Julie Gafanovich, MSN, AGNP-BC, SCRN
Freehold,NJ
Summary
Highly-motivated experienced nursing professional with desire to take on new challenges. Adept at working effectively unsupervised and quickly mastering new skills, bringing demonstrated clinical expertise, leadership skills and technical knowledge. Proficient in updating charts, monitoring medications and working with multidisciplinary teams to optimize patient care. Quality-driven, strong work ethic, adaptability, and exceptional interpersonal skills. Bilingual: Russian (5/5).
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Aesthetic Nurse Practitioner
Eminence Medical Aesthetic
Princeton, NJ
03.2023 - Current
- Managing complex equipment.
- Maintained current knowledge of trends in aesthetics medicine through continuing education courses.
- Educated patients on the risks and benefits associated with various aesthetic treatments.
- Assisted in the development of aesthetic treatment plans and protocols for patients.
- Maintained a clean work environment and sterilized equipment after each use according to safety protocols.
- Develop customized treatment plans for each patient's unique needs.
- Performing assessment and providing care specific to patients age and their needs.
- Specific attention to detail.
- Performed laser vein therapy and laser hair removal procedures.
- Evaluated client satisfaction levels following completion of an aesthetic procedure.
Senior Staff Nurse I-Registered Nurse
Maimonides Medical Center (MMC) - Medical Intensive Care Unit
Brooklyn, NY
07.2018 - Current
- Highly skilled in assessing, planning, documenting, implementing, coordinating, and managing patient care in accordance with hospital policies and nursing standards.
- Managing complex equipment.
- Care of ventilated patients, wounds, catheters, central and peripheral lines, multiple drainages.
- Implementation of critical thinking and collaboration with interdisciplinary medical team. Patient and family education
- Continuous monitoring of vital signs, inputs and outputs, drips, and cardiac monitors.
- Monitoring of life support equipment.
- Places OG/NG tubes for suctioning, feeding and medication administration.
- Assesses for physiologic or cognitive changes from baseline.
- Responding to changing patient conditions and providing advanced life support.
- Thorough documentation to provide physicians with the full picture of patient's condition.
- Provide care specific to patients age and their needs.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary team to ensure quality of care for patients.
- Implementation of skills and nursing knowledge gained from previously occupied positions as a Registered Nurse.
Registered Nurse
Maimonides Medical Center (MMC) - Comprehensive Stroke, Telemetry
Brooklyn, NY
09.2016 - 07.2018
- Advanced medical knowledge
- Interpretation of cardiac rhythms
- Implementation of National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS)
- Constant and continuous monitoring of patient's heart
- Educating patient and family members
- General care, medications, monitoring, blood drawing
- Documenting and collaborating with medical team
- Meeting all the aspects of patient care.
- Collaborated with physicians, nurses, therapists, social workers and other healthcare professionals to develop individualized treatment plans for each patient.
- Maintained a safe environment for all patients by adhering to infection control policies and procedures.
- Utilized critical thinking skills to assess clinical situations quickly and accurately.
- Assessed, planned, implemented and evaluated nursing care for assigned patients.
- Trained and mentored new RNs on best practices, hospital policies and standards of care.
- Documented patient progress notes accurately and efficiently in the electronic medical record system.
- Evaluated effectiveness of interventions through ongoing assessment of patient responses.
- Advocated for patients by supporting and respecting basic rights, values, and beliefs.
- Administered medications and treatments, monitoring patients for reactions and side effects.
Registered Nurse, Medical-Surgical Unit
Coney Island Hospital (CIH) - Medical Surgical Unit
Brooklyn, NY
08.2015 - 09.2016
- Assessing, implementing, and documenting care provided
- Administering medications
- Interact with patients and families, provide answers to questions
- Addressed direct care needs for each patient
- Ensured compliance with nursing standards and protocols.
- Assessed, monitored and documented patient progress on a daily basis.
- Prioritized workloads according to urgency levels ensuring timely completion of assignments.
- Provided direct nursing care to medical-surgical patients including assessments, treatments, medications and documentation of care.
Education
Master of Science - Adult-Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
The College of Staten Island
05.2022
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
The College of Staten Island
05.2015
Associates in Applied Science in Nursing -
The College of Staten Island
05.2014
Skills
- SCM Knowledge
- Trilingual: English / Russian/ Ukrainian
- Experience working in an environment with diverse ethnicities, beliefs, and religions
- Ability to build respectable relationships
- Effective oral and written communication and interpersonal relationship skills
- Client Relationship Building
- Collaborative Team Player
- Strong Communication Abilities
- Treatment Preparation
- Patient Condition Monitoring
- Documentation
- Infection Control
- Vitals Monitoring
- Patient Examination and Direct Patient Care
- Chronic Disease Management
- Student Precepting
- Safety Protocols
- Adaptability and Flexibility
- Interpersonal Communication
- Holistic Care
- Providing Emotional Support to Patients and Patient's Families
- Quality Improvement
- Family Support
- Care Coordination
- Therapeutic Interventions
- Critical Thinking
- Work Planning and Prioritization
- Test Result Interpretation
- Diagnostic Interventions
- Knowledgeable About Diseases
- Active Listening
- Professional Demeanor
- Excellent Verbal and Written Communication
- Continuous education in Advanced Palliative Care for Health Professionals, Pain Management, Chronic Pain Strategies for Chronically Ill Patients
- Problem-Solving Aptitude
Languages
English
Professional
Russian
Professional
Certification
- New Jersey State Advanced Practice Nurse - Current
- New Jersey State Registered Professional Nurse - Current
- New York State Nurse Practitioner in Adult Health - Current
- New York State Registered Professional Nurse - Current
- Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Certification (ANCC) - Current
- American Heart Association: BCLS, ACLS - Current
- Stroke Certified Registered Nurse (SCRN) - Current
Accomplishments
- Dean's List Honors - 2014-2015
- Cum Laude Award - 2014
- Dean's List Honors - 2011-2012
Clinical Experience
- CLINICAL EXPERIENCE: NP STUDENT- 500 Hours
- Dr. Manana Petrov (Primary Care- Fall, 2021) - 250 Clinical Hours
- Dr. Aleksandr Zasypkin (Primary Care- Spring, 2022) - 250 Clinical Hours
• Conducts a holistic patient interview, to address the patient’s emotional, physical, and spiritual needs.
• Evaluates the patient’s past, family, and social history to create individualized patient care plans. • Autonomously delivers comprehensive acute, and chronic routine health care screening/management for the adult population. (Reviewed and approved by preceptor).
• Curates individualized management and treatment plans for the adult-gerontology population.
• Refers patients to specialists to coordinate care accordingly.
• Proactively identifies abnormal labs and provides patient education/instruction.
Timeline
Aesthetic Nurse Practitioner
Eminence Medical Aesthetic
03.2023 - Current
Senior Staff Nurse I-Registered Nurse
Maimonides Medical Center (MMC) - Medical Intensive Care Unit
07.2018 - Current
Registered Nurse
Maimonides Medical Center (MMC) - Comprehensive Stroke, Telemetry
09.2016 - 07.2018
Registered Nurse, Medical-Surgical Unit
Coney Island Hospital (CIH) - Medical Surgical Unit
08.2015 - 09.2016
Master of Science - Adult-Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
The College of Staten Island
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
The College of Staten Island
Associates in Applied Science in Nursing -
The College of Staten Island
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