Holly DeFonzo
Johnstown,PA
Summary
Dedicated and compassionate Registered Nurse (RN) with progressive career history in direct patient care, triage and care coordination in fast-paced environment. Proven to remain calm under pressure and skillfully handle difficult patients and high-stress situations. Consistently developing strong relationships with patients and families through empathetic communication, respectful attitude and excellent customer service.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
Work History
RN, Emergency Department
Senior Life Critical Access Facility
Johnstown, PA
05.2021 - 05.2022
- Administered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Effectively prioritized assignments, executing care based on each patient's relative condition and delegating tasks to available personnel deliver safe and efficient care.
- Worked within interdisciplinary health care team to develop, implement and make adjustments to patient care plans, individualizing strategies and methods to improve health and meet recovery goals.
- Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
RN, Emergency Department, Charge
Guthrie Cortland Medical Center
Cortland, NY
05.2019 - 11.2021
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process and management and lifestyle options.
- Evaluated healthcare needs, goals for treatment and available resources of each patient and connected to optimal providers and care.
- Managed quality care for patients with heart failure, end-stage renal disease and coronary artery disease.
- Collected blood, tissue and other laboratory specimens and prepared for lab testing.
RN, Emergency Department, Charge
Indiana Regional Medical Center
Indiana, PA
07.2017 - 05.2018
- Verified patients had information necessary for ongoing care, providing guidance on diagnoses, management of medications and prevention methods.
- Effectively prioritized assignments, executing care based on each patient's relative condition and delegating tasks to available personnel deliver safe and efficient care.
- Worked within interdisciplinary health care team to develop, implement and make adjustments to patient care plans, individualizing strategies and methods to improve health and meet recovery goals.
- Teamed on trauma and emergency interventions involving serious head injuries, gunshot wounds and thoracic trauma.
- Minimized hospital stays with recovery-centered approaches, reducing average in-patient stay length.
- Orchestrated quality-driven, cost-effective care in high-volume trauma center setting.
- Administered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Conferred with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches.
RN, Emergency Department, Charge
Indiana Regional Medical Center
Indiana, PA
01.2018 - 04.2018
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process and management and lifestyle options.
- Evaluated healthcare needs, goals for treatment and available resources of each patient and connected to optimal providers and care.
- Managed quality care for patients with heart failure, end-stage renal disease and coronary artery disease.
- Collected blood, tissue and other laboratory specimens and prepared for lab testing.
RN, Emergency Department, Charge
Guthrie Cortland Medical Center
Cortland, NY
08.2017 - 03.2018
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process and management and lifestyle options.
- Evaluated healthcare needs, goals for treatment and available resources of each patient and connected to optimal providers and care.
- Managed quality care for patients with heart failure, end-stage renal disease and coronary artery disease.
- Collected blood, tissue and other laboratory specimens and prepared for lab testing.
- Conferred with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches.
- Maintained quality care and comfort for patients with heart failure, pulmonary hypertension and other conditions.
- Performed arterial cut-downs, inserted central lines and inserted endotracheal tubes as part of trauma team.
- Implemented medication and IV administration, catheter insertion and airway management.
RN, Emergency Department
Williamsport Hospital
Williamsport, PA
03.2017 - 02.2018
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process and management and lifestyle options.
- Provided didactic and clinical instructions to orient new nurses and potential student nurses to achieve training outcomes.
- Participated in nursing simulation activities, evidence-based practice project implementation and competency development to further nursing education.
- Managed care from admission to discharge.
- Monitored patient condition by interpreting and tracking EKG readings, identifying irregular telemetry readings and updating team members on changes in stability or acuity.
- Oversaw delivery of care for patients on medical-surgical unit, providing direct care, delegating nursing assignments, and supervising team comprised of nurses, LPNs, technicians and unit clerks.
- Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients and determined next course of action.
- Kept optimal supply levels in treatment rooms, triage and other areas to meet typical patient loads.
RN, Emergency Department
Moses Taylor Hospital
Scranton, PA
07.2015 - 02.2016
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process and management and lifestyle options.
- Provided didactic and clinical instructions to orient new nurses and potential student nurses to achieve training outcomes.
- Participated in nursing simulation activities, evidence-based practice project implementation and competency development to further nursing education.
- Managed care from admission to discharge.
- Monitored patient condition by interpreting and tracking EKG readings, identifying irregular telemetry readings and updating team members on changes in stability or acuity.
- Oversaw delivery of care for patients on medical-surgical unit, providing direct care, delegating nursing assignments, and supervising team comprised of nurses, LPNs, technicians and unit clerks.
- Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients and determined next course of action.
- Kept optimal supply levels in treatment rooms, triage and other areas to meet typical patient loads.
RN, Emergency Department. ICU, TELE,
Windber Regional Medical Center
Windber, PA
03.2010 - 02.2015
- Reviewed post-operative orders and continuously monitored patients' post-operative vitals, set up PCA and fluids and oriented patients to unit.
- Collected blood, tissue and other laboratory specimens and prepared for lab testing.
- Maintained quality care and comfort for patients with heart failure, pulmonary hypertension and other conditions.
