Erica L Cook
Inglewood,California
Summary
Experienced healthcare professional skilled in patient care, critical thinking, and communication. Strong focus on team collaboration and achieving optimal patient outcomes. Reliable and adaptable, ensuring efficient and compassionate care in dynamic environments. Equipped with expertise in medical procedures, patient assessments, and care coordination.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Kaiser Permanente Cardiac Cath Lab and Electrophysiology department Los Angeles Medical Center
08.2015 - Current
- Have followed and practiced policies and protocols per hospital guidelines
- Provide quality patient centered care for patients undergoing cardiac procedures, scheduled and planned cardiac Cath and electrophysiology procedures
- EKG monitoring and interpretation to assess changes in hemodynamics, cardiac rhythms report and implement treatment for beneficial outcomes
- Caring for post Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement, mitral clip and structural procedures monitoring neurological, hemodynamics and respiratory changes post procedure
- IV insertion, educating patients pre- and post-procedure care and treatment, medication management, removing arterial and venous sheaths
- Cover relief charge nurse assigning and coordinating bed assignments admissions in the hospital
- Managing cardiac drugs and titrating medications to patient's hemodynamics and relaying changes to doctors
- Precept and train new nurses
- Collaborate care with the doctors, multi disciplinaries and families
Olympia Medical Center Definitive Observation Unit Los Angeles, Ca
Los Angeles, Ca
03.2008 - 07.2015
- Followed and practiced policies and protocols per hospital guidelines
- Monitored cardiac dysrhythmias and initiated treatment, provide care for patients with tracheostomy and ventilators managing their airway
- Provided ordered wound care
- Assessing patients and reporting changes in condition to physicians
- Preceptor to train newly hired nurses
Providence Little Company of Mary Torrance, Ca
Torrance, Ca
03.2014 - 04.2015
- Monitored cardiac dysrhythmias initiating treatment per ACLS guidelines
- Assessing neurological changes in stroke patients using NIH stroke scale
- Preparing patients for various procedures
Education
Associate of Arts - Nursing
East Los Angeles College
Monterey Park, Ca01.2006
Skills
- Problem identification
- Logical reasoning
- Compassionate and caring
- Effective communication
- Collaboration and teamwork
- Clinical judgment
- Compassionate care
- Telemetry interpretation
- Cardiac monitoring
- Interdisciplinary collaboration
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Problem-solving
- Problem-solving abilities
Certification
- State of California Board of Registered Nursing
- BLS (6/2024) American Heart Association
- ACLS (1/2025) American Heart Association
- PALS (9/2027) American Heart Association
Timeline
Kaiser Permanente Cardiac Cath Lab and Electrophysiology department Los Angeles Medical Center
08.2015 - Current
Providence Little Company of Mary Torrance, Ca
03.2014 - 04.2015
Olympia Medical Center Definitive Observation Unit Los Angeles, Ca
03.2008 - 07.2015
Associate of Arts - Nursing
East Los Angeles College