Miles Mesina
Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory Nurse at LONG BEACH VA MEDICAL CENTER- Claim this Profile
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Credentials
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ACLS
American Heart Association | American Stroke Association
Experience
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LONG BEACH VA MEDICAL CENTER
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United States
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Medical Practices
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1 - 100 Employee
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Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory Nurse
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Feb 2023 - Present
Provides care for inpatients and outpatients in the acute care setting for diagnostic and interventional procedures in the cardiac cath and electrophysiology lab. Works closely with attending physicians and fellows in a teaching hospital setting. Patient populations with primary diagnoses that are cardiovascular centered, and also include a wide range of secondary diagnoses including but not limited to respiratory, renal, endocrine, orthopedic, and mental health. Scheduled floating to other units including non-invasive cardiology, IR, ICU, Med/Tele, ER. Show less
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PIH Health
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United States
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Hospitals and Health Care
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700 & Above Employee
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Registered Nurse (RN Supervisor Invasive Services)
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Jun 2016 - Feb 2023
Program Manager of PIH Downey Hospital’s inaugural STEMI Receiving Center program. Conduct monthly Cath Conferences, responsible for quality improvement audits. Oversee policies, scheduling, and staffing over the cardiac catheterization department, including interdepartmental coordination of care of cath lab patients throughout the hospital. Validate scheduled procedures for appropriateness criteria and utilization review. Manage participation with national and regional data registries for PCI and STEMI databases. Show less
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Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory Nurse
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Sep 2011 - Jun 2016
Responsible for critically ill, acute care patients. Including monitoring and circulating of cardiac procedures for patients including STEMIs, high-risk PCIs, atherectomy, thrombectomy, IABP insertions, peripheral angiograms, iFR/FFR, IVUS/OCT, and pacemaker/AICD implants.
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Downey Regional Medical Center
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Hospitals and Health Care
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100 - 200 Employee
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DOU RN / CM
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Oct 2006 - Sep 2011
Responsible for primary care of acute telemetry inpatients. Worked with social workers and access coordinators to coordinate case management, discharge planning and patient placement. Made referrals to and coordinates with other professional disciplines and agencies. Responsible for primary care of acute telemetry inpatients. Worked with social workers and access coordinators to coordinate case management, discharge planning and patient placement. Made referrals to and coordinates with other professional disciplines and agencies.
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Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
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United States
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Hospitals and Health Care
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400 - 500 Employee
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Registered Nurse
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Jul 2009 - Jul 2011
Monitored and circulated for inpatients and outpatients at a Level 1 Trauma Center. Assisted in IR procedures including cerebral interventions, angio embolizations, CT guided biopsies, and ultrasound guided procedures. Monitored and circulated for inpatients and outpatients at a Level 1 Trauma Center. Assisted in IR procedures including cerebral interventions, angio embolizations, CT guided biopsies, and ultrasound guided procedures.
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Education
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West Coast University
Bachelor's degree, Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse -
Cerritos College
Associate's degree, Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse