Jessica Petonak
Boonton,NJ
Summary
A healthcare professional with 2+ years of pediatric critical care nursing experience, excels in delivering high-quality patient care and ensuring optimal clinical outcomes. Proficient in critical thinking, patient assessment, care planning, and medical documentation.
Currently seeking preceptors and clinical placement opportunities in pediatric primary care settings as I continue my Pediatric Nurse Practitioner education.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Clinical Nurse
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, PICU
08.2023 - Current
- Provide nursing care in a highly acute 75-bed pediatric intensive care unit with patients ranging in age from neonates to young adults
- Care for patients receiving ECMO, CRRT, invasive and noninvasive mechanical ventilation
- Safely administer medications, continuous infusions, TPN, lipids, and blood products through peripheral intravenous lines, peripherally inserted central catheters, central venous catheters, ports, and feeding tubes
- Effectively communicate with providers, various members of the interdisciplinary team, and patients and their families
- Monitor patient vital signs, perform assessments and identifies changes in patient condition
- Serve as unit-wide resource as a Breastfeeding Resource Nurse, and member of the Bereavement Committee
- Orient and train new hires to the PICU
- Completed 1-year nurse residency program with completion of an evidence-based project
Student Nurse Intern
Rhode Island Hospital & Hasbro Children’s Hospital
06.2021 - 06.2022
- Assisted registered nurse in the Adult and Pediatric Emergency Units with all aspects of the nursing process including assisting with collection of baseline and ongoing assessment data following the nursing management plan and monitoring the patient response to nursing interventions
- Obtained patient vital signs and blood sugars, performed phlebotomy, obtained 12 lead electrocardiograms, assisted with activities of daily living, provided and/or reinforced patient instruction, ensured patient safety, documented findings and reported to nurse
- Acted as ER Patient Care Technician throughout all areas of the emergency room, including trauma, triage, behavioral health and medical pods
Summer Intern
Atlantic Health System
06.2020 - 08.2020
- Assisted RNs, Hospice Nurses, Physical Therapists, Occupational Therapists, Speech-Language Pathologists and Social Workers in the home care setting, taking patient vital signs, providing regular & basic nursing care
- Assisted Telehealth Nurses, WOCN, unit associates, and assistant managers in the office
- Managed phone inquiries by assisting patients with making, confirming, and rescheduling appointments, provided healthcare information as needed with compassion & confidentiality of each patient, created, processed, and confirmed Durable Medical Equipment Orders
Summer Intern
Atlantic Health System
06.2019 - 08.2019
- Obtained and recorded patient vital signs utilizing Epic Electronic Medical Record
- Managed Medication Phone Line by answering and returning phone calls for patients requiring assistance
- Assisted an interdisciplinary team including Neurodevelopmental Pediatricians, Pediatric Nurse Practitioners, BCBAs, Psychologists, Physical Therapists, Occupational Therapists, and Speech-Language Pathologists
Education
Master of Science - Nursing; Pediatric Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA10.2024
Bachelor of Science - Nursing; Minor in Thanatology
University of Rhode Island
Kingston, RI05.2022
Skills
- Pediatric and family-based care
- Patient monitoring and assessment
- Medication administration
- Infection control
- Respiratory support and ventilator management
- ECMO & CRRT
Certifications & Awards
- Registered Nurse, Pennsylvania Board of Nursing, RN762115
- Registered Nurse, New Jersey Board of Nursing, Pending
- Basic Life Support (BLS), American Heart Association
- Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), American Heart Association
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), American Heart Association
- Atlantic Health System PRIDE Award, Summer 2019
Timeline
Clinical Nurse
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, PICU
08.2023 - Current
Student Nurse Intern
Rhode Island Hospital & Hasbro Children’s Hospital
06.2021 - 06.2022
Summer Intern
Atlantic Health System
06.2020 - 08.2020
Summer Intern
Atlantic Health System
06.2019 - 08.2019
Bachelor of Science - Nursing; Minor in Thanatology
University of Rhode Island
Master of Science - Nursing; Pediatric Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
Drexel University
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