Stacey Caiati
Registered Nurse, BSN
Goodyear,AZ
Summary
Seasoned nursing professional with a proven track record in emergency patient care and charge nurse responsibilities. Highly adaptable to evolving patient needs and dynamic healthcare environments. Recognized for exceptional teamwork, reliability, and comprehensive healthcare expertise, complemented by strong verbal and written communication skills and sound clinical judgment. Nine years of experience in patient treatment and care coordination, consistently utilizing critical thinking and medical knowledge to provide outstanding care in high-pressure situations while effectively prioritizing clinical and operational tasks in fast-paced emergency settings.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
ER Charge Nurse
Arizona General Hospital
Goodyear, AZ
10.2023 - Current
- Supervised daily operations in emergency department, ensuring efficient patient flow and care delivery.
- Coordinated interdisciplinary team meetings to improve communication and patient outcomes.
- Mentored nursing staff on best practices for clinical procedures and patient management.
- Implemented process improvements that enhanced response times in critical care situations.
- Led quality assurance initiatives, ensuring adherence to safety protocols and regulatory standards.
- Coordinated efficient patient transfers to specialized units and referring hospitals expediting care for critically ill individuals.
- Conducted regular audits of emergency department equipment inventory, and EMRs ensuring optimal functionality when needed for patient care.
- Sustained quality standards by performing routine medication audits and upholding internal and industry best practices.
Clinical Resource Leader
Valleywise Health, Maryvale Emergency Department
Phoenix, AZ
04.2023 - 08.2023
- ED charge nurse responsibility that focuses on clinical leadership, coordination and operational directions of the department. Serves as a tactical point person as it relates to patient care, staff development, physician and ancillary department communication.
- Communicates and coordinates with outside entities for patient transfers and admissions for higher level of care, including specialty and psychiatric facilities.
- Supervises employees and participates in selection, orientation, counseling, evaluating, and scheduling of the department.
- Ensures policies and procedures are maintained and enforced, as well as quality initiatives that bring success to individual employees as well as the department as a whole.
ER Charge Nurse
Banner Thunderbird Medical Center
Glendale, AZ
04.2017 - 04.2023
- ED Charge RN with responsibility to manage department on daily basis. Management of Level I trauma, average daily population of 280 patient/day department that consisted of 100+ beds, including pediatric department and emergency mental health department. Controlled outside EMS traffic through patch phone. Oversaw daily staffing productivity relating to patient census and acuity and adjusted appropriately with daily scheduling needs.
- Coordinated with registration staff, medics, ER staff and ER physicians to cut time between admission and treatment, improving patient outcomes and delivery of care.
- Communicated openly and collaboratively with all healthcare staff to organize successful patient care
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Teamed on Level I Trauma and emergency interventions involving serious head injuries, gunshot wounds, and thoracic trauma
- Cared for patients, supporting fellow nurses in delivering outstanding treatment to patients.
- Educated patients and answered questions about health condition, prognosis, and treatment.
- Trained and precepted new department, new to service nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols per policy.
Certified Veterinary Technician
Blue Pearl Emergency Pet Hospital
Phoenix, AZ
09.2006 - 03.2016
- Managed medical intervention and therapy for animals in collaboration with veterinarian.
- Interacted with clients regarding animal health, questions and concerns, education on treatment protocol and general procedures.
- Administered prescribed injectable controlled substances, tranquilizers, sedatives and injectable or inhalant anesthetics.
- Monitored vital signs of animals during surgical procedures and provided postoperative care.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Chamberlain University
Phoenix, AZ12-2016
Skills
- Emergency Department specialty
- Acute care expertise
- Maintaining Patient Safety Standards
- Strong clinical judgment
- Patient and family advocacy
- Excellent Communication Skills
- Critical medication and drip administration
- Ultrasound Guided IV insertion certified
- Cerner, Epic, MS Word, Excel proficient
Certification
- ACLS, PALS, BLS License - Current
Timeline
ER Charge Nurse
Arizona General Hospital
10.2023 - Current
Clinical Resource Leader
Valleywise Health, Maryvale Emergency Department
04.2023 - 08.2023
ER Charge Nurse
Banner Thunderbird Medical Center
04.2017 - 04.2023
Certified Veterinary Technician
Blue Pearl Emergency Pet Hospital
09.2006 - 03.2016
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Chamberlain University