Lisa Hastings
Ventura
Summary
Polished Neonatal Intensive Care Nurse committed to working with healthcare teams to deliver high-level service and support. Resourceful educator dedicated to increasing patient knowledge and wellbeing.
Overview
34
34
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Staff Registered Nurse
Community Memorial Hospital
09.2020 - Current
- Primary department NICU
- Direct patient care, Assessments , Medication administration, Reevaluation
- Proficient in IV placement and maintenance of central lines. Computer documentation, Communication with medical staff on patient care
- Education of parents in infant's plan of care, Discharge teaching, education of new nurses
- Admission of new patients
- Delivered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections, monitoring responses to catch and address new concerns.
- Administered medications and fluids and checked vital signs on critically ill newborns.
- Assessed, evaluated and cared for neonate and pediatric patients.
- Provided high level of quality care for each and every patient in 23-bed neonatal ICU unit.
Travel Registered Nurse, NICU
Community Memorial Hospital
09.2019 - 06.2020
- Primary department NICU
- Direct patient care, Assessments , Medication administration, Reevaluation
- Proficient in IV placement and maintenance of central lines. Communication with medical staff on patient care
- Education of parents in infant's plan of care, Discharge teaching, education of new nurses
- Admission of new patients
- Delivered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections, monitoring responses to catch and address new concerns.
- Administered medications and fluids and checked vital signs on critically ill newborns.
- Assessed, evaluated and cared for neonate and pediatric patients.
- Provided high level of quality care for each and every patient in 23-bed neonatal ICU unit.
Travel Registered Nurse
Community Memorial Hospital
04.2019 - 08.2019
- Primary department NICU
- Direct patient care, Assessments , Medication administration, Reevaluation
- Proficient in IV placement and maintenance of central lines. Communication with medical staff on patient care.
- Education of parents in infant's plan of care, Discharge teaching, education of new nurses
- Admission of new patients
- Delivered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections, monitoring responses to catch and address new concerns.
- Administered medications and fluids and checked vital signs on critically ill newborns.
- Assessed, evaluated and cared for neonate and pediatric patients.
- Provided high level of quality care for each and every patient in 23-bed neonatal ICU unit.
Travel Registered Nurse
Our Lady Of Lourdes Women And Children's Hospital
10.2018 - 04.2019
- Primary department NICU with float to PICU and Nursery
- Computer charting when floated to PICU or Nursery
- Direct patient care, Assessments , Medication administration, Reevaluation
- Proficient in IV placement and maintenance of central lines. Communication with medical staff on patient care
- Education of parents in infant's plan of care, Discharge teaching, education of new nurses
- Admission of new patients
- Delivered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections, monitoring responses to catch and address new concerns.
- Administered medications and fluids and checked vital signs on critically ill newborns.
- Assessed, evaluated and cared for neonate and pediatric patients.
- Provided high level of quality care for each and every patient in 75-bed neonatal ICU unit.
Travel Registered Nurse
John Muir Memorial Hospital
07.2018 - 10.2018
- Primary Department NICU
- Direct patient care, assessments, Proficient in starting IV's and maintaining central lines, reevaluation, discharge teaching, parent education.
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
- Managed care from admission to discharge, including patient assessments, care planning, health educations and discharging support to provide comprehensive care to patients daily.
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
Travel Registered Nurse
Loma Linda University Medical Center
03.2018 - 06.2018
- Primary Department NICU
- Admissions of infants
- Direct patient care, assessments, medication administration, IV insertions , reevaluation.
- Delivered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections, monitoring responses to catch and address new concerns.
- Discharge teaching to parents of infants
- Computer documentation, communicating with medical staff ,education of parents in infants plan of care
Travel Registered Nurse
Women's Hospital Of Texas
12.2017 - 03.2018
- Primary Department NICU level 3 with float to level 2
- Direct patient care, assessment , medication administration, reevaluation
- Communication with medical staff, management of micro preemies, computer documentation.
