Dynamic Critical Care Registered Nurse with 3 years of experience. Adept at collaborating with interdisciplinary medical teams. Dedicated to delivering best-in-class patient care and individualized plans for families and patients.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse, Medical Intensive Care Unit
St. Joesph's University Medical Center
01.2022 - Current
Collaborated with interdisciplinary healthcare team members to develop and implement comprehensive care plans for critically ill patients.
Delivered high-quality direct patient care during emergency situations, calmly managing crisis events to ensure optimal outcomes.
Managed ventilator-dependent patients, skillfully titrating ventilator settings to optimize respiratory status and prevent complications.
Administer and titrate vasoactive medications to maintain hemodynamic stability
Monitor and interpret vital signs, invasive pressures, and cardiac output data to detect changes in patient condition and make necessary adjustments to treatment plans.
Manage and monitor Continuous Veno-Venous Hemofiltration (CVVH) therapy for patients with acute kidney injury, including setup, maintenance, and troubleshooting of the CVVH machine.
Rapid Response Team team member
Registered Nurse, Step Down Unit
St. Joseph's University Medical Center
09.2021 - 01.2022
Provide direct care to patients in the ICU Step-Down Unit, focusing on the gradual weaning from mechanical ventilation.
Assess and monitor patients' respiratory status, including ventilator settings, oxygenation, and work of breathing.
Implement and adjust ventilator weaning protocols based on patient progress and physician orders.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Fairfield University
Fairfield, CT
05.2021
Skills
Clinical judgment
Compassionate Care
Intravenous therapy
Telemetry/Hemodynamic monitoring
Accomplishments
Created a nursing bedside swallow screen tool, in use system wide at St. Joseph's University Medical Center
Wrote and enacted hospital policy on the nursing bedside swallow screen tool
Created and submitted an abstract to NTI for the nursing bedside swallow screen tool
Key speakers during 2023 Magnet designation survey at St. Joseph's University Medical Center
Key speaker during 2023 DNV survey St. Joseph's University Medical Center
Represented St. Joseph's University Medical Center at the 2023 AACN Magnet Conference
Certification
BLS, ACLS, PALS, CCRN
Awards
Recipient of St. Joseph's University Medical Center "Catch of the month" safety award February, 2023
Timeline
Registered Nurse, Medical Intensive Care Unit
St. Joesph's University Medical Center
01.2022 - Current
Registered Nurse, Step Down Unit
St. Joseph's University Medical Center
09.2021 - 01.2022
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Fairfield University
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