Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit - Silver Beacon Award for Excellence
Knowledge and management of patients recovering from various cardiac surgeries, cardiogenic shock, including medication management, use of assist devices including: Impella, IABP, VV & VA ECMO and LVAD devices, EKOS therapy and CRRT.
Charge Nurse
Preceptor
Organ Procurement Coordinator
Our Legacy
10.2023 - 12.2024
Our Legacy Center at Advent Health
Serving multiple hospitals in 10 counties across East Central Florida.
Duties include but are not limited to: referral initiation, rounding on existing/pending referrals, maintaining strategic relationships with staff across multiple hospitals, in-depth chart reviews across multiple EMRs, medical donor management, bedside nursing and respiratory management, hands on nursing and respiratory care in critical care environment, organ allocation, logistics regarding OR coordination, travel for OR teams and organs transport, collaboration with multidisciplinary teams in surgical environment, ensuring proper packaging and documentation of organs prior to transport, and OR RN circulator duties.
Registered Nurse
Orlando Regional Medical Center
03.2019 - 06.2021
Vascular Thoracic Step Down Unit - Gold Beacon Award for Excellence
Care for patients with venous/arterial sheaths, proficient in management and removal of venous and arterial sheaths. Proficient in management and troubleshooting arterial lines, mediastinal and pleural chest tubes. Titration and monitoring of patients with multiple vasoactive intravenous medications. Care for patients undergoing venous and arterial thrombolytic therapy.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Valencia College
Orlando, FL
Associate of Science - Nursing
Valencia College
Orlando, FL
12.2018
Accomplishments
Daisy Award Recipient 2021
Daisy Award Nominee 2019 and 2020
Active member of unit nursing practice council(s)
Contributed to achievement of Gold Beacon Award for Excellence Award by participating in evidence based research and data collection as well as meeting with leadership to coordinate and plan for application