Kenyarda Martin

• Assessed hemodynamic status and titrated vasoactive infusions for critically ill cardiovascular patients.
• Collaborated with intensivists, surgeons, and respiratory therapists to coordinate complex postoperative care plans.
• Interpreted invasive monitoring data to identify clinical changes and initiate timely interventions.
• Managed mechanical ventilation, arterial lines, and central venous access with strict sterile technique.
• Educated families on treatment updates, recovery expectations, and cardiac critical care procedures.
• Prioritized rapid response for unstable rhythms, chest pain, and acute hemodynamic deterioration.
• Mentored bedside nurses on CVICU protocols, advanced assessments, and emergency interventions.
• Assisted with invasive CVICU procedures, such as central line placements and pulmonary artery catheter insertions, ensuring aseptic technique and patient comfort throughout the process.
• Demonstrated proficiency in titrating vasoactive medications according to physician orders while closely monitoring hemodynamic parameters for early detection of adverse effects or trends that may require intervention or escalation of care.
• Assisted in life-saving procedures such as CPR, defibrillation, and advanced airway management during critical events.

• Directed nursing operations to support resident care plans and daily clinical workflow.
• Supervised licensed and unlicensed staff to maintain consistent standards of care.
• Coordinated admission, discharge, and care transition processes with interdisciplinary teams.
• Monitored regulatory compliance and documentation accuracy across nursing records.
• Mentored nursing staff on policies, procedures, and clinical best practices.
• Evaluated care delivery issues and guided corrective actions for quality improvement.
• Collaborated with physicians and leadership to resolve care concerns and support resident outcomes.
• Participated in management team meetings to discuss resident status, census changes, and resident complaints or concerns.
• Performed rounds to observe care and interview staff, residents, and families.
• Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to develop efficient care strategies tailored to individual patient needs.

• Conducted thorough patient assessments to identify changes in condition, promptly notifying physicians and initiating appropriate interventions when necessary.
• Conducted thorough patient assessments to identify changes in condition, promptly notifying physicians and initiating interventions.
• Utilized critical thinking skills to prioritize nursing interventions based on patients'' acuity levels and individual needs.
• Enhanced patient satisfaction by delivering compassionate, holistic nursing care that met physical, emotional, and spiritual needs, fostering a supportive healing environment.
• Trained and mentored new nursing staff, fostering a collaborative work environment and ensuring continuity of high-quality patient care.
• Assisted in the training and mentorship of new nursing staff members, contributing to a positive work environment and high-quality patient care.

Darmouth Medical Center

• Increased patient satisfaction through compassionate care, addressing concerns, and thoroughly answering questions.
• Improved patient outcomes by consistently monitoring vital signs and adjusting treatment plans accordingly.
• Streamlined workflow within the CVICU unit, implementing efficient processes and protocols to optimize patient care delivery.
• Streamlined CVICU workflow by implementing efficient processes and protocols, optimizing patient care delivery.
• Facilitated patient-centered care by involving patients and families in shared decision-making, incorporating their preferences into individualized care plans.

Johns Hopkins Hospital

• Improved patient satisfaction through compassionate care, actively addressing concerns and thoroughly answering questions.
• Demonstrated clinical expertise in interpreting diagnostic tests such as EKGs, echocardiograms, stress tests, angiograms to provide accurate diagnoses for prompt treatment initiation.
• Streamlined workflow within the CVICU unit, implementing efficient processes and protocols to optimize patient care delivery.
• Cared for all heart transplant patients and other patients requiring advanced level of care including balloon pumps, ECMO, CRRT, and Impella.
• Ensured continuity of care by effectively communicating with referring physicians, providing regular updates on patient conditions and treatment plans.
• Supported patients throughout their recovery process by closely monitoring progress and administering medications.

• Peyton Manning Children’s Hospital
• Delivered comprehensive patient assessments and updated care plans using electronic health records.
• Administered medications and monitored responses in accordance with physician orders and safety protocols.
• Coordinated with interdisciplinary teams to support timely interventions and continuity of care.

• Emory Decatur Hospital, Decatur Ga
• Managed critical care assessments, recognizing patient deterioration and escalating concerns promptly.
• Monitored ventilators, cardiac rhythms, and hemodynamic status to support safe ICU interventions.
• Administered complex medications and titrated intravenous drips per critical care protocols.

• Regency Hospital Macon, Ga
• Monitored critically ill patients, interpreting hemodynamic trends and escalating changes promptly.
• Administered titrated vasoactive medications, sedatives, and analgesics per ICU protocols.
• Coordinated multidisciplinary care plans with physicians, respiratory therapists, and pharmacists.

• KBS Hospital Dixon, Il
• Assessed high-acuity patients and prioritized care during rapid clinical changes.
• Administered medications and monitored responses following safety and dosage protocols.
• Coordinated with physicians, respiratory staff, and unit teams to support timely interventions.

• Methodist Childrens hospital San Antonio, TX

• Primary duties in this unit as a staff nurse includes assessing and caring for patients with extensive cardiovascular conditions
• We receive patients immediately post-operatively from procedures such as thoracotomies/vats, CABG with Swan Gauz catheters, abdominal aortic aneurysm repairs, pacemaker placement, TAVR, Acute LVAD placement, ECMO, IABP, and Impellas
• We also care for patients pre and post cardiac catheterizations
• Assist physicians and nurse practitioners with bedside procedures including emergent intubations, temporary dialysis access lines (for patients requiring continuous renal replacement therapy CRRT), central lines, and arterial lines
• Monitor patients for the continued progress of treatment plan and report any significant changes appropriately to the physician
• Administer medications as ordered and maintain titratable vasoactive drugs for the critically ill patient
• Develop and help maintain an appropriate plan of care for the patient and address required consults for the patient as they become available
• Overall, working collaboratively with the interdisciplinary team to see that the patient is receiving patient-centered and modified care for them.

