YANINA GORTON
Oregon Health & Science University
West Linn,OR
1
Certification
13
years of professional experience
Compassionate Nurse dedicated to delivering quality care to diverse populations. Skilled in fostering inclusive environments through effective interdisciplinary communication and holistic patient-centered approaches. Multilingual in Ukrainian and Russian, enhancing connections with patients and promoting cultural understanding. Committed to continuous improvement and driving advocacy in nursing practice.
Work History
Charge Registered Nurse, Neurosurgical ICU
8 Years 4 Months- Overseeing efficient nursing operations in 17 bed Neurosciences ICU unit.
- Monitoring and managing various treatment and care interventions.
- Developing and maintaining professional relationship with members of the health care team, patients and patient's family.
- Trained new RN hires and ancillary staff to enhance patient service goals, uphold standards of care, and elevate overall patient satisfaction.
- Training new RN hires and ancillary staff members to meet patient service goals, champion standards of care and improve patient overall satisfaction.
- Provided emotional support to patients and families during difficult times.
- Established trust with patients and families to enhance care experience.
- Monitored and improved nursing sensitive indicators, core measures, and other outcome measures to ensure high-quality care.
- Developing and maintaining professional relationship with members of health care team, patients and patient's family.
- Building rapport with patients and family members to deliver exceptional care.
- Counseling patients and families, providing emotional, psychological and spiritual support.
- Coordinating end of life care with families and staff.
- Maintaining a comprehensive base of unit supplies to meet expected patient demands and healthcare emergencies.
- Maintaining comprehensive base of unit supplies to meet expected patient demands and healthcare emergencies.
- Coordinated nursing care on unit through staff assignments, physician rounding, patient order monitoring, and communication with ancillary departments.
- Enhancing interdisciplinary collaboration through effective communication and teamwork with physicians, therapists, and support staff.
Stroke Response RN, Neurosurgical ICU
10 Years 4 Months- Educated and audited staff on compliance with Stroke documentation, ensuring adherence to DNV standards.
- Coordinating and advocating for needed quality of care specific to patient's needs during those calls.
- Coordinated and advocated for quality care tailored to patient needs during code stroke and RRT calls.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams during code strokes and RRT calls to enhance patient care and facilitate appropriate placements.
- Exercising facility's policies and procedures to make sure patients receive the best quality of care.
- Educating, auditing and monitoring compliance of staff on required Stroke documentation to meet DNV standards.
- Training staff to a new SRN role while utilizing institution's standards of care and policies and procedures.
- Improved patient outcomes by implementing evidence-based nursing interventions and individualized care plans.
Registered Nurse, Neurosurgical ICU
12 Years 9 Months- Provided care to critically ill neuroscience patients while evaluating and implementing changes to advance quality of care and patient outcomes.
- Utilized feedback and clinical information to enhance patient outcomes and elevate quality of care.
- Preventing the spread of infections by consistently adhering to strict infection control protocols and educating patients on proper hygiene practices.
- Collaborating with interdisciplinary teams to develop comprehensive treatment plans for complex patients with multiple comorbidities.
- Skillfully managing challenging patient situations using de-escalation techniques, crisis intervention strategies, and therapeutic communication skills.
- Improving patient outcomes by implementing evidence-based nursing interventions and individualized care plans.
- Providing support for patients'' families during difficult medical decisions or end-of-life care, serving as a liaison between the healthcare team and loved ones.
- Utilizing critical thinking skills to prioritize nursing interventions based on patients'' acuity levels and individual needs.
- Administering medications safely according to established guidelines while closely monitoring for side effects or adverse reactions requiring intervention.
- Enhanced patient satisfaction through compassionate, holistic nursing that addressed physical, emotional, and spiritual needs.
- Assisting in the training and mentorship of new nursing staff members, contributing to a positive work environment and high-quality patient care.
- Delivering high level of quality care to diverse populations.
- Collaborating with leadership to devise initiatives for improving nursing satisfaction, retention and morale.
Education
Master of Science - Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP)
- Honoree of the Delta Chi at-large Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing, 2026-present
- Honoree of Alpha Sigma Nu, 2026-present
- 4.0 GPA
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
- Honoree of Summa Cum Laude Honor Society of Nursing
Pre-medicine
Associate of Arts
- Honoree of Phi Theta Kappa International College Honor Society
Skills
Team Coordination
Training and Development
Infection Control Protocols
Resource Utilization
Critical thinking
Conflict Resolution
Interpersonal Communications
Policy compliance
Certification
- RN
- ACLS
- BLS
- CCRN
References
- Available upon request
Timeline
Charge Registered Nurse, Neurosurgical ICU
Oregon Health & Science University
06.2018 - CurrentRead More
Stroke Response RN, Neurosurgical ICU
Oregon Health & Science University
06.2016 - CurrentRead More
Registered Nurse, Neurosurgical ICU
Oregon Health & Science University
01.2014 - CurrentRead More
Lane Community College
Associate of Arts
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University of Oregon
Pre-medicine
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Oregon Health & Science University
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
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Gonzaga University
Master of Science from Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP)
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