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Leadership Opportunities
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Certification
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Niki Patel

New Smyrna Beach,FL

Summary

Motivated registered nurse with experience caring for patients in critical care and outpatient settings. Successfully collaborated with healthcare teams and administered direct patient care. Focused on accurately documenting information and communicating with incoming staff for smooth patient care.

Overview

4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Registered Nurse, Dermatology Clinic

Davis Dermatology
New Smyrna Beach, FL
01.2023 - 04.2024
  • Monitoring patients after surgery, answering questions and providing home care strategies and wound care instructions.
  • Assessing patient needs, prioritizing treatment, maintaining patient flows and assisting physicians with surgical procedures.
  • Drawing blood
  • Starting IV
  • Administering IV Ozone Therapy
  • Performing Minor Autohemotherapy
  • Administering IM injections
  • Performing 2mm punch skin biopsies
  • Assisting in skin cancer surgery with plastics closure
  • Performing suture removals
  • Setting up and organizing surgery instruments
  • Navigating EHR
  • Setting up radiation therapy treatment
  • Performing hydrafacials
  • Performing chemical peels
  • Scheduling patients for follow-up appointments and surgery
  • Performing UVA/UVB light treatment

Registered Nurse, PCU

AdventHealth
Daytona Beach, FL
12.2022 - 01.2023
  • Administered medications and treatments, monitoring patients for reactions and side effects.
  • Recorded patient condition, vital signs, recovery progress and medication side effects.
  • Monitored patients after surgery, answered questions and provided home care strategies.

Medical ICU Registered Nurse

AdventHealth
Daytona Beach, FL
09.2022 - 12.2022
  • Assessed ICU patients each shift to ascertain vitals and key information.
  • Monitored patients' respiration activity, blood pressure and blood glucose levels in response to medical administration.
  • Administration of oral, intramuscular and IV medications to patients as prescribed, monitoring responses for adverse reactions.
  • Kept track of patients' changing pain levels and proactively worked to minimize excess pain or discomfort.
  • Evaluated patient vital signs and laboratory data to assess needs and provide emergency interventions.

Student Nurse

Clinical/Hospital Experience
01.2020 - 06.2022
  • Initiated high level of care to every patient.
  • Monitored and recorded patient condition, vital signs, recovery progress and medication side effects.
  • Supervised nurse administration of oral, intramuscular and IV medications to patients as prescribed, monitoring responses for adverse reactions.
  • Helped patients and families feel comfortable during challenging and stressful situations, promoting recovery and reducing compliance issues.
  • Provided compassionate patient care for required caseload.
  • Coordinated patient care with other team members.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

ECPI University
Lake Mary, FL
06.2022

Skills

  • Compassionate and caring
  • Critical thinking
  • Patient care assessment
  • Clear patient communication
  • Good verbal and written communication skills
  • Well organized
  • Excellent time management skills

Leadership Opportunities

  • Picnic project (Sanford, FL)
  • Safe house
  • Annual elementary school examinations

Clinical Sites

  • Advent Health New Smyrna Beach ICU Practicum (96 hours)
  • Orlando Health Health Central Hospital Intermediate Critical Care Unit (72 hours)
  • Advent Health Fish Memorial Hospital PCU (180 hours)
  • Orlando Health South Seminole Hospital Medical Surgical Unit (36 hours)
  • Orlando Health South Seminole Hospital Psych Unit (24 hours)
  • Winnie Palmer Hospital for mother and babies (36 hours)
  • Arnold Palmer Children's Hospital (36 hours)
  • Majestic Oaks at John Knox Village Nursing Home (36 hours)

Certification

  • Stop the Bleed
  • Basic Life Support (BLS)

Timeline

Registered Nurse, Dermatology Clinic

Davis Dermatology
01.2023 - 04.2024

Registered Nurse, PCU

AdventHealth
12.2022 - 01.2023

Medical ICU Registered Nurse

AdventHealth
09.2022 - 12.2022

Student Nurse

Clinical/Hospital Experience
01.2020 - 06.2022

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

ECPI University
Niki Patel