Shamika J Avin

Current Employment

• Float resource across surgical, medical, and cardiovascular ICU
• Assessed patient's condition and determined the urgency of their needs.
• Identified appropriate interventions based on assessment results.
• Provide patient education on disease process, medications, and nutrition
• Provide direct nursing care to patients, including administering medications, wound care, and IV therapy.

February 2023-August 2023 | March 2021- November 2021

• Resource RN to cardiovascular, surgical, medical intensive care and PACU
• Responded to life-saving situations using nursing standards and protocols for treatment.
• Management of cardiac monitors, mechanical ventilators and alarms and oxygen delivery devices.

May 2022- Sep 2022

• Provided care to a variety of general and complex surgical patients within the critical care unit.
• Maintained decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Assess patient pain levels using appropriate tools such as Numeric Rating Scale or Visual Analog Scale.
• Initiated resuscitation measures when necessary following cardiac arrest or respiratory failure events.

Straub Medical Ctr | Adventist Health

Oahu, HI | Lodi, CA

Dec 2020-Feb 2021 | Jan 2022-Mar 2022

• Provided nursing care and support to patients in the Intensive care unit
• Utilized strong assessment skills to determine necessary patient care.
• Juggled multiple projects and tasks to ensure high quality and timely delivery.
• Demonstrated self-reliance by meeting and exceeding workflow

RN, CVICU

Jan 2016-Dec 2020

• Delivered nursing care to critically ill cardiac patients in post-operative recovery fro various cardiac surgeries.
• Direct management and adjustment of life support equipment such as ECMO, Impella and ballons pumps, central and peripheral devices providing critical assistance to fragile patients.
• Care of patients requiring pressor support, paralytics, and anti-arrhythmic infusions.

RN, CV Stepdown

Jan 2011- Jan 2016

• Relief charge RN role. Advised, coached and mentored experienced and student nurses on medical issues, crisis management and appropriate nursing interventions.
• Trained and mentored new RNs on best practices, hospital policies and standards of care.
• Coordinated and performed patient admissions, transfers and discharges.
• Audited patient charts in real-time, verifying accuracy and completion of information.
• Organized and delegated tasks during rapid response and high-pressure code situations.