Tara Konturas
Cranston,RI
Summary
Driven Registered Nurse with 30 years of experience caring for patients within hospital setting. Smoothly deliver comprehensive patient care and delegate tasks according to patient needs and personnel skillsets. Dedicated to providing top quality care within multidisciplinary team environment.
Overview
27
27
years of professional experience
Work History
Registered Nurse
Lifespan The Miriam Hospital
Providence, RI
03.2023 - Current
- Working in a fast paced outpatient surgical center. Skilled in pre operative care and postoperative care for many different surgical procedures including general surgery, orthopedics, plastic surgery and urology.
- Assessed and prepared patients for procedures, performing initial and ongoing patient assessments.
- Monitored patients after surgery, answered questions and provided home care strategies.
- Administered medications, tracked dosages and documented patient conditions.
- Monitored and managed various treatment and care interventions.
- Recorded patient condition, vital signs, recovery progress and medication side effects.
Registered Nurse
Lifespan, RI Hospital
Providence, RI
10.2002 - 01.2023
- Created, implemented and evaluated patient care plans with medical team.
- Adhered to infection control procedures to facilitate safe, clean patient environment.
- Administered medications and treatments, monitoring patients for reactions and side effects.
- Oversaw patient admission and discharge processes to coordinate related paperwork.
- Recorded patient condition, vital signs, recovery progress and medication side effects.
- Maintained accurate records of all endoscopic procedures performed along with any complications that may have occurred during the process.
- Provided pre-operative and post-operative patient education.
- Administered intravenous medications and monitored their effects on the patient.
- Monitored anesthesia during endoscopic procedures while assessing vital signs of the patient.
- Performed endoscopic procedures such as colonoscopy, sigmoidoscopy, ERCP and other therapeutic interventions.
- Communicated effectively with both medical staff members as well as family members involved in the care of a particular patient.
Registered Nurse
Desert Samaritan hospital
Mesa, AZ
10.1997 - 03.2001
Education
Associate of Science - Nursing
Community College of Rhode Island
Warwick, RI05.1994
Skills
- Unit Administration
- Medical Screening
- Patient Monitoring
- Specialized Healthcare Referrals
- Critical Thinking
- Compassionate and Caring
- Patient Care Assessment
- Decision Making
- SBAR Communication
ACLS/BLS certified 5/2023
Licensed in MA 3/2023
Timeline
Registered Nurse
Lifespan The Miriam Hospital
03.2023 - Current
Registered Nurse
Lifespan, RI Hospital
10.2002 - 01.2023
Registered Nurse
Desert Samaritan hospital
10.1997 - 03.2001
Associate of Science - Nursing
Community College of Rhode Island
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