Karen Vicchiarelli
Pompano Beach,FL
Summary
Compassionate Registered Nurse with experience offering comprehensive patient care in outpatient environments. Works well with diverse patient populations and fosters trusting relationships to improve outcomes. Efficiently coordinate with healthcare professionals to advance patient care. Patient-oriented Nurse with 17 years of diverse experience in direct patient care, staff supervision and department operations. Skilled at multitasking and prioritizing patient needs and daily assignments. Offering expertise with neo-natal patients, charge nurse, ECMO specialist, and PICC LINE coordinator and insertion specialty.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
RN
University Hospitals Of Cleveland/RB&C
09.1988 - 12.2004
- Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients and determined next course of action.
- Administered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Managed care from admission to discharge.
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process and management and lifestyle options.
- Implemented medication and IV administration, catheter insertion and airway management.
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures and safety protocols.
- Collected blood, tissue and other laboratory specimens and prepared for lab testing.
- Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
- Conferred with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches.
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
- Monitored patient reactions to drugs and carefully documented findings.
- Organized and managed care of patients undergoing various therapies and procedures.
- Advocated for patients by communicating care preferences to practitioners, verifying interventions met treatment goals and identifying insurance coverage limitations.
- Evaluated healthcare needs, goals for treatment and available resources of each patient and connected to optimal providers and care.
- Monitored patient condition by interpreting and tracking EKG readings, identifying irregular telemetry readings and updating team members on changes in stability or acuity.
- Secured controlled narcotics and distributed medication on schedule to meet patient needs and minimize misuse opportunities.
- Reviewed post-operative orders and continuously monitored patients' post-operative vitals, set up PCA and fluids and oriented patients to unit.
- Provided exceptional care to high-acute patients needing complex care such as ventilator management, extensive wound care and rehabilitation.
- Led successful team comprised of RNs, LPNs and ancillary staff.
- Contributed substantially to successful department JCAHO accreditation by consistently operating to highest standards of care.
- Provided didactic and clinical instructions to orient new nurses and potential student nurses to achieve training outcomes.
Education
RN - Nursing
Huron Road Hospital School of Nursing
East Cleveland, Ohio06.1988
Skills
- Medication Side Effect Knowledge
- Patient Health Information Access
- Staffing Assignments
- Routine Examinations
- Central Line Placement
- Blood Draw and Sample Collection
- Healthcare Personnel Supervision
- Nursing Performance Assessment
- Patient Care Assessment
- Invasive Procedures
- Neonatal Resuscitation
- Patient Admission
- Patient Management
- Glucose Testing
- Nursing Assignments
- Direct Patient Care
- Infection Control Measures
- HIPAA Protocol Adherence
- Intramuscular Injections
- Staff Development and Precepting
- Medication Administration
- Accurate Documentation
- IV Administration
- Newborn Care
Timeline
RN
University Hospitals Of Cleveland/RB&C
09.1988 - 12.2004
RN - Nursing
Huron Road Hospital School of Nursing
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