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JANICE EKEROMA
Registered Nurse
LAS VEGAS,NV
Summary
Seasoned nursing professional offering proven clinical knowledge, natural interpersonal strengths and technical abilities. Knowledgeable about EMR charting, medication administration and interdisciplinary collaboration focused on optimizing patient care and support. Quality-focused and efficiency-driven leader.
Overview
37
37
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
4
4
Certifications
Work History
Registered NICU III Clinical Nurse Coordinator
Mountain View Hospital
Las Vegas, NV
07.2020 - Current
- Attend high risk deliveries from term to preterm infants
- Manage 10-12 nurses across 24-bed NICU unit per shift
- Providing support for transition nursery, Postpartum and Labor and Delivery for infant assessment, resuscitation and lab draws
- Coordinated departmental operations according to administrative, legal and medical guidelines.
- Assist with bedside surgeries, sterile procedures and blood draws
- Daily rounding with NICU team to discuss plan of care of infant
- Provide nursing support to NICU staff and medical team
- Prepare NICU staffing based on acuity and productivity
- Assess probable admissions from bed board report on a daily basis
- Provide safety precautions for all infants and staff in the NICU
- Continue to provide parent education and support to whose parents are in the NICU
- Set up bedside admission and admitting patients
Registered NICU III Nurse
Summerlin Hospital
Las Vegas, NV
01.2010 - 11.2022
- Applying nursing knowledge in level III neonatal intensive care unit
- Provided high level of quality care for each and every patient in 54 bed neonatal ICU unit.
- Assess and ensure critical care of premature and ill newborns
- Daily head-to-toe assessments of infants, basic care, continued) (bathing, diaper changing, etc.) assist with grower feeder preemie infants as well with assessing respiratory efforts in preemies
- Accurately obtaining and documenting on infant assessments and charting
- Providing support and education to parents whose infants are in the NICU
- Able to care for infants on High Flow Nasal Cannula to Jet Ventilation and Nitric.
Registered NICU III Nurse
Mountain View Hospital
Las Vegas, NV
10.2012 - 07.2020
- Applying nursing knowledge in level III neonatal intensive care unit
- Assess and ensure critical care of premature and ill newborns
- Daily head-to-toe assessments of infants, basic care (bathing, diaper changing, etc.) assist with grower feeder preemie infants as well with assessing respiratory efforts in preemies
- Accurately obtaining and documenting on infant assessments and charting
- Providing support and education to parents whose infants are in the NICU
- Assisting with bedside surgeries, sterile procedures and attend high risk deliveries
- Competent in Total Body Cooling, arterial sticks and IV drip calculations
- Able to care for infants on High Flow Nasal Cannula to Jet Ventilation and Nitric.
- Administered medications and fluids and checked vital signs on critically ill newborns.
Registered Psychiatric Nurse
Seven Hills Behavioral Institute
Henderson, NV
08.2009 - 10.2012
- Applying nursing knowledge in psychiatric facility
- Assess and ensure quality care of patients in psychiatric facility
- Admission assessments completed upon admission and proper thought process of patients mental status
- Conducted therapy for mentally ill patients in group and individual settings to assist patients in achieving normalcy.
- Monitor and document patient reactions to drugs and day to day activities
- Responded to numerous volatile situations and violent outbreaks to restore safety and security of patients and staff.
Registered Nursery Nurse
Summerlin Hospital
Las Vegas, NV
10.2009 - 01.2010
- Applying nursing knowledge in newborn nursery
- Assess and ensure quality care of infants in NBN during transition
- Daily head-to-toe assessments of infants, basic care (feedings, diaper changing, etc.) assist in deliveries of well babies and perform assessment functions such as APGAR scoring, respiratory functioning, obtaining vital signs, cleaning infant and reporting abnormal values to the pediatrician
- Accurately obtaining and documenting on infant assessments and charting
- Monitor and document patient reactions to drugs and feedings.
Certified IV Pharmacy Technician
Summerlin Hospital
Las Vegas, NV
10.2004 - 10.2009
- IV admixtures and TPN’s for inpatient care as well as preparing pediatric IV medications
- Prepared packaging and labels for prescriptions, verifying accuracy of dosage, side effects, interactions and refill instructions.
- Prepare anesthesia and epidural kits for surgery, open heart, labor and delivery
- Assist pharmacists with filling prescriptions and distribute medications throughout the hospital.
- Generated prescription labels using Cerner, verifying accuracy of patient and medication information.
Pharmacy Technician/Pharmacy Assistant
Longs Drug Store
Santa Barbara, California
08.1999 - 10.2004
- Counted and labeled prescriptions with correct item and quantity.
- Prepared bills for clients and submitted required paperwork to insurance companies.
- Implemented strong filing techniques to sort and store important documents and medical forms.
- Tracked pharmacy inventory and reported medication numbers to lead pharmacists.
- Communicated instructions to patients or caregivers about proper use and storage of drugs.
- Assisted pharmacist by filling prescriptions for customers and responding to patient questions regarding prescription and medication-specific issues.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of Southern Nevada
Henderson, NV 08.2007 - 03.2009
Bachelor of Arts - Sociology
University of California, Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA 09.1999 - 06.2002
Associate of Arts - Liberal Arts
Allan Hancock College
Santa Maria, CA 05.1997 - 05.1999
Skills
Care Planning and Management
undefinedCertification
CPR Certified – American Heart Association
Software
CPN
Cerner
Pyxis
Timeline
Registered NICU III Clinical Nurse Coordinator
Mountain View Hospital
07.2020 - Current
Registered NICU III Nurse
Mountain View Hospital
10.2012 - 07.2020
Registered NICU III Nurse
Summerlin Hospital
01.2010 - 11.2022
Registered Nursery Nurse
Summerlin Hospital
10.2009 - 01.2010
Registered Psychiatric Nurse
Seven Hills Behavioral Institute
08.2009 - 10.2012
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of Southern Nevada
08.2007 - 03.2009
Certified IV Pharmacy Technician
Summerlin Hospital
10.2004 - 10.2009
Bachelor of Arts - Sociology
University of California, Santa Barbara
09.1999 - 06.2002
Pharmacy Technician/Pharmacy Assistant
Longs Drug Store
08.1999 - 10.2004
Associate of Arts - Liberal Arts
Allan Hancock College
05.1997 - 05.1999
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