Advanced Practice Nurse

• Apr 2019 - Present

Registered Nurse

• Oct 2013 - Apr 2019

Staff Nurse, Clinical Level II Functions as a registered Nurse caring for trauma/surgical critical care patients, working closely alongside trauma surgeons to effectively manage a wide array of acutely ill patients who require a vast majority of life sustaining/life-saving medical modalities. Effectively serves as a liason among patients, families, and other healthcare disciplines to provide clinically sound, comprehensive, evidence-based health care services. Works well alongside other health care disciplines to ensure competent, high quality, evidenced based care to our patient population. Key Responsibilities & Skills • Admissions & Discharges • Patient assessment & Interdisciplinary rounding • Medical management & care coordination • Day Shift Charge Nurse & and Preceptor • Provide care to neurosurgery, trauma & post-op patients on step-down unit • Collaborating with multiple disciplinary teams (physician, social work, case management) • Experience working with tracheotomies and ventilators, Central lines, ​Lumbar drains & EVD’s, chest tubes, surgical drains, breast flap/reconstruction, ​PCA pumps, IV drips and unit-based telemetry Accomplishments • 2016 Hackensack University Medical Center NJTCCA Nursing Excellence Award Show less

Registered Nurse

• Apr 2013 - Apr 2019

Registered Nurse Serves as an infusion nurse, caring for patients with CRPS and pain management issues. Works closely with physician is private, physican-reffered office to administer intravenous medications individually prescribed for each patient. Assesses patient’s vital signs hourly and monitors continuous telemetry. Key Responsibilities • Daily Admissions and Discharges • Hourly Patient Assessments & Monitoring Registered Nurse Serves as an infusion nurse, caring for patients with CRPS and pain management issues. Works closely with physician is private, physican-reffered office to administer intravenous medications individually prescribed for each patient. Assesses patient’s vital signs hourly and monitors continuous telemetry. Key Responsibilities • Daily Admissions and Discharges • Hourly Patient Assessments & Monitoring

Registered Nurse

• Feb 2013 - Apr 2014

Registered Nurse Served as a as a Telemetry & Intensive Care Nurse. Administered medications as required by patient needs, immediately seeking physician assistance when necessary. Made rounds, administering oral medications, injections and wound care. Took patient histories, tracked progress and charted care. Assumed Charge Nurse responsilibilities and floated between units based on staffing needs. Key Accomplishments • Received and implemented physician’s orders, and interpreted those orders to patients, caregivers and families. • Contributed quantifiably to patient healing and overall health through direct and indirect assistance as an appointed leader skillfully directing assigned team members. Show less

Emergency Department Scribe

• Mar 2012 - Jan 2013

Emergency Department Scribe Assisted physicans in the Emergency Department with documentation. Gained knowledge and experience utilizing EMRs. Key Accomplishments • Ensured physician documentation was up-to-date and accurate • Contributed quantifiably to patient care by assisting physicans with documentation allowing for more time to be spent directly with patient-care Emergency Department Scribe Assisted physicans in the Emergency Department with documentation. Gained knowledge and experience utilizing EMRs. Key Accomplishments • Ensured physician documentation was up-to-date and accurate • Contributed quantifiably to patient care by assisting physicans with documentation allowing for more time to be spent directly with patient-care