Open To Work
Valerie Perkiss
York,PA
Summary
Dedicated Registered Nurse with over 7 years of experience delivering exceptional patient care in emergency room settings, triage, and post-procedural recovery. Recognized for establishing strong rapport between medical providers and patients, fostering an environment of trust and comfort. Expertise in managing critical situations and collaborating effectively with multidisciplinary teams to ensure safety and optimal recovery outcomes. Seeking to leverage extensive PACU nursing background to enhance patient experiences through advanced nursing practices and a commitment to high-quality care.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
7
7
Certification
Work History
Travel Preop/PACU Nurse
OSS Health
03.2026 - Current
- Admits and recovers patients according to the facilities policy and procedures, completes preoperative teaching to patients and family and initiate postoperative teaching to be completed during the recovery phase.
- Demonstrates competence in assessing and providing care that is cognizant of and sensitive to patient’s cultural and spiritual needs.
- Ensures a collaborative interdisciplinary approach to achieve optimal patient care outcomes and to further the goals of the institution.
- Accurately completes Preop/PACU records
- Maintains and updates clinical knowledge and skills based on current nursing education practices.
PRN Psychiatric Nurse
Lancaster Behavioral Health
08.2023 - Current
- Maintained patient safety and a safe working environment, crisis intervention.
- Built therapeutic rapport with patients and consistently assessed for their safety.
- Assessed, documented, and communicated patients’ responses and effectiveness of nursing interventions.
- Engage patients in full participation of treatment program.
- Provide and initial health assessment screening for all new arrivals to the facility including care plan.
- Collaborate with physicians regarding patient progress from admission up until discharge.
Travel Registered Nurse
Wellspan York Hospital
02.2026 - 02.2026
- Monitored patients, adjusting medications and treatment procedures as needed and assisting with basic needs.
- Collaborated with families to enhance nursing process and improve patient outcomes.
- Assessed patients’ conditions, prioritizing treatment and medical procedures based on their needs.
- Evaluated patient care needs, delivering professional nursing care to patients of all ages, and ensuring accurate adherence to procedures.
Registered Nurse
UPMC Specialty Care York Endoscopy Center
04.2023 - 01.2025
- Responsible for monitoring anesthetic patients post procedure, and responding appropriately to changes in patients’ presentation.
- Assisted physicians with biopsies, during EGD and colonoscopy procedures.
- Responsible for labelling, ordering, and sending tissue samples to pathology.
- Triaging patients in an outpatient setting with gastrointestinal and post procedural symptoms.
- Responsible for doing intake assessments of patients and IV insertion prior to procedures.
- Administered medications as prescribed by the doctor.
PRN Emergency Room Nurse
York Hospital
01.2018 - 12.2023
- React effectively in emergency scenarios, demonstrating sound decision-making that helped save patient lives.
- Displayed expert clinical skills in managing the critical care of all categories of Emergency Department patients.
- Work closely with provider to keep patients and their families updated on test results and treatment recommendation.
- Coordinating and developing patient care utilizing the nursing process and following all established standard of practice within state and federal guidelines.
- Modify patient treatment plan as indicated by patients’ response, condition and physician orders.
Travel Registered Nurse
UPMC Harrisburg
10.2022 - 08.2023
- Monitored, documented, and communicated patients’ conditions using computerized documentations systems.
- Assisted with examinations, procedures, and other patient care activities.
- Performed laboratory duties, including urinalysis, throat cultures, nasal swabs, etc.
- Liaised between patients and physicians to ensure patient comprehension of treatment plan.
- Treated patients with chronic and acute health problems.
- Instructed patients and family members on proper discharge care.
Psychiatrist Registered Nurse
Lancaster Behavioral Health Hospital
05.2022 - 10.2022
- Administered medications, provide documentation, attend team meeting.
- Maintained patient safety and a safe working environment, crisis intervention.
