Karina Rodriguez Acosta
Registered Nurse - BSN, MSN
Miami,FLORIDA
Summary
Experienced nursing professional with proven teaching expertise and devotion to building up new nurses with skills necessary to excel in today's healthcare settings. Top-notch clinical expertise, sound judgment and strengths in workflow optimization and strategic planning. Vigilant and conscientious about isolating and resolving concerns. Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals. Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy.
Dedicated Critical Care Registered Nurse with years of direct patient care experience. Adept at doctor communication and patient education with extensive knowledge of critical care treatments and planning long-term for patients. Successful at advocating patient needs and quick diagnoses.
Seasoned nursing professional offering proven clinical knowledge, natural interpersonal strengths and technical abilities. Knowledgeable about EMR charting, medication administration and interdisciplinary collaboration focused on optimizing patient care and support. Quality-focused and efficiency-driven leader.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Transplant Coordinator
Jackson Memorial Hospital
09.2021 - Current
- Member of the transplant health care team who is assigned primary responsibility for coordinating clinical aspects of care
- Work with patients and their families beginning with Medical Management through the evaluation for transplantation and listing.
- Monitor labs and patient condition for report to team.
- Monitor medication titration to prevent organ dysfunction and rejection.
- Responsible for following patients under transplant evaluation.
- Presenting patient cases at weekly evaluation meeting regarding listing decisions.
- Listing patients with UNOS for match runs.
- Verifying ABO's HLA and cPRA prior to listing.
- Following UNOS guidelines for candidate evaluations, listing and listing mainatance.
- Informing patients regarding evaluation outcome decisions
- Following UNOS guidelines for patient Organ Listings with Transplant MD team guidance.
Nurse Educator
Jackson Memorial Hospital
10.2021 - Current
- Mentored and educated hospital staff on treatments and patient care protocols.
- Developed training protocols and manuals for hospital staff
- Advised student nurses of specific goals to improve performance in an emergency room clinical setting.
- Coordinated with nursing staff to give emergency treatment for occupational injuries, epidemic diseases or illnesses and administered medication through IV when necessary
- Conducted weekly sessions for student nurses and interns and have instruction on theories and practices and their implementation into the emergency clinical setting
- Identified areas of improvement based on data analysis and adjusted curriculum and course material accordingly
- Participated in team projects, demonstrating an ability to work collaboratively and effectively.
- Evaluated the effectiveness of training programs, making necessary adjustments to optimize learning outcomes.
ExtraCorpeal Membrane Oxygenator (ECMO) Specialist
Nicklaus Children's Hospital
08.2019 - 01.2021
- Responsible for ensuring appropriate patient care through the continuous monitoring of the ECMO circuit, related technology, and patient status
- Through assessment of patient status and the ECMO circuit, identifies and corrects problems associated with the ECMO procedure and initiates and evaluates interventions consistent with protocol
- Consulting with the ECMO physician when patient condition and/or protocol limits or directives are in question
- Works closely with other team members to provide patient care in accordance with the individualized care plan
- Monitors anticoagulation, CO2 sweep, Cannula safety, clot formation in the circuit and evaluates blood gases for patient status while on pump and ECLS weaning or identification of complications.
Unit Educator for CRRT Citrate Protocol initiation and Education
Nicklaus Children's Hospital
11.2019 - 01.2021
- Responsible for serving and consulting in area of expertise; acting as an educational resource for staff and healthcare professionals
- Advocate for the children, families, and serving as a change agent
- Assist in meeting the needs of the unit and hospital in implementing a new protocol
- Provide extensive educational sessions for staff members
- Coordinate educational needs of unit based on interdisciplinary members
- Promotion of evidence-based practice in the critical care setting
- Planning, implementing, and evaluating continuing educational programs for the orientation of new personnel
- Devising and reviewing nursing standards, policies, procedures, and quality assurance issues
- Implementation of new anticoagulation protocol for CRRT with Nephrology team.
Plasmapheresis Nurse
Nicklaus Children's Hospital
01.2015 - 03.2021
- Responsible for performing the procedure with the appropriate equipment, ensuring the patient understands the procedure, monitoring blood work and patient status, and communicating with the providing doctor
- I was involved throughout the pre, intra, and post treatment procedure.
- .performed plasmapheresis for patients with autoimmune disorders such as guillan barre, lupas, hemolytic uremic syndrome and thrombocytic thrombocytopenia purpura.
- This position was self-directed with astute judgment skills. High level of personal accountability during this job
Charge Nurse
Nicklaus Children's Hospital
01.2011 - 03.2021
- Assure staffing was appropriate for patient safety
- Led teams in driving successful patient outcomes by prioritizing standard of care and best practices.
