LINDSAY S. CUMELLA
New York,NY
Summary
Compassionate Registered Nurse with over four years of experience in Emergency and Stepdown settings at Level I and Level II trauma teaching hospitals. Proven ability to deliver efficient care to high-acuity, critically ill, and rapidly deteriorating patients, showcasing expertise in continuous monitoring, rapid assessment, and emergency intervention. Strong team player with a solid foundation in managing trauma, sepsis, stroke, cardiac, respiratory, and neurologic emergencies, complemented by exceptional prioritization skills and effective interdisciplinary communication. Eager to transition into an ICU role to further develop advanced critical care expertise while contributing to high-quality patient outcomes.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
AYA Healthcare -Travel Registered Nurse, ER
Long Beach Memorial Medical Center
11.2025 - Current
- Assess and manage adult emergency patients exhibiting complex cardiac, respiratory, neurologic, trauma, surgical, and medical conditions.
- Determine relevant changes in patient status and alert providers, respiratory therapists, pharmacists, and specialty teams promptly.
- Coordinate care for unstable patients requiring oxygen support, IV medications, fluid resuscitation, blood transfusions, chest tubes, airway support, and ICU admission.
- Facilitate safe transfer of critically ill patients through meticulous completion of reassessments, documentation, medication reconciliation, and structured handoff to receiving teams.
Emergency Department RN
UCLA Health West Valley Medical Center
06.2025 - 11.2025
- Tailored workflow for new emergency department, maintaining high standards of safety and efficiency in patient care across all acuity levels.
- Executed thorough reassessments for patients with evolving respiratory requirements, neurological conditions, cardiac rhythms, pain assessments, and consciousness levels.
- Facilitated time-sensitive workflows by collecting labs and transporting patients to imaging while administering medications safely and promptly using closed-loop communication with providers.
- Enhanced patient flow through effective reassessment, communication, documentation and management of patient admission, discharge, and/or transfer.
Emergency Department RN
OhioHealth Grant Medical Center
04.2025 - 07.2025
- Provided emergency nursing care in level 1 trauma teaching hospital with exposure to high-acuity trauma, surgical, cardiac, neurologic, respiratory, and medical emergencies.
- Management of critically ill and injured patients requiring rapid intervention, continuous observation, life-saving IV medications, and care escalation.
- Participated in trauma activations, cardiac arrests, stroke codes, sepsis alerts, code STEMIs, and rapid deterioration events.
- Collaborated with physicians, residents, respiratory therapists, pharmacists, ICU teams, and ancillary departments in fast-paced environment.
Stepdown RN
OhioHealth Riverside Methodist Hospital
09.2024 - 03.2025
- Managed stepdown-level patients requiring telemetry, frequent assessment, medication administration, and escalation of care when clinically indicated.
- Close assessment of cardiac rhythms, respiratory status, hemodynamic fluctuations, neurologic developments, intake/output data, lab findings, and treatment efficacy.
- Facilitated care transitions between ICU, stepdown, telemetry, medical-surgical units, and discharge settings.
- Enhanced ICU transition skills through progressive care experience and early recognition of instability
Registered Nurse, Emergency Department
Mount Sinai Hospital
07.2022 - 08.2024
- Delivered emergency nursing care in high-volume teaching hospital, supporting adult patients across all acuity levels.
- Provided care to critically ill and unstable patients necessitating ICU-level evaluation, continuous monitoring, ventilator support, chest tubes, blood transfusions, IV medications, and frequent reassessment.
- Executed emergency treatment for chest pain, respiratory distress, trauma, altered mental status, sepsis, arrhythmias, overdose, and other acute conditions utilizing facility protocols and ACLS principles.
- Managed insertion and care of IV lines, foley catheters, port catheters, and NG tubes. Oversaw maintenance of JP drains and abscess drains to ensure patient safety. Administered care for rectal tubes, wound vacs, and chest tubes effectively. Performed tracheostomy care and suctioning to maintain respiratory health.
- Coordinated safe transfers and streamlined handoff communication to ICU, stepdown, telemetry, procedural areas and outside facilities.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Nursing - Accelerated Program
Manhattanville College
Purchase, NY05-2022
Bachelor of Science - General Sciences
Fordham University
Bronx, NYSkills
- Compassion and Empathy
- Closed-Loop Communication
- Time management and Prioritization
- Critical Thinking
- Teamwork and Adaptability
- Thrives under high-acuity pressure
Certification
- RN Licenses: CA | NY | OH | Compact License
- Certifications: BLS | ACLS | PALS | TNCC | NIHSS | CPI | MAB
Timeline
AYA Healthcare -Travel Registered Nurse, ER
Long Beach Memorial Medical Center
11.2025 - Current
Emergency Department RN
UCLA Health West Valley Medical Center
06.2025 - 11.2025
Emergency Department RN
OhioHealth Grant Medical Center
04.2025 - 07.2025
Stepdown RN
OhioHealth Riverside Methodist Hospital
09.2024 - 03.2025
Registered Nurse, Emergency Department
Mount Sinai Hospital
07.2022 - 08.2024
Bachelor of Science in Nursing - Accelerated Program
Manhattanville College
Bachelor of Science - General Sciences
Fordham University