Thomas Galvan
Monee,IL
Summary
Motivated and compassionate registered nurse with CVTU clinical experience, including critical patient care and empathetic communication. Confident in administering and maintaining high-risk (titratable) medications while evaluating their effectiveness. Skilled in performing in-depth head-to-toe assessments and adept at collaborating with all members of the healthcare team. Takes pride in quickly establishing rapport with patients from diverse backgrounds and cultures. Passionate about furthering knowledge and skills to provide the best possible care to patients and their families. Excels in patient/family education in both Spanish and English concerning new procedures and medication.
Overview
2026
2026
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Cardiovascular Thoracic Intensive Critical Care Unit (CVTU)
Advocate Christ Medical Center
- Utilizes the nursing process to assess the needs and preferences of patients and their families, develop and implement individualized interventions, and evaluate the effectiveness of the plan of care.
- Anticipates, recognizes, and responds to changes in patients’ conditions by conducting ongoing assessments and adjusting the plan of care as needed.
- Collaborates with other healthcare team members to coordinate patient-centered care, individualizing the approach as necessary while utilizing effective communication, constructive feedback, and conflict resolution skills.
- Participates in and provides care during numerous codes and other critical scenarios.
- Oversees patient stability while assisting with the insertion of Swan-Ganz central lines within a sterile surgical field.
- Managed central lines, monitored for infection, and drew labs and interpreted results.
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
- Worked effectively in fast-paced environments.
Specialized Cardiac, Pulmonary, and Hemodynamic Telemonitoring Unit
Advocate Christ Medical Center
2024 - Current
- Maintained care for patients newly recovering from heart transplants, CABG, biopsies (liver, lung, colon, etc.), LVAD, heart catheterizations, and various invasive and noninvasive procedures and surgeries.
- Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
- Worked flexible hours across night, weekend, and holiday shifts.
- Possess extensive experience with sterile techniques and fields during dressing changes, as well as assessments of surgical sites and wounds (including wound packing and cleansing).
- Regularly utilize central venous access devices (PICC lines, hemodialysis ports, permacaths, etc.) for blood draws and medication administration.
- Provide direct and comprehensive patient and family education regarding medications, care plans, and potential future interventions.
- Proficient in admitting patients from the emergency room, obtaining health histories, performing medication reconciliations, assessing daily function, and documenting social, cultural, and religious preferences, as well as completing safety and nutrition screenings.
- Constantly communicates with patient, family, doctors, respiratory therapist, surgical team, etc to clarify healthcare team's expectation and needs.
- Educate patient and families in both Spanish and English on procedures or new medications, including signs and symptoms, possible interactions, recovery time, or needed lifestyle changes.
Installer of Large-Scale Graphics
Cushing and Company
01.2016 - 12.2023
- Installation of signage and graphics, including wall wraps, floor graphics, privacy/protective film, tinting, and vinyl graphics/lettering on walls, windows, and other surfaces. Transportation to job sites and offices via company car/van throughout Chicago land area, surrounding suburbs, clients over two hours from work base, and out of state.
- Primary source of communication between all members of the printing team and customer. Conveying the needs/preferences of the client back to the design team, educating the the customer and their team on the order process, timeline, and answering question they may have.
- Received remote training then held educational meeting/seminars to teach step by step methods and safety protocols to groups of 10-20 employees.
- Managed direct customer service; greeting walk-in customers at the door, giving tours of the facility, and connecting the client to different members of the team.
- Collaborated with team members to enhance workflow and project completion times.
- Receiving and transporting oversized paper and supply deliveries from the dock, organizing files, and managing inventory.
Education
Bachelor’s - Nursing Science
Purdue University Northwest
Hammond, Indiana02.2024
Associates in Applied Science - Nursing
Joliet Junior College
Joliet, Illinois09.2021
Certificate of Achievement in Practical Nursing
Joliet Junior College
Joliet, Illinois08.2020
Skills
- Establishing rapport with patient/family/healthcare team
- Precepting
- Lab result interpretation
- Chart updating
- Health care consultation
- Discharge coordination
- IV management
- Ventilator support
- Customer service
- Excellent communication
- Computer skills
Certification
- RN, State of Illinois, License #041.526593
- New Graduate Nurse Residency, Advocate Christ Medical Center, Oak Lawn, Il 2024
- CPR/Stroke Certification 2016- Present.
- Nursing management of adult chest tubes.
- Comprehensive mobility evaluation tool (CMET).
- CRRT ACMC.
- Critical Care Academy Neuro and GI.
- Zoll R Series ALS Defibrillator Monitor Overview.
- Ventricular Assist Device (VAD) Equipment.
- ECG Rhythm Interpretation for RNs part 1 & 2.
- Critical care Academy Cardiovascular, renal, multisystem, respiratory, endocrine, and psychology.
- Wound care for RNs.
- OSHA COVID-19.
- Advance hemodynamics.
- BPMH and ROI.
- Catheter associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI) prevention.
- IRIS Kangaroo NGT System.
- Donna Wright Model.
- IDDSI Education for nurses.
- Capnography for use with procedural sedation and PCA monitoring.
- Malignant hyperthermia.
- CIWA: managing alcohol withdrawal.
- Insulin infusion administration and hypoglycemia management.
- Procedural sedation: physiology, pharmacology, and physical assessment.
- Critical care pharmacology.
- Critical care pharmacology safety.
- Hazardous drug handling.
- Peritoneal dialysis.
Languages
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
Training
St. James Hospital, Olympia Fields — November–December 2021
Shadowed an ICU nurse performing continuous dialysis maintenance, wound care, endotracheal suctioning, and oral care. Assisted with starting IVs, transferring and preparing patients for scanning and surgery, maintaining PICC and central lines, and withdrawing medication from Pyxis.
Documented patient data, including interventions carried out, medication administration, vital signs, restraints, and Glasgow Coma Scale scores, utilizing Epic Healthcare Software.
Observed and assisted during rapid response events; obtained blood sugar and vital signs and communicated results to the healthcare team.
St. James Hospital, Olympia Fields — Fall 2021
Assigned to the Telemetry Unit: Received shift-change reports and prioritized patient care. Observed and performed head-to-toe assessments, obtained vital signs, transported and prepared patients for scanning and surgery, and administered medications via all routes.
Assessed new wounds and communicated SBAR reports to the healthcare team.
Provided therapeutic and informative communication to patients and families.
Swift River / Shadow Health — Virtual Simulation, 2021–2023
Completed tasks focused on intake and output measurement, determining necessary supplies for medication administration, admission assessments, dosage calculation, and prioritization of patient care based on diagnoses and current health status.
Worked with assigned patients during the mental health clinical rotation to practice therapeutic communication techniques.
Completed Mini-Mental State Exams and obtained biopsychosocial histories to gain a deeper understanding of diagnoses and to formulate patient care plans within the milieu.
Kankakee Veterans Home — Certified Nursing Assistant Student, 2017
Conducted bed baths, assessed intake and output, obtained vital signs, changed bed linens, assisted with daily activities for patients with impairments, and measured blood glucose levels.
Experience
01-2024
Timeline
Installer of Large-Scale Graphics
Cushing and Company
01.2016 - 12.2023
Associates in Applied Science - Nursing
Joliet Junior College
Certificate of Achievement in Practical Nursing
Joliet Junior College
Cardiovascular Thoracic Intensive Critical Care Unit (CVTU)
Advocate Christ Medical Center
Specialized Cardiac, Pulmonary, and Hemodynamic Telemonitoring Unit
Advocate Christ Medical Center
2024 - Current
Bachelor’s - Nursing Science
Purdue University Northwest