Viviane L. Goncalves, ARNP.

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Highly skilled, compassionate and caring healthcare professional offering over 10 years of experience as a staff nurse, charge nurse, coordinator and nurse educator. Passionate healthcare provider who takes pride in providing unsurpassed quality of care by treating every patient as an individual; focusing on their physical, emotional and spiritual needs while educating, motivating, and transforming their lives. Recent Adult-Gero Nurse Practitioner graduate seeking to join a patient center care organization where I can continue providing unsurpassed quality care to the patients and the communities in Tampa.

EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO Colorado Springs, CO

Master of Science in Nursing: Adult-Gerontology Nurse Practitioner August 2012 - May 2015

METROPOLITAN STATE COLLEGE OF DENVER Denver, CO

Bachelor of Science in Nursing January 2006 - May 2009

BRYAN LGH COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCE Lincoln, NE

Diploma in Register Nursing January 2003 - December 2004

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

MEMORIAL REGIONAL HOSPITAL - HOLLYWOOD, FL January 2014 to July 2015

Registered Nurse – Pre Operative

Assisted in the care and management of high acuity pre-surgical patients while performing all necessary clinical assessment

Worked collaboratively with the Anesthesia, ED and Surgical teams while participating in initial phases of patient’s surgical continuum of care

Assisted anesthesiologist in pre-operative procedures such as insertion of arterial lines, central venous access and nerve blocks.

Skilled at starting IV’s and appropriate administration of pre-op fluids and various medications including antibiotics.

Correlated data from entire medical record, ancillary personnel and patient information, and ensured all pre-operative data had been accumulated and charted appropriately.

Prepared outpatients and inpatients for surgery through careful review of medical records, clinical data, review of patient history, medications, laboratory, tests and images.

Ensured patient safety in preparation for surgery through skin prep, clipping, marking, assessment, removal of metals, dentures, contact lenses, etc.

Responsible for obtaining and witnessing procedure and anesthesia consents from patients

Educated patients and family members at the day of surgery by addressing their questions and supporting their emotional needs.

MEMORIAL REGIONAL HOSPITAL - HOLLYWOOD, FL May 2013-January 2014

Registered Nurse- Float Pool

Provided direct patient care at several departments within the hospital, including oncology, rehabilitation, behavioral health, cardiac, wound care, med/surg, joint replacement, spine and women’s services.

Assessed patient’s physical, psychological, cultural and spiritual needs through observation, interview, review of medical records and clinical data.

Developed and implemented patient plan of care and observed outcomes in accordance with nursing standards and in collaboration with various interdisciplinary teams.

Demonstrated competency in a variety of therapeutic/diagnostic interventions including but not limited to intravenous catheters, incision, wound care, medication administration (oral, nasogastric, peg tube, intramuscular, subcutaneous and intravenous route), catheterization and specimen collections.

Promoted patient advocacy to protect the health, safety and rights of each patient.

Recognized the patient or designee as a full partner in providing compassionate and coordinated care based on respect for the patient’s preferences, values, and needs.

Provided relationship-based understanding what is most important to the individual and actively engaged them in all aspects of care.

PORTER ADVENTIST HOSPITAL – DENVER, CO Feb 2006-Sep 2009 and Jan 2012-May 2013

Registered Nurse-Float Pool

Provided direct patient care at several departments within the hospital, including oncology, rehabilitation, behavioral health, cardiac, wound care, med/surg, transplant, joint replacement, spine, robotics, women’s services, and cranial facial and skull base care.

Accountable for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care for adolescent, adult and geriatric patients based upon the area of assignment.

Skilled in the application of policies and procedures pertinent to meds, IV’s and administration of blood and blood products.

Worked with patient’s developmental and psychological needs specific to each population being served while meeting high standards of quality care.

Assigned and delegated patient care to qualified members of the nursing team and coordinated care among other healthcare professional disciplines as needed.

Assessed discharge needs utilizing patient data and plan of care.

PORTER ADVENTIST HOSPITAL – DENVER, CO Sep 2009 -Nov 2010

Liver Transplant Coordinator

Coordinated the evaluation process for pre-transplant (referral) patients to ensure patient eligibility for transplant.

Assessed post-transplant organ function and general health status and collaboratively determined need for additional assessment or intervention.

Assisted nurses and other staff to assess, plan, implement and evaluate the care of the transplant patient.

Monitored the process and outcomes of routine care to determine quality improvement needs.

Provided on-call coverage, including coordination of activities prior to transplant, and as medical triage for outpatients in collaboration with the physician on-call.

Coordinated transplantation process when a donor was available (24 hours/7 days a week) including communication between physicians, local organ procurement organization, patient/families and the medical team involved including ED, OR, ICU (SICU, ACU), blood bank and histocompatilbility labs.

Completed necessary documentation according to the United Network of Organ Sharing (UNOS) guidelines including listing, status changes and post-transplant follow-up information.

Maintained ongoing inpatient and outpatient coordination of care post-transplant for immediate and long-term follow-up, with 24 hour on-call responsibilities

PORTER ADVENTIST HOSPITAL - DENVER, CO Feb 2005 – Dec 2006

Charge Nurse-Medical/Surgical Unit

Effectively used time, personnel, equipment and supplies to provide high quality and cost effective patient care.

Served as a role model for all staff demonstrating ethical, legal and professional nursing processes.

Managed resources and patient flow through matching nursing competencies with individualized patient’s and unit needs.

Used standards of care, hospital policies and procedures and regulatory guidelines to guide practice.

Collaborated effectively within nursing and inter-professional teams, fostering open communication, mutual respect, and shared decision-making to achieve quality patient care.

Precept and mentored new staff or nursing students as needed.

BRYAN LGH MEDICAL CENTER - LINCOLN, NE Mar 2002 – Dec 2004

Certified Nurse Assistant, Cardiac Monitor Technician

Assisted nursing staff by performing routine tasks, meeting the daily physical and psychological needs of patients under the direct supervision of the RN.

Performed direct patient care delegated by nurses including ADL’s, feeding, transporting, ambulating, charting diet, intake, output, and patient activities, answering call lights and assisting the nurses with treatments.

Responsible for the continual monitoring of cardiac rhythms of electrocardiographic central station monitors and remote telemetry patients monitors.

Accurately interpreted cardiac rhythms and reported any changes to the appropriate nurse.

CERTIFICATIONS & PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

Member of American Association of Nurse Practitioners

Certified ARNP by AANP

State of Florida ARNP license

American Heart Association:

Basic Life Support, expires 2016

Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support, expires 2016

SKILLS

Computer Skills: Meditech, Epic, Care360, Microsoft Office.

Language Skills: Fluent in Portuguese, English and conversational Spanish

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