Kaja Brooks
League City
Overview
2
2
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse, NICU
HCA Clear Lake Regional Medical Center
03.2024 - Current
- Provides comprehensive nursing care to critically ill neonates in Level 2 and Level 3 NICU environments.
- Enhances emotional support to parents and families, providing guidance and information throughout their NICU journey.
- Monitors vital signs and reports changes in patient conditions to healthcare team promptly.
- Collaborates with multidisciplinary teams to ensure comprehensive care for neonates.
- Administers medications and treatments as per physician orders, ensuring adherence to protocols.
- Assists in maintaining a sterile environment, adhering strictly to infection control standards.
- Assists with complex medical procedures such as intubation, lumbar punctures, and umbilical line placements under physician supervision.
- Improve patient outcomes by swiftly recognizing and responding to emergent situations and initiating appropriate interventions.
- Assesses and documents changes in patient's condition and prepares patient for transfer to higher level of care.
Nurse Extern
HCA Southeast
05.2023 - 03.2024
- Recorded vital signs and intake and output of patients in Meditech.
- Reported any patient status changes to nurses.
- Assisted with activities of daily living by helping patients with bathing, changing clothes, eating, and daily hygiene tasks.
- Assisted with patient ambulation and use of mobility assistance aids to reduce risks.
- Collaborated with supervising nurses to ensure quality care for all patients on the unit.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
The University of Texas At Arlington
Arlington, TX05-2024
Associate of Science - Nursing
College of The Mainland
Texas City, TX12.2023
Associate of Arts - General Studies
College of The Mainland
Texas City, TX12.2021
Skills
- Organization
- Communication
- Time management
- Adaptable and flexible
- Central line maintenance
- Neonatal assessment
- Family education
- Ventilator management
- Parental bonding
- Feeding support
- Growth monitoring
- Developmental care
Certification
- Registered Nurse, License #1145643
Texas Board of Nursing, February 2024
- Basic Life Support - BLS
American Heart Association, April 2025
- Neonatal Resuscitation - NRP
American Academy of Pediatrics, May 2024
- S.T.A.B.L.E. Foundations
S.T.A.B.L.E. Program, March 2025
Timeline
Registered Nurse, NICU
HCA Clear Lake Regional Medical Center
03.2024 - Current
Nurse Extern
HCA Southeast
05.2023 - 03.2024
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
The University of Texas At Arlington
Associate of Science - Nursing
College of The Mainland
Associate of Arts - General Studies
College of The Mainland