Cristina Decker
Lima,NY
Summary
Dedicated and compassionate Registered Nurse(RN) with experience offering comprehensive patient care in both inpatient and outpatient environments. Proven ability to handle medical emergencies or situations with the requisite skillset to perform under pressure. Excellent Interpersonal skills and a dedicated worker with a sense of purpose. A strong background in patient care, careful attention to detail, compassion & ability to work under pressure make a strong addition to any medical care team.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Patient Care
Patient Assessment
Infection Control
Critical Thinking
Empathy
Active listener
Attention to detail
Fast learner
Registered Nurse
Rochester Regional Health- Clifton Springs
11.2023 - 02.2024
- Fast paced unit, involving medical, cardiac, and surgical patients
- Preforms admissions & discharges customized to patient’s needs
- Assessed patients, monitoring for any changes
- Document using EPIC
- Performed CMS checks, pain management
- Medication administration
- Patient and family education
- Evaluated patient care needs, prioritized treatment, and maintained patient flow
- Maintained standards of professional nursing supervising 2 patient care techs.
Home care Registered Nurse -Case Manager
Rochester regional Health
04.2023 - 11.2023
- Home care visits, involving medical, cardiac, and surgical adult/pediatric patients
- Preforms admissions, recertifications, resumption of cares and discharges customized to patient’s needs
- Assessed patients and document using netsmart
- Medication administration and medication reconsilition
- Evaluated patient care needs, prioritized treatment, and maintained patient flow
- Communicated with interdisciplinary team to convey patient health status, treatment plans, progression and or regressions
- Performed prescribed treatment to patients based on MD orders
- Ie; Wound care, staple/surgical dressing removal, medi port access/lab draws, SP cath changes, lacatation support
- Provided education on plan of care throughout admission to patient and family
- Coordinated patient care and or referrals in an efficient and timely manner.
Pediatric RN
Elmwood Pediatrics
02.2022 - 04.2023
- Prepare for well and sick visits.
- Take and record vital signs
- perform vision & hearing screenings
- administer immunizations
- administer nebulizer treatments per orders.
- collect and process in-house lab samples
- documenting in EMR Medent.
Registered Nurse
Rochester Regional Health- RGH
02.2021 - 02.2022
- Fast paced unit, involving medical, cardiac, and surgical patients
- Preforms admissions & discharges customized to patient’s needs
- Assessed patients and document using EPIC
- Medication administration
- Evaluated patient care needs, prioritized treatment, and maintained patient flow
- Maintained standards of professional nursing supervising 2 patient care techs.
- Utilized critical thinking skills to prioritize nursing interventions based on patients'' acuity levels and individual needs.
- Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
Patient Care Tech
Rochester regional Health
03.2020 - 03.2021
- Assisting patients with personal hygiene by giving bedpans, urinals, baths, back rubs, shampoos, and shaves; assisting with ambulation, helping with showers, and giving bed baths
- Maintains patient stability by checking vital signs and weight; testing urine; recording intake and output information, transporting patients to other units and for tests; answering patients' call lights and requests; reporting observations of the patient to nurse
- Documentation using EPIC.
Capstone Nursing Student
Golisano Children's Hospital
12.2020 - 01.2021
- Capstone( Golisano's Children's hospital) 90 hrs
- In pediatric hematology/oncology, : Assumed the role of an RN under supervision of preceptor HTTA, documentation using EPIC, measuring, and documenting vital signs, ongoing assessments, administering medications, observed chemotherapy checks and administration, observed procedure for stem cell transplants, provided handoff report to oncoming shift.
Nursing Assistant
Fingerlakes Health
09.2017 - 03.2020
- Assisting patients with personal hygiene by giving bedpans, urinals, baths, backrubs, shampoos, and shaves; assisting with ambulation, helping with showers, and giving bed baths
- Maintains patient stability by checking vital signs and weight; testing urine; recording intake and output information
- Performing blood glucose, transporting patients to other units and to exams; answering patients' call lights and requests; reporting observations of the patient to nursing supervisor
- Documentation using Meditech.
Therapy Aide
Flacra
06.2016 - 01.2018
- Ensured confidentiality of sensitive patient information by adhering to strict privacy and security protocols.
- Coordinated scheduling of appointments to maximize efficiency within busy clinic environments.
- Monitored patient responses during sessions, adjusting therapeutic interventions as needed to optimize results.
- · Assisting Counselors with transportation of clients, paperwork.
- · Completing an hourly rounds book, knowing where clients are at all times
- Medication certified, administered medications under licensed RN
- phone transfers, filing, faxing, and sending emails.
Certified Teacher Assistant
Wayne Finger Lakes Boces
10.2015 - 06.2017
- · Completion of Therapeutic Crisis Intervention Training.
- · Provided instructional services to students under the general supervision of a licensed or certified teacher.
- · Working directly with students with autism, medical disorders, emotional and/or developmental disabilities which included, oppositional and aggressive behaviors; mood disorders; and potentially severe and unpredictable physical and/or verbal outbursts.
- · Having the ability to do one and two person lifts and/or physical interventions on a daily basis with students weighing 50-200lbs
Education
ASSOCIATE IN NURSING - Human Services
Finger Lakes Community College
Canandaigua05.2021
Associate in Human Services - Human Services
Finger Lakes Community College
Canandaigua, NY08.2011
Skills
- Strong communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Problem solving
- Compassion and Empathy
- Strong Clinical Judgment
- Patient Monitoring
- Knowledge of preventive care strategies
- Patient Care Focus
- Medication and IV administration
- Direct Patient Care
- Wound care
- Patient Assessments
- Documentation and Charting
Certification
- RN, REGISTERED NURSE, Rochester, NY, 82275401, 07/24/24
- BLS certified
Personal Information
Title: REGISTERED NURSE
Timeline
Registered Nurse
Rochester Regional Health- Clifton Springs
11.2023 - 02.2024
Home care Registered Nurse -Case Manager
Rochester regional Health
04.2023 - 11.2023
Pediatric RN
Elmwood Pediatrics
02.2022 - 04.2023
Registered Nurse
Rochester Regional Health- RGH
02.2021 - 02.2022
Capstone Nursing Student
Golisano Children's Hospital
12.2020 - 01.2021
Patient Care Tech
Rochester regional Health
03.2020 - 03.2021
Nursing Assistant
Fingerlakes Health
09.2017 - 03.2020
Therapy Aide
Flacra
06.2016 - 01.2018
Certified Teacher Assistant
Wayne Finger Lakes Boces
10.2015 - 06.2017
Patient Care
Patient Assessment
Infection Control
Critical Thinking
Empathy
Active listener
Attention to detail
Fast learner
ASSOCIATE IN NURSING - Human Services
Finger Lakes Community College
Associate in Human Services - Human Services
Finger Lakes Community College
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