Kristin Garofalo

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OBJECTIVE

Registered nurse with a strong background in a medical-surgical clinical setting, seeking a full-time career in a reputable organization where I can utilize my leadership experience, as well as my education at the doctorate level of nursing practice.

EXPERIENCE

Montefiore Hospital of UPMC, Pittsburgh, PA

Orthopedics/ Urology/ Med-Surg July 2015-Present

Registered Nurse

Key Responsibilities:

•Providing high quality, safe, and culturally appropriate care to assigned patients.

•Assigning and managing appropriate staffing levels and patient assignments as a charge nurse.

•Deliver training to newly hired nursing staff to prepare for independent quality and safe patient care delivery.

•Develop quality improvement projects and provide training in alignment with clinical needs, including creating an evidence based post-operative ileus prevention bundle, resulting in a 62.9% improvement rate and a 5.8% increase in nursing knowledge of evidence-based post-operative ileus prevention measures.

•Monitoring patient progress, identifying any changes in status, and acting on those changes to ensure patient safety.

•Accurately informing members of the management team of pertinent information regarding consumers in providing ongoing care.

•Mentoring staff nurses at the BSN/MSN levels in pursuit of future nurse leadership positions.

•Using effective communication skills with consumers, family members, and other healthcare team members.

•Providing discharge planning to consumers and coordinating care with various members of the healthcare team.

•Using the electronic health record to effectively document on patients, obtain data, and exchange information pertinent to the patient’s care.

•Following organizational policies and procedures.

EDUCATION & TRAINING

Chatham University

Doctor of Nursing Practice

Degree obtained December 2022

Chatham University

Master of Science in Nursing

Degree obtained December 2021

Ohio University

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Degree obtained December 2019

Community College of Allegheny County, Pittsburgh, PA

January 2012- December 2014

Diploma in Registered Nursing

Registered Nurse (RN) State of Pennsylvania

License #RN670919, June 2015

BLS Certification

September 2023

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