Nurse Practitioner Registered

Ruby A. Geronimo ANP-C, MSN, CCRN, RN, BSN

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Belleville, New Jersey 07109

Home 973-***-****

Cell 201-***-****

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Licensure/ Certifications:

AANP Board certified in New Jersey (since December 2010), with Prescription privileges (Adult Nurse Practitioner) DEA License

Registered Nurse in New Jersey since 1981 ADULT CCRN (Critical Care Nurse Certified) ACLS, BLS Certified

Education:

* B.S.N. degree:

Bachelor of Science in Nursing, University of Santo Tomas, Manila Philippines

* MSN (Adult Primary Care) Master of Science in Nursing at Fairleigh Dickinson University, Metropolitan Campus, Teaneck, N.J. graduated Spring 2010

• Clinicals: Primary Care: Adult Health, Fairleigh Dickinson University 2009

• Preceptor: Dr Onofrio Patafio, Cardiac Intensivist, • SBMC (Saint Barnabas Medical Center) • 94 Old Short Hills Road, Livingston, N.J. 07039

• Preceptor: Dr Devang Gandhi, Cardiologist/Internal Medicine, SBMC • Preceptor: Ms Sherri Connolly Hawthorne, Nurse Practitioner, Preceptor • 375 Mount Pleasant Avenue, West Orange, N.J. 07052

• Preceptor: Dr John Anton, Primary Care, Internal Medicine/ Cardiology

340 E Northfield Avenue, Suite 1A

Livingston, N.J. 07039

Experiences:

Saint Mary’s Hospital

350 Boulevard

Passaic, N.J. 07055

August 2011 – August 2013

February 2014 - Present

• Currently working as an Adult Nurse Practitioner, Full time

(37.5hours/week) in collaboration with hospitalists /cardiologists

* Rounds/ admissions/ discharges - average 10-15 patients per day on

12 hour shift with the hospitalists.

* Do stress testing chemical / regular on certain scheduled days.

* Cover on alternate/scheduled days -pre and post cardiac catheterization cases, SDS (same day stay services) and PAT (Pre-admission testing ), Employee Health.

• Correlate with ancillary departments such as echo/ekg/stress lab, ICU, CCU as necessary

Summit Medical Group

Summit Cardiology Group

161 Millburn Avenue

Millburn, NJ

August 2013-January 2014

• Worked full time as a Nurse Practitioner 37.5 hours/week • Did hospital rounds, daily notes, discharges, transition of care of cardiology patients from hospital to office • See patients in the office as deemed necessary by my attending/collaborating MD • Order diagnostics, follow visits, referrals if warranted • Triage phone calls and intervene or refer as necessary

Experience : Registered Nurse

Saint Barnabas Medical Center, 94 Old Short Hills Road, Livingston, N.J. 07039 August 2008, – March 2011 Emergency Room Full time Staff RN - Rapid Diagnostic Observation Unit

• Take care of patient under the observation protocols such as:

• Chest pain observation protocol patients- monitor chest pain, draw blood, monitor Troponins, do serial EKG, prepare patients for nuclear stress test; give pain medication, prepare for cath lab if necessary; CT of the Chest • Render emergency care as needed via ACLS protocol • Abdominal observation protocol – prepare patients for CT Scans, Ultrasound • Syncopal episode observation protocols – do orthostatics, prepare patient for Doppler studies • Discharge, transfer or admit patients upon disposition Give discharge, necessary referrals, follow-up instructions and patient teaching in accordance with the patients’ diagnosis and needs

September 2000 –July 2008

March 2011 – July2013

Full time staff RN

Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory, Saint Barnabas Medical Center, 94 Old Short Hills Road, Livingston, N.J. 07039

. Provide direct patient care: Staff RN/Preceptor/Educator • Prepare patients for cardiac catheterization procedures • Assist in diagnostic and/or interventional angioplasty procedures • Assist in electrophysiology studies involving implants and ablations • Set up equipments as needed: Balloon pump, IVUS, angiojet, wave wire etc as needed.

• Provide post-procedure care –observe for complications such as bleeding, hematoma, dye reactions, perforations etc… • Educate patients on prevention/progression of heart disease • Transfer patients to appropriate units CCU, CTSDU or the Operating Room when deemed necessary.

1999-2000 - CTICU (Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit), SBMC RN staff:/ Charge RN Saint Barnabas Medical Center, 94 Old Short Hills Road, Livingston, N.J. 07039

q Render post-operative care to bypass/ valve patients, ensuring hemodynamic stability via titration of different drug infusions, weaning off from ventilators, based on patient assessment, vital signs and continuous monitoring, in collaboration with the cardiac intensivists q Monitor proper functioning of IABP, temporary pacemakers, chest tube drains and ventilators

Educate post- coronary bypass patients, especially about follow up and cardiac rehabilitation

1997-1999 - CCU (Critical Care Unit), SBMC Saint Barnabas Medical Center, 94 Old Short Hills Road, Livingston, N.J. 07039/ Charge/Staff Nurse, Night Shift

q Take care of critical intubated patients, who needed constant monitoring of ekg, vital signs and hemodynamics q Assist with insertion of central lines – Swan Ganz, chest tubes, pacemakers (temporary), balloon pumps as indicated q Monitor/compute medication drips and provide the necessary intervention as per diagnosis, to stabilize the patients q Make the necessary referrals and collaboration to Mds or different departments as needed

1981-1997 - Clara Maass Medical Center, 1 Franklin Avenue Belleville, New Jersey

Positions held:

q Charge/Staff Nurse ICU/CCU, 16 BED UNIT

q Assistant Head Nurse, Orthopedics, 30 BED UNIT

q Charge Nurse, Obstetrics and Gynecology, 20 BED UNIT

q Charge Nurse, Medical-Surgical Floor, 30 BED UNIT

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