ZARAH GRAFF
Summary
Dedicated and compassionate Registered Nurse (RN) with 15+ years direct patient experience in ICU/Medical-Surgical/Telemetry/ER hospital setting. 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 customer service.
I am moving back to California.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
RN, Critical Care/ICU
Queen's Medical Center
07.2021 - Current
- Staff RN for Medical/Surgical ICU.
- Provides high quality care for wide variety of critical care patients needing intensive care monitoring, encapsulating all interventions within Critical Care RN scope of practice.
- Participates in Code situations; BLS/ACLS Certified.
- CRRT trained.
- Manages ventilated/sedated patients, arterial lines, central lines, all other invasive lines including LIDCO hemodynamic monitoring system and continuous BIS brain monitoring for critical care.
- Manages multiple pharmacological drips, including vasoactive/sedative drips.
- Assisted in bedside procedures that includes moderate/procedural sedation with pre, intra and post monitoring such as GI procedures, Transvenous pacing, Cardioversion and Bronchoscopy.
- Collaborates with physicians from all disciplines including Critical Care Team (MD/Fellow/Respiratory Therapist/Pharmacist/Dietician/Rehab) to provide/manage care for critically ill patients.
- Collaborates with and educates patient/family as appropriate in critical care setting.
- Provides end of life care for patient/family as appropriate in critical care setting.
- Worked flexible hours across night, weekend, and holiday shifts and efficient at working in fast paced environment/fast patient room turnover
- Floated to different department to help with staffing
RN Critical Care/ICU and Relief Charge Nurse ICU
Doctors Hospital Manteca
10.2005 - 06.2021
- Provided quality care for wide variety of acute level patients with complex medical issues, including post-op patients, direct admits, ED transfers(Med/Surg/Telemetry holds) and ICU patients.
- Collaborated and communicated with interdisciplinary team and peers to ensure desired patient outcomes with quality assessment
- Performed all required duties falling under ICU RN scope of practice, including admissions, discharges, patient teaching, disease management, assessments, procedures, treatments, etc.
- Administered compassionate care in highly organized and efficient manner.
- Cardioversion, Transvenous pacing, Transesophageal echocardiogram, Colonoscopy, EGD, Chest tube placements, Bronchoscopy at bedside or under Fluoroscopy imaging with moderate sedation
- Addressed rapid response and code situations
- Dysrhythmia interpretation and management of cardiac medications(IV/PO) and vasoactive drugs
- Addressed unit staff concerns, including staffing ratios, resource management, allocation of responsibilities and optimized workload management when assigned as relief Charge Nurse
- Trained and certified to insert PICC lines and managed central lines or arterial lines
- Trained and mentor new RNs.
- Participated in hospital-wide initiatives and committees to improve patient care, satisfaction and safety. Which includes Quarterly Hospital wide rounding and study of wound care prevalence and prevention.
- Participated in performance evaluations for Department staff.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of San Carlos
Cebu, Philippines03.2003
Certification
- Registered Nurse: California , License #667612 -active
- Registered Nurse: Hawaii , License #100079 -active
- (BLS) Basic Life Support Certification (AHA)
- (ACLS) Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support Certification (AHA)
- (PALS) Pediatric Advanced Life Support Certification (AHA) 10/2005-07/2022
- Completed Essentials of Critical Care Orientation - AACN course
- NIHSS Stroke Scale Certification
Accomplishments
- Flexible work schedule, as needed
- Relief Charge Nurse experience
- EMR, Cerner Superuser, Epic
- PICC line insertion / management
- Critical Thinking skills with regards to complex patient diagnosis
- Supervised New Employees and Students
- Safe Patient Handling
- Trained in Moderate/Procedural Sedation and monitoring
- Proficient with Microsoft Office,Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint
- Kronos for timekeeping
- ICU, Med-Surg, Telemetry, ER
- Maintains personal composure and integrity under stressful conditions.
- Fluent in Filipino dialects (Visaya/Tagalog)
Timeline
RN, Critical Care/ICU
Queen's Medical Center
07.2021 - Current
RN Critical Care/ICU and Relief Charge Nurse ICU
Doctors Hospital Manteca
10.2005 - 06.2021
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of San Carlos
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