Emily Contos
Washington,DC
Summary
Dedicated, experienced nurse with a focus on neurocritical care. Holds certifications in ACLS/BLS, SCRN, and CCRN, ready to enhance patient outcomes through effective teamwork and clinical leadership. Compassionate patient advocate with a willingness to learn new skills and procedures.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
4
4
Certifications
Work History
Clinical Nurse II - Neuro ICU
MedStar Georgetown University Hospital
Washington, District of Columbia
07.2022 - 04.2026
- Managed care of critical care patients with primarily neurological and neurosurgical pathologies.
- Administered high-risk medications using clinical judgment based on patient presentation, laboratory values, and vitals.
- Served as a preceptor for new-to-practice nurses, experienced nurses, and travel nurses, by providing orientation to the unit's practices.
- Educated nursing students as an integral part of their practicum courses.
- Acted as charge nurse of a 24-bed unit with 9 to 14 nurses, creating assignments, supervising staff, and communicating effectively and compassionately with patients and families when issues arose.
- Educated patients and families on health management and post-discharge care instructions.
- Collaborated with an interdisciplinary team in patient care, including residents, attending physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, pharmacists, occupational and physical therapists, speech therapists, social workers, and patient care technicians.
- Assisted providers with bedside procedures, including extraventricular drain placement, intubation, central line placement, lumbar puncture/drain placement, tracheostomy, and bronchoscopy.
- Utilized critical thinking skills to assess changes in neurologic status of patients on an ongoing basis during shifts worked.
- Safely and efficiently transported critically ill patients to scans and procedures throughout the hospital.
Patient Care Technician
Trinity Health Ann Arbor Hospital
Ypsilanti, Michigan
07.2021 - 07.2022
- Assisted nursing staff with patient care tasks in an inpatient rehabilitation environment.
- Safely ambulated and transferred patients with significant mobility deficits.
- Obtained vital signs and blood glucose values, then reported abnormalities to the nursing staff promptly.
- Assisted patients with activities of daily living, including dressing, feeding, toileting, and personal hygiene.
- Fostered strong relationships with patients and encouraged them to participate in their strict therapy regimens.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI04-2022
Skills
- Neurocritical care
- Bedside procedures
- Continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT)
- Phlebotomy
- Leadership skills
- Stroke response
- Critical thinking
Certification
Advanced Care Life Support
Timeline
Clinical Nurse II - Neuro ICU
MedStar Georgetown University Hospital
07.2022 - 04.2026
Patient Care Technician
Trinity Health Ann Arbor Hospital
07.2021 - 07.2022
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of Michigan