Jennifer Rivera
Lorain
Summary
Experienced and results-driven Registered Nurse with over 9 years of emergency room experience, seeking a healthcare recruiter position with Hunter Recruiting. Proven ability to thrive in high-acuity, fast-paced environments requiring expert critical thinking, multitasking, and decisive action. Brings a strong foundation in emergency nursing with a focus on patient safety, protocol adherence, and continuous quality improvement. Skilled in data-driven decision-making, root cause analysis, and promoting evidence-based practices to optimize patient outcomes. Known for effective communication, collaboration across interdisciplinary teams, and the ability to lead discussions around quality metrics, compliance, and performance improvement. Passionate about learning, process improvement, and driving a culture of excellence in healthcare delivery.
Compassionate healthcare professional with a background in nursing, known for high productivity and efficient task completion. Skilled in patient care management, emergency response, and infection control. Excel at communication, teamwork, and empathy, ensuring optimal patient outcomes and collaborative healthcare environments.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Emergency Room Registered Nurse
Cleveland Clinic
08.2017 - Current
- Provided patients care, performed assessments and interventions within a 36-bed emergency room department with a 4:1 - 5:1 ratio.
- Deliver outstanding care to patients with various diagnoses and manage care appropriately from the first encounter to discharge.
- Assessed patients' condition and notified providers of any clinical changes as well as prepared to implement any sudden interventions.
- Experience with collecting detailed triage assessments, analyzing patient information, and implementing ESI level based on the patient's particular needs.
- Initiating protocol orders specific to the patient assessment and collaborating with the healthcare team regarding the patient's plan of care.
- Professionally trained to administer emergency drugs in an event of cardiac and or airway management in a time of need.
- Able to access EPIC and manage patient documentation promptly.
- Acknowledged in medication administrations along with the outcome of medication given with proper follow-up.
- Prepare patients for any diagnostic testing and aid with various procedures with the physician at the bedside.
- Documenting focused assessment based on patient chief complaints and needs promptly along with hourly rounding throughout their stay.
- Communicate and educate patients of all ages along with their families regarding medical diagnoses, prescribed medication, and proper follow-up at the time of discharge.
- Experienced with ED Hold patients awaiting admission to the floor and manage the patient's care appropriately.
- Documenting focused assessment based on patient chief complaints and needs promptly along with hourly rounding throughout their stay.
Pre/Post PACU
University Hospitals Parma
Parma
01.2023 - 05.2025
- Assess and monitor 5-6 patients per shift in the immediate post-operative period, ensuring easy and smooth transition from surgical provider to recovery.
- Prove patient with further education regarding their recovery and addressing patients emotional needs.
- Collaborating with the surgical team and nursing team to optimize the patient outcomes in pacu and recovery also ensuring effective communication within the team.
- Anticipate in managing critical patients and/ or emergencies situations in a PACU setting.
- Adhere to facility protocols and policies to keep patient safe with recovery and ensuring proper follow-up Managing patient’s devices in recovery such as foleys, arterial lines, drains, IVs, ortho devices and interpreting EKG rhythm strips.
- Assess in the patient's levels of consciousness in phase 1 and phase 2 until patient is safe to be discharged and encourage families to be involved in patients' recovery.
- Managing the patient pain along with additional symptoms patient may be experiencing postoperatively, also identify complications from anesthesia and or uncontrolled bleeding and arrhythmia.
Education
Bachelors of science - Nursing
Chamberlain School of Nursing
Cleveland, OH05.2017
Associates Degree - Nursing
Cuyahoga Community College
Cleveland, OHAssociates - Arts and Science
Lorain County Community College
Lorain, OHSkills
- Care plan coordination
- Clinical documentation
- Team communication
- Attention to detail
- Problem solving
- Safety management
- Quality improvement
- Adaptability
- Multitasking capacity
Licenses Credentials
- RN compact license, Ohio, 10/31/27, 442355
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
- Trauma Nurse Core Course Certification (TNCC)
- Basic Life Support (BLS)
- NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS)
- Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP)
Timeline
Pre/Post PACU
University Hospitals Parma
01.2023 - 05.2025
Emergency Room Registered Nurse
Cleveland Clinic
08.2017 - Current
Bachelors of science - Nursing
Chamberlain School of Nursing
Associates Degree - Nursing
Cuyahoga Community College
Associates - Arts and Science
Lorain County Community College