Stefen Kava
Fairview Park,OH
Summary
Compassionate, dedicated and hard-working registered nurse (RN) with nearly six years of extensive patient care experience in both bedside and operating room settings. Demonstrated commitment to ongoing self-development and advocating for healthy lifestyle choices for patients across various healthcare environments. Seeking a remote RN position that fosters continuous professional growth and encourages interdisciplinary collaboration to effectively address the diverse needs of all patient populations.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Staff RN, Operating Room (OR)
Cleveland Clinic
Fairview Park, OH
08.2023 - Current
- Confidently performs scrub duties for various surgical specialties such as plastics, gynecology, general surgery, colorectal and urology
- Assists surgeons during procedures by anticipating their needs and providing necessary instruments and supplies in a timely manner
- Maintains thorough documentation of all nursing interventions and updates family members every hour throughout lengthy procedures
- Serves as preceptor for new OR nurses during both circulating and scrubbing rotations
- Prepares OR suites with sterile instruments, equipment and supplies prior to procedures
- Utilizes Epic for documentation purposes
Travel RN, Cardiac Medical-Surgical/Telemetry
Aya Healthcare
Columbus, OH
11.2022 - 06.2023
- Honed therapeutic communication skills by regularly caring for patients with mental health and severe cognitive impairments
- Successfully de-escalated and redirected a majority of confused and agitated patients through calm and compassionate care
- Followed strict intake and output, daily weights and fluid restrictions on up to 4 heart failure patients at a time
- Performed frequent blood draws and started several intravenous (IV) catheters during all shifts
- Utilized Epic for documentation purposes
Travel RN, Progressive Care
Aya Healthcare
Cleveland, OH
07.2022 - 10.2022
- Cared for up to 6 high acuity patients with a multitude of comorbidities on any given shift
- Initiated and managed continuous bilevel positive airway pressure (BiPAP)
- Utilized Allscripts for documentation purposes
- Performed peritoneal dialysis on patients and monitored them closely from start to finish
Travel RN, Cardiac Step-Down
Aya Healthcare
Charlotte, NC
09.2021 - 07.2022
- Managed cardiac drips and titrated them according to frequent cycling of blood pressure and close monitoring of heart rate for up to 4 patients at a time
- Performed pre and post cardiac catheterization care and frequent neurovascular checks
- Performed electrocardiograms (EKGs), identified irregular telemetry readings and updated physicians on any changes
- Utilized Epic for documentation purposes
Travel RN, Step-Down Overflow
Aya Healthcare
Florence, SC
05.2021 - 09.2021
- Utilized Cerner for documentation purposes
- Managed and closely monitored patients on Precedex drips during severe alcohol withdrawals
- Adapted quickly when regularly floating to at least 4 other step-down and medical-surgical units
- Administered frequent blood transfusions and monitored patients closely for reactions
Staff RN, Surgical Stepdown
Grand Strand Medical Center
Myrtle Beach, SC
09.2019 - 03.2021
- Frequently provided care to patients with tracheostomies
- Performed frequent pressure wound and post surgical site dressing changes
- Managed insulin drips based on blood sugar checks
- Utilized Meditech for documentation purposes
- Placed foley and straight catheters, and nasogastric tubes per physician orders
- Cared for up to 4 coronavirus patients per shift
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of Central Florida
Orlando, FL12.2020
Associate of Science - Nursing
Seminole State College of Florida
Altamonte Springs, FL04.2019
Skills
- Active listening
- Adapting to change
- Admissions and discharges
- Critical thinking and problem solving
- Empathizing and providing compassionate care
- Establishing rapports
- Evidence-based practice patient care
- Laboratory interpretations
- Patient advocacy
- Patient/family communication and education
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Thorough patient assessments
- Time management and prioritization
- Vital signs and telemetry monitoring
- Wound care
Certification
- Basic Life Support (BLS) - American Heart Association (AHA) - Sep 2023
- Certified Foundational Perioperative Nurse (CFPN) - The Competency and Credentialing Institute (CCI) - Apr 2024
- Ohio RN License #513191 - Ohio Board of Nursing - Aug 2022
Timeline
Staff RN, Operating Room (OR)
Cleveland Clinic
08.2023 - Current
Travel RN, Cardiac Medical-Surgical/Telemetry
Aya Healthcare
11.2022 - 06.2023
Travel RN, Progressive Care
Aya Healthcare
07.2022 - 10.2022
Travel RN, Cardiac Step-Down
Aya Healthcare
09.2021 - 07.2022
Travel RN, Step-Down Overflow
Aya Healthcare
05.2021 - 09.2021
Staff RN, Surgical Stepdown
Grand Strand Medical Center
09.2019 - 03.2021
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of Central Florida
Associate of Science - Nursing
Seminole State College of Florida