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
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
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