Registered Nurse

Sally Tsai, RN

**** ****** ****** **** #**, Sacramento, CA 95821

916-***-**** • ************@*****.***

SUMMARY STATEMENT:

• Professional and reliable RN with at least 10 months experience in High Acuity Medical-Surgical nursing.

• Fast learner, well-organized, and self-motivated with >9 years healthcare experience.

• Basic EKG Interpretation and manage IV titration drip medication.

• Utilization of critical thinking and evidence-based practice (EBP).

• Patient-focused, effective time management, and teamwork.

• Familiar with Epic, Cerner, and Tenzing EHR systems.

• Bilingual – English/Cantonese, effective written and oral communication skills.

WORK EXPERIENCE:

• High Acuity Medical-Surgical (HAMS) Registered Nurse

Oroville Hospital, Oroville, CA October 2019 – Present

Manage 3:1 to 4:1 high acuity M/S patients (Critical Care).

Monitor arrhythmias via telemetry, BiPAP and stroke patients.

Administer, titrate, and monitor critical drips such as amiodarone, Cardizem, insulin, heparin, and nitroglycerin.

Conduct neurological assessments utilizing the NIHSS for acute stroke patients.

Delegate nursing activities to appropriate staff.

• Licensed Vocational Nurse Charge Nurse

The Pines at Placerville Healthcare Center, Placerville, CA December 2016 – May 2018

Managed 30:1 (long-term care & short-term rehab residents)

Medication administration, wound care treatment, admissions, discharges, order input.

Collaborated with interdisciplinary team, supervised up to 5 CNA’s.

• Medical Assistant

Kaiser Permanente, Sacramento, CA May 2006 – August 2014

Worked in ENT, General Surgery, Plastic Surgery, Neuro Surgery, Neurology, Pediatrics, and Urgent Care Clinic.

Obtained vital signs, collected specimens, assisted physicians and RNs with procedures.

Performed EKG, cast removal, ear irrigations, and audiometry.

Called and scheduled appointments, completed appropriate forms as required by department.

LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS:

• Registered Nurse: California, License # 95198773, expires: August 2022

• Licensed Vocational Nurse (with IV Certification): California, License # 687154, expires: August 2020

• Current BLS certification, American Heart Association, expires: March 2021

• Current ACLS certification, American Heart Association, expires: May 2021

• Current PALS certification, American Heart Association, expires: September 2021

• NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certification, Apex Innovations, expires: January 2022

EDUCATION:

Associate Degree in Nursing June 2018 - May 2019

American River College, LVN to RN Career Mobility Program, Sacramento, CA

Vocational Nursing Diploma July 2015 - July 2016

Brightwood College, Sacramento, CA

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:

California Nurses Association October 2019 – Present

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