Louise Gelin
Uniondale,NY
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Charge Nurse
Victory Recovery Partners
06.2025 - Current
- Adhering and dispensing appropriate methadone dosages, in accordance with clinic procedures and guidelines according to DEA, OASAS, SAMSHA, and DOH regulations.
- Collaborating with other healthcare professionals to provide quality patient care.
- Maintains daily reports for accountability of daily dispensing activities such as calibration, spillage, compliance, and swapping of inventory.
- Oversee daily operations of facility ensuring effective communication and collaboration among multidisciplinary teams.
- Training new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
- Ensuring that the findings of the nursing assessment, the comprehensive care plan, and recommendations for nursing follow-up are documented dated, and signed in the client’s record.
- Performing technical skills such as vital signs, phlebotomy, and various lab collection procedures.
- Providing educational health related materials at admission, as needed, at the request of a client or as medically/clinically indicated.
Perioperative Registered Nurse
MERCY MEDICAL CENTER
12.2021 - 06.2025
- Engaged in scrubbing for various surgeries: General, Neuro/Spine, GYN, and others.
- Managed Pre-Op nursing care including patient preparation, IV insertion, and preoperative education.
- Mentored team members through case precepting to enhance skills.
- Promoted patient advocacy through effective safety interventions and emotional support strategies.
- Evaluated patients' conditions during perioperative care processes.
- Partnered with Surgeons and Anesthesia personnel to implement appropriate care measures.
- Conducted comprehensive patient assessments, medication delivery, and vital sign checks prior to surgery.
Emergency Room Psychiatric Registered Nurse
NASSAU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER
09.2019 - 11.2021
- Triaged and managed patients in psychiatric emergency department
- Engaged in role of charge nurse by delegating and assigning team duties
- Assessing and planning patients discharge and needs with social workers, MD, staff, and support systems
- Functioning as team leader or team member by assigning work or assisting other team members as needed based on acuity of patients
- Performed crisis intervention during acute phase of patients and responding quickly to behavioral emergencies to restore comfort, safety, and security of patients
- Administered emergency psychiatric drugs in event of emergency crisis or for breakthrough symptoms as ordered
- Performed blood draws, drug testing and EKG monitoring as needed.
- Debriefed incoming staff on history and disposition of patients
Clinical Nurse Coordinator
RMA Long Island IVF
01.2019 - 09.2019
- Assessed and coordinated all infertility diagnostic tests and treatment plans with patient at direction of physician.
- Communicated with patient in person or on the telephone regarding patient medication, treatment plans, and test results.
- Performed phlebotomy and I.V insertions and subcutaneous injections following infection control and safety
- Reviewed medical records of each patient and assuring appropriate data is entered the patient’s EMR.
- Educated patients to prepare them to undergo procedures/testing related to infertility testing, insemination, in vitro (IVF) fertilization, FET, and egg retrieval
Recovery Nurse
RMA Long Island IVF
09.2017 - 03.2019
- Circulated on OR procedures including egg retrievals, embryo transfers, sperm aspirations, hysteroscopies and hysterosalpingography studies
- Assisted Anesthesiologist as requested
- Provided safety and pain management measures according to protocol
- Admitted patients to the unit (obtaining consents, vital signs, reviewing discharge instructions with patient)
- Recovered patient’s post-op up until discharge
- Prepared charts with necessary components
Licensed Practical Nurse
SOUTH NASSAU DERMATOLOGY
09.2017 - 03.2019
- Prepared the patient for exams and surgical procedures
- Explained treatment procedures, medications, and physicians' instructions to patients.
- Administered medications including all types of injections
- Provided basic patient care and treatments, such as but not limited to dressing wounds or applying compresses.
- Collected and labeled specimens accurately.
Education
Masters of Science in Nursing Education -
Capella University
Minneapolis, MN08.2024
Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing - undefined
Azure College
Fort Lauderdale, FL10.2021
LPN Diploma - undefined
VEEB School of Practical Nursing
Hicksville, NY08.2016
Bachelor of Science - Criminal Justice
Adelphi University
Garden City, NY01.2011
Skills
- Proficient in MS Office applications, Adobe Professional (PDF), Allscripts, Sunrise interface, EPIC
- Decision-making
- Clinical leadership
- Care coordination
- Team leadership
Certification
- I.V Certified
- CPR,BLS, ACLS, AORN
Secondary Language
Fluent in Haitian Creole
Timeline
Charge Nurse
Victory Recovery Partners
06.2025 - Current
Perioperative Registered Nurse
MERCY MEDICAL CENTER
12.2021 - 06.2025
Emergency Room Psychiatric Registered Nurse
NASSAU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER
09.2019 - 11.2021
Clinical Nurse Coordinator
RMA Long Island IVF
01.2019 - 09.2019
Recovery Nurse
RMA Long Island IVF
09.2017 - 03.2019
Licensed Practical Nurse
SOUTH NASSAU DERMATOLOGY
09.2017 - 03.2019
Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing - undefined
Azure College
LPN Diploma - undefined
VEEB School of Practical Nursing
Bachelor of Science - Criminal Justice
Adelphi University
Masters of Science in Nursing Education -
Capella University
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