Ambitious registered nurse with 5 years of diverse healthcare experience. Skilled in providing direct patient care, collaborating with healthcare teams, and educating patients and their families. Proven ability to manage and supervise nursing staff and ensure quality patient care. Strong skills in critical care medicine, patient assessment, medication administration, critical thinking, and effective communication. Committed to improve patient outcomes.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse/Charge Nurse
Broward Health Imperial Point
Fort Lauderdale, FL
06.2022 - Current
Provide high quality care for a wide variety of critical care patients, encapsulating all interventions within Critical Care RN scope of practice
Acts as charge nurse
Carries out charge nurse responsibilities for the unit; including but not limited to staffing, monitoring the income and transfer of patients, overseeing the care for all unit patients and being a resource for staff
Assess patient conditions and notify physicians of clinical changes
Prepare and implement patient care plans, use critical thinking to prepare for upcoming critical situations and possible intervention
Participates and runs Code situations, Code Team
BLS/ACLS Certified
Manages ventilated/sedated patients, arterial lines, central lines, Swanz-Ganz catheters, all other invasive lines, foley catheters, hourly I&Os, and continuous ECG monitoring
Manage all pharmacological drips, including vasoactive/sedative drips, insulin drips, and cardiac drips
Collaborates with physicians for all disciplines including Critical Care Team (MD/Pharmacist), and Surgeons to provide/manage care for critically ill patients
Assists in bedside procedures
Collaborates and educates patients/family members as appropriate in the critical care setting
Provide end of life care for patients/family as appropriate in critical care setting.
Registered Nurse/Charge Nurse
Broward Health Imperial Point
Fort Lauderdale, FL
09.2019 - 09.2021
Provided direct quality care to patients including daily monitoring, recording, and evaluating medical conditions for up to 6 patients per day
Evaluated patients, conduct admission assessments to determine patient needs, and created individualized plans of care based on physical, psychosocial and safety concerns
Collaborated with healthcare team
Led and mentored newly licensed nurses in developing and achieving professional expertise
Supervised nursing staff and managed patient care in a 36-bed unit as charge nurse.