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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
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, NY
01.2002

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

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