- Parent education, discharge teaching.
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary healthcare personnel to meet patients' personal, physical, psychological and cognitive needs.
- Administered medications and fluids and checked vital signs on critically ill newborns.
- Assessed, evaluated and cared for neonate and pediatric patients.
Travel Registered Nurse
University Of California Irvine
10.2017 - 11.2017
- Primary Department NICU
- Direct patient care, assessments, insertion of IV's, medication administration, communication with medical staff reevaluation.
- Back up staff while primary staff was learning new E-MAR system.
- Proficient in EPIC and other various computer charting.
- Family education on infants plan of care.
- Administered medications and fluids and checked vital signs on critically ill newborns.
Travel Registered Nurse, NICU
Women's Hospital Of Texas
07.2017 - 10.2017
- Primary Department NICU 3 with float to NICU level 2
- Direct patient care, assessments, computer documentation, communication with medical staff, reevaluation.
- Admission of infants
- Delivered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections, monitoring responses to catch and address new concerns.
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
- Delivered outstanding care to patients with various diagnoses and managed care from treatment initiation through to completion.
- Discharge teaching
- Family education
- Administered medications and fluids and checked vital signs on critically ill newborns.
Travel Registered Nurse
Women And Children's Hospital
07.2016 - 07.2017
- Primary Department NICU with float to Nursery, and PICU
- Direct patient care, assessments, medication administration, reevaluation.
- Proficient in IV placement and management of central lines.
- Communication with medical staff, Education of parents on infants plan of care, discharge teaching, Education of new nurses.
- Admission of new patients.
- Provided high level of quality care for each and every patient in 75-bed neonatal ICU unit.
- Assessed, evaluated and cared for neonate and pediatric patients.
- Administered medications and fluids and checked vital signs on critically ill newborns.
Travel Registered Nurse
Children's Hospital New Orleans
04.2016 - 07.2016
- Primary department NICU with float to CICU and PICU
- Direct patient care, assessments, medication administration, management of infants on ventilators, reevaluation.
- Communication with medical staff, Computer charting, proficient in IV insertion and management of central lines.
- Float to Pediatric Intensive Care and Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care
- Discharge teaching, Parent education on care of infants.
- Administered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Administered medications and fluids and checked vital signs on critically ill newborns.
Travel Registered Nurse
Women And Children's Hospital
10.2015 - 04.2016
- Primary Department NICU with float to Nursery and PICU
- Admission of patients
- Direct patient care, medication administration, reevaluation
- Communication with family and medical staff
- Discharge teaching, Parent education of infant care, Proficient in IV placement .
- Administered medications and fluids and checked vital signs on critically ill newborns.
- Assessed, evaluated and cared for neonate and pediatric patients.
Travel Registered Nurse
Women's And Children's Hospital
06.2013 - 10.2015
- Primary Department NICU with float to Nursery and PICU
- Admission of patients
- Direct patient care, medication administration, reevaluation
- Communication with family and medical staff
- Discharge teaching, Parent education of infant care, Proficient in IV placement .
- Education of new nurses
- Assessed, evaluated and cared for neonate and pediatric patients.
- Administered medications and fluids and checked vital signs on critically ill newborns.
Travel Registered Nurse
Women's And Children's Hospital
05.2009 - 05.2013
- Primary Department NICU with float to Nursery and PICU
- Admission of patients
- Direct patient care, medication administration, reevaluation
- Communication with family and medical staff
- Discharge teaching, Parent education of infant care, Proficient in IV placement .
- Education of new nurses
- Administered medications and fluids and checked vital signs on critically ill newborns.
- Assessed, evaluated and cared for neonate and pediatric patients.
Travel Registered Nurse
Women's And Children's Hospital
01.2009 - 05.2009
- Primary Department NICU with float to Nursery and PICU
- Admission of patients
- Direct patient care, medication administration, reevaluation
- Communication with family and medical staff
- Discharge teaching, Parent education of infant care, Proficient in IV placement.
