Cassandra Luzan
Manteno,IL
Summary
Highly-motivated employee with a desire to take on new challenges. Strong work ethic, adaptability, and exceptional interpersonal skills. Adept at working effectively unsupervised and quickly mastering new skills.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Float Pool RN
Riverside Hospital
Kankakee, Illinois
03.2024 - Current
- Provided direct patient care across diverse departments (ICU, Med-Surg, Telemetry, Ortho-neuro), swiftly adapting to different protocols and patient populations to ensure seamless patient care.
- Utilized critical thinking skills to assess clinical situations quickly and accurately.
Maxim Travel RN Tele and IMCU
Riverside Hospital
Kankakee, IL
09.2023 - 03.2024
- Provided nursing care for patients with various medical diagnoses and treatments.
- Administered medications and treatments in accordance with physician orders.
Travel RN MICU and SICU
Ascension St Mary’s Hospital
Kankakee, IL
03.2022 - 06.2023
- Delivered optimum treatments to critical-care patients following prescribed rules, policies, protocols, and procedures.
- Developed and maintained professional relationships with members of the health care team, patients, and the patient's family.
Travel RN MICU and SICU
Unity Point Hospital
Rock Island, IL
01.2022 - 03.2022
- Established and implemented nursing care plans for each patient using protocols of assessment, development, activation, and evaluation.
- Evaluated patient vital signs and laboratory data to assess needs and provide emergency interventions.
Staff RN Float MICU and SICU
Ascension St. Mary's Hospital
Kankakee, IL
11.2020 - 12.2021
- Helped monitor, maintain, and improve nursing-sensitive indicators, core measures, and other identified outcome metrics.
- Detected emerging problems by monitoring patients' behavior, vital signs, and fluid intake and output.
Staff RN Telemetry
Ascension St. Mary's Hospital
Kankakee, IL
03.2017 - 11.2020
- Directed unit staff and promoted quality care for diverse patients.
- Coordinated, tasked, and supervised nurses and ancillary staff based on staffing requirements.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Western Governors University
03.2023
Associate of Science - Nursing
Kankakee Community College
12.2016
Skills
- Critical Care
- Mechanical Ventilation
- Cardiac and hemodynamic monitoring
- Value/diagnostic testing interpretation
- Core Measures
- Patient/Family Teaching
- Physical Assessments
- Cardiac Arrest
- NGT Placement
- Pre and Post Cardiac Cath Care
- IV Insertion
- Interpretation of ABGs
- Administration and Titration of Critical Care Meds
- Microsoft Word, Meditech, Epic, Omnicell and Pyxis
- Blood Transfusion Administration
- Medication Administration
Certification
• IL RN License expires 5/31/2026
• Impella Management class completed 2/13/23
• Impella Management class completed 2/13/23
Timeline
Float Pool RN
Riverside Hospital
03.2024 - Current
Maxim Travel RN Tele and IMCU
Riverside Hospital
09.2023 - 03.2024
Travel RN MICU and SICU
Ascension St Mary’s Hospital
03.2022 - 06.2023
Travel RN MICU and SICU
Unity Point Hospital
01.2022 - 03.2022
Staff RN Float MICU and SICU
Ascension St. Mary's Hospital
11.2020 - 12.2021
Staff RN Telemetry
Ascension St. Mary's Hospital
03.2017 - 11.2020
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Western Governors University
Associate of Science - Nursing
Kankakee Community College