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Siri Khalsa, BA, BSN, RN

Siri Khalsa, BA, BSN, RN

Seattle,WA

Summary

Second degree BSN-trained WA state RN with a strong background in patient care, clinical research, and nursing advocacy. Skilled in collaborating with interdisciplinary teams, collecting and assessing patient health data, and leveraging evidence-based practice to drive clinical decisions. Committed to delivering compassionate and holistic care while maintaining patient privacy and dignity. Seeking hospital-based acute care nursing position to deliver the highest quality, evidence-based, empathic, and patient-centered care. Looking not only for a job but a career and a chance to grow long-term with a mission-driven institution of unparalleled caliber. The applicant is open to all shifts, schedules, and on-call arrangements for a mutually beneficial placement.

Overview

12
12

Years of Professional Experience

1
1

WA State RN License

1
1

AHA Basic Life Support Certificate

1
1

BS in Nursing

1
1

BA in Psychology

2
2

Peer-Reviewed Medical Publications

Work History

Critical Care Registered Nurse

Skagit Regional Health
12.2022 - 05.2023
  • Delivered evidence-based, collaborative, patient-centric and dignified nursing care to highest acuity, most critically ill patients admitted to Hospital
  • Analyzed diagnostic tests and performed continuous patient assessments, to make data-informed, real-time changes to plan of care, to best optimized patient health outcomes.
  • Administered medications orally, by injection, through gastric tubes, and intravenously and monitored patients closely for reactions and side effects.
  • Controlled patients' pain and managed sedation through pharmacologic interventions carefully monitoring cardio-respiratory status post administration
  • Continuously assessed CCU telemetry monitors for abnormal rhythms and/or decompensation in patient vitals, reacting with swift action when concerning changes in conditions were observed including contacting physician to communicate deterioration using SBAR protocol.
  • Recorded patients' medical and treatment details in Epic to accurately document medical care while adhering to HIPPA medical record regulations that uphold patients' right to privacy.
  • Protected critically ill patients by implementing rigorous infection control measures, that often exceeding departmental, hospital and Joint Commission requirements and standards.
  • Advocated for patients by ensuring patient's rights were upheld equitably across all patient populations, because research has proven vulnerable patient populations such as racial, ethnic and religious minorities often receive subpar healthcare
  • Decreased re-hospitalization of CCU unit patients by developing individualized plan for each patient at discharge to optimize post-hospitalization recovery and providing patient and family/caregiver education to ensure comprehensive understanding

Registered Nurse, Step Down Unit

Prestige Care. Inc.
05.2022 - 12.2022
  • Assessed overall needs of patient and analyzed assessment data to identify potential diagnoses and build plan of care to optimize patient safety and positive patient outcomes.
  • Modified patients' treatment plans as indicated by patients' responses to plan of care and new physician orders.
  • Achieved optimal patient outcomes by carefully monitoring and adapting to patients' positive or negative changes in condition after delivery of new medication, treatment, or procedure.
  • Controlled infection risks with proper wound care and aseptic techniques.
  • Implemented appropriate nursing intervention when patients' conditions worsened.
  • Resolved or reduced patient symptoms with intramuscular, intravenous, and oral medicines.
  • Maintained accurate records and charted consistently in Point Click Care EHR system.
  • Facilitated health care providers in administering treatment and diagnostic tests to patients, facilitating transfer to higher level of care for critically ill patients.
  • Communicated test results and patient conditions to families and caregivers.
  • Advised patients on at-home care and preventive lifestyle choices.
  • Demonstrated leadership during emergencies through critical thinking and sound decision-making that optimized patient care through full continuum of patient stay from admission to discharge.
  • Merited offer of supervisory position to oversee interdisciplinary nursing team of facility's most acute, 30-bed step-down transitional care unit.

Cardiac, Genetics, Oncologic Clinical Researcher

Boston Children's Hospital
05.2013 - 08.2015
  • Contributed to research protocol formation, ensured all regulatory requirements, deadlines, and compliance standards were met or surpassed to maintain IRB approval and improve upon study validity and patient safety
  • Obtained informed consent and screened all outpatient and majority of inpatient research participants using structured interviews per study protocol
  • Collected, entered, analyzed, and maintained confidential medical data and files in multiple EMR systems and databases such as Epic, Power Chart, SPSS, and Microsoft Access
  • Designed and developed tools to facilitate data collection and performed self-audits to ensure result/study accuracy and validity
  • Performed two-year comprehensive meta-analysis of entire peer-reviewed literature available on LOF X-linked FLNA study patients, capturing key study data points from any patient presenting with cardiovascular clinical presentation, earned authorship on paper published by American Journal of Medical Genetics (2018)

