Registered Nurse Manager
Resume:
K aren S. Vella
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
• Kim Nguyen, RN...coworker on CJRI (St. Francis) 413-***-****
• Jen Schad-Burtchell, RN…coworker on CJRI…(St. Francis)
• Lisa Hall, RN…617-***-****
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