Chelsea Isai
Riverside,CA
Summary
Competent and compassionate registered nurse with a background in adult acute care, seeking a position within the critical care setting to expand my skillset and provide high-quality care to the cardiac patient population.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Medical/Cardiac Registered Nurse
Loma Linda University Medical Center
2022.04 - Current
- Conducted initial assessments, documented findings in patient records and notified physicians of abnormal findings.
- Communicated with healthcare team members to plan, implement and enhance treatment strategies.
- Follow safe practices and protocols to ensure patient safety.
- Effectively managed telemetry monitoring for multiple patients simultaneously while maintaining attention to detail.
- Improve patient care and compliance through exceptional communication and education with both patients and families
- Administer medications and treatments as ordered by the provider, while utilizing appropriate clinical judgement.
- Respond to emergent situations in a timely manner.
- Administered medication, pain management and analysis of patient responses to interventions to improve individual performance.
- Enhanced patient satisfaction by providing compassionate, individualized care to a diverse population of internal medicine and cardiac patients.
Anesthesia Veterinary Technician
Veterinary Specialty Hospital
2018.09 - 2019.01
- Performed patient assessments to establish baseline as well as changes in condition to provide safe and appropriate interventions.
- Conducted diagnostic tests such as blood work, x-rays, and ultrasounds to aid in accurate diagnosis and treatment planning.
- Administered prescribed injectable controlled substances, tranquilizers, sedatives and injectable or inhalant anesthetics.
- Assisted in surgical procedures, ensuring a sterile environment and properly handing instruments to the veterinarian as needed.
- Monitored vital signs during surgical procedures as well as the post-operative recovery processes for surgical patients closely.
- Assisted in euthanasia procedures with empathy and compassion, providing emotional support to grieving pet owners during difficult times.
Anesthesia Technician
Wisconsin Veterinary Referral Center
2015.01 - 2018.09
- Perform patient assessments and prepare for surgical procedures for both outpatient and inpatient procedures
- Administer medications, including anesthetic agents per Anesthesiologist’s protocol
- Monitor patients under anesthesia/sedation
- Provide post-anesthesia care, including follow-up appointments
- Respond to emergent situations in a timely manner
- Communicate effectively with clients and members of the healthcare team to tailor appropriate care for each patient.
- Maintained and cleaned anesthesia machines by changing soda-lime, refilling vaporizers with anesthetic agents and replacing nitrous, oxygen and air cylinders.
- Maintained sterile anesthesia supplies within expiration date.
- Assisted with transports of invasively monitored O.R. and I.C.U. patients.
- Assisted anesthesia personnel with insertion and setup of catheters, invasive monitoring lines and central lines for hemodynamic monitoring.
- Followed infection control procedures to maintain cleanliness of anesthesia monitors and apparatuses.
- Adjusted and monitored injectable and inhaled anesthesia and sedation by thoroughly assessing vitals and health of patients.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
West Coast University
Ontario, CA01.2022
Associate of Arts - Humanities & Social Behavioral Science
Mt. San Jacinto College
San Jacinto, CA05.2012
Skills
- Hemodynamic Monitoring
- Compassionate Care
- Telemetry monitoring
- Medication and IV administration
- Tracheostomy Care
- Clinical Documentation
- Vascular Access
Certification
- Registered Nurse (RN), California Board of Registered Nursing
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), American Heart Association
- Basic Life Support (BLS), American Heart Association
Timeline
Medical/Cardiac Registered Nurse
Loma Linda University Medical Center
2022.04 - Current
Anesthesia Veterinary Technician
Veterinary Specialty Hospital
2018.09 - 2019.01
Anesthesia Technician
Wisconsin Veterinary Referral Center
2015.01 - 2018.09
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
West Coast University
Associate of Arts - Humanities & Social Behavioral Science
Mt. San Jacinto College
- Registered Nurse (RN), California Board of Registered Nursing
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), American Heart Association
- Basic Life Support (BLS), American Heart Association
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