Folarin Amoo
Albuquerque,NM
Summary
Dynamic and compassionate Staff Nurse with a proven track record at Lovelace Medical Center, adept in critical care and patient education. Excelled in fast-paced environments, enhancing patient recovery through expert clinical judgment and effective communication. Skilled in EPIC EMR software and fostering patient comfort, significantly improving care outcomes.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Staff Nurse
Lovelace Medical Center
Albuquerque, NM
01.2024 - Current
- Facilitated communication between departments to ensure smooth workflow.
- Participated in team meetings, presentations and special events.
- Utilized strong critical thinking skills to make quick and accurate clinical decisions in emergency situations.
- Assisted in the performance of diagnostic tests and interpreted results to guide nursing care.
- Responded to life-saving situations using appropriate resuscitation techniques and emergency protocols.
- Performed bedside procedures such as wound dressing changes, catheterizations, IV starts and changes, tracheostomy care.
- Supervised cardiac monitors, mechanical ventilators and alarms and oxygen delivery devices.
- Helped patients and families feel comfortable during challenging and stressful situations, promoting recovery and reducing compliance issues.
- Collaborated with other healthcare professionals to ensure optimal patient care.
- Functioned as charge nurse and assumed patient care in absence of nurses ending or arriving for shifts.
- Provided care to critically ill patients in a fast-paced environment.
- Assessed ICU patients each shift to ascertain vitals and key information.
Registered Staff Nurse, Medical-Surgical
Nebraska Medicine
Omaha, NE
01.2017 - 07.2024
- Provided direct patient care, including wound care and medication administration.
- Responded to emergency situations with speed, expertise and level-headed approaches to provide optimal care, support and life-saving interventions.
- Administered oral, IV and intra-muscular medications and monitored patient reactions.
- Interpreted and evaluated diagnostic tests to identify and assess patient's condition.
- Recorded patients' medical history, vital statistics, and test results in electronic medical records.
- Monitored patient vitals post-surgery, managed medical equipment, and administered medications and IVs.
Travel Registered Nurse, ICU
Triage
Omaha, NE
07.2021 - 01.2024
- Initiated life sustaining measures when indicated such as CPR or defibrillation per protocol guidelines.
- Ensured compliance with hospital policies and procedures regarding patient safety standards.
- Established and implemented nursing care plans for each patient using protocols of assessment, development, activation and evaluation.
- Interpreted medical orders from physicians, documented care plans and administered medications.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary team members to develop individualized treatment plans for each patient.
- Performed physical assessments of critically ill patients in the ICU setting.
- Advocated for patient needs and preferences, acting as a liaison between patients, families, and healthcare providers.
- Monitored cardiac rhythms utilizing telemetry monitoring systems.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Rutgers University
Newark, NJ05-2016
Liberal Arts And Sciences
Camden County College
Blackwood, NJ05-2014
Skills
- Direct patient care
- Respiratory support
- Tracheostomy care
- Geriatric nursing
- EPIC EMR software
- Diabetes management
- Medication administration
- Surgical nursing
- Patient care
- Intake and discharge
- Critical care
- Chronic disease management
- Wound care
- Cardiac nursing
- Wound care management
- Patient education
- Hospice and palliative care
- Patient management
- Medication and IV administration
- Clinical judgment
Certification
- Critical Care Registered Nurse, CCRN
- Cardiac Medicine Certified; CMC
Accomplishments
- AACN Albuquerque Chapter Excellence in Critical Care. November 7, 2024
Timeline
Staff Nurse
Lovelace Medical Center
01.2024 - Current
Travel Registered Nurse, ICU
Triage
07.2021 - 01.2024
Registered Staff Nurse, Medical-Surgical
Nebraska Medicine
01.2017 - 07.2024
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Rutgers University
Liberal Arts And Sciences
Camden County College