Natasha Tomaszewski
Las Vegas,NV
Summary
Knowledgeable Critical Care Registered Nurse with 8 years of direct patient care experience and a dedication to best-in-class patient services through effective critical care planning and management. Successful at advocating patient needs and quickly starting treatments. Proven leader with great multitasking skills and a fantastic eye for detail.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Cardiovascular Intensive Care Registered Nurse
Summerlin Hospital Medical Center
Las Vegas, NV
03.2014 - Current
- Manage immediate Post-Op Open Heart Surgical patients.
- Manage patients with Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump/Impella devices.
- Provide Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy on highly unstable patients in need of immediate dialysis.
- Assisted Physicians with bedside procedures.
- Manage the care of adult cardiac patients experiencing life-threatening problems that require complex assessment, high intensity therapies, and interventions
- Provide professional treatment and care for adult patients that may include MI, heart failure, cardiac dysrhythmias, structural heart disease, hypothermia post-cardiac arrest, and pre/post-op vascular procedures
- Provide respiratory and ventilator management for patients
- Preceptor for new critical care nurses
- Oversaw various aspects of telemetry by administering PA catheters and arterials, vasoactive drugs, titration, thrombolytic therapy, dysrhythmia interpretation and chest tubes.
- Trained and coached new employees on protocols and best practices to promote ideal patient outcomes.
Critical Care Registered Nurse
Sunrise Hospital And Medical Center
Las Vegas, NV
01.2013 - 05.2014
- Guided and educated patients and caregivers on diagnoses, disease management, preventative measures, medication use and self-care to foster consistency in care administration.
- Performed patient treatment according to urgency of condition while multitasking and delegating treatment needs to qualified staff to ensure effective and safe care to promote better outcomes.
- Assessed and managed various patient treatments for numerous patient diagnoses from sepsis to acute respiratory distress.
- Diagnosed and treated patients with chronic and acute health problems such as MI, arrhythmias, asthma, COPD and pneumonia.
- Accurately recorded and reported test results according to established procedures.
Medical/Telemetry Registered Nurse
Summerlin Hospital Medical Center
Las Vegas, NV
02.2011 - 03.2014
- Managed care for post-operative patients through discharge.
- Accurately documented all elements of nursing assessment, treatments, medications, discharge instructions, and follow-up care.
- Educated patients and family members about medications, diagnosis, and disease processes.
- Assessed need for, ordered, obtained and interpreted appropriate lab tests.
- Supervised students when administering medications to ensure patient safety.
- Interpreted EKG's for patients with myocardial infarctions, congestive heart failure, pulmonary emboli, and other heart conditions.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University Of Nevada - Las Vegas
Las Vegas, NV2010
Skills
- Manage IABP/Impella Heart Pumps
- Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy
- Recover Immediate CABG/Valve Replacement Procedures
- Care for Abdominal/Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms
- Manage PA Catheters, Arterial Lines, Dialysis Access Lines, Multiple Central Lines
- Titrate vasoactive medications and IV sedation
- Manage endotracheal/tracheostomy intubated patients
Certification
- Registered Nurse, State of Nevada
- Registered Nurse, State of California
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Certification
- Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification
- NIH Stroke Certification
Timeline
Cardiovascular Intensive Care Registered Nurse
Summerlin Hospital Medical Center
03.2014 - Current
Critical Care Registered Nurse
Sunrise Hospital And Medical Center
01.2013 - 05.2014
Medical/Telemetry Registered Nurse
Summerlin Hospital Medical Center
02.2011 - 03.2014
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University Of Nevada - Las Vegas
- Registered Nurse, State of Nevada
- Registered Nurse, State of California
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Certification
- Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification
- NIH Stroke Certification
Work Availability
monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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