Christie Latella
Buffalo,NY
Summary
Registered Nurse and Care Coordinator with a background in oncology, acute care, and hospice support. Coordinates discharge planning, patient education, and interdisciplinary collaboration to support safe transitions, symptom management, and comfort-focused care across settings.
Overview
1
1
Certification
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Nurse Care Coordinator
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center
Buffalo, NY
09.2025 - Current
- Coordinated comprehensive care and discharge planning for oncology patients, ensuring safe transitions across healthcare settings to enhance patient outcomes.
- Assess patient needs and barriers to discharge and develop individualized plans to promote safe and timely transitions of care
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams, including physicians, nursing, social work, palliative care, hospice, home care, DME providers, and post-acute facilities to streamline patient care processes.
- Provide patient and family education regarding treatment plans, medications, follow-up care, disease management, and available community resources
- Facilitated transitions to hospice and comfort-focused care, supporting patients and families through goals-of-care and end-of-life decision-making to honor patient wishes.
Oncology Staff Registered Nurse
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center
Buffalo, NY
06.2023 - 09.2025
- Administered chemotherapy, immunotherapy, and intravenous radiation treatments
- Delivered comprehensive nursing care to patients with complex solid tumor malignancies, ensuring adherence to treatment protocols and patient comfort.
- Addressed acute and complex medical issues, focusing on effective symptom management and timely interventions for clinical deterioration and treatment complications.
- Coordinated daily unit operations as Charge Nurse, optimizing patient assignments and facilitating staff support to enhance patient flow.
Travel Registered Nurse
Supplemental Healthcare
07.2021 - 06.2023
- Ensured effective treatment for diverse patient populations to meet their unique needs, including high-acuity and medically complex patients
- Floated across medical-surgical, trauma, oncology, and telemetry units, delivering patient-centered care while adjusting to diverse clinical environments
- Adapted to new electronic medical records, hospital policies, procedures, and staffing models across multiple facilities to maintain continuity of care
- Provided tailored treatment for diverse patient populations, addressing unique needs of high-acuity and medically complex patients
Oncology Staff Registered Nurse
St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center
Syracuse, NY
05.2019 - 07.2021
- Delivered comprehensive nursing care to medical and surgical oncology patients, ensuring optimal patient outcomes and comfort
- Delivered comprehensive nursing care to medical and surgical oncology patients, enhancing patient comfort and supporting optimal outcomes
- Administered post-operative care, performing assessments, managing pain, caring for wounds/drains, and monitoring complications to facilitate recovery
- Oversaw daily unit operations as Charge Nurse, managing patient assignments, supporting staff, and coordinating patient flow to ensure efficient care delivery.
Education
Master of Science - Nursing Education with a Clinical Focus
D'Youville University
Buffalo, NY05-2024
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Le Moyne College
Syracuse, NY01-2020
Skills
- Discharge Planning
- Care coordination
- Patient Assessment
- Patient education
- Care planning
- Acute care nursing
- Patient advocacy
- Care discussions
- Team collaboration
- Leadership coordination
- Communication
- Adaptable
Certification
- CMSRN
- BLS
Timeline
Nurse Care Coordinator
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center
09.2025 - Current
Oncology Staff Registered Nurse
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center
06.2023 - 09.2025
Travel Registered Nurse
Supplemental Healthcare
07.2021 - 06.2023
Oncology Staff Registered Nurse
St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center
05.2019 - 07.2021
Master of Science - Nursing Education with a Clinical Focus
D'Youville University
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Le Moyne College