Elisa Parathara
Milpitas,CA
Summary
Compassionate Registered Nurse with foundational inpatient experience seeking a Clinical Nurse I position to continue developing acute-care nursing skills. Committed to providing safe, patient-centered care, building clinical confidence through ongoing learning, and contributing reliably to a collaborative healthcare team.
Overview
1
1
year of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse in Short Stay Rehabilitation Unit
Veterans Affairs Medical Center
09.2024 - Current
- Provide safe, patient-centered care for up to 5 patients in a subacute clinical setting, educating patients and families on treatment plans, achievable rehabilitation goals, and lifestyle changes for recovery.
- Support patients in regaining mobility and strength through individualized therapeutic exercises and mobility aids.
- Collaborate closely with physicians, physical therapists, occupational therapists, and interdisciplinary team members to implement individualized plans of care.
- Perform skills such as vital checks, tracheostomy care, IV insertion, blood draws, wound care, and glucose monitoring.
- Perform comprehensive head-to-toe assessments, ongoing reassessments, and clinical prioritization to ensure timely and appropriate care.
- Safely administer scheduled and PRN medications via multiple routes; monitor for therapeutic effect and adverse reactions.
- Manage patients with multiple comorbidities including amputations, spinal cord injury, traumatic and acquired brain injury.
- Provide care for patients with ostomies, PEG/PEJ tube feedings, negative pressure wound therapy (wound vacs), Foley catheters, BiPAP and CPAP.
- Educate patients and families on medications, rehabilitation goals, disease processes, and discharge planning.
- Document all aspects of care accurately and efficiently using CPRS electronic health record; proficient in EMR-based documentation workflows.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of San Francisco
San Francisco, CA05.2024
Skills
- Patient assessment & clinical judgment
- Medication administration
- Wound & ostomy care
- Foley catheter care
- Pain management
- Fall prevention & patient safety
- Interdisciplinary collaboration
- Patient & family education
- EMR documentation
Certification
- RN License #95309097 Exp: 2026-08
- Basic Life Support (BLS) - American Heart Association Exp: 2026-01
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) - American Heart Association Exp: 2026-03
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) - American Heart Association Exp: 2026-04
CLINICAL NURSING EXPERIENCE - 877 HOURS TOTAL
Stanford Health Care, Palo Alto, CA Neurology/Stroke/Epilepsy Unit, Preceptorship, 156 hours Jan 2024 – Mar 2024
- Delivered evidence-based nursing care to 3 neurology patients, completing focused assessments and implementing individualized care plans.
- Provided patient and family education on diagnoses, symptom management, and discharge planning.
- Safely administered medications via multiple routes and delivered clear SBAR handoffs for complex neurological conditions.
- Presented an evidence-based capstone project on Mirror Therapy for post-stroke motor recovery.
Kaiser Permanente | San Francisco, CA - Maternity and Newborn, 68 hours Aug 2023 – Dec 2023
UCSF Benioff | Oakland, CA - Pediatric Medical/Surgical, 68 hours Aug 2023 – Dec 2023
Mills-Peninsula Medical Center | Burlingame, CA - Medical/Surgical, 180 hours Jan 2023 – May 2023
La Posada | San Francisco, CA - Community Health, 90 hours Aug 2022 – Dec 2022
San Mateo Medical Center | San Mateo, CA - Inpatient Psychiatric, 90 hours Aug 2022 – Dec 2022
Kentfield Hospital | Kentfield, CA - Medical/Surgical, 135 hours Jan 2022 – May 2022
Chaparral House | Berkeley, CA - Skilled Nursing Facility, 90 hours Aug 2021 – Dec 2021
Timeline
Registered Nurse in Short Stay Rehabilitation Unit
Veterans Affairs Medical Center
09.2024 - Current
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of San Francisco