Desiree M. Patriarca
Clifton,NJ
Summary
I'm a dedicated nurse offering years of experience in Ambulatory Care Unit and Telemetry unit. I'm proficient in computerized charting, medication administration and interdisciplinary collaboration. I am a hardworking team player and dependable candidate while providing excellent patient care.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Registered Nurse, Ambulatory Care
St. Joseph Health System
Paterson, NJ
06.2016 - Current
- Apply critical thinking skills to prioritize nursing intervention according to patients' needs and requirements.
- Thoroughly assess patient and identify condition that warrant physicians' intervention.
- Safely administer medication in compliance to protocols while monitoring side effects or adverse reaction.
- Utilized previous experience in Telemetry unit to monitor patients in the PACU.
- Act as charge nurse in the absence of primary charge nurse.
- As charge nurse, facilitates unit operations and ensure smooth function of the unit.
- Serve as preceptor and resource for new nurses, guiding them through orientation and ensuring that they provide safe practice in caring for patients in preoperative and post operative care units.
- Participate as a member of Relationship Based Care committee that's responsible for improving patient care, safety and team dynamics within the hospital.
- Regularly serve as Super User for new system or programs being launched and serve as resource to provide help to other staff members.
Registered Nurse- Telemetry
St. Joseph's Health
03.2013 - 06.2016
- Provide compassionate care and effective communication with patients and their families while.
- Chart precise documentation of assessments, interventions, and evaluate patient outcomes.
- Applying strategies in educating patients to reduce hospital readmissions before discharge.
- Providing information and resources to patients and families on disease management, medications, and healthy habits.
- Building a professional relationships with healthcare providers in order to provide a healing environment that benefit overall patient care.
- Applying BLS and ACLS skills in order to improve patient outcome after emergency.
- Sustain and improve patients' health through ongoing monitoring of vital signs, EKG interpretation, and prompt collaborative interventions.
- Improved patient outcomes by providing expert care for patients with cardiac problem and post cardiac interventions such as stress tests, cardiac ablation and PCI
- Monitored patient reactions after administering medications and IV therapies.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
William Paterson University of New Jersey
Wayne, NJ12.2012
Skills
- ACLS certification
- BLS certification
- PALS certification
- Post Operative Care
- IV Insertion
- Computer Charting
- EKG interpretation and monitoring
- Intake and discharge
References
Lorena Dizon- ASC Charge Nurse
862-220-0558
Fatima Refuerzo- ASC RN
973-333-7900
Timeline
Registered Nurse, Ambulatory Care
St. Joseph Health System
06.2016 - Current
Registered Nurse- Telemetry
St. Joseph's Health
03.2013 - 06.2016
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
William Paterson University of New Jersey