- Education of new nurses
- Administered medications and fluids and checked vital signs on critically ill newborns.
- Assessed, evaluated and cared for neonate and pediatric patients.
Travel Registered Nurse
Women's And Children's Hospital
06.2008 - 12.2008
- Primary Department NICU with float to Nursery and PICU
- Admission of patients
- Direct patient care, medication administration, reevaluation
- Communication with family and medical staff
- Discharge teaching, Parent education of infant care, Proficient in IV placement.
- Assessed, evaluated and cared for neonate and pediatric patients.
- Administered medications and fluids and checked vital signs on critically ill newborns.
Travel Registered Nurse
Women's And Children's Hospital
01.2008 - 06.2008
- Primary Department NICU with float to Nursery and Pediatrics
- Admission of patients
- Direct patient care, medication administration, reevaluation
- Communication with family and medical staff
- Discharge teaching, Parent education of infant care, Proficient in IV placement .
- Administered medications and fluids and checked vital signs on critically ill newborns.
- Assessed, evaluated and cared for neonate and pediatric patients.
Travel Registered Nurse
Women's And Children's Hospital
08.2007 - 12.2007
- Primary Department NICU with float to Nursery
- Direct patient care, medication administration, reevaluation
- Communication with family and medical staff
- Discharge teaching, Parent education of infant care, Proficient in IV placement.
- Communication with family and medical staff
- Administered medications and fluids and checked vital signs on critically ill newborns.
- Assessed, evaluated and cared for neonate and pediatric patients.
Travel Registered Nurse
Tulane Lakeside Hospital
09.2006 - 07.2007
- Primary Department NICU with float to Pediatrics
- Admission of patients
- Direct patient care, medication administration, reevaluation
- Communication with family and medical staff
- Discharge teaching, Parent education of infant care, Proficient in IV placement .
- Administered medications and fluids and checked vital signs on critically ill newborns.
- Assessed, evaluated and cared for neonate and pediatric patients.
Travel Registered Nurse
Children's Hospital
05.2002 - 08.2002
- Primary department Pediatrics
- Direct patient care, Assessments , Medication administration, Reevaluation
- Proficient in IV placement and maintenance of central lines. Computer documentation, Communication with medical staff on patient care
- Education of parents on childs plan of care, Discharge teaching, education of new nurses
- Admission of new patients
- Delivered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections, monitoring responses to catch and address new concerns.
- Assessed, evaluated and cared for neonate and pediatric patients.
Travel Registered Nurse
Antelope Valley Hospital
01.2002 - 04.2002
- Primary department Pediatrics
- Direct patient care, Assessments , Medication administration, Reevaluation
- Proficient in IV placement and maintenance of central lines. Communication with medical staff on patient care
- Education of parents on child's plan of care, Discharge teaching, education of new nurses
- Admission of new patients
- Delivered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections, monitoring responses to catch and address new concerns.
- Assessed, evaluated and cared for neonate and pediatric patients.
Staff Registered Nurse
Women's And Children's
04.1998 - 12.2001
- Primary department Pediatrics
- Direct patient care, Assessments , Medication administration, Reevaluation
- Proficient in IV placement and maintenance of central lines. Communication with medical staff on patient care
- Education of parents in child's plan of care, Discharge teaching, education of new nurses
- Admission of new patients
- Delivered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections, monitoring responses to catch and address new concerns.
- Assessed, evaluated and cared for neonate and pediatric patients.
Staff Registered Nurse
University Medical Center
06.1997 - 12.1997
- Primary department Pediatrics with float to Nursery and NICU
- Direct patient care, Assessments , Medication administration, Reevaluation
- Proficient in IV placement and maintenance of central lines. Communication with medical staff on patient care
- Education of parents in child's plan of care, Discharge teaching, education of new nurses
- Admission of new patients
- Delivered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections, monitoring responses to catch and address new concerns.
