TAKASHE A. CARROLL
New York,NY
Summary
Registered Nurse with a background in PACU, surgical ICU, care coordination, and transfer-center operations. Coordinates patient transfers, bed placement, insurance authorization, and Epic documentation to support safe handoffs, timely access, and continuity of care across the healthcare continuum.
Overview
1
1
Certification
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Bed Coordinator Comprehensive Transfer Center
NYU Langone Health
New York, NY
06.2025 - Current
- Coordinated bed placement, insurance authorization, clinical documentation, and hospital-to-hospital transportation to ensure seamless patient transitions.
- Coordinate patient transfers, direct admissions, and inter-facility transfers, ensuring appropriate placement, timely access, and continuity of care.
- Apply clinical judgment to assess acuity, prioritize transfer requests, and facilitate physician acceptance, consultations, and clinical handoffs.
- Liaised among physicians, nurses, patients/families, EMS, external facilities, payers, and internal departments to facilitate effective communication and collaboration.
- Monitored transfers to ensure safe patient arrival and escalated clinical, operational, and patient safety concerns promptly.
Clinical Care Coordinator Network Integration
NYU Langone Health
New York, NY
11.2022 - 05.2025
- Coordinated care for surgical patients, ensuring timely completion of pre- and post-operative needs, including physical therapy, follow-up appointments, and care transitions to enhance patient recovery.
- Collaborated with health plans, providers, post-acute care organizations, and interdisciplinary teams to promote continuity of care and effectively close gaps in care.
- Conducted patient outreach to support adherence to medications and treatment plans, facilitating appropriate referrals and resources to improve patient health outcomes.
- Utilize Epic to document care coordination activities, monitor patient needs, and support clinical workflows and quality initiatives.
Nurse Clinician Post Anesthesia Care Unit
NYU Langone Health
New York, NY
10.2016 - 10.2022
- Provided post-anesthesia care to pediatric, adult, and geriatric patients recovering from general, regional, and local anesthesia.
- Assessed and prioritized patients based on acuity, monitoring vital signs, level of consciousness, surgical sites, and pain to administer timely interventions.
- Evaluated readiness for discharge, communicated clinical findings with providers, and provided post-operative education to patients and families.
- Oversaw patient flow, staff assignments, and interdisciplinary communication as PACU Charge Nurse, ensuring safe and efficient care delivery.
- Led charge nurse duties, mentored staff, and co-chaired Unit Practice Council, contributing to NPAP and Oral Care Committee initiatives.
Staff Nurse Surgical Intensive Care Unit
Maimonides Medical Center
Brooklyn, NY
05.2013 - 10.2016
- Provided comprehensive nursing care to critically ill and post-operative patients with complex medical and surgical conditions.
- Executed advanced hemodynamic and neurological monitoring, ensuring accurate assessment of arterial lines, CVP, ICP, abdominal pressure, PICCO, and mechanical ventilation.
- Identified and managed life-threatening arrhythmias, effectively titrating continuous infusions of vasopressors, sedatives, analgesics, neuromuscular blockers, antiarrhythmics, and antihypertensives to stabilize patient conditions.
- Coordinated with interdisciplinary teams to create and implement individualized care plans, enhancing safety and coordination of patient-centered care.
Education
Master of Science - Clinical Nurse Specialist
SUNY Downstate Medical Center
Brooklyn, NYBachelor of Science - Nursing
Utica College School of Nursing
Utica, NYSkills
- Bed management
- Patient transfer coordination
- Epic charting
- Clinical triage
- Insurance authorization
- Care coordination
Personal Information
Title: Registered Nurse
Certification
- LICENSURE / CERTIFICATION:
• New York State Registered Professional Nurse
• Basic Life Support (BLS), American Heart Association – Present
• Advance Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), American Heart Association – Present
• Pediatric Advance Life Support (PALS), American Heart Association – Present
Timeline
Bed Coordinator Comprehensive Transfer Center
NYU Langone Health
06.2025 - Current
Clinical Care Coordinator Network Integration
NYU Langone Health
11.2022 - 05.2025
Nurse Clinician Post Anesthesia Care Unit
NYU Langone Health
10.2016 - 10.2022
Staff Nurse Surgical Intensive Care Unit
Maimonides Medical Center
05.2013 - 10.2016
Master of Science - Clinical Nurse Specialist
SUNY Downstate Medical Center
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Utica College School of Nursing