Vivian Perl
Long Beach,CA
Summary
Compassionate registered nurse with expertise in emergency, critical care, and oncology. Adaptability to fast-paced environments while prioritizing patient needs and delivering exceptional care. Strong communication skills that facilitate effective collaboration with healthcare teams.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Registered Nurse II, Oncology
Providence St. Joseph Hospital
Orange, CA
08.2024 - Current
- Provide compassionate, specialized care and education for patients with cancer in a 22-bed oncology unit.
- Administer oral chemotherapy/ immunotherapy, coordinate with radiation oncology, and monitor for side effects including neutropenia, arrhythmia…etc.
- Monitor lab results and quickly communicate abnormalities.
- Frequently administer blood products to patients experiencing anemia and thrombocytopenia.
Registered Nurse II, Emergency Department
Long Beach Memorial
Long Beach, CA
03.2024 - 06.2024
- Assessed, triaged, medicated, and educated a variety of patient populations in this 53-bed adult and pediatric ED that is a cardiac and stroke receiving center and trauma center.
- Utilized order sets for patients with chest pain, shortness of breath, generalized weakness, and risk for sepsis to quickly diagnose and treat serious illness.
- Provided compassionate care to patients and their families while efficiently completing tasks with a 4:1 patient to nurse ratio.
- Participated in care for patients receiving conscious sedation for painful procedures such as musculoskeletal reduction and splinting, complex imaging, and urological interventions.
Registered Nurse II, Oncology SICU
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore, MD
01.2023 - 01.2024
- Provided ICU level care in a 20-bed unit to a diverse oncologic patient population that included surgical ENT, thoracic surgery, GI surgery, GYN/oncology surgery, ortho/neuro spine surgery and trauma.
- Commonly cared for patients that required required preoperative preparation, post-op management, neurovascular and flap checks, ventilator management, vasoactive/ sedation titration, code documentation, blood-product administration with rapid-infuser, CRRT, wound vacs, JP/ Hemovac drains, tracheostomy suctioning, GI/GU device management, chest tubes, advanced hemodynamic monitoring utilizing central lines & A-lines, AbTheras.
- Assisted with procedures such as A-line or CVC placement, thoracentesis/paracentesis, epidural placement, endoscopy, intubation, and emergency transportation to OR, IR, or imaging.
- Managed complex pain therapies including PCA’s, epidurals, peripheral nerve catheters as well as narcotic/sedative/anesthetic intravenous therapy.
- Precepted travel nurses to the unit and monitored their practice to ensure safety and excellence.
Registered Nurse, Emergency Department
MedStar Franklin Square Hospital
Baltimore, MD
10.2021 - 12.2022
- Quickly assessed & triaged in a pediatric & adult ER that was often at capacity, with 300 patients seen daily with treatment ranging from nonurgent to critical illness with an average of 4:1 patient to nurse ratio.
- Provided a wide range of nursing skills including timely medication administration/ titration, sepsis-bundle activations, reviewing IV compatibility, inserting IV’s (with ultrasound), drawing blood, cleaning & dressing wounds, nurse-driven heparin protocol management, recognition and treatment of STEMI/NSTEMI, assessing with NIH, COWS, and CIWA scales, as well as assisting with conscious sedations, intubations, and transport to varying levels of care including the cardiac cath-lab, surgery, or thrombectomy and dialysis suites.
- Cared for diverse groups of patients including pediatric, neonatal, geriatric, oncologic, psychiatric, antenatal, and postnatal care.
- Performed ACLS & PALS with efficiency and safety often several times a shift among multiple patients.
- Utilized unit resources to improve communication and patient experience including- interpreters, SBIRT team, social work, crisis intervention all to educate patients and family on plan of care and outpatient follow-up.
- Completed 1 year nurse residency program and implemented EBP fall prevention initiative on the unit.
Education
Master of Science - Nursing
Johns Hopkins School of Nursing
Baltimore, MD08.2021
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
California State University Northridge
Northridge, CA05.2019
Skills
Skills
- Electronic Health Records: Epic, Powerchart
- Equipment: Pyxis and Omnicell Medication System, NxStage CRRT, EKG’s, Bladder Scanner, Doppler, Ultrasound machine (IV insertion), Level 1 Rapid Infuser, FloTrac, Arctic Sun, Alaris and Plum IV Pump, PCA Pump
Licensure & Certifications
- Registered Nurse, CBON ID: 95360330, 06/30/25
- ONS/ONCC Chemotherapy Immunotherapy Certificate, ID: 919997, 03/31/27
- BLS, American Heart Association, 09/30/25
- ACLS, American Heart Association, 09/30/25
- PALS, American Heart Association, 01/31/26
Practicum Clinical Experience
Johns Hopkins Hospital- NICU
Baltimore, MD, July - Aug. 2021 | 224 hrs
- Performed continuous assessments on patients. Assisted with changing ventilator settings. Educated parents and encouraged involvement with care.
Timeline
Registered Nurse II, Oncology
Providence St. Joseph Hospital
08.2024 - Current
Registered Nurse II, Emergency Department
Long Beach Memorial
03.2024 - 06.2024
Registered Nurse II, Oncology SICU
Johns Hopkins Hospital
01.2023 - 01.2024
Registered Nurse, Emergency Department
MedStar Franklin Square Hospital
10.2021 - 12.2022
Master of Science - Nursing
Johns Hopkins School of Nursing
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
California State University Northridge