- Assessed, evaluated and cared for neonate and pediatric patients.
Staff LPN
University Medical Center
09.1991 - 01.1997
- Primary department Pediatrics
- Direct patient care, Assessments , Medication administration, Reevaluation
- Proficient in IV placement and maintenance of central lines. Communication with medical staff on patient care
- Education of parents in infant's plan of care, Discharge teaching, education of new nurses
- Admission of new patients
- Delivered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections, monitoring responses to catch and address new concerns.
- Assessed, evaluated and cared for neonate and pediatric patients.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of Louisiana At Lafayette
Lafayette, LA12.2020
Associate of Science - Nursing
Louisiana State University At Eunice
Eunice, LA05.1997
Licensed Practical Nurse - Nursing
Gulf Area Techinal Institute
Abbeville, LA07.1991
Skills
- Privacy and confidentiality
- Regulatory compliance
- Charting and clinical documentation
- Patient assessments
- Intravenous therapy
- EMR Super user
- Patient and family advocacy
- PICC team
- Shared governance committee member
- CNCC committee member
Accomplishments
- Earned Daisy Award for Nursing Excellence 2018
Certification
- Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) expires 2026
- Basic Life support (BLS) expires 2025
- Registered Louisiana License expires 2022
- Registered Nurse California License expires 2026
- Neonatal Intensive Care Nursing Certification ( RNC-NIC) 2024 expires 2027
- Continuing Education in Neonatal Nursing through the year
Timeline
Staff Registered Nurse
Community Memorial Hospital
09.2020 - Current
Travel Registered Nurse, NICU
Community Memorial Hospital
09.2019 - 06.2020
Travel Registered Nurse
Community Memorial Hospital
04.2019 - 08.2019
Travel Registered Nurse
Our Lady Of Lourdes Women And Children's Hospital
10.2018 - 04.2019
Travel Registered Nurse
John Muir Memorial Hospital
07.2018 - 10.2018
Travel Registered Nurse
Loma Linda University Medical Center
03.2018 - 06.2018
Travel Registered Nurse
Women's Hospital Of Texas
12.2017 - 03.2018
Travel Registered Nurse
University Of California Irvine
10.2017 - 11.2017
Travel Registered Nurse, NICU
Women's Hospital Of Texas
07.2017 - 10.2017
Travel Registered Nurse
Women And Children's Hospital
07.2016 - 07.2017
Travel Registered Nurse
Children's Hospital New Orleans
04.2016 - 07.2016
Travel Registered Nurse
Women And Children's Hospital
10.2015 - 04.2016
Travel Registered Nurse
Women's And Children's Hospital
06.2013 - 10.2015
Travel Registered Nurse
Women's And Children's Hospital
05.2009 - 05.2013
Travel Registered Nurse
Women's And Children's Hospital
01.2009 - 05.2009
Travel Registered Nurse
Women's And Children's Hospital
06.2008 - 12.2008
Travel Registered Nurse
Women's And Children's Hospital
01.2008 - 06.2008
Travel Registered Nurse
Women's And Children's Hospital
08.2007 - 12.2007
Travel Registered Nurse
Tulane Lakeside Hospital
09.2006 - 07.2007
Travel Registered Nurse
Children's Hospital
05.2002 - 08.2002
Travel Registered Nurse
Antelope Valley Hospital
01.2002 - 04.2002
Staff Registered Nurse
Women's And Children's
04.1998 - 12.2001
Staff Registered Nurse
University Medical Center
06.1997 - 12.1997
Staff LPN
University Medical Center
09.1991 - 01.1997
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of Louisiana At Lafayette
Associate of Science - Nursing
Louisiana State University At Eunice
Licensed Practical Nurse - Nursing
Gulf Area Techinal Institute
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