- Coordinated nursing care on unit through staff assignments, assisting and rounding with physicians, monitoring patient orders, and communicating with ancillary departments.
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
- Mentored newly hired nurses to ensure seamless integration into the team and facilitate their professional development.
- Supervised patient admissions and discharges from hospital to home care, rehabilitative facility, or self-care.
- Gained strong leadership skills by managing projects from start to finish.
ICU Clinical Nurse
Nicklaus Children's Hospital
06.2010 - 01.2021
- Patient care as a primary nurse on a pediatric 40 bed intensive care unit
- Proficient in electronic medical record documentation and medical calculations
- Establish a working relationship and communicate actions to maintain continuity among the healthcare team to execute an effective care plan
- Administer medications (sedation, narcotics, vasopressors, diuretics, anticonvulsant's, etc...) and treatments
- Procedures and interventions include, but are not limited to: chest tube placement, emergency intubation lumbar puncture, assist in ECMO surgical cannulation, central line placement, hemodynamic monitoring, continuous venous-venous hemodialysis, tracheostomy, gastrostomy tubes, external ventriculostomy, blood product transfusions, emergency resuscitation.
- Performed frequent checks on life support equipment and made necessary adjustments to preserve optimal patient conditions.
- Quickly responded to situations impacting safety and security to unit, actualizing crisis prevention interventions to control and de-escalate situations.
- Promoted patient and family comfort during challenging recoveries to enhance healing and eliminate non-compliance problems.
- Expedited patient recovery by working closely with interdisciplinary team members to develop and execute aggressive treatment plans.
- Gained extensive knowledge in data entry, analysis and reporting.
- Used strong analytical and problem-solving skills to develop effective solutions for challenging situations.
- Used critical thinking to break down problems, evaluate solutions and make decisions.
- Reported findings to quality departments after conducting routine restraint audits and worked with team to devise corrective actions for deficiencies.
Education
Masters In Science of Nursing Education - Nurse Educator
West Coast University
Miami, FL07.2021
Nursing
West Coast University
Miami, FL03.2018
Associates in Science of Nursing -
Excelsior College of Nursing
Albany, NY03.2010
Licensed Practical Nurse -
Mercy Hospital School of Practical Nursing
Miami, FL08.2006
Skills
- Coaching and Mentoring
- Pediatrics knowledge
- Discharge Planning
- CPR training
- Information Systems Development
- Risk Analysis
- Utilization Management
- Data Entry
- Emergency Readiness
- Process Implementation
- HIPAA Guidelines
- Clinical Quality Program Standards
- Employee Supervision
- Emergency Readiness
- Process Implementation
- Patient Advocacy
- Time Management
- UNOS listing
- Curriculum Planning
- Clinical expertise
- Teaching strategies
- Supervising students
Certification
- Registered Nurse, RN9307090, Florida, 04/30/2026
- Certified Pediatric Nurse (CPN), 02/28/2022
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support Certification (PALS), 09/2022
- Basic Life Support (BLS), 09/2024
- ECMO Specialist Certified
- [Faculty Nurse Educator], [Jackson Memorial Hospital] - 2021- Present
Languages
Spanish
Full Professional
English
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Nurse Educator
Jackson Memorial Hospital
10.2021 - Current
Transplant Coordinator
Jackson Memorial Hospital
09.2021 - Current
Unit Educator for CRRT Citrate Protocol initiation and Education
Nicklaus Children's Hospital
11.2019 - 01.2021
ExtraCorpeal Membrane Oxygenator (ECMO) Specialist
Nicklaus Children's Hospital
08.2019 - 01.2021
Plasmapheresis Nurse
Nicklaus Children's Hospital
01.2015 - 03.2021
Charge Nurse
Nicklaus Children's Hospital
01.2011 - 03.2021
ICU Clinical Nurse
Nicklaus Children's Hospital
06.2010 - 01.2021
Masters In Science of Nursing Education - Nurse Educator
West Coast University
Nursing
West Coast University
Associates in Science of Nursing -
Excelsior College of Nursing
Licensed Practical Nurse -
Mercy Hospital School of Practical Nursing
- Registered Nurse, RN9307090, Florida, 04/30/2026
- Certified Pediatric Nurse (CPN), 02/28/2022
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support Certification (PALS), 09/2022
- Basic Life Support (BLS), 09/2024
- ECMO Specialist Certified
- [Faculty Nurse Educator], [Jackson Memorial Hospital] - 2021- Present
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