Registered Nurse Care
Resume:
Barbara Chillemi, RN
OBJECTIVE:
Experienced Registered Nurse within Medical-Surgical Hospital nursing seeking a Visiting RN role in which I can ensure patients receive the highest level of nursing care within their homes. EXPERIENCE:
Brooklyn Hospital, Brooklyn, NY 2012 - 2018
Med Surg Floor
Care for Medical-Surgical, Hospice, Chemotherapy, and Oncology patients within the unit.
Responsible for medication administration, finger stick blood sugar monitoring with insulin coverage as ordered; hang, administer and monitor tube feedings and intravenous medications.
Perform meticulous skin care, wound treatments and sterile dressing.
Work with a large patient flow of homeless patients.
Work with End of Life care and Ventilator dependent patients.
Perform palliative care pain management for patients within the unit.
Observe and record patient’s health condition, reporting and discussing with the health care clinicians on treatment plan. Provide emotional and psychosocial support.
Provide comfort care for the terminally ill.
Assess and monitor changes in condition.
Meticulously administered chemotherapy treatments and monitored patient’s progress. Millennium Medical Staffing, Bronx, NY 2010 - 2013 RN Clinic Nurse
Work at Bellevue and Elmhurst Hospital clinics. Document provided nursing care for billing and clinic's record.
Perform initial assessment and refer patients to right doctors, screen for chronic conditions (HTN, DM, CHF).
Triage patients and ensure proper care is provided to them. Administer vaccines and medications. Calvary Hospital, Brooklyn, NY 2009 - 2010
Hospice IV RN (Per-diem)
Work as IV Nurse for terminally ill patients within the unit.
Insert IV’s, maintain central/ PICC lines, heparin locks and manage IV-PCA; follow strict protocols in administering TPN/PPN, blood transfusions and anticoagulant therapy. Carefully monitor PT/INR and other lab results. Perform wound care, VAC dressings, continuous bladder irrigation, J-P drains and NG/ PEG tubes.
Observe and record patient’s health condition, reporting and discussing with the health care clinicians on treatment plan. Provide emotional and psychosocial support. Provide comfort care for the terminally ill. Lutheran Hospital Brooklyn, NY 2004 - 2006
Staff RN - Med/Surg Unit
Perform initial assessments, conduct patient interviews, develop the nursing care plan of new admissions and re- admissions and re-evaluate patient goals accordingly.
Responsible for medication administration, finger stick blood sugar monitoring with insulin coverage as ordered; hang, administer and monitor tube feedings and intravenous medications.
Perform meticulous skin care, wound treatments and sterile dressing changes to patients with skin excoriations, pressure ulcers, diabetic ulcers, stasis ulcers, and surgical wounds.
Collaborate with a healthcare team of physicians, social workers, dieticians, physical therapy and occupational therapy to plan and implement patient care. Provide patient teaching based on individual patient needs. Victory Memorial Hospital Brooklyn, NY 2002 - 2004 Cardiac Care Unit
Prepare patients for angioplasties, stress tests, insertion of permanent pacemakers and AICD'S (automatic implantable cardioveter-defibrillator, open heart surgery, and also heart transplants.
Management of Swan Ganz catheter. Able to obtain central venous pressure and pulmonary artery pressure via the Swan Ganz.
Educate patients and their families on the healing process. Maimonides Hospital Brooklyn, NY 1989 - 2002
Staff Nurse - Med/Surg Unit
Responsible for medication administration, finger stick blood sugar monitoring with insulin coverage as ordered; hang, administer and monitor tube feedings and intravenous medications.
Perform meticulous skin care, wound treatments and sterile dressing changes to patients with skin excoriations, pressure ulcers, diabetic ulcers, stasis ulcers, and surgical wounds.
Collaborate with a healthcare team of physicians, social workers, dieticians, physical therapy and occupational therapy to plan and implement patient care. Provide patient teaching based on individual patient needs. EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION & LICENSURE:
Kingsborough Community College, Brooklyn, NY
AAS in Nursing, 1989
IV Certification Mediports
Telemetry, Diabetic Care
End of Life Care
Administration of Chemo Therapy
New York State Registered Professional Nurse
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