Icela Gamboa
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
24
24
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse, ICU
Ascension Mercy Hospital
04.2003 - Current
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
- Experience with open heart recovery, telemetry, intra aortic balloon pump management, continuous renal replacement therapy, targeted temperature, Impella, drip management, burn management, post surgical recovery, Rapid Response Team management charge nursing, leadership, and other competencies in a 16 bed cardiac, medical, and burn Intensive Care Unit.
- Delivers comprehensive, high quality, individualized nursing care in the critical care environment based upon knowledge and experience, the nursing process and leadership skills.
- Leadership includes ICU Practice Council.
Telemetry Registered Nurse
Provena Mercy Medical Center
04.2000 - 04.2003
- Administered heart and blood pressure medication to cardiac patients as prescribed by physicians.
- Observed patient health and side effects from treatments and medications, noting all details in patient chart.
- Collaborated across disciplines to coordinate disposition, referral and psychosocial support needs.
- Utilized specialized equipment to track and monitor patients' vital signs in Telemetry unit.
Orthopedics Registered Nurse
Provena Mercy Medical Center
04.1999 - 04.2000
- Managed patients recovering from medical or surgical procedures.
- Provided skilled, timely and level-headed emergency response to critically-ill patients.
- Documented treatments delivered, medications and IVs administered, discharge instructions, and follow-up care.
Education
Associate Degree in Nursing - Nursing
Waubonsee Community College
Sugar Grove, IL03.1999
Skills
- Nursing Assignments
- Patient Needs Assessment
- Medical and Nursing Coordination
- Patient Advocacy
- Critical Care Nursing
- Patient Status Monitoring
- Work Assignments
- Employee Guidance
- Nurse Collaboration
- Workflow Coordination
- Patient Admission
- MEDITECH Software
Certification
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
- Basic Life Support (BLS)
Languages
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Registered Nurse, ICU
Ascension Mercy Hospital
04.2003 - Current
Telemetry Registered Nurse
Provena Mercy Medical Center
04.2000 - 04.2003
Orthopedics Registered Nurse
Provena Mercy Medical Center
04.1999 - 04.2000
Associate Degree in Nursing - Nursing
Waubonsee Community College
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