Shelly St. Surin
Coconut Creek
Summary
Highly skilled Cardiac Cath Lab Registered Nurse with experience in a high-pressure hospital setting. Demonstrated ability in managing complex cardiac cases, ensuring patient comfort and stabilization during invasive procedures and maintaining strict adherence to all safety protocols.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Traveler Registered Nurse, Cardiac Cath Lab
Florida Medical Center
Lauderdale Lakes
06.2023 - Current
- Circulate high risk PCI, diagnostic catheterizations, pericardiocentesis
- Assist with CTA hearts, nuclear stress test, CT biopsies
- Assist Interventional radiologist with throacentesis, paracentesis, catheter placements, peripheral angiograms, and pulmonary angiograms.
- Circulate cerebral angiogram involving mechanical and chemical thrombectomies.
- Administered IV conscious sedation while monitoring patient hemodynamics
- Assist and educate patients undergoing electrophysiology studies of the heart.
Charge Nurse, RN, Cath Lab
Northwest Medical Center
Margate
02.2020 - 03.2023
- Monitor and circulate RHC/LHC, diagnostic/interventional caths, EP studies, pacemakers/AICD insertions using MAC lab and Cardio Lab.
- Report any abnormal findings to provider
- Maintained sterile field during procedures and dispose medical waste according to policy.
- Assess, prepare, and manage patient post cardiac Cath/EP procedures
- Assist provider with Transesophageal echocardiogram, cardioversions, and TILT table studies.
- Documented all nursing care provided to patient in accordance to hospital policies and procedures.
- Assist in interviewing new cardiac cath/EP staff members/travelers
- Work collaboratively with team members/Providers, as the Charge nurse, to assure safe and accurate delivery of care.
- Collaborated with the nursing supervisor to direct admissions, transfer patients, and arrange discharges.
Traveler Registered Nurse, Cardiac Stepdown
Baptist Memorial
Memphis
06.2019 - 12.2019
- Care for patients post cardiac cath angioplasty/stent placement, pacemaker placement, cardiac ablation, CABG (post op day3-7), ACS, CHF, angina, arrhythmias
- Administer and titrate drips according to protocol and patient response
- Manage chest tubes and wound vac based on provider orders and patient needs
Traveler Registered Nurse, Neuro Stepdown
Rhode Island Hospital
Providence
11.2018 - 05.2019
- Cared for stroke patients post TPA and thrombectomies
- Monitor patients with lumbar drains and surgical clippings
- Perform neuro checks, NIH stroke scale assessments, and reported any changes to MD.
- Educated patient and families affected by disorders of the brain, spinal cord, or nervous system.
Traveler Registered Nurse, Medical surgical/Telemetry
Jackson Memorial Hospital
Miami
07.2017 - 08.2018
- Prep patients for pre-op surgical procedures and cared for patients post op TAVR’s, AAA, heart transplant, kidney & pancreatic transplant.
- Assist with thoracentesis, paracentesis, and lumbar puncture.
- Assess and document individual assessments, medication administration and bedside treatment.
- Draw labs and report abnormal values to providers
- Deliver a complete range of nursing care and treatments to adult patients with acute and chronic conditions
- Assess and monitor telemetry patients, report any changes/abnormalities
- Delegated tasks to appropriate personnel
Charge Nurse, RN Medical Surgical/Telemetry
Strong Memorial Hospital
Rochester
11.2014 - 07.2017
- Manage drains PEG tubes, NG tubes, chest tubes, central lines
- Manage blood sugars of diabetic patients prior to administering insulin
- Specialized in assessing, intervening and stabilizing a variety of post critical care & surgical patients.
- Responsible for assigning patients to nursing staff based on acuity and continuity of care
- Demonstrated efficiency in supervising, supporting and assisting staff with patient care
- Educated and trained new graduated nurses during period of 8-12 weeks.
- Provided feedback on performance to ensure growth, increased clinical skills and best practiced bed side care
- Participated in team building programs such as unit council in the role of unit performance improvement
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of Rochester
Rochester, NYBachelor of Arts - Gerontology
University of South Florida
Tampa, FLSkills
- Computer literacy skills in electronic records (Epic, Meditech, Cerner Microsoft Office Suite(Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
- Quality control of medical records, chart auditing, clinical documentation improvement (CDI)
- Hemodynamics monitoring and interpretation
- Cardiac catheterization diagnostic and PCI circulator
- Electrophysiology procedure circulator and monitor
Certification
- Registered Nurse Florida compact license, 07/01/26
- Basic Life Support (BLS), 07/01/27
- Advance Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), 07/01/27
Timeline
Traveler Registered Nurse, Cardiac Cath Lab
Florida Medical Center
06.2023 - Current
Charge Nurse, RN, Cath Lab
Northwest Medical Center
02.2020 - 03.2023
Traveler Registered Nurse, Cardiac Stepdown
Baptist Memorial
06.2019 - 12.2019
Traveler Registered Nurse, Neuro Stepdown
Rhode Island Hospital
11.2018 - 05.2019
Traveler Registered Nurse, Medical surgical/Telemetry
Jackson Memorial Hospital
07.2017 - 08.2018
Charge Nurse, RN Medical Surgical/Telemetry
Strong Memorial Hospital
11.2014 - 07.2017
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of Rochester
Bachelor of Arts - Gerontology
University of South Florida