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Work History
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Vincent Cascioli

Damascus,MD

Summary

Dedicated and compassionate Registered Nurse with progressive career history in direct patient care, triage and care coordination in fast-paced environments. Proven to remain calm under pressure and skillfully handle difficult patients and high-stress situations. Consistently developing strong relationships with patients and families through empathetic communication, respectful attitude and excellent patient care.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

RN, Critical Care/Registered Nurse, SICU

Holy Cross Hospital - Holy Cross Hospital
10.2019 - Current
  • Staff RN and Charge for Surgical ICU.
  • Provides high quality care for a wide variety of critical care patients as well as neurosurgical patients , practicing high- complexity decision making in a fast paced ICU setting
  • Participates in code situations; BLS/ACLS Certified.
  • Manages ventilated/sedated patients, arterial lines, central lines, all other invasive lines, continuous ECG monitoring, Extra ventricular drains (EVDs) and SLED (Slow, Low - Exchange Dialysis)
  • During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic managed 2-3 patients on multiple pressors, sedative drips, and paralytics
  • Manages all pharmacological drips, including vasoactive/sedative drips as well as tenecteplase in patients with acute ischemic strokes
  • Collaborates with physicians from all disciplines including Critical Care Team (Intensivists/Residents/Pharmacist) and Neurosurgeons to provide/manage care for critically ill patients.
  • Collaborates with and educates patient/family as appropriate in a critical care setting.
  • Provides end of life cares for patient/family as appropriate in a critical care setting.

Staff RN Med Surg

Holy Cross
12.2017 - 10.2019
  • Staff RN for busy and fast-paced Med Surg unit.
  • Provided quality care for a wide variety of acute level patients with complex medical issues, including post-op GYN patients, General surgery patients, direct admits, ED transfers and ICU step-down patients.
  • Participated in wound care including changing wound vacs, maintaining JP drains, and chest tubes
  • Supported patients'' emotional well-being by building trust-based relationships and practicing active listening techniques.
  • Collaborated and communicated with interdisciplinary team and peers to ensure desired patient outcomes.
  • Performed all required duties falling under the RN scope of practice, including admissions, discharges, patient teaching, disease management, assessments, procedures, treatments, etc.
  • Delegated tasks to nursing assistants and support staff effectively, ensuring safe and efficient care delivery.
  • Administered compassionate care in a highly organized and efficient manner.

Tutor

Universities At Shady Grove
12.2016 - 12.2018
  • Coordinated and Scheduled individual and group tutoring sessions in Medical- Surgical nursing classes and Co-Morbidity nursing classes
  • Collaborated with staff professors in creating supplemental material in order to facilitate more effective learning regarding content covered in lecture
  • Directed large group study classes two times a week to review content covered in lecture
  • Demonstrated basic skills covered in lab
  • Provided guidance and mentorship to struggling students new to the nursing program
  • Implemented creative instructional techniques to address the unique challenges faced by students with learning differences.
  • Utilized various assessment tools to evaluate student progress and adjust instruction accordingly for optimal results.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

University of Maryland - Baltimore
Baltimore, MD
12.2022

Associate of Arts - General Studies

Montgomery College
Rockville, MD
05.2015

Skills

  • SLED (Slow, low-exchange Dialysis)
  • Intravenous therapy
  • TTM (Timed Temperature Management) therapy
  • Stroke Responder
  • Charge nurse experience
  • Post-surgical patient care

Certification

  • Registered Nurse: Maryland #R231749
  • Registered Nurse: Washington DC#RN500017569
  • NIH Stroke Certification
  • (BLS) Basic Life Support Certification (AHA) 3/2024-6/2024
  • (ACLS) Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support Certification (AHA) 03/2024-03/2026


Accomplishments

  • Able to implement safe, competent and ethical nursing interventions for patients and their families ensuring quality care throughout the continuum, including admission, assessment, treatment and referral/discharge in accordance with institutional policy and regulations.
  • Clinical experience with a broad range of patient diagnoses requiring the ability to process critical details in a highly dynamic health care environment.
  • Able to foster effective relationships and leadership across the care team, collaborating with interdisciplinary team members to plan, implement and evaluate patient care.
  • Proficient at listening and responding to patient and family member concerns by developing a common rapport.
  • Adept at educating patients about treatments, procedures, recovery measures, medications,  interventions and physician instructions. Utilizes teach-back method to ensure understanding.
  • Self-initiated learner who seeks out learning opportunities, strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and high motivation to provide quality patient care.

Timeline

RN, Critical Care/Registered Nurse, SICU

Holy Cross Hospital - Holy Cross Hospital
10.2019 - Current

Staff RN Med Surg

Holy Cross
12.2017 - 10.2019

Tutor

Universities At Shady Grove
12.2016 - 12.2018

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

University of Maryland - Baltimore

Associate of Arts - General Studies

Montgomery College
  • Registered Nurse: Maryland #R231749
  • Registered Nurse: Washington DC#RN500017569
  • NIH Stroke Certification
  • (BLS) Basic Life Support Certification (AHA) 3/2024-6/2024
  • (ACLS) Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support Certification (AHA) 03/2024-03/2026


Vincent Cascioli