Registered Nurse
Open To Work
Susan Marra
NYU Langone - Long Island
Sayville,NY
Work Preference
Desired Job Title
Assistant Nurse ManagerNurse Educator - NeuroscienceCritical Care Registered NurseStaff Nurse - Neurosurgical and Medical /Surgical Nurse
Work Type
Part Time
Location Preference
On-Site
Location:
Sayville, NY, USNew York, NY
Open to relocation:
No
Important To Me
Flexible work hoursCompany Culture
1
Certification
34
Years of experience
Diligent Nursing professional with demonstrated success in Neurosurgical/Neurology, medical, surgical and intensive care units. Agile and responsive to dynamic patient needs and environmental conditions. Team-oriented and reliable with expert healthcare knowledge, clear verbal and written communication skills and sound clinical judgment. Passionate about delivering quality of care and facilitating healthcare coordination for the transition of care, encompassing admission, acute care to discharge planning for patient and families
Work History
Assistant Nurse Manager
16 Years 1 Month- Developed departmental goals and objectives to improve satisfactory rating with patients.
- Supervised, directed and motivated high-quality performance from nursing staff.
- Assessed patients to determine individual needs and develop care plans in coordination with multidisciplinary healthcare professionals, including physicians, case managers and social worker
- Managed over 100 nurses, nursing assistants and clerical staff handling the needs of neurology, neurosurgical and medical patients, both on medical floor and intensive care unit
- Advised caregivers and family members in providing emotional and psychological care to support patient needs.
- Investigated and independently resolved complaints from staff, physicians and patients by leveraging clinical judgment and unit management expertise.
- Exercised exemplary clinical judgment when making care decisions.
Nurse Educator - Neuroscience
3 Years 1 Month- Organized short-term educational programs such as lectures and workshops to address specific clinical topics.
- Provide ongoing in-services and clinical support to nursing staff
- Review and update staff on hospital policy and procedures
- Assess learning needs within nursing unit and collaborate with nurse manager to implement education
- Orient new staff to their roles and validate initial and ongoing competencies
- Liaised with medical and nursing personnel to evaluate and improve teaching and nursing practices
- Participated in hospital wide Mandatory Education yearly for all nursing departments
Critical Care Registered Nurse
7 Years 11 Months- Assessed and managed various patient treatments for numerous neurological patient diagnoses from brain tumors, aneurysms, trauma, multiple sclerosis, sepsis and strokes
- Proficiently carried out all duties with responsibility for providing quality and skilled patient care
- Implemented nursing plans of care, reviewed progress/status of patients and revised plans as needed
- Skillfully rendered patient care in accordance with all recognized nursing standards, procedures and protocols
- Promoted patient independence by teaching self care skills and an understanding of conditions, medications and treatment plans
- Built rapport with patients and families and maintained productive working relationship with medical staff
- Identified and provided additional assistance and support to ensure quality patient care and positive outcomes
- Assume role of preceptor responsible for training and supervising new nurses
Staff Nurse - Neurosurgical and Medical /Surgical Nurse
6 Years 9 Months- Collaborated with members of patients' healthcare team to deliver appropriate level of care.
- Educated patients and families on illnesses, medications and treatment plans.
- Educated patients and families on medical-surgical procedures, therapeutic regimens and pain management techniques.
- Pre-operative and post-operative nursing assessment, IV insertion, phlebotomy, cardiac monitoring and medication administration
- Assessed team members' workloads and pitched in to help in areas where need was most evident.
- Managed patients' pain by implementing pharmacological and non-pharmacological pain management interventions
- Collaborated daily with multidisciplinary healthcare team members to achieve optimum patient care, boosting patient satisfaction scores
- Developed and executed daily goals and care plans for up to 30 surgical patients per day
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
- Magna cum laude
- Member of Chi Gamma Chapter Honor Society of Nursing
Associate of Science - Nursing
Skills
Outcome improvement
Quality control
Affiliations
Member of the Quality & Safety Committee
Member of the Stroke Steering Committee
Member of the Neuroscience Leadership Committee
Nurse of Excellence - Winthrop University 2007
Certification
Certification In Stroke (SCRN)
ACLS/BLS
NIHSS
Timeline
Assistant Nurse Manager
NYU Langone - Long Island
06.2010 - 07.2026Read More
Nurse Educator - Neuroscience
NYU Langone - Long Island (Winthrop)
05.2007 - 06.2010Read More
Critical Care Registered Nurse
NYU Langone - Long Island (Winthrop)
06.1999 - 05.2007Read More
Staff Nurse - Neurosurgical and Medical /Surgical Nurse
Winthrop University Hospital
09.1992 - 06.1999Read More
SUNY Farmingdale
Bachelor of Science from Nursing
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Nassau Community College
Associate of Science from Nursing
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