Rachel Giammattei
Prospect
Summary
Dedicated and compassionate Registered Nurse (BScN) with 25 years experience in direct patient care in a variety of health care settings. Proven to remain calm under pressure and skillfully handle difficult patients and high-stress situations. Consistently developing strong relationships with patients and families through empathetic communication, respectful attitude and excellent customer service.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
Work History
Head Nurse
DCF
Solnit South PRTF
03.2024 - Current
- Enhanced staff efficiency through effective workload distribution, and resource allocation.
- Provided psychiatric and medical care to patients of residential treatment facility
- Working as a team member reporting pertinent behavioral and medical changes, while collaborating with team to provide optimal care for the residents.
- Monitoring effectiveness of PRN medications.
- Communicating with families to to obtain and share information on the patients condition and progress.
- Assisting other units during behavioral and medical crisis, providing back up support as needed.
- Improved patient care quality by implementing evidence-based nursing practices and protocols.
Registered Nurse (School Nurse)
Solterra Academy (Formerly Known As CCMC School)
New Britain, CT
08.2013 - Current
- Responsible for utilizing the nursing process to ensure that students maximize their time in class by reducing health related causes of absenteeism.
- Serve as a liaison between home, health care providers and community resources.
- Provide medical and emotional support for students and staff.
- Respond to medical priorities, for students and staff.
- Documentation using SNAP.
- Administration of daily medications for multiple students, as well as providing care for students with diabetes, obtain and maintain Doctor's orders.
- Screenings as required by the state, coordinating vision screens with the Lion's club.
- Maintain CHR, students health records.
- Care coordination between school Psychiatrist, therapists, families and students. Setting up appointments, ordering labs, maintaining prescription refill lists and filing documents.
Registered Nurse
Connecticut Children's Medical Center
Hartford, CT
05.2017 - 11.2021
- Emergency care for behavioral health patients (Zone C)
- Administration of scheduled and PRN medications, oral and intramuscular routes. Monitoring and evaluating responses to interventions
- Medical and emotional support for patients.
- Documentation using EPIC.
- Provide information and education to patients and families as needed.
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary team to provide care.
- Trained in CPI, restraints as needed.
Registered Nurse
Connecticut Children’s Medical Center
Hartford, CT
01.2003 - 09.2013
- Care of hematology and oncology patients (MS8), from diagnosis through treatment.
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Administered chemotherapy, closely scrutinizing orders and protocols, monitoring patients for side effects, provided medications through various routes and transfused blood products per hospital policies and procedures.
- worked closely with a multidisciplinary team to provide optimal patient care.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
- performed thorough physical assessment, monitoring for changes in patient status.
- Obtained daily labs, monitoring results and reporting critical labs.
- Acted as a resource/charge nurse, making assignments, assigning admissions, assisting staff as needed, and collaborating with other units in the hospital to optimize staffing.
- Documentation using EPIC.
Registered Nurse (Travel Nurse)
Yale New Hven Hospital
New Haven, CT
01.2002 - 12.2002
- Care of Adult Oncology patients through out diagnosis and treatment. (8 West)
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Administered medications via oral, IV, central lines and intramuscular injections.
- Obtained daily labs via central lines, monitoring results and reporting critical results
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
Registered Nurse (Travel Nurse)
Durham Regional Hospital
Durham, NC
09.2001 - 12.2001
- Travel Nurse on an adult oncology and neurosurgery unit.
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
- Obtained and monitored labs.
Registered Nurse
Summit Camp & Travel
Honesdale, PA
06.2001 - 08.2001
- Camp Nurse at a sleep away camp for children with ADD/ADHD, Autism, behavioral and mood disorders.
- Duties included setting up the health center in preparation for the season, obtaining, reviewing and organizing medication and orders.
- Reviewing and filing camper health records.
- Responsible for running daily clinics for campers and staff.
- Organizing, and administering multiple medications to campers.
- Travelling with campers to events and activities, providing medication and first aid as needed.
- Overnight/ on call duties.
Registered Nurse
IWK Health Centre
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
10.1999 - 06.2001
- Staff nurse on pediatric oncology and nephrology unit, caring for children with various cancers, kidney disease, and post kidney transplant patients, including peritoneal dialysis.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary team to provide optimal family centered care.
- Administered medications, Chemotherapy, and TPN via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections.
- Transfused blood products following hospital policies and procedures, closely monitoring for reaction/response
- Obtained and monitored labs, reporting critical labs values to the team.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
Registered Nurse (Camp NUrse)
Summit Camp & Travel
Honesdale, PA
06.1999 - 08.1999
- See previous Job description for same employer.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Dalhousie University
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada05.1999
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
Saint Mary's University
Halifax, Nova Scotia , Canada05.1996
Skills
- Patient Care
- Microsoft Outlook
- Patient Assessments
- Patient Monitoring
- Epic and SNAP Systems
- Therapeutic crisis intervention training
Accomplishments
Nightingale Award for excellence in Nursing , May 2011
Timeline
Head Nurse
DCF
03.2024 - Current
Registered Nurse
Connecticut Children's Medical Center
05.2017 - 11.2021
Registered Nurse (School Nurse)
Solterra Academy (Formerly Known As CCMC School)
08.2013 - Current
Registered Nurse
Connecticut Children’s Medical Center
01.2003 - 09.2013
Registered Nurse (Travel Nurse)
Yale New Hven Hospital
01.2002 - 12.2002
Registered Nurse (Travel Nurse)
Durham Regional Hospital
09.2001 - 12.2001
Registered Nurse
Summit Camp & Travel
06.2001 - 08.2001
Registered Nurse
IWK Health Centre
10.1999 - 06.2001
Registered Nurse (Camp NUrse)
Summit Camp & Travel
06.1999 - 08.1999
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Dalhousie University
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
Saint Mary's University