Patient Care Los Angeles

Laura Kim, MSN, RN

Fullerton, CA 847-***-**** ***********@*****.***

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

· Dedicated and detail-oriented registered nursewith 8+ years of experience in medical-surgical, telemetry, PCU, operating room, intensive care, and outpatient GI and radiology.

· Supported continuous patient care by performingtelephonic patient management and interdisciplinary communication.

· Versed in medical coding (ICD-10-CM, ICD-10-PCS,CPT, and HCPCS Level II) and national and local coverage determination guidelines (NCD and LCD).

KEY SKILLS

Nursing Skills: Care planning, interdisciplinary communicationand coordination, evidence-based nursing practice, telephonic patient management, patient advocacy, cost-effective care, charge nurse, clinical nurse leader, and and preceptor Electronic Medical Records:Cerner, EPIC, and Meditech Advanced Computer Skills:Microsoft Offices, typingspeed 86 WPM with 99% accuracy PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

RN Endoscopy Center at Santa Monica Los Angeles,CA 12/2022-10/2023 Staff nurse fulfilling roles of pre, intra, and postoperative RN and preceptor at an outpatient GI center.

· Supported new hire nurses by providing appropriatetraining and mentorship.

· Recognized for catching preoperative risks throughchart review, patient interview and assessment, and communicating findings with appropriate team members.

RN Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, CA 04/2022-12/2022 Staff nurse providing direct patient care on a cardiac telemetry and PCU unit.

· Implemented bedside nurse-to-nurse handoffto promote patient safety and advocacy by allowing patients to get involved in the process.

RN PIH Health Good Samaritan Hospital Los Angeles,CA 06/2021-01/2022 A circulating nurse performing varied procedures at a facility with 13 operating rooms.

· Ensured efficient flow of the operating roomschedule by coordinating effectively with surgeons, anesthesia providers, and support staff.

RN Garfield Medical Center Monterey Park, CA 02/2020-05/2021 A circulating nurse managing all nursing care in operating rooms.

· Promoted patient safety by performing a thoroughpreoperative assessment and checklist completion.

RN IMIIT Long Beach, CA 06/2018-02/2020

Staff nurse performing pre and postoperative direct patient care and telephonic patient management at an outpatient radiology.

· Managed patient follow-up care and treatmentby creating a Microsoft Excel data sheet that summarizes patient data by reviewing and organizing electronic medical records. RN Arcadia Methodist Hospital Arcadia, CA 08/2017-06/2018 Staff nurse on a cardiac telemetry unit and floating to intensive care units as needed.

· Cross trained in ICU and cardiac telemetry.Established efficient and collaborative teamwork for critically-ill patients. RN, Clinical Nurse Leader (CNL) Rush Oak Park Hospital Oak Park, IL 09/2015-06/2017 Staff nurse and a CNL serving as a unit leader on a medical-surgical unit.

· Audited and reviewed electronic medical recordsto provide cost-effective care by reducing hospital readmission of type II diabetes, stroke, and congestive heart failure patients.

· Developed leadership as a charge nurse and aCNL to support new graduate nurses and promote evidence-based nursing practice on the unit by providing hands-on and presentation training. LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS

Registered Nurse (RN)California State Board of Nursing,license # 95137771, expires 02/2025 Basic Life Support (BLS)American Heart Association,expires 01/2026 Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)American HeartAssociation, expires 12/2025 National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS)American Academy of CME, expires 07/2025 Certified Coding Associate (CCA)AHIMA, expires 02/2026 EDUCATION

Master of Science in Nursing (MSN),Rush University,Chicago, IL, May 2015

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