SUN JI KIM-LEKANE
Ellicott City,MD
Summary
Seeking a fellowship in family nurse practitioner to broaden my knowledge and experience, to utilize my training and critical thinking skills, and to achieve personal goals through hard work, persistence, and collaboration. Highly organized and detail-oriented team player who is able to prioritize duties and assignments in a multi-task environment.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
4
4
Certifications
Work History
Home healthcare Nurse
Emmanuel Home Healthcare Service
Columbia
8 2022 - 2 2024
- Perform skilled observations and assessments and develops patient care plans
- Provide critical decision making in response to frequent immediate, unexpected health and interpersonal situations
- Give skilled nursing care and prescribed treatments to patients in their homes and clinics and demonstrates nursing care to patients and families, teaches treatments, health practices, nutrition, medication, and safety.
PACU Intensive Care Unit Charge Nurse
Bayview Medical Center
Baltimore
02.2021 - 08.2021
- Oversee the daily Monitors and coordinates the daily patient care activities of the unit
- Schedules staff and patients to ensure full coverage of patient care needs at all times and to ensure effective patient services
- Oversee and provide direct nursing evaluation and/or other related care and consultation to patients as required
- Oversee and provide direct nursing evaluation, procedures, and/or other related care and consultation to critical care patients as needed
- Coordinate services with other patient care units as required; Maintain communication with allied services and maintain community liaison as appropriate
- Oversee quality assurance activities and compliance to operational standards
- Participate in program development and in development and implementation of operating policy and procedure
- Ensure proper care in the use and maintenance of equipment and supplies; promotes continuous improvement of workplace safety and environmental practice.
Cath Lab Staff Nurse
Bayview Medical Center
Baltimore
05.2017 - 08.2021
- Assist with cardiac catheterizations and provide follow-up care to patients
- Ensure that quality assurance procedures followed
- Assess patient status and notify physicians of clinical changes
- Interact with departments regarding patient care
- Educate patients and families on health care needs, conditions, and related options.
Cardiac Intensive Care Unit Staff Nurse
Bayview Medical Center
Baltimore
11.2016 - 08.2021
- Implement patient care
- Schedule patient admissions and discharges
- Assess patient status and notify physicians of clinical changes
- Interact with departments regarding patient care
- Educate patients and families on health care needs, conditions, and related options.
Interim Medical Director
Shine Senior Center
Columbia
01.2016 - 09.2016
- Plan and direct the adult daycare program
- Develop and maintain relationships with families and residents
- Direct the staff in providing quality and consistent care to residents
- Oversee staff operations
- Ensure services are in compliance with adult care center standards and state and federal regulatory requirements
- Identify health, education, and psycho-social needs of older individuals in the community and develop programs and activities for those that do not live in a long-term care or retirement facility.
CCU Staff Nurse
Washington Hospital Center
Washington
03.2014 - 01.2016
- Assess critically ill patients and notify physicians of clinical changes
- Monitor and manage hemodynamical status using Swan Ganz, Impella, Hypothermia protocol, and other treatments
- Interact with departments regarding patient care
- Educate patients and families on health care needs, conditions, and relevant options
- Advocate needs for patients, patients’ families, and other nurses
- Assign patient assignments for staff nurses as a resource nurse
- Ensure quality measures for the unit.
Agency Nurse Outpatient Surgical Centers
Partnurs
Mitchellville
03.2011 - 05.2015
- Provide nursing services to same day surgery patients
- Assesses patients during the pre -op and post-op
- Implement patient care.
EP Lab Staff Nurse
Washington Hospital Center
Washington
04.2012 - 03.2014
- Provide nursing services to EP Lab patients
- Set-up EP lab for procedures
- Perform conscience sedation and airway management for EP procedure
- Record and obtain hemodynamic, electrophysiological data
- Assesses patients during pre-, intra-, and post-operation.
Agency Nurse Outpatient Cath Lab
Washington Cardiovascular Institute
Takoma
03.2011 - 04.2012
- Provide nursing services to Cath Lab patients
- Set-up electrical and hemodynamic transducers and amplifiers
- Record and obtain hemodynamic, electrical, and angiographic data
- Assesse patients during procedures and post-operation
- Implement patient care.
Agency Nurse Intensive Care Unit/Staff Nurse
Washington Hospital Center
Washington
05.2011 - 11.2011
- Implement patient care
- Schedule patient admissions and discharges
- Assess patient status and notify physicians of clinical changes
- Interact with departments regarding patient care
- Educate patients and families on health care needs, conditions, and related options.
