CAROL ROMANO
Exton,PA
Summary
Driven Clinical Instructor with experience in classroom and clinical settings, excited to bring a 33-year background in nursing and education to a growing organization. Focused on helping students achieve personal and professional goals while improving patient care. Experienced Registered Nurse with advanced formal training in nurse education. Well-versed in education programs, curricula, and lesson plan development. Focused on producing positive student outcomes when simultaneously providing patients with high-quality care.
Overview
32
32
years of professional experience
Work history
Trauma Nurse
TNCC
- Core Course
- Skilled cardiac care nurse
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification
- IV drugtherapy management
- Medication administration expert
- Enthusiastic caregiver
- Dependable employee
- Skilled CRRT monitoring
- Critical Care Monitoring
- Skilled with Critical Care equipment
- Vascular care understanding
- Epic charting for Critical
- Care
Nursing Supervisor/ night shift
Main Line Health, Bryn Mawr Hospital
Bryn Mawr
07.2006 - 08.2011
- Supervised all nursing units in the acute care hospital
- Was responsible for staffing all units for the following shift according to each unit's acuity and staffing needs
- Was responsible for all administration needs that occurred on the night shift.
Critical care staff nurse
Main Line Health, Paoli Hospital
Paoli
09.2010 - 08.2022
- Responsible for caring for 1-2 critical care patients during the shift.
- Trauma, Cardiothoracic, and Pulmonary patients
- Member of the education team responsible for training and updating staff nurses on current/new policies and procedures.
- Identified patient deterioration through diligent observations.
Step down Unit- Staff Nurse
Neuroscience, University of Pennsylvania Hospital
07.1992 - 03.1996
- Treated patients with strokes, head traumas, comas, brain tumors, intracranial hematomas, and other Neurological diseases
- Registered Nurse in Critical Care ICU unit.
Critical care staff nurse
Main Line Health, Bryn Mawr Hospital
Bryn Mawr
01.1996 - 07.2007
- Provided care to critical care patients with a variety of diagnosis (Cardiothoracic surgery, Neurosurgery, and Pulmonary patients)
- Preceptor to approximately 10 new nurses to ICU care.
Registered Nurse
BLS, Advance Cardiovascular Life
01.1992 - Current
- Critical care patients in ICU setting
- Maintain strong reputation for achieving high levels of patient satisfaction and preceptor role of newer nurses
- Seeking role in educating nursing students in acute care settings
- LICENSES
- SKILL HIGHLIGHTS, the State of Pennsylvania, License number RN324253L
- Basic Life Support
Clinical Skills Lab Instructor
West Chester University of PA
West Chester , Chester
01.2021 - Current
- Delivered informative progress reports aiding student development.
- Prepared lesson content and delivery in line with curriculum guidelines.
- Assessed student performance, behavior, and class engagement.
- Used varied resources and technologies to maximise student engagement and understanding.
Per diem Night shift Nursing Supervisor
Main Line Health, Paoli Hospital
Paoli
08.2022 - Current
- Prepared everything for the following shift, including performing staffing decisions and emails to management for the entire hospital.
- Scheduled night staff and coordinated workflow to foster adequate shift coverage and seamless operations.
- Mentored and trained staff on quality service delivery, company policies, and problem resolution.
- Maintained a safe and secure environment by monitoring signs of disruptive behavior.
- Formulated and submitted summary reports to management.
Education
West Chester University of PA
Masters of Science - Nursing Education
West Chester University
2020
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of Delaware
1992
Skills
- Scheduling mastery
- First-class customer service
- Employee training and development
- Differentiated instruction
- Assignment monitoring
- Course material preparation
- Individualised instruction
- Literature analysis
- Discussion facilitation
- Individual mentoring
Timeline
Per diem Night shift Nursing Supervisor
Main Line Health, Paoli Hospital
08.2022 - Current
Clinical Skills Lab Instructor
West Chester University of PA
01.2021 - Current
Critical care staff nurse
Main Line Health, Paoli Hospital
09.2010 - 08.2022
Nursing Supervisor/ night shift
Main Line Health, Bryn Mawr Hospital
07.2006 - 08.2011
Critical care staff nurse
Main Line Health, Bryn Mawr Hospital
01.1996 - 07.2007
Step down Unit- Staff Nurse
Neuroscience, University of Pennsylvania Hospital
07.1992 - 03.1996
Registered Nurse
BLS, Advance Cardiovascular Life
01.1992 - Current
Trauma Nurse
TNCC
West Chester University of PA
Masters of Science - Nursing Education
West Chester University
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of Delaware
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