Ericka Balancio, RN
New York,NY
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Critical Care Registered Nurse
NYU Langone Hospital
Manhattan, NY
10.2022 - Current
- Floated to multiple Intensive care units including: CCU,CTICU, MICU, SICU, NICU
- Provided direct nursing care to critically ill patients in accordance with established policies, procedures, and standards of practice
- Direct patient care towards patients needing assistive devices such as LVAD & IABP
- Assisted physicians with bedside procedures including: intubations, extubations, ECMO cannulation, Central line placement, A line placement
- Efficient in Hemodynamic monitoring with Arterial lines, CVP lines, and Pulmonary artery catheters
- Initiation and titration of various sedative, paralytic, vasoactive, analgesics, anticoagulant, cardiac, and insulin drips
- monitoring of multiple drainage systems including chest tubes, JP drains and wound VACs
- Educated family members and patients on post-discharge care instructions
Certified Nursing Assistant
Cleveland Clinic Main Campus
Cleveland, Ohio
08.2020 - 08.2022
- Assisted patients with activities of daily living such as bathing, grooming, and dressing
- Provided basic patient care by taking vital signs, measuring height and weight, and recording intake and output
- Reported changes in patient condition to registered nurse or physician
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing (ABSN)
Xavier University
Cleveland, OH (3.7)08-2022
Bachelor of Science - Health Sciences And Rehabilitation
The Ohio State University
Columbus, OH05-2021
Certification
- Registered Nurse- New York License #895510
- Critical Care Registered Nurse (CCRN), AACN
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), AHA
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), AHA
- Basic Life Support (BLS), AHA
- NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS)
- Left Ventricular Assistive Device (LVAD)
- Intra- Aortic Balloon Pump (IABP)
- Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO)
Leadership Experience
RN Preceptor
- Mentor and educate new graduate nurses to multiple different units around the hospital
Unit Practice Council- Social chair
- Function as Units social chair to collaborate between acute and ICU teams to share ideas and practices to help achieve greater patient outcomes
- Set up events for new graduate nurses and mentorship programs
American Association of Critical Care Nurses (AACN) Ambassador
- Using leadership skills to advance the AACN mission and promoting professional excellence
Professional Organizations
- Philippine Nurses Association of New York
- Diversity in Nurse Anesthesia Mentorship Program
Volunteer
- God's Love We Deliver- Food Distribution Center
- American Association of Critical Care Nurses (AACN) Volunteer
- Operation Care Abroad (OCA), Medical Mission Trip: Davao City, Phillipines 05/2014
CRNA Shadow Experience
- Dr. Jeffrey Kimpson, MD- Pain Blocks of Novi, Mi (8 Hours)
- Nicole Dimuzio- McLaren Macomb Hospital Macomb, Mi (8 Hours)
Timeline
Critical Care Registered Nurse
NYU Langone Hospital
10.2022 - Current
Certified Nursing Assistant
Cleveland Clinic Main Campus
08.2020 - 08.2022
Bachelor of Science - Nursing (ABSN)
Xavier University
Bachelor of Science - Health Sciences And Rehabilitation
The Ohio State University