing care that addressed physical, emotional, and spiritual needs.
- Provided comprehensive care to critically ill cardiac patients, including post-cardiac catheterization, open-heart surgery, and post-stroke cases.
- Monitored and managed hemodynamically unstable patients using invasive and non-invasive monitoring systems (e.g., arterial lines, CVP, PA catheters).
- Initiated and titrated vasoactive and sedative medications (e.g., norepinephrine, epinephrine, vasopressin, propofol) based on dynamic patient response and physician protocols.
- Operated and managed mechanical ventilation and advanced respiratory support equipment, including assisting with weaning and extubation procedures.
- Administered and monitored Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (CRRT), including troubleshooting alarms, monitoring fluid balance, and managing anticoagulation protocols.
- Admitted and cared for post-procedural patients from the cath lab, including STEMI, PCI, and post-TAVR cases, ensuring rapid stabilization and intervention as needed.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams during code blues, rapid responses, and complex care planning to optimize patient outcomes.
- Interpreted cardiac rhythms, ECGs, and lab results to guide interventions and escalate care appropriately.
- Documented all assessments, interventions, and patient responses in accordance with hospital policies and regulatory standards.
CTICU Unit Secretary
Jersey City Medical Center RWJBH
09.2022 - 10.2024
- Using electronic medical record software such as Cerner, eSystems, and Epic to maintain and update patient information, location, and PHI.
- Reviewing doctor’s orders for patient activity and transfer.
- Preforming clerical duties including maintenance and organization of patient records, as well as breakdown of medical charts for record keeping.
- Communicating with patients, physicians, and staff in an effective and professional manner.
- Assisted nursing staff with patient care, ensuring timely completion of tasks and improved patient satisfaction.
Pharmacy Technician
CVS Pharmacy
09.2020 - 09.2022
- Counseling patients on how to use and administer medication.
- Assisted with implementing strategic changes to the pharmacy in the emergence of COVID-19.
- Assess adherence issues with patients to improve patient outcomes.
- Preforming daily inventory counts of medication to improve pharmacy organization and efficiency.
- Organizing and dispensing medications by interpreting orders and prescriptions from healthcare providers.
- Building rapport and trust with patients to improve customer experience.
Education
Accelerated Bachelor of Science - Nursing
New Jersey City University
Jersey City, NJ08.2024
BS - Biology
New Jersey City University
Jersey City, NJ08.2022
Skills
- Medication and IV administration
- Medication administration
- Direct patient care
- Patient assessments
- Strong clinical judgment
- Infection control measures
- Advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) certification
Certification
American Red Cross Association Basic Life Support January 2023
International Honor Society of Nursing Sigma Theta Tau (Sigma).
Timeline
Registered Nurse
Jersey City Medical Center
10.2024 - Current
CTICU Unit Secretary
Jersey City Medical Center RWJBH
09.2022 - 10.2024
Pharmacy Technician
CVS Pharmacy
09.2020 - 09.2022
BS - Biology
New Jersey City University
Accelerated Bachelor of Science - Nursing
New Jersey City University
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