KENNETH EDELEN
Rio Rancho,NM
Summary
Charge Nurse and cardiovascular critical-care Registered Nurse with experience leading assigned staff, delegating patient-care responsibilities, coordinating patient flow, and supporting safe, high-quality care in the cardiovascular intensive care unit (CVICU). Clinical background includes post-operative open-heart and vascular surgery recovery, cardiac progressive care, hemodynamic monitoring, mechanical circulatory support, ventilator management, continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT), and left ventricular assist device (LVAD) care. Brings clinical expertise, communication, patient-safety focus, and quality-improvement support in a specialized cardiovascular-care environment.
Overview
1
1
Certification
2027
2027
years of professional experience
Work History
Registered Nurse, Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit
Heart Hospital of New Mexico
2016 - Current
- Provided nursing care for patients recovering from vascular procedures and open-heart surgeries in a cardiovascular intensive-care setting.
- Managed critical-care monitoring equipment and therapies, including Swan-Ganz catheters, IABP, Impella, ventilators, CRRT, temporary pacemakers, chest tubes, arterial lines, and intravenous medications to ensure optimal patient outcomes.
- Applied specialized cardiovascular critical-care knowledge to monitor patient status, respond to changing clinical conditions, and support coordinated post-operative recovery.
- Utilized specialized cardiovascular critical-care knowledge to monitor patient status and respond to changing clinical conditions, facilitating coordinated post-operative recovery.
- Served as relief charge nurse, managing bed assignments during shifts.
- CVICU | November 2016–[Month Year]
Charge Nurse
Heart Hospital of New Mexico
- Current
- Lead and delegate patient-care responsibilities for 26 assigned staff in a specialized cardiovascular-care environment.
- Coordinate staffing, patient assignments, bed management, and patient flow for high-acuity cardiovascular patients to support safe and efficient unit operations.
- Provide charge-level clinical oversight for post-operative cardiac and vascular surgery patients, including patients requiring advanced hemodynamic monitoring, mechanical circulatory support, ventilator management, CRRT, and LVAD care.
- Promote patient safety, policy compliance, interdisciplinary communication, and quality-improvement practices within the unit.
- Serve as a clinical resource for nursing staff, providers, patients, and families, facilitating communication and escalation of patient-care priorities.
- Supervise staff members, assess patient needs, and delegate tasks based on patient acuity, staff capabilities, and clinical priorities.
- Support comprehensive patient assessment, plan-of-care completion, and documentation in accordance with established policy.
- Collaborate with unit leadership and interdisciplinary team members to support patient care, operational needs, and unit improvement efforts.
- CVICU | [Month Year]–Present
Registered Nurse, Cardiac Progressive Care
Presbyterian Hospital
01.2015 - 01.2016
- Delivered nursing care to patients before and after cardiac catheterization procedures.
- Monitored telemetry patients and supported care for patients receiving intravenous infusions.
- Prepared patients for open-heart procedures and coordinated pre-operative nursing care.
- November 2015–November 2016
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Chamberlain College of Nursing
12-2020
Associate Degree - Nursing
Carrington College
10-2015
Skills
- Charge Nurse Leadership
- Staff Supervision and Delegation
- Team Coordination
- Patient Flow and Bed Management
- Patient Safety
- Quality Improvement
- Clinical Communication
- Conflict Resolution
- Cardiovascular Critical Care
- Post-Operative Cardiac Care
- Cardiac Care
- Vascular Surgery Recovery
- Hemodynamic Monitoring
- Telemetry
- Pre-Operative Cardiac Care
- Swan-Ganz Catheters
- Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump (IABP)
- Impella
- Ventilators
- Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (CRRT)
- Temporary Pacemakers
- LVAD Care
- Chest Tubes
- Arterial Lines
- Intravenous Medications and Infusions
- Telemetry Monitoring
Affiliations
American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN): [Current Membership Status]
Certification
New Mexico Registered Nurse License: [License Number / Expiration Date], Basic Life Support (BLS)/CPR: [Credentialing Organization / Expiration Date], Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS): [Credentialing Organization / Expiration Date], Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), if applicable: [Credentialing Organization / Expiration Date], Fundamentals of Critical Care Certified, if current: [Credentialing Organization / Expiration Date], Additional Specialty Certifications: [Credential / Issuing Organization / Expiration Date]
Timeline
Registered Nurse, Cardiac Progressive Care
Presbyterian Hospital
01.2015 - 01.2016
Associate Degree - Nursing
Carrington College
Charge Nurse
Heart Hospital of New Mexico
- Current
Registered Nurse, Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit
Heart Hospital of New Mexico
2016 - Current
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Chamberlain College of Nursing