Experience:

08/06-06/08

Clinical Experiences:

Provide direct nursing care for acutely ill medical, surgical, pediatric, obstetrics, and psychiatric clients at Kings County Hospital, Metropolitan Jewish Geriatric Center, Coney Island Hospital, Lutheran Medical Center and Maimonides Medical Center

• Take and record vital signs and administer prescribed medication
• Assist patients with ADL’s (bathing, grooming and feeding)
• Administered tracheostomy care and dressing changes

Work Experience:

07/09- Present                     Wyckoff Heights Medical Center

Staff Nurse (Telemetry Unit) 

• Administer IV medication and transfusion of blood and blood products according to facility protocol.
• Provide pt education to pt’s and family in accordance with plan of care and assessment.
• Assist with bedside procedures: PICC line, Central line insertion, cardioversion
• Set up and monitor PPN, TPN and PEG feeding
• Admit and continued assessment of pt’s on continuous telemetry monitoring.
• Phlebotomy, IV insertion and completion of EKG’s.
• When the need arises float to PACU, ICU/CCU and Med-surg units.
• Provide care for Post-op Neuro and Surgical Step-down patient.
• Float to Endoscopy and Ambulatory surgery when required and assist with procedures.

11/08- 06/09                       Metropolitan Jewish Geriatric Center

Nurse Coordinator

• Delegate duties to nursing personnel based on patient needs & available staff
• Provide comfort care and pain management for patient on hospice unit
• Document in the medical record, update care plans when the need arises
• Document Admissions process and identify patient specific areas for evaluation
• Direct and supervise activities of nursing personnel on assigned units and function as the supervisor as directed
• Transcribe and administer meds and provide wound care and tracheostomy care.