Highly skilled Registered Nurse with more than 20 years of pediatric-focused experience. Caring, compassionate professional with strong communication skills, proven leadership abilities, and wide ranging technical knowledge and experience. Quality-driven and efficient individual with strong interpersonal abilities, seeking opportunity to build upon past experience and grow professionally.
Experience
03/2023 to Current
Senior Professional Staff NurseRwj Barnabas – Whiting, NJ,
Same Day Surgery
Assessed and prepared patients for procedures, performing initial and ongoing patient assessments
Cared for patients aged infant to adult undergoing cardiac surgery
Skills include sternal precautions, art lines, pacer wires, incision care
05/2017 to 11/2022
CN II/PD RNMilan Laser Hair Removal – Dallas, TX,
Acute Care Resource Team RN
Maintain skillset and proficiency to work amongst all acute care inpatient units within BCH, including MSP, TCUP, Hem/Onc & BMT
Routinely float to PICU, CTCU, and ICN; to boarding patients in PACU and ED
01/2015 to 05/2017
CN IIBrookdale Senior Living – Saint Louis, MO,
Pediatric Med/Surg and Transitional Care Units
Staff and Charge RN on busy 28-bed inpatient Med/Surg unit and higher acuity 16-bed Transitional Care unit
Patient specialty populations include: general medicine, adolescent med, psych, endocrinology, gastroenterology, neurology, rehabilitation; general surgery, plastic surgery, oral maxillo-facial surgery, orthopedic surgery, urology surgery; TCUP to include renal/liver transplant, TPIAT, spinal surgery, telemetry, CPAP/BiPAP/HFNC
02/2014 to 01/2015
Assistant Unit DirectorBrookdale Senior Living – Salisbury, NC,
Pediatric Clinical Research Center
Partnered with Manager to assume 24/7 responsibility for staffing and management on 5-bed inpatient unit, as well as busy outpatient clinic
Responsibilities included: scheduling, payroll, QI/QA processes, budgeting for clinical operations as well as reporting research budget to the CRC director, determining nursing feasibility and budget for new and ongoing protocols, frequently involved in patient care
Assisted in safe and responsible closure of inpatient unit in preparation for new hospital structure at Mission Bay campus
Spearheaded education and training of new staff to assume care of complex PCRC patients within new hospital structure
Assisted existing staff identify and transition to new positions within hospital in preparation for restructuring
Development and institution of new mobile model of inpatient research initiatives; education to Primary Investigators and support staff to new processes
01/2010 to 02/2014
CN II/ CN III CandidateBrookdale Senior Living – Stuart, FL,
PCRC
Charge/staff nurse on 5-bed inpatient Pediatric Clinical Research unit as well as outpatient clinic
Cared for children and families with highly complicated health conditions while implementing NIH clinical research trials
Clinical areas of study include oncology, endocrinology, genetics, rheumatology, and immunology
Active in unit and hospital wide committees, participate in QI/QA improvement projects, responsible for staff scheduling of unit
Unit “superuser” for several initiatives, including computerized charting and physician order entry, barcode medication administration, new equipment roll out, Magnet preparation, Mission Bay Communicators
07/2008 to 11/2009
Staff NurseSouth Shore Health – Weymouth, MA,
Woman – Child Specialty Unit
Charge/staff nurse on combined 25-bed pediatric, pediatric trauma (Level II) and gynecological surgical floor
Regular floats to Mom/Baby and NICU units
Active in unit-based and hospital-wide shared governance committees
12/2007 to 06/2008
CN IISouth Shore Health – Norwell, MA,
7 Long
Staff nurse on hematology/oncology/bone marrow transplant and rehab unit
12/2004 to 12/2007
CN IISouth Shore Health – Rockland, MA,
PCRC
Charge/staff nurse on 5-bed inpatient Pediatric Clinical Research Center as well as outpatient nurse in related outpatient clinic
Cared for children and families with complicated health conditions while implementing NIH clinical research trials
Clinical areas of study include oncology, endocrinology, rheumatology and immunology
10/2004 to 11/2004
Travel Registered NurseMERCY SAN JUAN – City, STATE,
Travel assignment on Pediatric Clinical Research Center
07/2004 to 10/2004
Travel Registered NurseUCSF CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL – City, STATE,
Travel assignment in community hospital pediatric floor, floated regularly to NICU, Mother-Baby units
05/2004 to 07/2004
Travel Registered NurseMEMORIAL HOSPITAL – City, STATE,
Travel assignment on Pediatric Clinical Research Unit
02/2004 to 05/2004
Travel Registered NurseUPMC HAMOT – City, STATE,
Travel assignment in community hospital pediatric floor
Floated regularly to NICU, Mother-Baby unit
09/2001 to 01/2004
Staff NurseUPMC NORTHWEST – City, STATE,
Woman-Child Specialty Unit
Staff/Charge RN on 25-bed Woman – Child Specialty Unit. Cared for variety of acute pediatric medical-surgical and trauma patients as well as gynecological surgery patients
09/2000 to 09/2001
Staff NurseCHILDREN’S HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH – City, STATE,
Family Birthing Center
Provided patient care in antepartum, postpartum, labor/delivery and nursery units
05/1999 to 08/2000
Staff NurseCHILDREN’S HOSPITAL AND REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER – City, STATE,
Hematology/Oncology/BMT
Cared for children and families undergoing treatment for cancers and blood disorders in an inpatient acute care regional referral center
08/1997 to 04/1999
New Grad NurseCompany Name – City, State,
Infant/Toddler Medical Unit
Provided patient care for infants and toddlers experiencing a wide range of acute and chronic medical conditions in large referral center
Included care of chronically ventilator-dependent patients
Floated regularly to Adolescent and School Age Medical units, Surgical unit, and Hem/Onc unit
Education and Training
Expected in 1997
Bachelor of Science: Nursing University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh, PA GPA:
Sigma Theta Tau Member, Eta Chapter
Summa cum laude graduate
Licensure & Certifications
Registered Nurse, California (7/2024)
Registered Nurse, Pennsylvania (4/2025)
Registered Nurse, Ohio (10/2023)
Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification (7/2023)
Pediatric Life Support (PALS) Certification (7/2023)
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