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Ganiv KAHLON

San Francisco,CA

Summary

  • Positive attitude and excellent communication skills
  • Dedicated Critical Care Nurse experienced with compassionate and ethical bedside manner
  • Knowledgeable healthcare team member with quick emergency response and multitasking capabilities
  • Highly-motivated employee with desire to take on new challenges. Strong worth ethic, adaptability and exceptional interpersonal skills
  • Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail in maintaining accurate patient records
  • Provide culturally competent and sensitive nursing care to all patients
  • Multilingual: can speak fluent Punjabi, Hindi, and English

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Fertility PACU Registered Nurse

Reproductive Medicine Associates of California
03.2024 - Current
  • Provided direct nursing care to patients, including administering medications, wound care, and IV therapy.
  • Assisted in preparing patients for surgery by positioning them on the operating table and administering medications as prescribed.
  • Provided post-anesthesia care to patients following surgical procedures, monitoring their condition and responding to any changes.

Pre-op & PACU Registered Nurse

PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center
Bellingham, WA
12.2022 - 09.2023
  • Cares for a wide variety of patients postoperatively after surgical procedures
  • Demonstrates thorough understanding of medications utilized intra and post-operatively and recognizes the need for the use of reversal drugs when necessary
  • Demonstrates proper airway management
  • Understands principles of hemodynamic monitoring and monitors patients according to policy (vital signs, temperature, cardiac monitoring)
  • Provides pre-operative, phase I, and phase II care.

Emergency Room Registered Nurse

PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center
Bellingham, WA
08.2020 - 08.2023
  • Worked with a wide range of patient populations including traumas, sepsis codes, stroke codes, pediatrics, myocardial infarctions, orthopedic traumas, and respiratory emergencies.
  • Responded to emergency situations with speed, expertise, and level-headed approaches to provide optimal care, support, and life-saving interventions.
  • Coordinated with MD, case management, and social work to determine patient care.
  • Triaged and treated high-volume caseload in a busy emergency room setting.

Progressive Care Registered Nurse

Skagit Valley Hospital
Mount Vernon, WA
04.2020 - 07.2020
  • Developing nursing skills as a new graduate by providing care for critically ill patients, monitoring titratable drips, monitoring cardiac status, and interpreting cardiac telemetry strips
  • Closely monitoring acute conditions such as A-fib RVR, sepsis, COPD and CHF exacerbations, hypo- and hypertensive crises, STEMIs and NSTEMIs, and CVAs
  • Monitor individuals according to protocols for post-operative cardiac procedures

Magnet Practice Council Member

PeaceHealth St. Joesph Medical Center
Bellingham, WA
09.2020 - 08.2021
  • Served on the hospital-wide magnet committee to reduce patient falls
  • Conducted staff interviews and collected data from all hospital units
  • Implemented fall reduction measures along with a TIPS toolkit
  • Member, Evidenced-Based Practice Project: Implementing Code White

Preceptorship Critical Care Float

PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center
Bellingham, WA
02.2020 - 03.2020
  • Assessed, analyzed, and treated complex and unstable patient conditions
  • Further developed critical thinking skills and nursing judgment
  • Provided care to patients in a variety of different settings (ED, PCU, ICU, CDU, PACU & CRU)
  • Built trust and rapport with patients, caregivers, and colleagues
  • Provided patient and family-centered education on various diagnostic tests and procedures

Volunteer

Whatcom County COVID
03.2020 - 09.2021
  • Provided interpreting services for individuals in need who speak Punjabi, Urdu, or Hindi
  • Volunteered to help complete essential tasks like delivering food and medications to vulnerable community members in Whatcom County during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Volunteer

Edmonds School District Nourishing Network
Edmonds, WA
06.2021 - 08.2021
  • Provided to-go meals for families and children experiencing food insecurity in Snohomish County
  • Organized weekly summer activities at various parks in Edmonds for youth

English Teacher and Program Coordinator

Sikh Temple
Lynden, WA
01.2016 - 08.2020
  • Taught English classes for elders at the Sikh temple and citizenship classes
  • Organized health fairs, blood drives, sports days, and community educational events

President, Student Nurse

Bellingham Technical College
09.2018 - 03.2020
  • Organized quarterly good works projects including clothes drives, blood drives, flu clinics, and other events in
  • Whatcom County
  • Coordinated logistics for Nurse Advocacy Day in Olympia, WA, and Nurse Day celebrations
  • Organized health promotion lessons for children with developmental disabilities at the Max Higbee Center
  • Mentor, Helped students with developing good study habits and assist in navigating the challenges of nursing school

Coordinator/Founder and Public Speaker

Turban Awareness Day
05.2016 - 05.2019
  • Annual educational event to bring awareness to the Sikh community in Whatcom County and what the identity behind a turban is
  • Hosted this event at Whatcom Community College, Bellingham Technical College, and Western Washington
  • University with over 250 attendees at each event.

Education

Master of Science in Nursing - Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

University of California, San Francisco
CA

Bachelor of Science - Nursing Science

University of Washington
Bothell, WA
08.2021

Associate Degree - Nursing, DTA/MRP

Bellingham Technical College
Bellingham, WA
03.2020

Certification

California Registered Nurse License- 95341524

Washington Registered Nurse License- RN61046927

  • Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Certification- 2022
  • Pediatric Life Support (PALS) Certification- 2022
  • Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification- 2022
  • Trauma Nurse Core Course- 2020
  • Emergency Nurse Pediatric Course- 2020

Timeline

Fertility PACU Registered Nurse

Reproductive Medicine Associates of California
03.2024 - Current

Pre-op & PACU Registered Nurse

PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center
12.2022 - 09.2023

Volunteer

Edmonds School District Nourishing Network
06.2021 - 08.2021

Magnet Practice Council Member

PeaceHealth St. Joesph Medical Center
09.2020 - 08.2021

Emergency Room Registered Nurse

PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center
08.2020 - 08.2023

Progressive Care Registered Nurse

Skagit Valley Hospital
04.2020 - 07.2020

Volunteer

Whatcom County COVID
03.2020 - 09.2021

Preceptorship Critical Care Float

PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center
02.2020 - 03.2020

President, Student Nurse

Bellingham Technical College
09.2018 - 03.2020

Coordinator/Founder and Public Speaker

Turban Awareness Day
05.2016 - 05.2019

English Teacher and Program Coordinator

Sikh Temple
01.2016 - 08.2020

Master of Science in Nursing - Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

University of California, San Francisco

Bachelor of Science - Nursing Science

University of Washington

Associate Degree - Nursing, DTA/MRP

Bellingham Technical College

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