Pediatric RN

 

Clinical Part-Time/PRN

 

 

Ø  Offer over a decade of Pediatric nursing background spanning pediatric/neonatal intensive care, med/surg and school nursing as well as charge nurse and clinical instruction experience

Ø  Active RN License, State of Florida, # 9211839; prior licensures in Maryland and Massachusetts

Ø  PALS Certified; August 2010 (pending); BLS Certified

Ø  Previously held Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Certification #321320-06; recertifying 2011

Ø  Sharp assessment, multidisciplinary team collaboration, intervention, and decision making skills

Ø  Effectively prioritize and manage workflow to maximize efficiency while ensuring quality care

Ø  Dynamic patient/family relation and communication skills; basic Spanish language skills

 

 

School Nurse, Unity School-Delray Beach                                                                           2005-present

Provide quality assessment and care of children ages 2-14 as well as on-call emergency and school-wide events nursing support

Conduct thorough reviews of school s  health and immunization records for critical compliance with regulatory standards

 

PICU RN/ PRN PICU, NICU, Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins Childrens Hospital-Baltimore, MD       1998-2002

PRN RN, PICU/NICU/Peds; 2000-2002 and PICU Unit RN, 1998-2000

(RN MD License# R140806)

Specialized in care of critically ill infants/children ranging from assessing and managing multi-organ transplant, ECMO and ventilator patients to facilitating trach care, Ng/G-tube care and feeds, dressing changes, and wound care as well as IV placements, fluids/medications administration and blood draws

Efficiently maintained detailed patient documentation

 

Faculty/Pediatric Clinical Instructor, University of Maryland                                                  2001-2002

Contributed subject matter expertise as well as strong communication and leadership skills toward instructing/facilitating undergraduate nursing student clinical hospital rotations

 

RN, Peds/Med-Surg Floor, Childrens Hospital-Boston, MA                                                        1996-1998
(RN MA License # RN-229141)

Launched Pediatric nursing career on Med/Surg floor, with responsibility for full-scope nursing care, from conducting assessments and implementing physician plans of care through monitoring patients, defining optimal interventions and maintaining charts/records

 

 

Master of Science in Nursing (MSN)-PNP Program, Regis College-Weston, MA; 1998

Masters Thesis: Chemotherapy-induced Nausea and Emesis in Pediatric Oncology Patients: An  Analysis of the Coping Strategies, Regis College Nursing Reference Library; 1998

Registered Nurse (RN) Certification; 1996

BA, Child Development, Boston College-Newton, MA; 1994

 

 

 

Active Member, Society of Pediatric Nurses, # 27885
Subscribe to/Review Journal of Pediatric Nursing and National Association of Nurse Practitioners Journal
Member, Holistic Moms Network; focus on empowering children