• Emory St Joesphs CCU
• Performed accurate documentation of patient assessments, interventions, and outcomes in compliance with regulatory standards.
• Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
• Performed routine wound care and dressing changes on schedule.
• Promoted a safe and comfortable healing environment by addressing patient concerns promptly and professionally.
• Demonstrated clinical expertise in interpreting diagnostic tests such as EKGs, echocardiograms, stress tests, angiograms to provide accurate diagnoses for prompt treatment initiation.
• Enhanced patient satisfaction by providing compassionate care, addressing concerns, and answering questions thoroughly.
• Streamlined workflow within the CVICU unit, implementing efficient processes and protocols to optimize patient care delivery.

• Rockledge Medical Center ICU

• John Hopkins All Children’s Hospital St
• Petersburg, fL

• Recover patients post procedures such as Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair, CABG, TAVR, Robotic lung procedures, cardiac catheterizations, angioplasties, implemented pacemakers and implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) and devices such as IABP and Impella
• Monitor patients for any negative signs of a change in condition
• Assisting physicians in performing procedures at bedside such as intubation, arterial line placement, central line placement, and dialysis access line (Quintin) placement
• Caring for patients receiving Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (CRRT)
• Administer medication and helped with basic personal care needs
• Develop a plan of action for the patient's care and provide a collaborative approach to patient care with an interdisciplinary team
• Work as a relief charge nurse when the immediate supervisor is out and help coordinate the flow of the unit as a direct resource and facilitator.

• Assessing a patient’s condition and planning and implementing patient care plans
• Caring for patients pre and post-operatively having Kidney, Pancreatic, and Liver transplant
• Caring for patients in critically ill states such as liver failure and kidney failure primarily
• Treating wounds and providing advanced life support
• Assisting physicians in performing procedures at bedside such as intubation, arterial line placement, central line placement, and dialysis access line (Quintin) placement
• Caring for patients receiving Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (CRRT)
• Observing and recording patient vital signs, as well as arterial pressures, CVP and PA pressures
• Ensuring that ventilators, monitors and other types of medical equipment function properly
• Administering intravenous fluids and medications including Vasopressors, Anesthetics, and Sedatives
• Ordering diagnostic tests
• Collaborating with fellow members of the critical care team
• Responding to life-saving situations, using nursing standards and protocols for treatment
• Acting as a patient advocate and providing education and support to patient families.

• Coordinated the care within the disciplinary team to carry out and manage personalized care plans to benefit patients’ health and recovery
• Assessed and managed various numerous of different types of patients from sepsis to patients requiring ECMO, LVAD, S/P Open Heart Surgery
• Assisting physicians in performing procedures at bedside such as intubation, arterial line placement, central line placement, and dialysis access line (Quintin) placement
• Caring for patients receiving Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (CRRT)
• Observing and recording patient vital signs, as well as arterial pressures, CVP and PA pressures
• Ensuring that ventilators, monitors and other types of medical equipment function properly
• Administering intravenous fluids and medications including Vasopressors, Anesthetics, and Sedatives
• Ordering diagnostic tests
• Collaborating with fellow members of the critical care team
• Responding to life-saving situations, using nursing standards and protocols for treatment
• Acting as a patient advocate and providing education and support to patient families.

• (Travel Assignment with Accountable Healthcare) Assess and care for patients with heart problems and conditions
• Recover patients post procedures such as CABG, TAVR, Robotic lung procedures, cardiac catheterizations, angioplasties, implemented pacemakers and implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) and devices such as IABP and Impella
• Monitor patients for any negative signs of a change in condition
• Administer medication and helped with basic personal care needs
• Develop a plan of action for the patient's care and provide a collaborative approach to patient care with the interdisciplinary team
• Work as a relief charge nurse when the immediate supervisor is out and help coordinate the flow of the unit as a direct resource and facilitator.

• Licensed Practical Nurse (CVU) May-2012 – May 2016 Remarkable experience in a cardiac care unit
• Familiarity with electrocardiogram telemetry monitoring, advanced cardiac life support, defibrillation, and medication
• Good knowledge of heart diseases, cardiac anatomy, and physiology
• I have excellent communication and interpersonal skills and the ability to assess data reflective of the patient's status
• Ability to interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirements
• Ability to provide the care needed as described in the unit's policies and procedures
• Able to identify conditions and developed treatment plans
• Educated patients and their families and help them make lifestyle changes that contribute to the recovery
• Responded with initial diagnosis to a person undergoing sudden life-threatening emergency
• Monitored patients for any signs of a change in condition
• Administered medication and helped with basic personal care needs
• Developed a plan of action for the patient's care
• Provided a collaborative approach to patient care
• Care for patient’s post-cardiac procedures such as catheterizations, pacemaker, and implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICD), angioplasty, and arteriograms.

• Provided professional care to residents in the nursing facility
• Delivered skilled nursing care at the highest standards of excellence
• Reviewed physical needs, monitored residents' physical condition, administered approved medications (by mouth, via g-tubes, etc), and arranged medical appointments according to the residents' assigned standards of medical care
• Monitored vital changes in residents’ condition including vital signs/test assessments
• Document and record residents’ health status and nursing care
• Experienced in long-term and general medical-surgical care
• Participated in the inter-disciplinary nursing team meetings to improve policies and procedures and to follow safe practices.