Nicole Pina
Temecula,CA
Summary
Adaptable Charge Nurse demonstrating expertise and knowledge through 20+ years in healthcare roles. Highly skilled in charting, managing patient intake and discharges and monitoring care plans. Well-versed in promoting policies and protocols to achieve core measures. Eager for new opportunities to lead effective teams delivering exceptional patient care.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
Work History
Charge Nurse, CICU
Providence Mission Hospital
02.2021 - Current
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
- Coordinated nursing care on unit through staff assignments, assisting and rounding with physicians, monitoring patient orders, and communicating with ancillary departments.
- Conducted daily shift reports to inform Nurse Manager of events in unit.
- Implemented policy and procedure changes to align with safety, health, and organizational regulations.
- Conducted routine assessments of nursing staff's performance to identify areas of improvement and facilitate educational programs.
Registered Nurse, CICU
Providence Mission Hospital
02.2006 - 02.2021
- Cared for complex critical care patients including post-op CABG, Impella, CRRT and HACA patients.
- Managed critical sepsis patients with multiple vasoactive medications.
- Assisted physicians with bedside procedures including central line placement, thoracentesis, and endoscopy.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary team and families to provide optimal patient care.
- Served as unit resource and preceptor to new graduate and less experienced nurses.
- Served as relief charge nurse for 3+ years
- Member of Suicide Safety Committee for 3+ years.
Travel Registered Nurse, ICU
American Mobile Healthcare
06.2002 - 02.2006
- Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- 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.
- Maintained flexibility, taking new assignments every 3 months and floating between different hospitals.
Registered Nurse, CVICU
Mayo Medical Center
07.1999 - 06.2002
- Started as a new graduate RN in orthopedics, then transferred to Cardiovascular Surgery ICU.
- Managed immediate post-op CABG, valve, and thoracic surgery patients.
- Weaned patients from ventilator and extubated when criteria met.
- Learned to quickly respond to acute changes and declining patient condition of critically ill patients.
- Managed IABP and CRRT patients effectively.
- Served on Cardiovascular Surgery Patient Education Committee.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Nursing
Concordia College
Moorhead, MNSkills
- CABG
- Impella
- IABP
- CRRT
- HACA
- Rotoprone
- Flotrac/HemoSphere
- Transvenous Pacemakers
- Swan-Ganz Catheters
Timeline
Charge Nurse, CICU
Providence Mission Hospital
02.2021 - Current
Registered Nurse, CICU
Providence Mission Hospital
02.2006 - 02.2021
Travel Registered Nurse, ICU
American Mobile Healthcare
06.2002 - 02.2006
Registered Nurse, CVICU
Mayo Medical Center
07.1999 - 06.2002
Bachelor of Arts - Nursing
Concordia College
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