Kamie Gotico

Sacramento, CA *****

Cell: 661-***-****

adhuod@r.postjobfree.com

Summary

Board certified new graduate Family Nurse Practitioner with exceptional people skills and a history of over 10 years of Registered Nurse experience delivering high-quality care to patients in the emergency department setting. Proven leader effective at uniting and guiding nursing teams toward achieving patient care goals, improving satisfaction and continuously supporting wide-spread healthcare system improvements. Focused on continuously advancing expertise in emergency medicine while driving innovation.

Skills

Diagnostic tools experience

Body mechanics knowledge

Staff Development and Precepting

Medication administration expert

Intake and discharge

Triaging patient concerns

Medical screening

Patient monitoring

Electronic charting

Patient Satisfaction and Process Improvement

Patient Care

Patient education

Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification

Basic Life Support Certification

Critical care

Diabetes management

Culturally-sensitive care

Patient advocacy

Experience

December 2014 to Current

Kaiser Permanente

Sacramento, CA

Registered Nurse, Emergency Department

Coordinated care with physicians and other clinical staff to prepare for treatment, carry out interventions and enhance continuum of care to deliver comprehensive services.

Educated patients and families on treatment strategies and at-home care.

Developed and adapted individualized treatment plans according to patient recovery goals.

Delivered direct patient care, including stabilizing patients and identifying treatment options.

Worked with management to identify and implement initiatives to increase nursing staff retention, morale and satisfaction.

Participated in hospital-wide initiatives and committees to improve patient care, satisfaction and safety.

Acted as patient advocate and implemented total patient care at a level II trauma center through team nursing process covering two to four high acuity patients per shift.

Met training objectives by instructing new and prospective nursing staff in clinical skills and organizational procedures.

Managed and provided leadership to help staff with direct and indirect patient care.

July 2019 to March 2020

Kaiser Permanente

Sacramento, CA

Nurse Practitioner Student

Performed physical exams, ordering and evaluating lab test as well as medications.

Complied with hospital policies and procedures to promote patient safety and positive outcomes.

Explained treatment plan care, physician-ordered tests and medications to patients and family members or caregivers.

Built trust and rapport with patients by listening to concerns, advocating for wellness and educating on acute and chronic health issues.

Developed tailored care plans for each patient in collaboration with physicians and healthcare team.

Managed patients with acute and chronic conditions such as stroke, heart disease, asthma, and COPD.

Kept abreast of advances in medicine, computerized diagnostic and treatment equipment, data processing technology, imaging advances, government regulations, health insurance changes and financing options.

Delivered primary care for patients, including diagnosis, treatment, referral for consultation or specialty services, follow-up care, evening urgent care call and on-call emergency consultation.

Managed pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatment of various disorders and diseases.

February 2010 to December 2014

Dignity Health

Stockton

Registered Nurse, Emergency Department

Delivered quality care and comfort to patients with heart failure, pulmonary hypertension, pulmonary embolisms and end-stage renal disease.

Participated in hospital-wide initiatives and committees to improve patient care, satisfaction and safety.

Collected lab specimens, ordering and interpreting diagnostic tests and lab results.

Managed and provided leadership to help staff with direct and indirect patient care.

Conducted patient assessments and diagnostic tests to provide physician with important patient health information used to create focused treatment plans and manage ongoing care.

Trained and mentored new RNs on best practices, hospital policies and standards of care.

Monitored and educated nursing students and externs on proper care procedures and prioritization strategies.

Addressed unit staff concerns, including staffing ratios, resource management, allocation of responsibilities and optimized workload management.

Delivered direct patient care, including stabilizing patients and identifying treatment options.

January 2009 to January 2010

Renown Health

Reno, NV

Telemetry Registered Nurse

Treated patients using pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatment modalities to address various disorders, diseases and injuries.

Administered medications in proper dosages as detailed by physicians on patient charts.

Handled telemetry monitoring of patients cardiac rhythms.

Coordinated with healthcare team to establish, enact and evaluate patient care plans.

Advocated for patient needs with interdisciplinary team and implemented outlined treatment plans.

Used facility EMR system to update patient records, transmit prescriptions and transfer files.

Conducted patient assessments and diagnostic tests to provide physician with important patient health information used to create focused treatment plans and manage ongoing care.

Education and Training

March 2020

United States University

San Diego, CA

Family Nurse Practitioner Master of Science

May 2017

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

Nursing Bachelor of Science

December 2008

Bakersfield College

Bakersfield

Nursing Associate of Science

Accomplishments

Physician Support - Consistently praised by physicians for efficient assistance in patient management, diagnostic skills, and patient discharge in the emergency department.

Awarded "Nurse of the year"

Awarded "Excellent care in trauma nursing"

Development- Lead a team that developed a rapid care and frontline area in the emergency department that allowed the department to go from seeing 60 patients a day to 150 patients a day without increasing staff resources.

Development - As a part of an infectious disease patient receiving center, assisted in developing required training program for training staff regarding infectious disease protocols.

Training - Trained team of staff nurses and physicians in infectious disease safety to guarantee consistent quality of care and staff safety.

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