Kira Vitella
Denver,CO
Summary
Registered nurse with 5+ year of clinical experience in acute care, telemetry and virtual health operations. I currently hold a leadership role within the Virtual Health Center providing remote patient monitoring, staff coordination, and managing care delivery across multiple hospitals. Skilled in telehealth, electronic health records (Epic, Cerner), patient education, and high-acuity care. A proven ability to deliver high-quality, safe, and efficient patient care.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Relief House Supervisor
UCHealth Virtual Health Center
Denver, CO
11.2025 - Current
- Provide administrative and clinical oversight for a centralized Virtual Health Center that supports 9 hospitals
- Manage daily staffing across and resource allocation to maintain safe patient ratios across multiple departments
- Lead remote patient monitoring operations, ensuring continuity of care during emergency and IT outages
- Coordinate with hospital leadership to maintain compliance with system-wide policies and quality standards
- Oversee telemetry monitoring and coordinate with on site staff to manage equipment shortages
Permanent Charge Nurse
UCHealth Virtual Health Center
Denver, CO
09.2024 - Current
- Conducts virtual patient rounding to proactively address patient needs and improve response times
- Support bedside staff teams by remotely monitoring high-risk patients (e.g., hypoglycemia, pressure injury risk)
- Ensure appropriate orders and quality measures are in place through remote chart review
- Complete vital admission and societal determinants of health screening for all patients across 9 hospitals
- Manage daily staffing, assignments, assist the house supervisor with staffing needs, and act as a resource
Registered Nurse Telemetry Float Pool
Queen’s Medical Center-West Oahu
Ewa Beach, HI
08.2023 - 05.2024
- Floated to multiple units including: ED, ICU, telemetry, and medical surgical
- Monitored and interpreted cardiac rhythms and informed MD of any arrhythmias
- Initiated and titrated medications including diltiazem, amiodarone, insulin, and heparin
- Provided patient and family education on congestive heart failure, diabetes, COPD, and atrial fibrillation
- Advanced airway management for respiratory failure patients using tracheostomy and ventilators, BiPAP, CPAP, and heated high-flow nasal cannula
Charge Nurse Telemetry
Adventist Health Castle Medical Center
Kailua, HI
02.2022 - 08.2023
- Assumed the role of charge nurse: directed general patient flow including admissions, discharges, and daily functions of a 42 bed unit, assigned nurses and staff to patient assignments
- Interpreted cardiac rhythms and escalated abnormalities to providers
- Managed medication drips (amiodarone, nicardipine, diltiazem)
- Advanced airway management for respiratory failure patients
- Delivered patient education to improve disease management and reduce readmissions
- Recovered post op patients: cardiac catheterization and PCI, cardiac ablation, permanent pacemaker, thoracotomy, and general orthopedic surgeries
Registered Nurse Progressive Care
UCHealth University of Colorado Hosital
Aurora, CO
10.2020 - 12.2021
- Monitored high acuity patients with diagnoses including: sepsis, CHF, COPD, post-cardiac procedures, emergency updates and DKA.
- Advanced airway management for respiratory failure patients using tracheostomy and ventilators, BiPAP, CPAP, and heated high-flow nasal cannula
- Interpreted cardiac rhythms and escalated abnormalities to providers
- Managed medication drips (amiodarone, nicardipine, diltiazem, and insulin)
- Delivered patient education to improve disease management and reduce readmissions
- Precepted and oriented new staff and students
Registered Nurse Temporary Support Services
Beebe Healthcare
Lewes, DE
07.2020 - 10.2020
- Screened and tested community members for COVID-19
- Provided teaching and education materials regarding COVID-19
- Assessed and treated COVID-19 positive patients at walk-in clinic
- Delivered individual's test results via telephone
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of Hawaii at Manoa
1 2020
Skills
- Patient Education
- Resource Management
- Telehealth and Virtual Patient Monitoring
- Remote Patient Rounding
- HIPPA Compliance
- Clinical Documentation
- Staff Management
- Quality Improvement
- Risk Management
- Electronic Health Records (Epic and Cerner)
Certification
- Registered Nurse - Hawaii
- Registered Nurse - California
- Registered Nurse - Colorado
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
- Basic Life Support (BLS)
Timeline
Relief House Supervisor
UCHealth Virtual Health Center
11.2025 - Current
Permanent Charge Nurse
UCHealth Virtual Health Center
09.2024 - Current
Registered Nurse Telemetry Float Pool
Queen’s Medical Center-West Oahu
08.2023 - 05.2024
Charge Nurse Telemetry
Adventist Health Castle Medical Center
02.2022 - 08.2023
Registered Nurse Progressive Care
UCHealth University of Colorado Hosital
10.2020 - 12.2021
Registered Nurse Temporary Support Services
Beebe Healthcare
07.2020 - 10.2020
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of Hawaii at Manoa