Diego Giraldo, BSN, RN, CCRN, RN-BC
Elizabeth,NJ
Summary
Experienced Registered Nurse certified in critical care and medical-surgical nursing with strong clinical and people skills. Bilingual in Spanish and English. Comfortable in fast paced environments. Known for the ability to quickly and effectively discern needs, intervene and manage patients with critical medical and surgical conditions/complications.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Travel Registered Nurse, ICU
Central Vermont Medical Center
2024.01 - 2024.07
- Demonstrated adaptability in handling diverse patient populations and complex cases, showcasing versatility as a Travel Registered Nurse in the ICU setting.
- Demonstrated strong clinical judgment and decision-making skills in rapidly changing situations, contributing to positive patient outcomes.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams for comprehensive patient care, resulting in improved patient outcomes.
- Enhanced patient care in ICU by closely monitoring vital signs, administering appropriate treatments, and advocating for best practices to improve patient outcomes.
- Guided hospitalists on treatment options to stabilize and maximize patients for transfer to higher acuity care centers.
ICU Travel Nurse
Weill Cornell Medical Center
2022.12 - 2023.12
- Served as a resource nurse for other nurses and ancillary team members, offering guidance on complex cases and using evidence based practices to improve patient outcomes.
- Administered medication and vasopressors, managed IV lines, and operated life-support equipment for optimal patient safety and comfort.
- Served as an advocate for patient rights by addressing any ethical concerns that arose during treatment planning discussions with physicians and other healthcare team members.
- Provided end-of-life care for terminally ill patients, ensuring their comfort and dignity were preserved while supporting family members through the grieving process.
- Improved patient outcomes by closely monitoring patient's hemodynamic status, lab results, and clinical data, promptly addressing any changes in condition.
- Floated, adapted and supported the different critical care units in the hospital (CCU, CTICU, MICU, SICU, Neuro-ICU, Burn-ICU).
Travel Nurse Telemetry
Bellevue Hospital Center
2021.07 - 2022.08
- Elevated quality of care through consistent adherence to evidence-based practices in telemetry nursing interventions, and collaborating with the healthcare team.
- Evaluated patient histories, complaints and current symptoms, while educating patients, family and caregivers on daily plan of care and anticipated discharge instructions.
- Improved patient outcomes with timely administration of medications and treatments as ordered by treating providers.
- Advocated for and strived to protect the health, safety and rights of patients.
- Managed Trans Radial arterial lines, monitored for complications post catheterizations and intervened according to policy when complications occurred.
- Monitored patients heart rhythm and hemodynamics, and prepared patients for invasive cardiac procedures.
Travel Registered Nurse, ICU
Baptist Hospital Of Miami
2020.11 - 2021.06
- Worked in COVID ICU managing critically ill patient's who required extensive hemodynamic monitoring and interventions.
- Monitored patients hemodynamics closely to discern and respond to any subtle changes in hemodynamics while titrating critical drips as ordered by the physician to stabilize patients.
- Collaborated with physicians and other healthcare professionals to individualize care to treat patient's specific needs.
- Educated patients and family members regarding diagnosis, disease process, treatments, and outcomes in a compassionate manner.
- Proned patients and guided other staff on proper proning techniques to minimize the risk of adverse proning related events.
- Was often a clinical resource to newly hired nurses and helped them become more comfortable working with critically ill patients.
Travel Registered Nurse, SICU/trauma
Massachusetts General Hospital
2020.06 - 2020.09
- Accurately perform and document patient assessments and recognizes, reports, documents and seeks appropriate intervention for signs and symptoms of complications or changes in health status.
- Able to titrate critical drips and medications and monitored and documented patient's responses to those interventions.
- Monitor ventilated patients and collaborated with respiratory therapist in airway management and ventilatory setting changes.
- Recovered and monitor post operative patients according to hospital policy.
- Proficient in recognizing, intervening and collaborating with other team members to treat and improve outcomes of patients in different states of shock.
Travel Registered Nurse, ICU
The John Hopkins Hospital
2009.12 - 2010.10
- Met oxygen needs of critically ill patients through invasive and non-invasive ventilation.
- Improved patient outcomes by detecting changes in patient's health status' early and collaborating with the healthcare team to provide early interventions.
- Managed central lines, endotracheal tubes and tracheostomies.
- Proficient in pulmonary care: inline suctioning, chest physiotherapy and proning patients.
- Provided targeted care and treatment to critically ill patients.
- Helped family and members remain in contact through periods of isolation through zoom meetings and integrating other technologies to keep families involved.
Surgical ICU Registered Nurse
Mt. Sinai Beth Israel Medical Center
2013.01 - Current
- Carried out hemodynamic monitoring, management and monitoring of invasive lines (including central lines, arterial lines, External Ventricular Drains, chest tubes and bowel management tubes), bedside CVVH, and vital signs monitoring
- Provided total patient care to critically ill post surgical patients on fragile physical state
- Ensured sterility while physicians performed bedside surgical procedures, adjusted ventilator settings based on blood gas results, delivered patient medications and monitored patients while on conscious sedation.
- As team leader supported and delegated duties to nurses and assisting personnel in a 12 bed unit.
- Trained and mentored nurses and student nurses as preceptor
- Interacted extensively with attending physicians, residents, respiratory therapists and other nursing professionals to provide professional, therapeutic and highly effective care to our patients
Medical-Surgical Nurse
Mt Sinai Beth Israel Medical Center
2010.10 - 2013.01
- Effective Team leader to nurses and assistive personnel in a 33-bed medical surgical unit
- Delegated staff nurse duties
- Assessed patients, identified potential and actual risks for complications while providing professional and high quality care within the scope of practice
- Educated and assessed learning needs and learning for clients from admission to discharge
- Initiated hospital-wide study to identify areas for process improvement
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Lehman College of The City University of New York
NY01.2019
Associate of Applied Science - Nursing
CUNY at Queensborough Community College
Bayside, NY06.2009
Certification
- Registered Nurse in New York, License number 621776, 01/2027
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Certification, 03/24-03/26
- CCRN, American Association of Critical-Care Nurses, 10/2025
- Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification, 03/25
- Board Certification for Medical-Surgical Nursing, RN-BC, American Nurses Credentialing Center, 07/2028
- American Heart Association NIHSS certification, 02/2025
Timeline
Travel Registered Nurse, ICU
Central Vermont Medical Center
2024.01 - 2024.07
ICU Travel Nurse
Weill Cornell Medical Center
2022.12 - 2023.12
Travel Nurse Telemetry
Bellevue Hospital Center
2021.07 - 2022.08
Travel Registered Nurse, ICU
Baptist Hospital Of Miami
2020.11 - 2021.06
Travel Registered Nurse, SICU/trauma
Massachusetts General Hospital
2020.06 - 2020.09
Travel Registered Nurse, ICU
The John Hopkins Hospital
2009.12 - 2010.10
Surgical ICU Registered Nurse
Mt. Sinai Beth Israel Medical Center
2013.01 - Current
Medical-Surgical Nurse
Mt Sinai Beth Israel Medical Center
2010.10 - 2013.01
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Lehman College of The City University of New York
Associate of Applied Science - Nursing
CUNY at Queensborough Community College
- Registered Nurse in New York, License number 621776, 01/2027
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Certification, 03/24-03/26
- CCRN, American Association of Critical-Care Nurses, 10/2025
- Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification, 03/25
- Board Certification for Medical-Surgical Nursing, RN-BC, American Nurses Credentialing Center, 07/2028
- American Heart Association NIHSS certification, 02/2025
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