Julia Maccarone
Essington,PA
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse, Trauma Surgical Intensive Care
Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
05.2022 - Current
- Utilized critical thinking skills to prioritize nursing interventions based on patients acuity.
- Monitoring patients and assisting during sterile and surgical procedures at the bedside
- Continuous monitoring of life support equipment preforming interventions and adjustments when necessary.
- Administered life-saving interventions for patients in critical condition.
- Providing skilled, level-headed emergency response to critically-ill patients and clinical emergencies.
- Managed patients recovering from surgical procedures.
- Provided support for patients and families during difficult medical decisions or end-of-life care.
Emergency Medical Technician
Tinicum Township Fire Company
07.2019 - Current
- Responded to over 3000 yearly emergency calls to provide quick and compassionate medical assistance and care for patients.
- Controlled wounds and injuries en-route to hospitals, prepping patients for advanced treatments or maintaining conditions pre-arrival.
- Triaged patients in emergency situations based on life-threatening needs and delegated tasks to better provide treatment to maximum patients at once.
- Maintained levelheadedness and efficiency in high-pressure situations, effectively prioritizing tasks to save lives and provide medical care.
Registered Nurse, Emergency Department
Einstein Medical Center Philadelphia
09.2020 - 04.2022
- Administered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures and safety protocols.
- Teamed on trauma and emergency interventions involving serious head injuries, gunshot wounds and thoracic trauma.
- Treated patients requiring stabilization and resuscitation for variety of illnesses and injuries.
- Performed triage on incoming patients and determined severity of injuries and illnesses.
Emergency Room Technician
Hospital Of The University Of Pennsylvania
02.2020 - 09.2020
- Utilized hospital beds and wheelchairs to transport patients throughout hospital both on and off telemetry monitoring.
- Worked with nurses to assess patients and prepare for tests and procedures.
- Assisted in obtaining and documenting vital signs and placement of oxygen saturation, cardiac monitoring and non-invasive blood pressure monitoring systems.
- Preformed phlebotomy on patients to obtain lab specimens for testing.
Emergency Room Technician
Hahnemann Hospital
04.2017 - 08.2019
- Collected basic samples, labeled specimens properly and transferred to laboratory for testing.
- Measured vital statistics, collected specimens for lab analysis and recorded data in appropriate medical records.
- Worked with nurses to assess patients and prepare for tests and procedures.
- Received direction and assignments from physicians and nurses, providing efficient technical support to optimize patient care.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA06.2020
Skills
- Management of equipment such as FloTrac, arterial lines, chest tubes, traction, bolts, central lines,
- Titrating life support medications based on patient conditions
- Quick recognition of clinical emergencies
- Teamwork, decision making, and critical thinking during high stress situations
- Blood gas obtaining and interpreting
- Managing intubated patients and ventilators
- Charting and documenting with Cerner, ACESIS and EPIC
- Collaborative care working with different specialty teams and doctors
- Medication and Blood Product Administration
- Unguided peripheral IV placement and Ultrasound guided IV placement
- Caring for patients in a level one trauma center with traumatic injuries or traumatic cardiac arrests
- Maintenance of life saving medications during cardiac arrest and post cardiac arrest care
- Triaging patients using the ESI system
Certification
- Registered Nurse- 08/2020
- Advanced cardiac life support
- Basic life support
- Ultrasound Guided IV Placement-01/2022
- Triage-07/2021
- TNCC - Trauma Nurse Core Course-09/2021
Accomplishments
- Successful completion of Penn's Critical care nurse course
- Daisy award nominations.
- Received two of Einstein's "Good Catch Awards", "Designed to recognize dedicated employees committed to patient safety"
- Nursing preceptor for new graduate nurses in the Emergency department
- Successful completion of Einstein's nurse residency program
Timeline
Registered Nurse, Trauma Surgical Intensive Care
Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
05.2022 - Current
Registered Nurse, Emergency Department
Einstein Medical Center Philadelphia
09.2020 - 04.2022
Emergency Room Technician
Hospital Of The University Of Pennsylvania
02.2020 - 09.2020
Emergency Medical Technician
Tinicum Township Fire Company
07.2019 - Current
Emergency Room Technician
Hahnemann Hospital
04.2017 - 08.2019
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Drexel University