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Work History
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RAHEIL TARKO

Temple Hills,MD

Summary

Registered Nurse with expertise in telemetry, Medsurg, dialysis, and preceptorship, dedicated to patient-centered care. Proven track record in mentoring peers and enhancing clinical competencies in diverse hospital environments. Skilled in EPIC, Cerner, and Meditech, focused on improving patient outcomes through evidence-based practices. Bilingual in English and Amharic, facilitating effective communication with varied patient populations.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Dialysis Registered Nurse

DaVita
Marlow Heights, MD
07.2024 - Current
  • Collaborated with healthcare team members to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate patient care.
  • Updated and maintained charts regularly.
  • Executed treatment interventions in collaboration with healthcare specialists.
  • Monitored, interpreted, and recorded data from medical technologies and equipment.
  • Ensured smooth admission and discharge processes while delivering continuous education to patient families.
  • Facilitated communication among physicians and healthcare professionals.
  • Address patient inquiries and concerns, maintaining comprehensive records.
  • Execute corrective actions when adverse symptoms are exhibited by patients.
  • Deliver care for extensive range of medical patients..
  • Change dressings, catheter care, cannulize HD access, and perform blood draws.
  • Executed emergency procedures adhering to nursing standards.
  • Ensured timely and accurate entry of patient care data.
  • Conducted observations of performance, providing feedback on areas needing improvement or reinforcement.

Patient Care Technician II

Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, South Carolina
01.2016 - 01.2018
  • Assist with activities of daily living: eating, dressing, turning patients every two hours, walking
  • Obtain vital signs, 12 lead ECG, obtain finger stick blood sugars, monitor urinary output, and transport critical patients to diagnostic tests

Education

Accelerated Bachelor of Science - Nursing

Jefferson College of Health Science
Roanoke, Virginia
04.2019

Bachelor of Science - Exercise Science

Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, Virginia
12.2015

Associate Degree - Science

Northern Virginia Community College
Alexandria, Virginia
05.2013

Skills

  • Preceptor
  • Patient Experience Champion
  • Bilingual: Fluent in English and Amharic
  • Proficient in Microsoft Word and PowerPoint
  • Proficient in EPIC, Meditech, Cerner and Allscripts

Certification

  • American Heart Association, First Aid/CPR/AED/ACL/NIHSS
  • Registered Nurse: Compact, Michigan license, California

Related Experience

  • Preceptor, Charge PCU Registered Nurse, BSN, VCU Medical Center, Richmond, Virginia, 07/2024, present
  • Telemetry Registered Nurse, BSN, Harbor UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, California, 09/2023, 04/2024
  • Telemetry Registered Nurse, BSN, Kaiser Permanente Downey Medical Center, Downey, California, 06/2023, 09/2023
  • Telemetry Registered Nurse, BSN, Lakewood Regional Medical Center, Lakewood, California, 07/2022, 10/2022
  • Float Telemetry Registered Nurse, BSN, Los Alamitos Medical Center, Los Alamitos, California, 03/2022, 06/2022
  • Float Medsurg/Telemetry Registered Nurse, BSN, Arrowhead Regional Medical Center, Colton, California, 01/2022, 03/2022
  • Medsurg/telemetry Registered Nurse, BSN, Emory Decatur Hospital, Atlanta, Georgia, 09/2021, 12/2021
  • IV Infusion Registered Nurse, BSN, Baptist Southern Hospital, Miami, Florida, 08/2021, 09/2021
  • Float Medsurg/Telemetry Registered Nurse, BSN, Tucson Medical Center, Tucson, Arizona, 07/2021, 08/2021
  • Float Telemetry Registered Nurse, BSN, DMC Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital, Commerce Charter, Michigan, 05/2021, 06/2021
  • Float Medsurg/Telemetry Registered Nurse, BSN, Adena Regional Medical Center, Chillicothe, Ohio, 01/2021, 04/2021
  • Preceptor, Medsurg/tele Registered Nurse, BSN, INOVA Alexandria Hospital, Alexandria, Virginia, 08/2019, 01/2021
  • Patient Care Technician II, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, 2016, 2018

Timeline

Dialysis Registered Nurse

DaVita
07.2024 - Current

Patient Care Technician II

Medical University of South Carolina
01.2016 - 01.2018

Accelerated Bachelor of Science - Nursing

Jefferson College of Health Science

Bachelor of Science - Exercise Science

Virginia Commonwealth University

Associate Degree - Science

Northern Virginia Community College
RAHEIL TARKO