Sarah Grafius
Santa Cruz,CA
Summary
Skilled Registered Nurse with over 4 years of experience caring for patients within diverse healthcare settings. Smoothly delivers comprehensive patient care and delegates tasks according to patient needs and personnel skillsets. Dedicated to providing top quality care within multidisciplinary team environment.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse, Medical-Surgical/Telemetry
Dominican Hospital
Santa Cruz , CA
04.2022 - Current
- Provide comprehensive patient care on a unit primarily focused on spinal/orthopedic surgical, and cardiac interventions.
- Act as patient advocate and implemented total patient care through team nursing process.
- Educate patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
- Monitor patient condition by interpreting and tracking EKG readings, identifying irregular telemetry readings and updating team members on changes in stability or acuity.
- Adhere to infection control procedures to facilitate safe and clean environment
- Communicate concerns regarding patients status, care, and environment to nursing supervisors, case managers, and physicians.
- Proficient in Cerner EHR
Registered Nurse
Dignity Health Medical Foundation, Urology Clinic
Santa Cruz, CA
04.2021 - 04.2022
- Provided clinical care and education for high volume of patients with multiple urological needs
- Provided telephone triage by assessing patient symptoms and establish need for intervention and urgency
- Assisted with pre/post-operative process; witness consents, order labs, reconcile medications, provide post-operative assessments
- Provided medication administration/management/education
- Assisted Physicians with and prepare patients for various Procedures
- Independently schedule and conduct various types of RN office visits
Charge Nurse
DaVita Dialysis Corporation
San Jose, NM
10.2019 - 03.2021
- Provided hemodialysis treatment for patients in chronic and acute stages of renal failure
- Provided patient assessments, documentation, administration of oral and IV medications, central venous catheter care, AVF/AVG care, dressing changes, preparation and collection of lab specimens, implementation of care plans, medication reconciliation, and patient education.
- Reviewed and assess patient laboratory values/disease processes and adjusted treatment therapy based on results.
- Assigned as designated charge nurse, overseeing two RNs and three patient care technicians, in addition to providing care to over 50 patients per day.
- Communicated effectively with physicians, social workers, dietitians, patients, and patient caregivers in order to meet individual patient goals.
- Coordinated and submitted patients for kidney transplant list.
Education
Associate of Science - Nursing
Pasadena City College
Pasadena, CA2019
Bachelor of Science - Health Education
San Francisco State University
San Francisco, CA2015
Associate of Arts - Certified Nursing Assistant Certification
San Joaquin Delta College
Stockton, CA2012
Skills
- Team Management
- Analytical and Critical Thinking
- Conflict Resolution
- Cultural Awareness
- Flexible and Adaptable
- Organizational Skills
Certification
- Registered Nurse, License number 95203798
- Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
- The National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS)
Affiliations
- Proper Supra-pubic Catheter Techniques, Skills Day In-Service, Dominican Hospital Santa Cruz | 2023
- COVID Vaccine Clinic, Davita Dialysis Cornerhouse San Jose | 2020
- Stop The Bleed Tourniquet Training, Huntington Community Hospital Pasadena | 2019
- Flu Immunization Clinic, Children's Hospital Los Angeles| 2018
Timeline
Registered Nurse, Medical-Surgical/Telemetry
Dominican Hospital
04.2022 - Current
Registered Nurse
Dignity Health Medical Foundation, Urology Clinic
04.2021 - 04.2022
Charge Nurse
DaVita Dialysis Corporation
10.2019 - 03.2021
Associate of Science - Nursing
Pasadena City College
Bachelor of Science - Health Education
San Francisco State University
Associate of Arts - Certified Nursing Assistant Certification
San Joaquin Delta College
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