Developmental Psychology Research Assistant

Boston University, Brain And Early Experiences Lab
01.2012 - 05.2013
  • Undertook and defended elective honors thesis resulting in honor of Distinction bestowed upon graduation
  • Educated patients and obtained informed consent, resulting in personally recruiting, consenting, and gathering all relevant data per study protocol in over 1/3 of all study patients
  • Research uncovered statistically significant correlation between increased sleep deprivation and heightened maternal hair cortisol levels, earning publication and presentation at 85th Eastern Psychology Association Meeting and Distinction bestowed upon graduation.

Clinic Coordinator, Refugee Health

Boston Medical Center
01.2011 - 05.2013
  • Rooted out redundancies and barriers to care causing appointment "no shows" eroding at clinic's mission and efficacy to provide free medical care to vulnerable patient population
  • Increased clinic efficiency by 30% or more in under two years by uncovering miscommunications, organizational system breakdowns, and other barriers to access

Product Zone Specialist

Apple
11.2017 - 12.2019
  • Demonstrated strong interpersonal skills, problem-solving, and exceptional customer service under time pressure
  • Performed in top ten sales category on 200+ person sales team and achieved high team member score

Education

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

Curry College
Plymouth, MA

Bachelor of Arts - Psychology

Boston University
Boston, MA

Skills

  • Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
  • Basic Life Support
  • EMR/EHR Systems
  • Direct Patient Care
  • Triage and Delegation
  • Medication Administration
  • IV Insertion and Care
  • Patient Safety and Infection Control
  • Acute and Critical Care Nursing
  • Active Listening
  • Time Management
  • Teamwork and Collaboration
  • Lifelong Learner
  • Ethical, Moral and Social Conscience

Certification

  • American Heart Association: Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers, November 2024
  • Washington State Department of Health: Licensed Registered Nurse, October 2023

Software

Epic

Power Chart

Microsoft Office Suite

Point Click Care

SPSS

Nursing Leadership and Advocacy:

End The Silent Epidemic

Founder and Director

January 2020-Present

  • Founded this youth and nursing advocacy-based organization while in Nursing school after learning statistics that suicide is second leading cause of death in youth 10-34 years old, tenth leading cause of death overall
  • Emboldened to further efforts in nursing advocacy, working to ensure dignity and equal treatment of minority and vulnerable patient populations as nurse advocating for all patients from the bedside to Capitol Hill

Friends for Life, LLC

Co-Founder and Co-Owner

February 2021-Present

  • Conducted daily literature reviews for over two years to build evidenced-based, youth-centric, peer-to-peer support-based mental health gatekeeping and check-in model called "Friends For Life."
  • Co-Found LLC alongside computer engineer and app developer Jaiker Beasley in anticipation of launching the beta model of the smartphone app that will ultimately serve as a delivery system to help alleviate the crisis of 80% of youth with a diagnosable mental illness who must go with improper or no care at all.

Publications:

American Journal of Medical Genetics Feb 2018 Chen, M.H., Choudhury, S., Hirata, M., Khalsa, S., Chang, B., Walsh, C.A. (2018). Thoracic aortic aneurysm in patients with loss of function Filamin A mutations: Clinical characterization, genetics, and recommendations. American Journal of Medical Genetics

Eastern Psychology Association Apr 2014 Khalsa, S.K., Tarullo, A. R. The Physiological Toll of Early Motherhood: An Investigation of Chronic Stress Levels in a Recent Mother Population Using Hair Cortisol Methodology. Poster presentation at the 85th Eastern Psychology Association Meeting; 2014 March 13-15; Boston, MA

Timeline

Critical Care Registered Nurse

Skagit Regional Health
12.2022 - 05.2023

Registered Nurse, Step Down Unit

Prestige Care. Inc.
05.2022 - 12.2022

Product Zone Specialist

Apple
11.2017 - 12.2019

Cardiac, Genetics, Oncologic Clinical Researcher

Boston Children's Hospital
05.2013 - 08.2015

Developmental Psychology Research Assistant

Boston University, Brain And Early Experiences Lab
01.2012 - 05.2013

Clinic Coordinator, Refugee Health

Boston Medical Center
01.2011 - 05.2013

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

Curry College

Bachelor of Arts - Psychology

Boston University

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