- Built therapeutic rapport with patients and consistently assessed for their safety.
- Assessed, documented, and communicated patients’ responses and effectiveness of nursing interventions.
- Engage patients in full participation of treatment program.
- Provide and initial health assessment screening for all new arrivals to the facility including care plan.
- Collaborate with physicians regarding patient progress from admission up until discharge.
Travel Emergency Room Nurse
Reading Hospital
07.2021 - 03.2022
- Planned and executed patient care in the emergency department.
- Conducted thorough patient assessments and assisted in emergency procedures.
- Monitored and reported symptoms, and prepared patients for treatments.
- Educated patients and their families on disease prevention.
- Coordinated with doctors and other healthcare professionals for creating effective patient care plans.
Travel Emergency Room Nurse
John Hopkins Medical Center
03.2021 - 06.2021
- Provide nursing care in a Level 1 Trauma Center.
- Collaborate with various ER professionals to ensure effective patient care.
- Applied expertise in prompt patient condition assessment on arrival to ED.
- Performed medical procedures such as EKG, venipuncture, cardiac monitoring.
- Maintained medical documentation in a thorough manner.
Travel Emergency Room Nurse
UPMC Altoona
01.2021 - 03.2021
- Consistently deliver the best in customer service and patient care. As a team member, demonstrate respect, dignity, kindness and empathy in each encounter with patients, families, visitors and other employee.
- Provide safe and therapeutic care using the values inherent in our hospital culture.
- Coordinating and delivering patient care utilizing the Nursing process and following all established standard of practice with State and Federal guidelines.
Emergency Room Nurse
Memorial Hospital
05.2016 - 12.2017
- Utilized the nursing processes; assessed, planned, provided and evaluated nursing care based on staff and patient interviews.
- Collaborated with other ER professionals to ensure effective patient care delivery – Identified patients’ conditions and addressed nursing care.
- Applied expertise in data analysis by monitoring laboratory results, blood work, urinalysis, and performed sterile procedures including catheterization, IV starts and dressing changes.
- Merged empathy and strong interpersonal skills by ensuring both physical and emotional needs of patients and families were maintained.
- Constantly communicated and collaborated with physicians and other healthcare professionals to ensure optimal care was given to patients in a timely manner.
Education
Bachelors of Science - Nursing
Chamberlain College of Nursing
Downers Grove, Illinois12-2016
Associate in Applied Science - Nursing
Medgar Evers College
Brooklyn, NY06-2012
Skills
- Knowledgeable in Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Power Point, CERNER, and EPIC
Certification
- Registered Nurse, State of Pennsylvania License
- Basic Life Support (BLS)
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
- Pediatrics Advanced Life Support (PALS)
- NIHSS
- Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course (ENPC)
- Trauma Nurse Core Course (TNCC)
Timeline
Travel Preop/PACU Nurse
OSS Health
03.2026 - Current
Travel Registered Nurse
Wellspan York Hospital
02.2026 - 02.2026
PRN Psychiatric Nurse
Lancaster Behavioral Health
08.2023 - Current
Registered Nurse
UPMC Specialty Care York Endoscopy Center
04.2023 - 01.2025
Travel Registered Nurse
UPMC Harrisburg
10.2022 - 08.2023
Psychiatrist Registered Nurse
Lancaster Behavioral Health Hospital
05.2022 - 10.2022
Travel Emergency Room Nurse
Reading Hospital
07.2021 - 03.2022
Travel Emergency Room Nurse
John Hopkins Medical Center
03.2021 - 06.2021
Travel Emergency Room Nurse
UPMC Altoona
01.2021 - 03.2021
PRN Emergency Room Nurse
York Hospital
01.2018 - 12.2023
Emergency Room Nurse
Memorial Hospital
05.2016 - 12.2017
Associate in Applied Science - Nursing
Medgar Evers College
Bachelors of Science - Nursing
Chamberlain College of Nursing