ELENA STRUNA
Summerville,SC
Summary
Professional healthcare provider with substantial experience in travel nursing. Consistently delivers high-quality patient care, prioritizing safety and efficiency in diverse clinical settings. Strong focus on team collaboration, adaptability, and achieving optimal patient outcomes. Skilled in critical care, patient assessment, and emergency response. Dependable and flexible, able to meet changing needs and ensure reliable support to healthcare teams.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Travel Registered Nurse
Aya Healthcare
04.2021 - Current
- Demonstrated adaptability when assigned to different units or shifts as needed, seamlessly integrating into diverse healthcare teams while maintaining exceptional performance levels.
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses.
- Prevented complications in critical situations by promptly recognizing symptoms and initiating appropriate interventions.
- Safeguarded patient privacy rights through diligent compliance with HIPAA regulations during all interactions with medical records and personal information.
- Maintained strict adherence to infection control protocols, ensuring a safe environment for patients and colleagues alike.
- Streamlined communication among healthcare teams by providing accurate and timely updates on patient conditions.
- Enhanced patient care by efficiently managing multiple cases in high-stress environments.
Telemetry Nurse/PCU nurse
Trident Medical Center
07.2019 - 04.2021
- Monitor patients’ vitals and administer treatment plans for those dealing with cardiac, pulmonary, diabetic and orthopedic problems
- Getting patients ready for stress testing, echocardiograms, peripheral diagnostic studies, cardiac catheterization and operating room
- Collaborate with physicians, intensivists, surgeons, neurologists and ancillary support staff
- School nursing students in patient assessments, care procedure and medication administration
- Offer patient and family guidance and support in illness management and home care
- Administered heart and blood pressure medication to cardiac patients as prescribed by physicians.
- Provided patients with information on such subjects as side effects from medications and benefits of proper nutrition to help promote better outcomes.
- Observed patient health and side effects from treatments and medications, noting all details in patient chart.
Education
Associate of Science - Nursing
Trident Technical College
Charleston, SC01.2018
Masters of Arts - English
Ulyanovsk State Pedagogical University
08.2008
Skills
- EKG, injections and medical lab procedures
- NG tube insertion and removal
- Multidisciplinary team collaboration
- Patient-focused care
- Foley catheter insertion/removal
- Tracheostomy care
- Intravenous therapy, phlebotomy
- Professional bedside manner
- Acute care experience
- Physical assessments
- Wound care
- Discharge planning
Certification
- Registered Nurse in SC, License number248749,2019
- Certified Nurse Aid
- Alzheimer's caregiver certification
- CPR certified through American Heart Association
- Nonviolent Crisis Prevention Certification
- ACLS through Red Cross
Timeline
Travel Registered Nurse
Aya Healthcare
04.2021 - Current
Telemetry Nurse/PCU nurse
Trident Medical Center
07.2019 - 04.2021
Masters of Arts - English
Ulyanovsk State Pedagogical University
Associate of Science - Nursing
Trident Technical College
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