K aren S. Vella

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Suffield, CT **078

Home: 860-***-****

Cell: 860-***-****

P ROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

REGISTERED NURSE

• Highly skilled career professional with more than 25 years practical

e xperience in hospital, case management, and primary care

e nvironments.

• Established in patient support including assessment, counseling,

e ducation regarding medications and treatment, lab work,

d ocumentation with care plan for diagnosis, and administration of

t reatment procedures.

• Proficient in all documentation/record maintenance/paperwork to

e nsure accuracy and patient confidentiality (HIPAA).

EDUCATION

Nursing License, State of 1981

C onnecticut 1981

Quinnipiac U niversity, N ursing

CPR last certified in Nov. 2013

EXPERIENCE

A ug. 1983 – May 1986

W indsor Family Medicine (December 2012-present)

Windsor, CT 860-***-**** (Administrator: Lisa Anderson)

Currently employed at this family medicine practice…responsible for several

p hone triages daily, giving several injections/immunizations daily, (familiar with

p ediatric requirements), and assisting physicians with multiple tasks, such as VS,

u rine dipsticks, colposcopies, scheduling consults, pap smears, etc.

ST. FRANCIS HOSPITAL (2004-2012)

Hartford, CT Phone: 860-***-****

(W.O.W.= Weekend Only Worker), employed as a staff nurse, working for

C .J.R.I. (Connecticut Joint Replacement Institute), caring for patients with hip &

k nee replacements and other joint replacements in their fresh postop period, I

w ould also work with these patients & family to provide a safe discharge plan.

I n addition I would work extra as a staff nurse, I would float throughout the

h ospital taking care of various types of patients, many from a SNF with a variety

o f diagnoses including: cardiac, oncology, pulmonary, stroke, even UTI issues.

O ften in contact with family, being supportive of the patient’s condition & their

s afe discharge plan.

C AMP TACONIC: (summer 2003)

Hinsdale, MA Phone: 413-***-****

CAMP NURSE, R.N.

Provide daily care to campers and counselors ages 8-26 y/o administering

m edication, allergy shots, first aid and emergency services.

( stay at home Mom, not employed outside of the house)

W. W. BACKUS HOSPITAL (1986-1993)

Norwich, CT Phone: 860-***-****

MATERNITY, STAFF NURSE, R.N.

S taff Maternity Charge Nurse in a combined unit where skills are required in all

t hree areas: Labor & Delivery, Postpartum and the Nursery. As an OB/GYN nurse

m y responsibilities included planning, implementation and evaluation of staff

r esources. Also assisted physicians in surgery with Cesarean Sections.

CONTINUING CARE COORDINATOR, R.N./CASE MANAGER

This position was a combination of Utilization Review & Discharge Planning.

R esponsibilities included reviewing and certifying all hospital inpatients to assess

t he medical necessity and appropriateness of setting for treatment in the most cost

e ffective manner. Monitoring patient length of stays to approved criteria while

c ommunicating cases in question to multiple disciplinary levels. Planning and

a ssisting physicians with patients requiring continued health care services,

i ncluding short-term rehab, VNA referrals and SNF placements.

HOUSE OF THE GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL (1983- 1986)

Watertown, New York Phone: 315-***-****

MATERNITY, STAFF NURSE, R.N.

Staff Maternity Charge Nurse in a combined unit with responsibilities in Labor &

D elivery, Post Partum and Nursery.

REFERENCES:

. L isa Anderson, Administrator at Windsor Family Medicine

860-***-****

• Kim Nguyen, RN...coworker on CJRI (St. Francis) 413-***-****

• Jen Schad-Burtchell, RN…coworker on CJRI…(St. Francis)

860-***-****

• Lisa Hall, RN…617-***-****

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