Jamie Pantano
Shakopee,MN
Summary
Dedicated and compassionate Registered Nurse (RN) with a 14 year, progressive career history in direct patient care, leadership, mentorship and care coordination in fast-paced environment. Proven ability to remain calm under pressure and skillfully handle difficult patients and high-stress situations. Consistently developing strong relationships with patients of many cultural backgrounds, families and co-workers through empathetic communication, respectful attitude and excellent customer service.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse
St. Francis Regional Medical Center, SCU
Shakopee, MN
06.2022 - Current
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
- Monitored patient condition by interpreting and tracking EKG readings, identifying irregular telemetry readings and updating team members on changes in stability or acuity.
- Provided exceptional care to high-acute patients needing complex care such as ventilator management, medication titration, extensive wound care and rehabilitation.
- Implemented medication and IV administration, catheter insertion, and airway management.
- Provide culturally competent care to a wide variety of patients from many different parts of the world.
Registered Nurse, Cardiac Telemetry
Ridgeview Medical Center
06.2015 - 05.2022
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary healthcare personnel to meet patients' personal, physical, psychological and cognitive needs.
- Identified arrhythmias, abnormalities or significant changes from baseline cardiac condition.
- Managed patients recovering from medical or surgical procedures, including facilitating wound care, ostomy care, pressure ulcer prevention and pain management.
- Supervised professional and paraprofessional nursing staff and delegated tasks to maintain continuum of care.
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
Registered Nurse, Progressive Care Unit
Minnesota Masonic Homes
02.2012 - 06.2015
- Conferred with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches.
- Maintained highest levels of patient satisfaction, generating referrals to maintain productivity levels for transitional care rehabilitation unit.
- Warfarin dosing and INR monitoring for entire facility.
- Advised patients and caregivers of proper wound management, discharge plan objectives, safe medication use and disease management.
Licensed Practical Nurse, LPN
Volunteers Of America
02.2010 - 06.2015
- Cared for wounds, provided treatments and assisted with procedures.
- Collaborated with providers and RNs to assess patient needs, plan and modify care and implement interventions.
- Educated patients and caregivers on medical diagnoses, treatment options, chronic disease self-management and wound management.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing Practice
Walden University
Minneapolis, MN02.2021
Associate of Science - Nursing
Rasmussen College
Bloomington, MN05.2015
Associate of Science - Nursing
Hennepin Technical College
Minneapolis, MN2009
Skills
- Precepting
- Staff Supervision
- Infection control measures
- Strong clinical judgment
- Intravenous therapy
- Preventive health
- Direct Patient Care
- Cultural compentence
Accomplishments
- Supervision - Worked as charge nurse on busy Med-Surg unit.
- Clinical Skills - Monitored patients' medical status in response to medication administration and interventions.
- Patient Care - Delivered compassionate and competent care that exceeded hospital requirements.
- Training - Served as preceptor to many new RN's, teaching clinical skills, time management and computer efficiency to support new RN development to ensure consistent quality of patient care.
- Education - Continued desire to learn and teach others.
Certification
- Certified ACLS, AHA -January 2022
- Certified BLS, AHA -January 2022
- Certified EKG -February 2020
Timeline
Registered Nurse
St. Francis Regional Medical Center, SCU
06.2022 - Current
Registered Nurse, Cardiac Telemetry
Ridgeview Medical Center
06.2015 - 05.2022
Registered Nurse, Progressive Care Unit
Minnesota Masonic Homes
02.2012 - 06.2015
Licensed Practical Nurse, LPN
Volunteers Of America
02.2010 - 06.2015
Bachelor of Science - Nursing Practice
Walden University
Associate of Science - Nursing
Rasmussen College
Associate of Science - Nursing
Hennepin Technical College