Max Castrosqui
Lancaster,PA
Summary
Experienced in high-pressure emergency settings, honed critical thinking and patient care skills. Eager to transition into a new field. Knack for rapid decision-making and effective communication, prioritize patient safety and well-being. Excited to leverage transferable skills in a new and dynamic environment.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
RN Emergency Department
Lancaster General Hospital
07.2023 - Current
- Assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating nursing care for a designated group of patients
- Establishing goals and priorities of nursing care
- Teaching discharge instructions accurately, and assessing patients understanding
- Documenting patient care progress, and working collaboratively with medical staff while achieving high quality patient care
- Responsible for administering scheduled medications and treatments as designated per provider’s orders
- Ensuring care focused on dignity, respect, compassion, and safety
- Performance of airway support, rescue and safe administration of rapid sequence intubation
- Safe administration of blood transfusion and monitoring patient’s response
- Peripheral IV insertion and intravenous medication administration based on patient’s needs while close supervision for potential side effects
- Promoting care and safety to patients after traumatic injuries from accidents, falls and violence
- Insertion and maintenance of nasogastric tubes and indwelling urinary catheters
- Providing care to patients with ileostomy or colostomy
- Promoting and sustaining infection control while providing care to patients
- Community health screenings for children and adults under supervision
- Contributing excellence in customer service, and leadership
- Communicating effectively between health care providers, patients and family members
Emergency department technician
Lancaster General Hospital
07.2021 - 07.2023
- 12 Lead EKG
- Ear and eye irrigations
- Visual acuity screenings
- Wound care, dressing and ice packs
- Pacemaker interrogation tests
- ETOH testing
- Splinting, Hare traction, crutch teaching, cane and walker education for patient’s Vital signs and weights measurement
- Chest leads for patients on cardiac monitoring, and basic troubleshooting, such as replacing loose or missing electrodes
- LUCAS Device to ensure successful Compressions required for CPR cardiac monitor for hardwire cardiac monitoring systems
- Provided 1:1 patient supervision in 'Sitter' role for patient safety and suicide precautions
Certified Nursing Assistant
Quarryville Presbyterian Retirement Community
10.2014 - 10.2021
- Assisted patients with daily living care with past medical history of amputations, cerebral vascular accidents, hip and knee replacements, spinal cord injuries, other conditions
- Participated in fun group activities with patients to improve moods, overall memory and provide light entertainment
- Delivered individualized patient care by recording vital signs, documenting observations, administering treatments and evaluating patient needs
- Conferred with multidisciplinary healthcare team to help to manage patient conditions effectively with regular testing and vitals assessments
- Oversaw and maintained patients' rooms, group living areas and nurse stations
- Cared for residents in assisted living facility and delivered high-quality support to meet needs
- Offered immediate assistance in emergency and routine paging situations to evaluate needs and deliver care
Education
Associate of Science - Nursing
Pa College of Health And Science
Lancaster, PA05-2023
Skills
- IV insertion
- Airway management
- Behavioral health
- Emergency care
- Cardiac monitoring
- Advanced life support
- Seizure management
- De-escalation techniques
- Documentation accuracy
- Patient stabilization
- Pain management
- Stroke patient care
Languages
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
Certification
- ACLS
- BLS
- Certified Spanish medical interpreter
- PALS
- CPR
Timeline
RN Emergency Department
Lancaster General Hospital
07.2023 - Current
Emergency department technician
Lancaster General Hospital
07.2021 - 07.2023
Certified Nursing Assistant
Quarryville Presbyterian Retirement Community
10.2014 - 10.2021
- ACLS
- BLS
- Certified Spanish medical interpreter
- PALS
- CPR
Associate of Science - Nursing
Pa College of Health And Science
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