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Dipika
Khanna
Registered Nurse
Woodside, CA, USA, 94062
ad0gkr@r.postjobfree.com
Dedicated Registered Nurse with over 25 years of experience working in Acute Care hospital settings and home setting to including Progressive Care, Telemetry and Neruo/Stroke units in university teaching and high volume community hospitals. Achieved high levels of patient satisfaction by delivering compassionate care and maintaining highest levels of service excellence. Professional Experience
Clinical Nurse II El Camino Hospital, Mountain View, CA November 2002 - April 2019 Home Nurse Maxim Healthcare January 2022 - September 2022 Clinical Nurse St. David’s Medical Center, Austin, TX August 2001 - August 2002 Clinical Nurse Brigham Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA September 2000 - July 2001 Education
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Nursing in Nursing Mc.Master University, Hamilton, ON Canada September 1993 - June 1997 Key Skills
Volunteering
Consumer Advisory Council Member (Family Centered Care- Stanford Children’s Hospital, Palo Alto, CA ) April 2018 - March 2021 Delivered high quality nursing care to a diverse range of patients at 420 bed hospital across several fast paced units including Progressive Care, Telemetry, Stroke/Telemetry and Medical-Surgical with with a 1:4 patient ratio. Coordintated care with members of the interdisciplinary team, patient and their families in a healing and supportive environment to ensure service excellence from admission to discharge.
Providing daily 1:1 nursing care for medically complex young adult in home to include daily Respirstory therapy, Nutritional Support, Enteral Medication delivery, Seizure precautions/medication management and mobility support for orthopedic impairments Coordinated care with multiple medical-sub specialities for preventative care and during periods of active illness in hospital. As a Float pool nurse working in 426 bed high volume hospital, worked across multiple floors in fast paced units including, Med/Surg Orthopedics, Neurosurgery, Cardiac and Medical Floor with patient ratios of 1:5 and 1:8. Mentored new graduate nurses as a preceptor and achieved consistently high patient satisfaction scores and excellent peer reviews. Delivered nursing care to patients on fast paced Step Down Surgical Unit specializing in Cardiac and Vascular surgery cases at 793 bed teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School with patient ratio of 1:4 Performed complex assessments and implemented treatment plans for post-op recovery of patients in collaboration with multidisciplinaryteam of 15+ members
Patient-Centered Care
Progressive Care
Telemetry and Stroke Care
Quickly Adapt to New Unit and Staffing situations
Electronic Health Records
Participated in monthly Consumer Advisory Councils. Certifications
Registered Nurse, State of California (Board of Nursing ) April 2024 License #609154
Basic Life Support Certification, BLS (American Heart Association) January 2024 IMP22JSLHT57
Languages
Interests
Reviewed patient education materials
Participated in panels and gave feedback to Packard Staff And Administration. Participated in quarterly staff-consumer Summits on various topics. Hindi
Punjabi
Certified HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training) and Pilates trainer Hiking, Running
Reading and Listening to Podcasts