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Erta Kuka

Brooklyn,NY

Summary

  • Compassionate Registered Nurse with experience offering comprehensive patient care in outpatient environments. Works well with diverse patient populations and fosters trusting relationships to improve outcomes. Efficiently coordinate with healthcare professionals to advance patient care. To seek and maintain full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills. Hardworking and passionate job seeker with strong organizational skills eager to secure entry-level Rn position. Ready to help team achieve company goals,

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Dental Assistant

Dental Clinic
09.2019 - Current
  • Cleaned and sanitized dental tools and equipment, straightened treatment rooms and restocked supplies to prep for next patient and maintain health and safety practices.
  • Performed general chair-side duties for general dentistry, endo procedures and oral surgery.
  • Sanitized trays, instruments and surfaces for clean dental office setting and patient safety.
  • Maintained dental supply inventory by checking stock to determine inventory levels and placing and expediting orders for supplies.
  • Successfully assisted dentist by performing four-handed dentistry and other chair-side duties.
  • Sterilized rooms and prepped equipment and instruments for procedures daily.
  • Assisted dentists, hygienists and other personnel by handing appropriate tools and supplies needed for procedures.
  • Assisted dentists by passing instruments, suctioning intraoral fluids, adding water and mixing materials for fillings, , casts and impressions.
  • Staged tray for procedures by arranging dental instruments and equipment.
  • Helped dentists restore teeth by applying permanent and temporary fillings and crowns.
  • Document and maintain patient information and health background.
  • Administered desensitizing agents by applying numbing gel to prepare patients for anesthetic injections.

Registered Nurse

Infectious Disease
05.2016 - 06.2017
  • Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process and management and lifestyle options.
  • Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures and safety protocols.
  • Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients and determined next course of action.
  • Managed care from admission to discharge.
  • Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
  • Collected blood, tissue and other laboratory specimens and prepared for lab testing.
  • Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
  • Monitored patient reactions to drugs and carefully documented findings.
  • Advised patients and caregivers of proper wound management, discharge plan objectives, safe medication use and disease management.
  • Managed quality care for patients with heart failure, end-stage renal disease and coronary artery disease.
  • Led successful team comprised of RNs, LPNs and ancillary staff.

Registered Nurse

Neurosurgical ICU
09.2014 - 09.2015
  • Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
  • Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process and management and lifestyle options.
  • Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures and safety protocols.
  • Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients and determined next course of action.
  • Managed care from admission to discharge.
  • Collected blood, tissue and other laboratory specimens and prepared for lab testing.
  • Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
  • Implemented medication and IV administration, catheter insertion and airway management.
  • Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
  • Monitored patient condition by interpreting and tracking EKG readings, identifying irregular telemetry readings and updating team members on changes in stability or acuity.
  • Monitored patient reactions to drugs and carefully documented findings.
  • Organized and managed care of patients undergoing various therapies and procedures.
  • Conferred with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches.
  • Evaluated healthcare needs, goals for treatment and available resources of each patient and connected to optimal providers and care.
  • Advocated for patients by communicating care preferences to practitioners, verifying interventions met treatment goals and identifying insurance coverage limitations.
  • Taught patients how to improve lifestyle choices, dramatically reducing chance of symptom reoccurrence.
  • Reviewed post-operative orders and continuously monitored patients' post-operative vitals, set up PCA and fluids and oriented patients to unit.
  • Audited charts and reviewed clinical documents to verify accuracy.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

Faculty of TechnicL Medical Sciences
Albania
07.2017

Skills

  • Strong Manual Dexterity
  • Four-Handed Procedures
  • Patient Intake Procedures
  • Patient Schedule Management
  • Dental Impressions
  • Oral Surgery
  • Restorative Procedures
  • Infection Control Proficiency
  • Dentrix Proficiency
  • Patient Data Gathering
  • Dental Staff Assistance
  • Taking X-Rays
  • Electronic Charting
  • Surgical Setup
  • Sterilization Techniques
  • Chair Side Assistance
  • Henry Schein Dentrix
  • Full Mouth Radiographs

Certification

  • Nursing Bachelor Degree Diploma
  • New York Registure Nurse License
  • CPR Certifications
  • BLS Certification

Timeline

Dental Assistant

Dental Clinic
09.2019 - Current

Registered Nurse

Infectious Disease
05.2016 - 06.2017

Registered Nurse

Neurosurgical ICU
09.2014 - 09.2015

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

Faculty of TechnicL Medical Sciences

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