Christina Marks-Tafoya
San Marcos,CA
Summary
Highly dedicated, caring, and experienced Neonatal Intensive Care Nurse with an exceptional record of quality health care service for preterm neonates and compromised newborns. Adept at multi-tasking and maintaining solid communication with members of the healthcare team and parents to ensure each infant receives top-quality compassionate and culturally sensitive care.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
NICU Registered Nurse
Tri-City Medical Center
Oceanside, CA
11.2006 - Current
- Provide direct patient care to critically ill infants in level III NICU, including extremely low birth weight (ELBW) infant and term infant
- Utilize nursing skills to enhance management and treatment of such areas as thermoregulation, assisted ventilation, nutritional management, and developmental care
- Attend high risk deliveries, skilled in resuscitation and stabilization
- Relief charge nurse
- Preceptor and mentor of new staff and nursing students
- Responsible for maintaining central lines and preventing central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI)
- Acted as liaison for families, in some cases as a primary RN for high acute infants
- PICC team RN
- Participated in nursing committees
Registry Registered Nurse
MedStaffing
San Diego, CA
07.2006 - 11.2006
- Implemented nursing knowledge and skills to promote responsive and quality care to patients and families
- Demonstrated cultural sensitively to meet diverse needs in varied situations
- Demonstrated aptitude for developing new skills
- Excellent record of reliability and responsibility
NICU Registered Nurse
Frankford Hospital
Philadelphia, PA
10.2004 - 07.2006
- Responsible for the direct patient care of preterm and full term infants in a 20-bed, level III NICU
- Attend deliveries of newborn infants
- Directly responsible for monitoring vitals, preforming assessments, administering medications and nutrients, and providing developmental appropriate care to newborns
Clinical Nurse
Memorial Hospital
08.2003 - 08.2004
- Planned and provided nursing care to patients within an adult medical unit
- Accurately document assessment, nursing plan of care, nursing interventions, patients response to nursing care and evaluation of care
- Implemented physician orders based on safe nursing care or after consulting appropriate resources regarding unfamiliar or questioned orders
- Administered and controlled narcotics and medication utilizing the "five rights"
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Beth-El College of Nursing And Health Sciences of The University of Colorado
05.2003
Courses
Skills
- NRP and BLS certified
- Attend high risk deliveries
- Insert PICC lines
- Maintain central lines
- Charge nurse
- Preceptor and mentor
- Mechanical Ventilators
- Newborn Assessments and monitoring
- Developmental care
- Multidisciplinary collaboration
- Patient advocacy
- Discharge teaching
- Obtaining labs and interpret results
- Electronic charting: Cerner
Additional Information
- NICU Nurse of the Year - Tri-City Medical Center. , 12/ 2010 . "Presented for your unbounded enthusiasm, superb professionalism, and unwavering devotion" Nurse of the Year Award - Tri-City Medical Center. ,
- NICU Nurse of the Year - Tri-City Medical Center., 5/ 2014 . "We admire your hard work and dedication. You are an inspiration. You are a winner and it shows. Congratulation on being selected as NICU Nurse of the Year for 2014
Timeline
NICU Registered Nurse
Tri-City Medical Center
11.2006 - Current
Registry Registered Nurse
MedStaffing
07.2006 - 11.2006
NICU Registered Nurse
Frankford Hospital
10.2004 - 07.2006
Clinical Nurse
Memorial Hospital
08.2003 - 08.2004
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Beth-El College of Nursing And Health Sciences of The University of Colorado
Courses