Agency Nurse Intensive Care Unit
Prince George Hospital
Cheverly
12.2010 - 03.2011
- Implement patient care
- Schedule patient admissions and discharges
- Assess patient status and notify physicians of clinical changes
- Interact with departments regarding patient care
- Educate patients/families on health care needs, conditions, options etc.
Home Heath Infusion Nurse
AMICUS Nursing Service
Fort Washington
02.2010 - 03.2011
- Provide nursing care and treatment of home infusion patients according to physician’s plan of care and policies
- Maintenance of PICC and IVs
- Educate patients and families on health care needs, conditions, and related options
- Communicate with physicians and other members of the health care team regarding changes in patient status and discuss recommendations
- Coordinate patient admission with other members of the health care team in order to meet patient home infusion care needs and other care needs as assessed.
Staff Nurse Surgical Intensive Unit/ Neuro Critical Care Unit
Holy Cross Hospital
Silver Spring
02.2008 - 02.2009
- Implement patient care
- Schedule patient admissions and discharges
- Assess patient status and notify physicians of clinical changes
- Interact with departments regarding patient care
- Educate patients and families on health care needs, conditions, and related options.
Education
Candidate of Doctor of Nurse Practice focus in Family Nurse Practitioner -
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MDB.S. in Nursing - undefined
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY
Washington, DCB.S. in Health Information Management - undefined
TEMPLE UNIVERSITY
Philadelphia, PAMaster Candidate in Food and Nutrition - undefined
KYUNGPOOK NATIONAL UNIVERSITY
B.S. in Food and Nutrition - undefined
EWHA WOMEN’S UNIVERSITY
Skills
Clinical assessment
Dementia Care
Stroke Rehabilitation
Nutrition Support
Medical Records Management
HIPAA Compliance
Direct Patient Care
Time Management
Problem-Solving
Microsoft Office
Excellent Communication
Compassionate and Caring
Decision-Making
Analytical Skills
Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS)
Fluent Korean
Care Coordination
Multitasking
Relationship Building
Documentation
Certification
Registered Nurse in MD
Affiliations
- Sigma Theta Tau Nu chapter Member
- Korean Dietitian Association Member
Awards
Kathleen Lynch Scholarship Award for 2003-2004, American Health Information Management Association
References
Professional References furnished upon request.
Accomplishments
- Performed quality improvement project to optimize Cath lab waiting time and patient satisfaction
- Nominated as employee of month for excellent patient care.
Languages
Korean
Native or Bilingual
Interests
Health disparity
Minority health
Youth development among immigrants
Timeline
PACU Intensive Care Unit Charge Nurse
Bayview Medical Center
02.2021 - 08.2021
Cath Lab Staff Nurse
Bayview Medical Center
05.2017 - 08.2021
Cardiac Intensive Care Unit Staff Nurse
Bayview Medical Center
11.2016 - 08.2021
Interim Medical Director
Shine Senior Center
01.2016 - 09.2016
CCU Staff Nurse
Washington Hospital Center
03.2014 - 01.2016
EP Lab Staff Nurse
Washington Hospital Center
04.2012 - 03.2014
Agency Nurse Intensive Care Unit/Staff Nurse
Washington Hospital Center
05.2011 - 11.2011
Agency Nurse Outpatient Surgical Centers
Partnurs
03.2011 - 05.2015
Agency Nurse Outpatient Cath Lab
Washington Cardiovascular Institute
03.2011 - 04.2012
Agency Nurse Intensive Care Unit
Prince George Hospital
12.2010 - 03.2011
Home Heath Infusion Nurse
AMICUS Nursing Service
02.2010 - 03.2011
Staff Nurse Surgical Intensive Unit/ Neuro Critical Care Unit
Holy Cross Hospital
02.2008 - 02.2009
Home healthcare Nurse
Emmanuel Home Healthcare Service
8 2022 - 2 2024
Candidate of Doctor of Nurse Practice focus in Family Nurse Practitioner -
Johns Hopkins University
B.S. in Nursing - undefined
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY
B.S. in Health Information Management - undefined
TEMPLE UNIVERSITY
Master Candidate in Food and Nutrition - undefined
KYUNGPOOK NATIONAL UNIVERSITY
B.S. in Food and Nutrition - undefined
EWHA WOMEN’S UNIVERSITY