Jini Abraham
Livonia
Summary
Dynamic Registered Nurse with extensive experience at Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital, excelling in high-acuity settings. Proven expertise in critical care management and patient advocacy, utilizing EPIC for effective communication. Recognized for compassionate patient education and multidisciplinary collaboration, ensuring optimal recovery outcomes in fast-paced environments.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Registered Nurse – Post Anesthesia Care Unit
Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital
West Bloomfield
05.2023 - Current
- Provides comprehensive post-anesthesia care for high-acuity surgical patients with multiple comorbidities following general, regional, spinal and monitored anesthesia care.
- Delivers specialized post-anesthesia care to pediatric and adolescent patients following anesthesia.
- Monitors airway patency, vital signs, cardiac rhythm, oxygen saturation, and neurological status.
- Manages complex pain control regimens, including IV opioids, PCA pumps and regional blocks.
- Monitors and interprets cardiac rhythms; promptly intervened in dysthymias and hemodynamic instability.
- Recognizes and intervenes in post-op emergencies including airway compromise, hypotensive, and hemorrhage.
- Collaborates with anesthesiologist, surgeons, and multidisciplinary teams to ensure safe patient recovery.
- Utilizes aldrete scoring and PACU criteria to determine readiness for Phase I/II discharge or ICU transfer.
- Administers blood products, vasoactive medications, and emergency drugs per ACLS protocols.
- Provides patient and family education on post-operative care and discharge instructions.
- Ensures compliance with patient safety, infection control, and regulatory standards.
- Precepts and mentors new PACU nurses and nursing students.
- Served as night and day shift charge nurse.
- Coordinated patient flow from OR to PACU, ICU and inpatient units, ensuring safe recovery and timely disposition.
- Lead and support RNs per shift, adjusting assignments based on acuity and staffing levels.
- Proven ability to independently manage unit flow overnight while coordinating high-volume daytime surgical recoveries.
- Strong clinical judgement, calm crisis leadership, and commitment to patient safety and staff support.
Registered Nurse – Medical ICU
Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital
West Bloomfield
06.2022 - 05.2023
- Provided patient care, performed assessments, and delivered different nursing interventions and procedures at a 12-bed ICU.
- Monitored vital signs, adequacy of ventilation, and levels of consciousness and pain for immediate referral.
- Administered medications in various routes as determined by the patient’s condition to facilitate treatment.
- Assessed conditions of 2 critical patients per shift, promptly and attentively notifying physicians of immediate clinical changes while preparing and implementing patient care plans for faster recovery and optimal health outcomes.
- Set up and monitors life support equipment and devices such as cardiac monitors, transducers, pressure lines, oxygen delivery devices, mechanical ventilators, and pulse oximeter to maintain support to patients.
- Performed dressing changes, bathed patients, and provided post-mortem care to maintain ICU operations continuity.
- Consulted and coordinated with health care team members to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care plans.
- Taught patients and significant others how to manage their illness/injury, by explaining post-treatment home care needs, diet/nutrition, self-administration of medication and rehabilitation.
Registered Nurse - Medical Intensive Care Unit/COVID ICU
William P. Clements Jr. University Hospital
Dallas
07.2020 - 04.2022
- Responsible for the care of 1-2 critically ill patients including surgical, septic, DKA, ventilated patients, continuous cardiac monitoring, and critical care drips.
- Critical care drips include pressor, sedatives, antiarrhythmics, antihypertensive agents, heparin, inotropic agent, diuretics, narcotic analgesics, benzodiazepine, PCA infusions, and insulin infusions.
- Provides patient care, performed assessments, and delivered different nursing interventions and procedures at a high acuity 24-bed Medical Intensive Care Unit.
- Managed life support equipment and IV administration of fluids and medications.
- Monitored patient vital signs, adequacy of ventilation, and level of consciousness and pain. Notified attending physicians of changes.
- Assisted physician with emergent situations.
- Assist physicians and physician assistants in bedside procedures such as: bedside trach insertion, arterial and central line placements, intubation and bronchoscopy.
- Responsible for the maintenance and care of arterial and central lines, ventilators, IV infusions and gastric tubes.
- Manage patients on Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy.
- Responded to codes on our unit.
- Trained new nurses on CRRT machine.
- Proactively learned new procedures and treatment protocols from more established nurses.
- Supported patient and patient families and provided any needed assistance.
- Educated family members on patient conditions in a compassionate way.
- Assisted with conflict resolution in tense situations.
Wedding Event Decorator
Coral Decors
05.2020 - 12.2021
- Help couples with finding the right venue for their wedding day.
- Decorate all sizes of wedding venues for couples on their big day.
- Decorate for engagements, birthdays and baptisms.
- Plan with couples the kind of decorations they like on their wedding day.
Patient Care Tech - Surgical Intensive Care Unit
William P. Clements Jr. University Hospital
Dallas
06.2019 - 02.2020
- Assist patient with activities of daily living
- Follow isolation precaution and infection control procedures
- Assisting the nursing staff with patient duties
- Performs EKG and applies cardiac leads
- Performs blood sugar checks
- Respond to patient concerns
- Kept all areas stocked and neat
- Take specimens to lab
- Set up meals and take out finished trays
- Set up room for new admit
- Cover for unit HUC when needed
- Perform room safety checks
- Round on patients
- Performs other duties such as errands, transferring patients to the floor.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
West Coast University
Dallas, TX01.2020
Skills
- BLS, ACLS & PALS certified
- Microsoft Word
- Excel
- PowerPoint
- Electronic Health Records – EPIC
- Multidisciplinary collaboration
- Effective communication
- Time management
- Clear patient communication
- Compassionate and caring
- Interpersonal skills
- Patient advocacy
Clinical Rotations
- Fundamentals, Presbyterian Village North, Dallas, TX, 01/2018 - 03/2018
- Medical Surgical I, Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital, Dallas, TX, 04/2018 - 06/2018
- Mental Health, Millwood Hospital, Arlington, TX, 06/2018 - 08/2018
- Medical Surgical II, LifeCare Hospital, Fort Worth, TX, 10/2018 - 01/2019
- Labor and Delivery, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, 01/2019 - 03/2019
- Pediatrics, Cook Children's Medical Center, Fort Worth, TX, 04/2019 - 06/2019
- Public Health, Encore Memory Care Day Center, Plano, TX, 06/2019 - 08/2019
- Critical Care Nursing Capstone, Methodist Dallas Medical Center, Dallas, TX, Crescent Medical Center, Lancaster, TX, 08/2019 - 10/2019, 11/2019 - 01/2020
Volunteer Involvement
- Red Balloon Run & Ride, 05/2019, Volunteered to pass out water to those that stopped by the water station after running the 5K
- Sharing Life Community Outreach, 03/2019, Assist clients with shopping in the food pantry and clothing closet
Nursing License
LARA #4704387897, 03/2028
Skills And Certifications
- Trilingual, Malayalam (Native), Tamil (Conversational), English (Fluent)
- Basic Life Support (BLS), 12/2027
- ACLS, 12/2027
- PALS, 12/2027
- TCAR, 12/2029
Timeline
Registered Nurse – Post Anesthesia Care Unit
Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital
05.2023 - Current
Registered Nurse – Medical ICU
Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital
06.2022 - 05.2023
Registered Nurse - Medical Intensive Care Unit/COVID ICU
William P. Clements Jr. University Hospital
07.2020 - 04.2022
Wedding Event Decorator
Coral Decors
05.2020 - 12.2021
Patient Care Tech - Surgical Intensive Care Unit
William P. Clements Jr. University Hospital
06.2019 - 02.2020
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
West Coast University