Charge Nurse Resume

NYU Medical Center, New York, NY (March 2010 to March 2013)
Registered Nurse/Charge Nurse

Rendered direct patient care to critically ill adults in the medical, general surgical, cardiovascular surgical and cardiac care units.
Utilized swan ganz catheters, LA lines, arterial lines, PD, CAVHD, and IABP apparatus in patient management.
Performed adjustments to ventilators and pressor/sedative drips in response to patient needs.
Prepared and mentored beginning nurses in developing their clinical expertise in the critical care area.
Supervised the cardiovascular surgical unit regularly.

St. Barnabas Medical Center, Livingston, NJ (May 2007 to January 2010)
Heart Failure Nurse Practitioner

Assisted in creation and current management of the Heart Failure Team
Manages and coordinates care for an assigned group of heart failure patients, following them from the emergency department through the post acute care period
Active member of committees to lower length of stay and readmissions, to increase core measure compliance, and to improve the hospitals transitional care model
Active member of committee to begin discharge planning for heart failure patients starting on day of admission
Performs review of charts to verify compliance with core measure guidelines

Saint Barnabas Medical Center, Livingston, NJ (May 2005 to May 2007)
Cardiac Telemetry Nurse Practitioner

Performed coronary CT angiograms in collaboration with radiologist
Performed stress echocardiograms in collaboration with cardiologist
Screened patients for appropriateness for admission to telemetry floor
Managed and coordinated care for an assigned group of telemetry patients having a variety of cardiac diagnoses
Collaborated with peers to create PRONJ compliance tools and discharge order forms
Provided coverage for Stroke team when needed

Palisade Medical Center, North Bergen, NJ (April 2004 to April 2005)
Nurse Practitioner

Collaborated with two other nurse practitioners and Palisades Medical Center facility to create a new unit called the Rapid Admit Unit.
Performed admissions, discharges and wrote orders, within the Rapid Admit unit, to assist the attending physicians and to facilitate a quicker and more efficient hospital stay for the client.
Performed skin care rounds on all hospital units for evaluation and treatment of skin breakdown.
Collected data to create updated skin care protocols within the institution.

Murray Hill Medical Group, New York, NY (April 1999 to April 2004)
Nurse Practitioner

Provided annual physical exams and vaccinations for internal medicine patients
Diagnosed and managed a variety of episodic complaints with a focus on gastroenterology disease management and treatment.
Fully managed the care of all patients referred with Chronic Hepatitis C from diagnosis onward through treatment.