Marwa Ansari
Fremont,CA
Summary
Professional nurse with robust experience in progressive care settings. Adept at managing complex patient needs with strong clinical skills in monitoring, medication administration, and patient education. Focused on teamwork and adaptability, ensuring optimal patient outcomes through collaborative care and effective communication. Highly reliable, flexible, and driven by results-oriented approach to patient care.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Staff Developer Educator Progressive Care Unit
Regional Medical Center Level II Trauma
05.2023 - Current
- Provides orientation/onboarding programs to promote employee retention.
- Led nursing staff in daily operations, optimizing workflow efficiency and enhancing overall patient care quality.
- Identified learning needs of staff and assesses practice gaps, comparing competencies to actual practice.
- Plans and implements educational content with learner engagement.
- Conducts, encourages, facilitates, and/or participates in research, EBP, and QI in patient care settings
- Writes, plans, and creates policy and procedures that apply to inpatient nursing care
- Rolled out Trauma, BMAT, CIWA scale, Insulin Drip, EVD, Aline, and more skills to PCU staff.
- Offered CEU classes to PCU and Telemetry Staff.
- Led initiatives to integrate new technologies, streamlining processes and reducing operational costs.
- Enhanced staff performance by designing and implementing comprehensive training programs.
Telemetry Staff Nurse II
Washington Hospital
Fremont, CA
05.2018 - 11.2023
- Competent in reading and analyzing EKG strips. Attending to patients with various cardiac conditions.
- Maintained a high level of clinical competence, staying current on the latest advancements in cardiac nursing practice and research.
- Implementing care to a multicultural patient population.
- Nutrition, pain, patient/family education, family involvement and patient advocacy.
- Administered telemetry monitoring and assessed patient vitals to ensure timely interventions.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to develop and implement individualized care plans.
- Conducted comprehensive assessments to identify changes in patient conditions and respond effectively.
- Mentored junior staff, fostering professional development and adherence to best practices.
Assistant Professor 1
Unitek College
08.2019 - 07.2023
- Lectured and supervised undergraduate and second-degree students in their clinic in Acute Care settings.
- Served as resource for students in the clinical area.
- Evaluated skills, performance, and written work of students. Reviewed nursing documentation, provided feedback for improvement.
- Lectured and taught in Intro/Advance Medsurg, Leadership, Evidence Based Practice
Neuroscience Step Down Unit Staff II RN
Kaiser Redwood City
03.2017 - 08.2019
- Performs assessment/data collection in an on-going systematic manner, focusing on neurological assessment, cognitive status in a step-down unit.
- Establishes patient care priorities based on essential patient needs and availability of unit resources (time, personnel, equipment, and supplies).
- Conducts NIH stroke scale assessment for patients with stroke-like symptoms Q2 hours.
- Cared for post-craniotomy patients 2:1 ratio with hourly neuro checks.
- Handled multiple drips for improvement of neurovascular needs.
- Administered medications, and multiple drips, and treatments according to established protocols and patient care plans.
Med/Surg Telemetry Staff nurse II
St. Rose Hospital
11.2015 - 02.2017
- Started Nurse Leadership Committee within hospital to implement hospital wide nursing changes.
- Implemented changes between nurse reporting systems. Decreasing ER wait times for patients waiting to be admitted to the floor.
- Applying nursing assessment, planning, and implementation for various conditions.
- Worked in various units as assigned primarily med/surg, step down cardiac care units
- Maintained a database of patient information and updated vital statistics and charted under EHR Mckesson
- Responsible for IV medication/fluid administration and coagulation therapy.
Charge Nurse
Grace Healthcare Pleasant Hill Rehab SNF
04.2015 - 10.2015
- Provided Post-Acute Care for rehabilitating patients
- Chart nurses’ notes in an informative and descriptive manner that reflects the care provided in Electronic Health Records.
- Direct the day-to-day functions of the nursing assistants in accordance with rules, regulations, and guidelines.
- Various wound care, including wound-vac care and pressure ulcer care.
Education
Masters in Science in Nursing - Family Nurse Practitioner
Samuel Merritt University
05-2018
Bachelor of Science in Nursing -
California State University, East Bay
12-2014
Skills
- Cultural Competencies
- Electronic Health Recording
- Strong emotional intelligence
- Microsoft Office/ppt/Excel
- PCU Trauma enforced care
- Fluent in the Fars/English
- Strong Communication skills
- Comprehensive Nursing knowledge
- Strong Leadership and Decision-making
- Coaching and mentoring
- Policy development and implementation
Accomplishments
- Collaborated with the Trauma Team in the development of 8 hour Trauma Introductory class with CEU.
- Published author article "More Than a Game: Heparin Run as a Learning Strategy" published in Journal for Nurses in Professional Development
Certification
- Registered Nurse- #95059100– expires 2026-06-30
- Basic Life Support certification –2026-05-01
- Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support certification –2026-05-01
Languages
Persian
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Staff Developer Educator Progressive Care Unit
Regional Medical Center Level II Trauma
05.2023 - Current
Assistant Professor 1
Unitek College
08.2019 - 07.2023
Telemetry Staff Nurse II
Washington Hospital
05.2018 - 11.2023
Neuroscience Step Down Unit Staff II RN
Kaiser Redwood City
03.2017 - 08.2019
Med/Surg Telemetry Staff nurse II
St. Rose Hospital
11.2015 - 02.2017
Charge Nurse
Grace Healthcare Pleasant Hill Rehab SNF
04.2015 - 10.2015
Masters in Science in Nursing - Family Nurse Practitioner
Samuel Merritt University
Bachelor of Science in Nursing -
California State University, East Bay