Tara Mazza
Standish
Summary
Registered Nurse with 17 plus years experience in ICU, ER, PACU, Pre/Post OP,Behavioral Health, Wound Care, Post Partum and Peds. Skilled in critical care management and interventions, notwithstanding running codes and full arrests, titration and administration of hemodynamic cardiac drips, Ventilator management, Sepsis, Strokes, STEMI's, near drownings,Burns, poisonings, traumas, and Covid related management/treatment. A team player dedicated to positive outcomes as well as individually driven and situationally aware for flexibility in Crisis assignments.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
6039
6039
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registry ED RN
Centinella Hospital Medical Center
Inglewood
08.2022 - Current
ER Registered Nurse
Kaiser Permanente
Ontario
02.2026 - 03.2026
- Provided patient assessments and triage in high-pressure emergency situations.
- Administered medications and treatments according to established protocols and guidelines.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to develop comprehensive patient care plans.
ER Registered Nurse
Kaiser Permanente
San Diego
01.2026 - 02.2026
- Assess patient conditions and prioritize treatment in emergency situations.
- Administer medications and monitor patient responses effectively.
- Collaborate with healthcare team to develop care plans for patients.
- Responded quickly to life threatening situations by providing advanced cardiac life support measures when needed.
- Ensured compliance with hospital policies regarding safety standards, infection control protocols and medication administration practices.
- Coordinated transfers between departments within the hospital or outside facilities based on patient needs.
RN, ICU
Providence Everett Medical Center
Everett
08.2025 - 12.2025
- Monitored patient vitals and administered medications in critical care settings.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to develop comprehensive care plans.
- Assisted in advanced life support procedures during emergency situations.
- Part of Rapid Response team
- Utilized electronic health records to manage patient data efficiently.
- Trained new nursing staff on ICU protocols and best practices.
- Assisted physicians with procedures such as intubation, chest tube insertion and central line placement.
- Participated in multidisciplinary rounds involving physicians, nurses, social workers and other healthcare professionals.
- Maintained accurate documentation of all assessments, interventions and patient progress in electronic medical records system.
- Assumed charge nurse responsibilities when needed, including delegating tasks to other staff members.
ICU RN
Providence Medford Medical Center
05.2025 - 08.2025
PACU RN
Providence St Vincent Medical Center
Portland
01.2025 - 05.2025
Post Partum/Mother Baby RN
Montefiore Nyack Hospital
05.2024 - 09.2024
ICU and Rapid response RN
Providence Regional Medical Center
Everett
01.2024 - 05.2024
Surgical ICU RN
Rochester Regional Medical Center
NY
07.2023 - 08.2023
Travel ER RN
Schneider Regional Medical Center
USVI
04.2023 - 07.2023
Surgical ICU RN
Northern California
03.2023 - 04.2023
Crisis ED RN
Sutter Santa Rosa
Santa Rosa
12.2022 - 03.2023
- Santa Rosa California
Travel ICU RN
Schneider Regional Medical Center
Charlotte Amalie
07.2022 - 08.2022
Travel ICU RN
Gov. Juan Luis F.Luis Hospital and Medical Center
Christiansted
04.2022 - 06.2022
Travel ICU/ED RN
Inland Valley Medical Center
Wildomar
10.2021 - 01.2022
Travel ICU RN
Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center
Medford
09.2021 - 10.2021
Travel Crisis Response ICU RN
Christus Santa Rosa Medical Center
12.2020 - 08.2021
- In addition to below ICU patient management and experience, during this assignment I was oriented on how to Land New CABG patients and finished a certification class for Intra-aortic balloon pumps.
- San Antonio, Tx
Travel Intensive Care Registered Nurse
VALLEY BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER
07.2020 - 09.2020
- Floated between clean and COVID -19 ICU's. Responsible for monitoring and care coordination of medically and Surgically complex patients.
- Monitoring Telemetry and Arterial lines. Treating variances, arrhythmias, and codes accordingly.
- Titrating multiple vasoactive drips according to hemodynamic monitoring and patient status.
- Ventilator management and care of patients, specifically following Covid Protocols instituted for best known practices.
- Monitored and managed patients requiring IV sedation, infusions, pain management infusions, and paralytic medications with the Train of Four.
- Management and infection prevention of all Invasive Lines, Chest tubes, drains and catheters.
- Set up and assisted Medical Providers bedside for emergent procedures, IE; chest tube insertions, intubations, central line placements.
- Managing preoperative and postoperative patients- assessing and treating pain, titrating infusions for therapeutic effect and monitoring for adverse reactions to quickly intervene.
- Frequently assessed and documented patient condition, procedures, and medication administration with response.
- Rounded with Interdisciplinary team and participated in plan of care management.
- Communicated with family members with care and compassion. Provided facetime visits via hospital IPAD for families during Covid-19 and advocated for advance directive plans.
