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Siri Kirin Khalsa, BA, BSN, RN

Summary

Compassionate Registered Nurse with experience offering comprehensive patient care in outpatient environments. Works well with diverse patient populations and fosters trusting relationships to improve outcomes. Efficiently coordinate with healthcare professionals to advance patient care.

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Work History

Staff Registered Nurse, PSRH Inagural Nursing Team

Lifepoint Health
Lynnwood, Washington
08.2024 - Current
  • Delivered empathic, patient-centered nursing care to a diverse patient population requiring the highly specialized medical, nursing, and multi-modal physical rehabilitation treatment uniquely offered at this acute care physical rehabilitation hospital named Providence Swedish Rehabilitation Hospital, in Lynwood, WA and owned by Lifepoint Health.
  • Prioritized patient safety, infection prevention, and the overall deterrence of HAI/nosocomial-based outcomes to optimize patient healing and rehabilitation from the moment of admission, across hospital stay and through/past patient discharge.
  • Collaborated with physicians, pharmacists and interdisciplinary therapy team to plan, implement and deliver individualized, evidence-based nursing care.
  • Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
  • Used first-hand knowledge and clinical expertise to advocate for patients under care and enacted prescribed treatment strategies.
  • Prioritized continuity of care upon discharge to promote healing and recovery of each patient under my care in the outpatient setting by conveying treatment options, diagnosis information and home care or other outpatient-based rehabilitation techniques and physician recommendations.
  • Diligently observed and documented patient factors such as diets, physical activity levels, and behaviors to understand conditions and effectively modify treatment plans.

Registered Nurse

Eating Recovery Center
  • Actively participated in interdisciplinary clinical team conferences to evaluate patient progress, contribute to personalized treatment plans, and collaborate effectively
  • Demonstrated expertise in the unique field of Residential Eating Disorder Recovery nursing, with a strong foundation in both psychiatric and medical/surgical skills
  • Conducted frequent renal panels in-house to monitor urgent electrolyte or phosphorus imbalances for patient's with severe eating disorders, promptly communicating critical lab results to physicians
  • Routinely performed nasogastric tube insertions for patient's with low body mass indexes and pervasive eating disorders
  • Collaborated closely with physicians to assess patient's' QT intervals through frequent electrocardiograms, helping to prevent life-threatening arrhythmias associated with certain psychotropic medications
  • Provided evidence-based pharmacological interventions, including cutting-edge treatments like Ketamine therapy for patient's with treatment-resistant psychiatric disorders, demonstrating remarkable outcomes
  • Demonstrated meticulous and trauma-informed assessment practices, ensuring early detection of self-harm and suicidal ideation for the safety of patients and personnel
  • Proficiently de-escalated high anxiety situations using a combination of therapeutic approaches, including pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions
  • Implemented, documented, and facilitated personalized coping strategies from safety and treatment plans, empowering patient's to effectively manage their emotional well-being and enhance their resiliency
  • Expertly navigated the NOVA EMR system, ensuring accurate and real-time charting during patient admissions to residential care, and consistently upheld dignified, empathetic, and trauma-informed privacy practices in documentation while adhering to HIPAA standards.

Registered Nurse

Skagit Regional Health
  • 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
  • Helped diagnose conditions likely to lead to rapid deterioration and instability
  • Delivered quality, personalized bedside nursing therapies to a patient cohort with diverse critical issues
  • Achieved optimal patient outcomes by carefully monitoring and adapting to patient's' positive or negative changes in condition after delivery of a new medication, treatment, or procedure
  • Inserted and monitored catheters, leads and tubing for proper placement and functioning
  • Resolved or reduced patient'symptoms via administering and managing intramuscular, intravenous, and oral medicines using Pyxis medication dispenser technology
  • Controlled patient's' pain and managed sedation through pharmacologic interventions
  • Witnessed and performed narcotic wasting and completed the narcotic count at the start of shift
  • Recorded patient's' medical and treatment details in Epic to accurately document the details of each patient's objective response (vital signs, telemetry, focused nursing assessment results) in real-time, while adhering to HIPPA medical record regulations to uphold patient's' right to privacy
  • Maintained healing environment that upheld integrity of evidenced based nursing practice while simultaneously adapting to and maintaining treatment environment and approach that most equitably, comprehensively and safely honored each patient's religious, cultural, ethnic, or familial traditions and beliefs
  • Proactively promoted family support by building rapport and discussing illnesses, treatments and discharge plans
  • Delivered dignified, safe, holistic, empathetic patient-centered care based on evidence based practice proper prioritization, triage, and delegation to maximize optimal rehabilitation.

