Geraldine Vilus
Queens,NY
Summary
Dedicated, skilled, proactive, Registered Nurse with a broad range of healthcare experience. Recognized for excellent attention to detail and terrific patient interaction. Extensive knowledge, skills and abilities providing quality medical, wound care, and assessment. Experienced in caring for patients of all ages. Superior communication skills, leadership and management ability.
Highly-motivated employee with desire to take on new challenges. Strong worth ethic, adaptability and exceptional interpersonal skills. Adept at working effectively unsupervised and quickly mastering new skills.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Travel Registered Nurse (MedSurg/Cardiac Stepdown Registered Nurse
Richmond University Medical Center
Staten Island, New York
05.2025 - 03.2026
- Interpret telemetry rhythms (e.g., atrial fibrillation, PVCs, heart blocks)
- Perform frequent focused cardiac assessments.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to develop patient care plans.
- Maintained accurate records of patient assessments, treatments, medications, progress notes, and discharge summaries.
Mother-Baby Registered Nurse (Travel)
Maimonides Medical Center
Brooklyn, NY
06.2024 - 05.2025
- Collaborated with physicians to implement appropriate interventions for high risk maternal and fetal conditions.
- Provided emotional support to new mothers regarding breastfeeding difficulties or other concerns.
- Assessed newborns for health issues such as jaundice, low blood sugar levels, and congenital abnormalities.
- Assessed patient conditions, monitored behaviors and updated supervising physicians with observations and concerns.
Staff Registered Nurse, Labor and Delivery
Kings County Hospital Center
Brooklyn, New York
06.2023 - 06.2025
- Assisting in the delivery of newborns, including cesarean sections and forceps deliveries.
- Monitored fetal heart rates and maternal vital signs, identifying any abnormalities.
- Implemented individualized nursing care plans for laboring mothers and newborns.
- Collaborated with obstetricians, pediatricians, and other healthcare professionals to ensure comprehensive care.
- Monitoring fetal heart rate patterns during labor, intervening as needed to ensure the health and safety of mother and baby.
- Monitoring fetal heartbeat and length and strength of contractions to guide labor.
Cardiac Stepdown Registered Nurse
Jamaica Hospital Medical Center
Queens, NY
10.2022 - 06.2023
- Utilized telemetry to monitor patients cardiac status.
- Recognized early signs and symptoms of possible complications related to cardiac conditions or treatments and reported them immediately to physician team members.
- Coordinated with healthcare team to establish, enact and evaluate patient care plans.
- Administered local, inhalation or intravenous anesthetics to patients undergoing procedures.
- Performed nursing care to acutely ill adult patients with cardiac diagnoses such as myocardial infarction, congestive heart failure, cardiomyopathy and arrhythmias.
Telemetry Registered Nurse
Manatee Memorial Hospital
Bradenton, FL
04.2022 - 10.2022
- Handled telemetry monitoring of patients cardiac rhythms.
- Collaborated with doctors to plan post-treatment home care and prevent return hospitalization.
- Maintained optimal ventilator settings and operations to meet patient care needs.
- Utilized telemetry to monitor patients cardiac status.
Registered Nurse - Travel/Telemetry RN
Kingsbrook jewish medical center
Brooklyn, NY
10.2021 - 04.2022
- Administered medications intravenously, by injection or orally.
- Ordered and interpreted diagnostic tests to identify and assess patient condition.
- Documented and communicated actions and irregularities to maintain continuity among nursing teams.
- Utilized strong assessment skills to determine necessary patient care.
Agency Registered Nurse- Gotham Health Gouverneur
White Glove Agency
Manhattan, NY
12.2020 - 10.2021
- Provided nursing coverage in various hospital departments to include Medical/Surgical, Pediatrics, Post-op surgical, Long term, Acute Care, Rehabilitation and Telemetry. Make recommendations to improve Patient outcome.
- Follows department nursing guidelines. Duties include observing and assessing patient condition, administering medication, changing dressing, tracking routine heart rate, blood pressure, pulse oximetry measurements, monitoring vital signs, keeping records, and providing patients with support and education.
Home Care Registered Nurse
Alliance Home Health Care & Hospice
Manhattan, NY
04.2019 - 12.2020
- Advocated for patient needs with interdisciplinary team and implemented outlined treatment plans.
- Collaborated with health groups to plan or implement programs designed to improve overall health of communities.
- Responded to emergency situations with speed, expertise and level-headed approaches to provide optimal care, support and life-saving interventions.
Pediatric Home Care Nurse
Promise Home Services
The Bronx, NY
04.2018 - 04.2019
- Served as Agency Pediatric Home Care Nurse, providing bedside care medically fragile newborn, toddler children and adolescent patients. Differentiated between normal and abnormal findings. Identified changes in child's signs and symptoms and administered medication. Intervened and provided emergency care when needed. Participated in activities to manage child's pain level. Evaluated child for signs and symptoms of abuse, serving as an advocate.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Southern University And A & M College
Baton Rouge, LA05.2017
Skills
- Preventative Health
- Patient Support
- Patient Education
- Medical Record Keeping
- Patient Assessments & Vitals
- Charting
- Dressing Changes
- Catheter & IV Maintenance
- Trach/ Vent Maintenance
- Medicaid
- Medical/ Surgical
- Telemetry
- G-tube/J-tube insertion
Certification
- BLS/ACLS
- NRP
- CPR
- PALS
- Epic/Meditech Charting
- Peripheral Intravenous Certification
- Infection Control Certification
- NYS License #748181
- Florida License #9583911
Timeline
Travel Registered Nurse (MedSurg/Cardiac Stepdown Registered Nurse
Richmond University Medical Center
05.2025 - 03.2026
Mother-Baby Registered Nurse (Travel)
Maimonides Medical Center
06.2024 - 05.2025
Staff Registered Nurse, Labor and Delivery
Kings County Hospital Center
06.2023 - 06.2025
Cardiac Stepdown Registered Nurse
Jamaica Hospital Medical Center
10.2022 - 06.2023
Telemetry Registered Nurse
Manatee Memorial Hospital
04.2022 - 10.2022
Registered Nurse - Travel/Telemetry RN
Kingsbrook jewish medical center
10.2021 - 04.2022
Agency Registered Nurse- Gotham Health Gouverneur
White Glove Agency
12.2020 - 10.2021
Home Care Registered Nurse
Alliance Home Health Care & Hospice
04.2019 - 12.2020
Pediatric Home Care Nurse
Promise Home Services
04.2018 - 04.2019
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Southern University And A & M College