Katrina Elaine Jornacion BSN, RN, CCRN-CSC-CMC
Tallahassee,United States
Summary
A highly skilled Cardiovascular Medical Surgical ICU Nurse with extensive continuous experience of over 14 years in JCI accredited hospital. Proficient in hemodynamics monitoring, ECG interpretation, handling emergency situations and specialized in providing complex critical nursing care to adult patients at intensive care units and post-operative cardiac patients.
Seeking new opportunities and ready to relocate to California bringing expertise, compassion and strong work ethic to heatlhcare team.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Cardiovascular Medical Surgical ICU Nurse
Tallahassee Memorial Hospital
07.2022 - Current
- Expertise in advanced life support procedures such as electrocardiogram monitoring, cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
- Recognize life threatening arrhythmias and appropriate treatment
- Vital signs and hemodynamics monitoring with the use of Swan Ganz catheter and Flotrac device.
- Care of the critical medical/surgical patients but mostly cardiac cases and receive status post heart surgery patients (CABG, AVR, MVR, LAA closure, etc) directly from OR.
- Provides advanced nursing care for adult cardiac surgical patients post-operatively including airway management, temperature monitoring, pain and sedation management, care of dressings and drains, fluid management and electrolytes correction.
- Member of Mechanical circulatory support team that handles patient on IABP, Impella and ECMO.
- Care of post arrest patient on Arctic sun device and CRRT
- Care of patient on sedation and paralytic medications while on BIS and train of four device monitoring.
- Care of patient on vasopressors, inotropic support and thrombolytic medications while on EKOS.
- Assists surgeons and intensivists in performing bedside procedures such as insertion of central line, arterial line, chest tube, intubation and emergency chest reopening.
- Identify changes in patient's condition and react accordingly as well as respond to code blue.
- Take care of varieties of patients like stroke alert, trauma and MI patients.
- Perform massive transfusion protocol as needed.
CORONARY INTENSIVE CARE UNIT NURSE
Prince Sultan Cardiac Center
04.2013 - 04.2022
- Provide direct nursing care to critically ill and handle patients with Intraaortic Balloon Pump, Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy machine, Extracorporeal Membrane Machine Oxygenation, on ventilator, chest drain and with temporary pacemakers
- Assists in bedside invasive procedures such as central line, arterial line, hemodialysis line, pulmonary artery catheter line insertion and pigtail line insertion (eg. Paracentesis, thoracentesis, chest tube insertion), insertion of tracheostomy tube, intubation, endoscopy and bronchoscopy under conscious and general anesthesia
- Prepare patients prior to any cardiac procedure (percutaneous coronary intervention, pacemaker or implantable cardioverter defibrillator insertion) or cardiac surgery
- Unit serves as recovery room for both intubated and non-intubated patients to monitor status post cardiac procedure that includes Transcatheter aortic valve implantation, Mitral valve clip, paravalvular leak closure, coronary angioplasty and stent implantation, post pacemaker insertion
- Serves as rapid response team (RRT) to prevent deterioration (respiratory or cardiac arrest) of patients in the non-intensive care units
- Attends Code Blue in the non-intensive care units
- Expertise in glascow-coma scale rating and LOC determination
- Interpret and report ABG and laboratory results for proper medical management.
GENERAL ADULT INTENSIVE CARE UNIT NURSE
Unciano Medical Center
01.2011 - 01.2013
- Perform thorough assessments of each patient's status then referral to attending physicians of any deviations
- Expertise in glascow-coma scale rating and LOC determination
- Close and accurate monitoring is done to preserve and prevent deterioration of client's status
- Perform advanced life support procedures such as oxygen duty, electrocardiogram monitoring, and cardio-pulmonary resuscitation.
MEDICAL-SURGICAL WARD STAFF NURSE
Unciano Medical Center
01.2010 - 01.2011
- Perform triage, history taking and physical assessment services
- Assist physicians with assessments, history taking and examinations
- Provide health teaching and demographic-focused lectures and demonstrations of managing high blood pressure, diabetes and other chronic problems of counselling patients on healthy lifestyle
- Prepare patients for surgery and other medical procedures.
Skills
- Telemetry monitoring
- Preceptor for new nurses and nursing students
- Care of patient with Impella, IABP, CRRT, ECMO, EKOS, Arctic Sun
- Manages CRRT (NxStage and Prismaflex machines)
- Proning ARDS patient
- Titrations and computations of ICU drugs (vasopressors, inotropes, sedations, paralytics)
- Maintains patient confidentiality and upholds professional ethics
- Documentation And Reporting
- Emergency Interventions
- Problem-solving abilities
- Critical thinking
- Collaboration and Teamwork
Educationalandcredentials
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing, 2009, Far Eastern University, Manila, Philippines
- Registered Professional Nurse, 2009, Professional Regulation Commission, Manila, Philippines
- Professional Accredited, 2013, Saudi Commission Health Specialties
- National Council Licensure Examination Passer, 2019
- American Heart Association Certified - Basic Life Support Provider, 2024
- American Heart Association Certified - Advance Cardiovascular Life Support, 2024
Certification
- CCRN Adult by American Association of Critical-Care Nurse (certified since February 2023)
- Cardiac Surgery Certification by American Association of Critical-Care Nurse (certified since December 2023)
- Cardiac Medicine Certification by American Association of Critical-Care Nurse (certified since August 2024)
Timeline
Cardiovascular Medical Surgical ICU Nurse
Tallahassee Memorial Hospital
07.2022 - Current
CORONARY INTENSIVE CARE UNIT NURSE
Prince Sultan Cardiac Center
04.2013 - 04.2022
GENERAL ADULT INTENSIVE CARE UNIT NURSE
Unciano Medical Center
01.2011 - 01.2013
MEDICAL-SURGICAL WARD STAFF NURSE
Unciano Medical Center
01.2010 - 01.2011
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