Registered Nurse

Prestige Care Inc
  • Performed head to toe assessments to determine nursing diagnoses and effectively triage based on patient acuity in this 30-bed step-down, transition care unit (TCU)
  • Assessed, planned and implemented patient care planning based on current clinical information
  • Modified patient's treatment plans as indicated by patient's responses to a plan of care and new physician orders
  • Controlled infection risks with proper wound care and aseptic techniques
  • Implemented appropriate nursing intervention when patient's conditions worsened
  • Medication administration and titration based on symptoms and patient reaction via intramuscular, intravenous, oral, g-tube, and alternative routes
  • Maintained accurate records and charted consistently in EHR system
  • Facilitated health care providers in administering treatment and diagnostic tests to patient's, facilitating transfer to higher level of care for critically ill patient's
  • Communicated test results and patient conditions to families and caregivers
  • Advised patient's 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.

Client Support Specialist

Apple | Boston
  • 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.

Clinical Researcher II

Boston Children's Hospital
  • 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.

Research Assistant

Boston University | Boston
  • Undertook and defended elective honors thesis resulting in honor of Distinction bestowed upon graduation
  • Educated patient's and obtained informed consent, resulting in personally recruiting, consenting, and gathering all relevant data per study protocol in over 1/3 of all study patient's
  • 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 in 2014 and awarded Distinction by Department of Psychology, bestowed upon graduation from Boston University in 2013.

Outpatient Clinic Coordinator

Boston Medical Center | Boston
  • 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.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

Curry College School of Nursing
Milton, MA
12.2021

Bachelor of Arts - Psychology

Boston University
Boston, MA
05.2013

Skills

  • Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
  • Basic Life Support (BLS)
  • EMR / EHR Proficiency & HIPPA Compliance
  • Acute / Critical Hospital Nursing Care
  • Medication Administration
  • IV Insertion and Therapy
  • Vascular Access and Treatment via Peripheral, PICC and Central Lines
  • Peri-operative (pre-op/intra-operative / PACU) experience
  • Acute & Chronic Pain Management
  • Care Planning
  • Patient / Family Education
  • Patient Safety & Infection Control
  • Time and Stress Management
  • Written and Verbal Communication
  • Teamwork and Collaboration
  • Self-Motivated
  • Lifelong Learner
  • Ethical and Accountable

Certification

Basic Life Support (CPR and AED), American Heart Association

Publications

Thoracic aortic aneurysm in patients with loss of function Filamin A mutations: Clinical characterization, genetics, and recommendations., American Journal of Medical Genetics, 02/28/2018, Chen, M.H., Choudhury, S., Hirata, M., Khalsa, S., Chang, B., Walsh, C.A.

Candidate Highlights for Outcomes Manger Role:

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Regarding Outcomes Manger Role:

  • Positioned as a highly qualified candidate for the Clinical Outcomes Manager, eager to leverage two Bachelor degrees, a clinical research and database background while simultaneously having not only all nursing and leadership aspects of this role, but specific experience as a member of the PSRH Inaugural Clinical team has provided me uniquely invaluable training in and practice using UDS, QI metrics, early training in IRF-PAI.
  • Served as a lead researcher at Boston Children's Hospital, contributing to peer-reviewed publications, including a cover article in the American Journal of Medical Genetics.
  • Conducted a comprehensive meta-analysis of cardiovascular genetics, demonstrating strong analytical skills and a commitment to evidence-based practice.
  • Proficient in EMR/EHR systems, including UDS Pro-Doc, facilitating accurate and timely documentation of patient assessments and outcomes.
  • Demonstrates effective critical thinking in managing patient care and addressing complex healthcare challenges to improve patient outcomes.
  • Actively participated in interdisciplinary clinical team conferences, enhancing care quality and contributing to personalized treatment plans.
  • Committed to lifelong learning and professional development in nursing and public health practices.
  • Over ten years of patient-facing healthcare experience across various clinical areas, including Refugee Health Medicine and acute and critical care nursing, showcasing adaptability and a comprehensive understanding of diverse patient needs.
  • Open to engaging in diverse challenges and opportunities in a dynamic healthcare environment, contributing to the mission of Providence Swedish Rehabilitation Hospital

Timeline

Staff Registered Nurse, PSRH Inagural Nursing Team

Lifepoint Health
08.2024 - Current

Registered Nurse

Eating Recovery Center

Registered Nurse

Skagit Regional Health

Registered Nurse

Prestige Care Inc

Client Support Specialist

Apple | Boston

Clinical Researcher II

Boston Children's Hospital

Research Assistant

Boston University | Boston

Outpatient Clinic Coordinator

Boston Medical Center | Boston

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

Curry College School of Nursing

Bachelor of Arts - Psychology

Boston University

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