- Participated in nursing simulation activities, evidence-based practice project implementation and competency development to further nursing education.
- Minimized hospital stays with recovery-centered approaches, reducing average in-patient stay length.
- Orchestrated quality-driven, cost-effective care in high-volume trauma center setting.
- Secured controlled narcotics and distributed medication on schedule to meet patient needs and minimize misuse opportunities.
- Provided didactic and clinical instructions to orient new nurses and potential student nurses to achieve training outcomes.
RN, Emergency Department, Charge
Payson Regional Medical Center
Payson, AZ
01.2008 - 02.2010
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process and management and lifestyle options.
- Evaluated healthcare needs, goals for treatment and available resources of each patient and connected to optimal providers and care.
- Managed quality care for patients with heart failure, end-stage renal disease and coronary artery disease.
- Collected blood, tissue and other laboratory specimens and prepared for lab testing.
- Conferred with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches.
- Maintained quality care and comfort for patients with heart failure, pulmonary hypertension and other conditions.
- Performed arterial cut-downs, inserted central lines and inserted endotracheal tubes as part of trauma team.
- Implemented medication and IV administration, catheter insertion and airway management.
RN Staff Nurse
Pocono Regional Medical Center
East Stroudsburg, PA
06.2007 - 12.2007
- Administered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Effectively prioritized assignments, executing care based on each patient's relative condition and delegating tasks to available personnel deliver safe and efficient care.
- Worked within interdisciplinary health care team to develop, implement and make adjustments to patient care plans, individualizing strategies and methods to improve health and meet recovery goals.
- Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
RN, Emergency Department, Charge Nurse
Payson Regional Medical Center
Payson, AZ
09.2006 - 05.2007
- Cared for patients' wounds and changed dressings.
- Triaged incoming phone calls from emergency rooms and inpatient units to determine needs and prioritize care.
- Administered medications and treatments to patients as ordered by physician, maintaining accountability for accurate narcotic count at end of each shift.
- Educated patients and caregivers of various available external resources to support wound management, disease management and medication administration.
- Implemented quality patient care techniques to align with safety, health and organizational regulations.
- Supervised and managed daily scheduling, tasking and administration.
- Interacted smoothly with patients and loved ones, updated on care plans and advocated for needs.
RN Staff Nurse
Southeast Georgia Regional Medical Center
Brunswick, GA
07.1998 - 08.2000
- Administered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Effectively prioritized assignments, executing care based on each patient's relative condition and delegating tasks to available personnel deliver safe and efficient care.
- Worked within interdisciplinary health care team to develop, implement and make adjustments to patient care plans, individualizing strategies and methods to improve health and meet recovery goals.
- Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
RN Staff Nurse
Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center
Johnstown, PA
04.1991 - 06.1999
- Administered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Effectively prioritized assignments, executing care based on each patient's relative condition and delegating tasks to available personnel deliver safe and efficient care.
- Worked within interdisciplinary health care team to develop, implement and make adjustments to patient care plans, individualizing strategies and methods to improve health and meet recovery goals.
- Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
Skills
- Blood Draw and Sample Collection
- Patient Condition Monitoring
- Maintaining Patient Safety Standards
- Diet and Nutrition
- Privacy and Confidentiality
- Endotracheal Intubation
- Preventive Healthcare
- Patient Management
- Blood Product Transfusion
- Central Line Placement
- Seizure Disorders
- Medical Histories and Vital Statistics
- Nursing Consultation
- Cardiac Arrest
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support
- Monitoring Vital Signs
- Interpreting EKGs
- Medical Records Management
- Intramuscular Injections
- Specimen Test Interpretation
- Prioritizing Patients
- Medication Side Effect Knowledge
- Electronic Charting
- Acute Myocardial Infarction
- Patient Examination
- Patient Health Information Access
- Compassionate and Caring
Accomplishments
Employee of the month for saving a 4 year old boy from hemorrhaging S/P tonsilectomy
Award for most thorough and comprehensive documentation. Never before awarded to a traveler
Timeline
RN, Emergency Department
Senior Life Critical Access Facility
05.2021 - 05.2022
RN, Emergency Department, Charge
Guthrie Cortland Medical Center
05.2019 - 11.2021
RN, Emergency Department, Charge
Indiana Regional Medical Center
01.2018 - 04.2018
RN, Emergency Department, Charge
Guthrie Cortland Medical Center
08.2017 - 03.2018
RN, Emergency Department, Charge
Indiana Regional Medical Center
07.2017 - 05.2018
RN, Emergency Department
Williamsport Hospital
03.2017 - 02.2018
RN, Emergency Department
Moses Taylor Hospital
07.2015 - 02.2016
RN, Emergency Department. ICU, TELE,
Windber Regional Medical Center
03.2010 - 02.2015
RN, Emergency Department, Charge
Payson Regional Medical Center
01.2008 - 02.2010
RN Staff Nurse
Pocono Regional Medical Center
06.2007 - 12.2007
RN, Emergency Department, Charge Nurse
Payson Regional Medical Center
09.2006 - 05.2007
RN Staff Nurse
Southeast Georgia Regional Medical Center
07.1998 - 08.2000
RN Staff Nurse
Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center
04.1991 - 06.1999