- Brownsville, TX
RN
New Jersey Dept Of Health
Trenton
04.2020 - 07.2020
- Worked as an RN managing and providing care of Covid-19 patients in an Alternate Care Hospital (ACS) as well as performed community Covid- 19 testing and reporting to the communicable disease reporting and surveillance system (CDRSS) for the state of NJ.
MICU Registered Nurse/ Staff Float
Montefiore Nyack Hospital
Nyack
07.2009 - 08.2019
- Held multiple positions during my 10-year tenure within this hospital system, which included medical/surgical float RN, PEDS, PACU, Wound Care RN, Adult Medical ICU RN, ED, Post-Partum and well baby NICU RN.
- Applied nursing expertise to meet needs of critically ill and unstable patients in challenging ICU environment.
- Organized and managed care of patients undergoing various therapies and procedures, including bedside Bronchoscopies, Thoracentesis, intubations, ventilator management, management of vasoactive drips, heparin drips, and transport for other diagnostic procedures.
- Performed frequent checks on life support equipment and made necessary adjustments to preserve optimal patient conditions.
- Monitored patient condition, including interpreting and tracking EKG readings, identifying irregular telemetry readings and updating team members on changes in stability or acuity.
- Partnered with physicians, social workers, activity therapists, nutritionists and case managers to develop and implement individualized care plans and documented all patient interactions and interventions in electronic charting systems.
- Used first-hand knowledge and clinical expertise to advocate for patients under care and enacted prescribed treatment strategies.
Emergency Dept RN
Kaiser
10.2025
ED RN
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital
08.2023
- Level 1 trauma facility
RN ED
San Francisco California
San Francisco
11.2022
RN ED/ICU
Oakland California
Oakland
10.2022
ED RN
Minneapolis Minnesota
Minneapolis
09.2022
Education
B.S. - Business Administration, Industrial Relations
SAINT THOMAS AQUINAS COLLEGE
Sparkill, NYAccelerated Bachelors of Nursing (ABSN) -
DOMINICAN COLLEGE
Orangeburg, NYAssociates Degree - Nursing
ROCKLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Suffern, NYSkills
- EMR experience: Cerner
- EMR experience: Paragon
- EMR experience: Meditech
- EMR experience: EPIC
- Effective communication
- Quick adaptation
- Strong stamina
- Observant
- Keen on details
- Compassionate care
- Empathetic care
- Advanced life support
- Airway management
- EKG interpretation
- Trauma nursing
- Emergency care
Certification
- FEMA
- BLS
- ACLS
- PALS
- NIHSS
- MAB
- LA FIRE
- CLC
References
Available upon request
Personal Information
Title: RN, CLC
Credentials And Licenses
- NY State Board of Nursing License, #615310, 06/30/27
- Maine State Board of Nursing (Compact License), #RN77910, 07/03/27
- California RN License, #95279273, 07/31/27
Timeline
ER Registered Nurse
Kaiser Permanente
02.2026 - 03.2026
ER Registered Nurse
Kaiser Permanente
01.2026 - 02.2026
Emergency Dept RN
Kaiser
10.2025
RN, ICU
Providence Everett Medical Center
08.2025 - 12.2025
ICU RN
Providence Medford Medical Center
05.2025 - 08.2025
PACU RN
Providence St Vincent Medical Center
01.2025 - 05.2025
Post Partum/Mother Baby RN
Montefiore Nyack Hospital
05.2024 - 09.2024
ICU and Rapid response RN
Providence Regional Medical Center
01.2024 - 05.2024
ED RN
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital
08.2023
Surgical ICU RN
Rochester Regional Medical Center
07.2023 - 08.2023
Travel ER RN
Schneider Regional Medical Center
04.2023 - 07.2023
Surgical ICU RN
Northern California
03.2023 - 04.2023
Crisis ED RN
Sutter Santa Rosa
12.2022 - 03.2023
RN ED
San Francisco California
11.2022
RN ED/ICU
Oakland California
10.2022
ED RN
Minneapolis Minnesota
09.2022
Registry ED RN
Centinella Hospital Medical Center
08.2022 - Current
Travel ICU RN
Schneider Regional Medical Center
07.2022 - 08.2022
Travel ICU RN
Gov. Juan Luis F.Luis Hospital and Medical Center
04.2022 - 06.2022
Travel ICU/ED RN
Inland Valley Medical Center
10.2021 - 01.2022
Travel ICU RN
Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center
09.2021 - 10.2021
Travel Crisis Response ICU RN
Christus Santa Rosa Medical Center
12.2020 - 08.2021
Travel Intensive Care Registered Nurse
VALLEY BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER
07.2020 - 09.2020
RN
New Jersey Dept Of Health
04.2020 - 07.2020
MICU Registered Nurse/ Staff Float
Montefiore Nyack Hospital
07.2009 - 08.2019
B.S. - Business Administration, Industrial Relations
SAINT THOMAS AQUINAS COLLEGE
Accelerated Bachelors of Nursing (ABSN) -
DOMINICAN COLLEGE
Associates Degree - Nursing
ROCKLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE