Jona Marie Nazareno
Ridgewood
Summary
Jona Marie Nazareno, BSN, is a professional registered nurse with over 16 years of experience in the healthcare industry. She has over 7 years of experience as a registered nurse in the PACU unit in short-term acute care hospitals and outpatient surgery centers. She has work experience in PACU, OR, Pre-Op Units in trauma level II and III centers with 400+ beds. She holds Bachelors in Nursing and an active NY Single State license. She has EPIC, PCC, and other EHMR experience. She holds an active BLS - AHA , ACLS-AHA and PALS-AHA. She is fully vaccinated against COVID.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
RN Supervisor
Buena Vida Continuing Care & Rehabilitation Center
Brooklyn
01.2025 - Current
- Established solid relations with leadership and staff by attending board meetings and coordinating interdepartmental information exchanges.
- Liaised between patients and families by providing health information and addressing questions and concerns.
- Analyzed data collected from various sources such as surveys or incident reports in order to improve operational efficiencies.
- Observed and interpreted patients' symptoms, devised individualized care plans, delivered best and most suitable care and advice and communicated to nursing staff and physicians.
- Assisted with onboarding of new nurses by providing orientation materials and training sessions.
- Collaborated with other departments to ensure quality patient care was provided throughout the hospital system.
- Directed, supervised and evaluated medical, clerical or maintenance personnel.
- Coordinated staffing schedules to meet patient needs while adhering to budgetary constraints.
- Responded promptly to inquiries from physicians or other healthcare providers regarding changes in medication orders or treatments.
- Explained policies, procedures and services to patients.
- Audited and completed charts, evaluations and medical forms.
- Monitored inventory levels of medical supplies and equipment, ordering additional items as needed.
- Attended conferences related to healthcare management topics such as budgeting or human resources administration.
- Completed day-to-day duties accurately and efficiently.
RN Pre-op, PACU
Sono Bello
Manhattan
05.2024 - 12.2024
- Educated patients and families on health care needs, conditions, and options.
- Educated patients on health maintenance, disease prevention, and treatment options.
- Coordinated discharge planning to ensure continuity of care post-hospitalization.
- Performed physical examinations and assessments of patients' medical histories.
- Delivered information regarding care and medications to patients and caregivers in comprehendible terminology.
- Recorded patient condition, vital signs, recovery progress and medication side effects.
- Assessed patient needs, prioritized treatment, maintained patient flows and assisted physicians with non-invasive procedures.
- Maintained thorough, accurate and confidential documentation in electronic medical records.
- Collaborated with doctors to plan post-treatment home care and prevent return hospitalization.
- Carried out physician orders regarding tests or medication administration accurately and safely.
- Helped patients and families feel comfortable during challenging and stressful situations, promoting recovery and reducing compliance issues.
RN - PACU
NYP Brooklyn Methodist Hospital
Brooklyn
01.2022 - 04.2024
- Company Overview: Trauma Level: II, Hospital bed size: 651, Hospital type: Short Term Acute care.
- Observing patients for side effects of anesthesia
- Monitoring and recording patient vital signs
- Monitoring patient's level of consciousness throughout sedation recovery
- Performing post-operative tasks, such as administering medication or changing dressings
- Checking and updating patient files, charts and medical records
- Collaborating with surgeons, anesthesiologists, physicians and other members of the patient's care team
- Providing comfort and answering questions when patients wake from sedation
- Educating patients and their families regarding post-surgery care at home.
Operating Room RN
Mount Sinai Hospital Queens
Long Island City
07.2021 - 12.2021
- Company Overview: Trauma Level: II, hospital bed size: 495, hospital type: short-term acute care.
- Closely monitor hemodynamic variances to identify signs of cardiac and other life threatening complications associated with fluid and electrolyte imbalances.
- Experienced with care of patients involving ventilators, tracheostomies, arterial lines, IVs central lines, IV pumps, syringe pumps, EKG monitoring, Foley Catheters, G Tubes, NG Tubes, and post op care.
- Assisted critical care physician and respiratory therapist in bedside emergent situations.
- Assisted physician in arterial line and PICC placement.
- Played key role in both rapid response and code blue teams.
- Responsible for the care of critically ill patients, ranging from young adults to geriatrics; including postoperative, alcohol withdrawal, drug overdose, respiratory failure, stroke and medically declining patients requiring neurological assessments and continuous cardiac monitoring.
RN - PACU
CitiMed Surgery Center
Queens
08.2020 - 06.2021
- Company Overview: Outpatient surgery center.
- Monitor patient vital signs as they wake from anesthesia.
- Treat pain, nausea, and other patient post-op symptoms and any side effects of anesthesia.
- Comfort patients who awaken scared or confused after surgery.
- Work with an interdisciplinary medical team.
- Document and keep the team informed of the patient's progress.
- Educate the patient and family on post-surgery care.
- Circulating and Scrub Experience in General Surgery, Vascular, OB-GYN, Orthopedics, Podiatry, Plastics and Pain Management.
- Assist anesthesiologists with induction of patient prior to surgery.
- Assist anesthesiologists with safe transfer of patient from OR to PACU.
RN - Pre-op, PACU, O.R
Surgicare of Brooklyn
Brooklyn
04.2019 - 07.2020
- Company Overview: Ambulatory surgery center bed size: 18, Outpatient surgery center.
- Circulating experience in orthopedics, pain management, plastic and podiatry.
- Assist anesthesiologists with induction of patient prior to surgery.
- Assist anesthesiologists with safe transfer of patient from OR to PACU.
- Oversee patients and assess their status to ensure they are safely regaining consciousness.
- Monitor and look for any signs of difficulty breathing, raising blood pressure, hypothermia or agitation.
- Administer prescribed medications, often opioids to manage the patient's pain or antiemetics for nausea.
- Maintaining patient intravenous therapy.
- Providing education to the patient/family according to organizational standards.
RN - PACU
Fifth Avenue Surgery Center
New York
05.2018 - 05.2019
- Company Overview: Outpatient surgery center.
- Regularly checking vital signs to quickly intercept any potential issues and ensure a smooth recovery.
- Monitoring post-operative patient's levels of recovery and consciousness from anesthesia and providing updates to the treatment team as needed.
- Keeping bandages, dressings, etc. clean, dry, and safe.
- Educating patients and their families on post-surgery care, as well as answering questions.
- Updating charts, patient files, and medical records.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
St. Jude College
Manila, Philippines05-2009
Degree
BSN
Licensure And Certificates
- RN New York, 747281, 02/28/26
- ACLS - AHA
- BLS - AHA
- PALS - AHA
Timeline
RN Supervisor
Buena Vida Continuing Care & Rehabilitation Center
01.2025 - Current
RN Pre-op, PACU
Sono Bello
05.2024 - 12.2024
RN - PACU
NYP Brooklyn Methodist Hospital
01.2022 - 04.2024
Operating Room RN
Mount Sinai Hospital Queens
07.2021 - 12.2021
RN - PACU
CitiMed Surgery Center
08.2020 - 06.2021
RN - Pre-op, PACU, O.R
Surgicare of Brooklyn
04.2019 - 07.2020
RN - PACU
Fifth Avenue Surgery Center
05.2018 - 05.2019
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
St. Jude College