Claire Scalise
Glastonbury,CT
Summary
Dedicated, hardworking and compassionate Registered Nurse with experience delivering high quality individualized patient care to diverse populations. Proficient in collaborating with healthcare personnel and multidisciplinary teams to provide positive outcomes for patients and families in the high-volume hospital environment. Able to remain calm under pressure and skillfully handle difficult patients and high stress situations.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
Work History
Registered Nurse
Hartford Hospital
02.2024 - Current
- Emergency Department Observation Unit
- Cared for 5-7 patients daily
- Telemetry monitoring; travel to MRIs, Echocardiograms, Ultrasounds with all patients on cardiac monitoring
- Advised patients and caregivers of proper wound management, discharge plan objectives, safe medication use, and disease management.
- Communicated with healthcare team members to plan, implement and enhance treatment strategies.
- Provided skilled, timely and level-headed emergency response to critically-ill patients.
Student Nurse Tech
Hospital of Central Connecticut
08.2021 - 01.2024
- Family Birth Place - Postpartum
- Responded to patient requests for supplies and personal comfort items such as extra blankets, changing diapers, swaddling and newborn baby baths.
- Maximized patient satisfaction by helping individuals carry out personal tasks such as dressing and walking.
- Maintained patient stability by checking vital signs and weight.
- Provided personal hygiene assistance, giving baths, and performing dress changes for patients.
Student Nurse
Miriam Hospital
09.2023 - 12.2023
- Oncology, Med-Surg Unit
- Performed regular rounds to check on well-being of patients.
- Evaluated patient histories, complaints, and current symptoms.
- Conducted ongoing monitoring and evaluations of behaviors and conditions, and updated clinical supervisors with current information.
- Monitored patient vital signs, reporting any changes to experienced nursing staff.
Student Nurse Intern
Hospital for Special Care
06.2023 - 08.2023
- Respiratory Care Unit
- Built rapport with patients and members of patients' support systems.
- Reviewed care plans and assessed alignment with long-term and short-term care goals.
- Administered medications via G-tube.
- Performed tracheostomy suctioning for patients to improve overall respiratory function daily.
Companionship
Private Family
01.2023 - 05.2023
- Dementia patient
- Assisted with mobility, hygiene, and medication administration
- Provided companionship and basic emotional or psychological support and engaged patient through conversation, games, and other forms of entertainment.
Student Nurse Intern
Hasbro Children's Hospital
01.2022 - 06.2022
- Assisted patients with personal hygiene requirements and monitored conditions to update nursing staff.
- Provided 1:1 supervision for patients.
- Coordinated meal and snack deliveries, assisted with feeding, and charted intake for review.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of Rhode Island
Kingston, RI12.2023
Skills
- Diabetes management
- Precepting
- EPIC use
- Telemetry monitoring
- Chest pain management
- Licensed RN
- Patient advocacy
- Lab result interpretation
- Culturally-sensitive care
Credentials and Certificates
- Registered Nurse - Connecticut, 217039, 10/01/25
- Basic Life Support (BLS), American Heart Association, 10/01/26
- Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), American Heart Association, 10/01/26
- NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS)
- Crisis Prevention Institute Training (CPI)
Timeline
Registered Nurse
Hartford Hospital
02.2024 - Current
Student Nurse
Miriam Hospital
09.2023 - 12.2023
Student Nurse Intern
Hospital for Special Care
06.2023 - 08.2023
Companionship
Private Family
01.2023 - 05.2023
Student Nurse Intern
Hasbro Children's Hospital
01.2022 - 06.2022
Student Nurse Tech
Hospital of Central Connecticut
08.2021 - 01.2024
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of Rhode Island
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