Tara McSweeney
Brewerton,NY
Summary
A highly skilled critical care cath lab nurse seeking a position in a cath lab where my trained abilities in life saving measures, performing cardiac catheterizations, angioplasties, and nursing care will contribute towards a longer and healthier life of a patient.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse
Health Carousel
Upstate Hospital Syracuse, NY
04.2019 - Current
- Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Utilized critical thinking skills to prioritize nursing interventions based on patients'' acuity levels and individual needs.
- Administered medications safely according to established guidelines while closely monitoring for side effects or adverse reactions requiring intervention.
- Managed care from admission to discharge.
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Assisted in the training and mentorship of new nursing staff members, contributing to a positive work environment and high-quality patient care.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
- Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients, and determined next course of action.
- Implemented medication and IV administration, catheter insertion, and airway management.
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
- Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
Registered Nurse
Syracuse Surgery Center
01.2018 - Current
- Preparing patient's for eye plastic surgeries, inserting IV's, monitoring patient's vital signs before, during and after surgeries
- Assisting physicians during eye surgeries
- Scheduling patient's surgeries, requesting medical clearance for surgeries
- Discussing pre and post op care with patient's and answering any questions.
Registered Nurse
St. Joseph's Hospital Cath Lab
01.2005 - 01.2018
- Assisted physicians during cardiac catheterizations, angioplasties, pacemaker implantation and other cardiac procedures
- Prepared patient's for catheterizations, monitored vital signs before, during and after procedures
- Administered medications for moderate sedation and IV drip solutions
- Assisted physician with patients assessment before, during and after procedures
- Assisted in emergency situations, CPR, medication administration.
Registered Nurse
St. Joseph's Hospital MICU
01.2002 - 01.2005
- Provided nursing care to critical ill patients
- Monitored vital signs
- Notified physicians for abnormal symptoms
- Administered IV drip medications, cardiac medications, titrated IV drips, Insulin
- Monitoring patient's neurological status, facilitation ventilatory support.
Education
Registered Nurse -
St. Joseph's College of Nursing
Syracuse, NY01.2002
Skills
- Highly knowledgeable in cardiac catheterization procedures
- Ability to assist physicians before, during and after cardiac catheterization procedures
- Ability to administer medication, moderate sedation, IV drips
- Ability to provide education to the patient and patient's family regarding cath procedure
- IV insertion, IABP insertion, rotablator, and Impella insertion
- Extremely proficient with organization, prioritizing and problem solving
- Ability to work under stress and emergency situations
- Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement pre and post management of the patient along with scrub and circulating the cases I have trained nursing staff on the TAVR procedure
- Give excellent care pre-operative, peri-operative, and post-operative to Vascular surgery cases
Certification
- Basic Life Support - current
- ACLS - current
- PALS - current
Personal Information
Title: RN
References
- Kathleen Procita, Manager, 315-559-2410
- Maryann Katz, Charge Nurse, 315-569-8774
Timeline
Registered Nurse
Health Carousel
04.2019 - Current
Registered Nurse
Syracuse Surgery Center
01.2018 - Current
Registered Nurse
St. Joseph's Hospital Cath Lab
01.2005 - 01.2018
Registered Nurse
St. Joseph's Hospital MICU
01.2002 - 01.2005
Registered Nurse -
St. Joseph's College of Nursing