Caitlin Carandang
Carson,CA
Summary
EDUCATION
Feb 2009- Dec 2011
LOS ANGELES HARBOR COLLEGE
- Associates Degree in Nursing
Feb 2016- Dec 2019
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY OF
DOMINGUEZ HILLS
- Bachelor of Science, Nursing
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse
Little Company of Mary Torrance
01.2016 - Current
- Provided care for patients requiring continuous cardiac monitoring with frequent nursing interventions
- Administered titratable medications including vasopressors, antiarrhythmics, and insulin
- Prepped patients for Coronary Artery Bypass patients, continued care for these patients post operatively
- Providing expert clinical care in acutely ill patients and making complex clinical decisions to improve patient outcomes
- Monitored and documented chest tube care on critically ill patients
Charge Nurse
Little Company of Mary Torrance
01.2016 - Current
- Coordinating daily administrative duties, including schedules, nursing assignments and patient care
- Supervising nursing staff and overseeing their needs
- Charge Nurse responsibilities include providing guidance and support to staff, maintaining a clean working environment and directing nursing staff
- Oversee patient admissions, transfers and discharges
- Mentor and train new staff while providing support and guidance to all staff members
- Liaise with doctors and administrators and communicate any protocol changes to staff
Registered Nurse
Little Company of Mary San Pedro
01.2013 - 12.2016
- Learned to stay flexible with job assignments
- Monitored different acuity of patients varying from Medical Surgical, Telemetry, Psychiatric and long term stay geriatric patients
- Collaborated with physicians, palliative care staff, nutritionists, respiratory care therapists and other ancillary staff to ensure excellent patient care and safety
- Managed chronic tracheostomy patients
Skills
- Ventilator support
- Vaccine administration
- Culturally-sensitive care
- IV insertion
- Wound care with wound vac
- Admission/Discharge
- Document head to toe assessments
- Bipap/Hi-flow nasal cannula management
- Perform EKG testing
- Bear hugger/ cooling blanket management
Certification
- Registered Nurse License, California Board of Registered Nursing, 814653, 01/01/12, Present
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), American Heart Association, 01/01/11, Present
- Basic Life Support (BLS), American Heart Association, 01/01/11, Present
- NIH Stroke Certification, National Institute of Health, Apex Innovations, 01/01/16, Present
Timeline
Registered Nurse
Little Company of Mary Torrance
01.2016 - Current
Charge Nurse
Little Company of Mary Torrance
01.2016 - Current
Registered Nurse
Little Company of Mary San Pedro
01.2013 - 12.2016
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