Experienced ICU RN with Perioperative Focus
Resume:
VERONICA RICHARDSON, BSN, RN
San Jose, CA
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California RN License #661035
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Experienced and compassionate Critical Care Registered Nurse with over 20 years of ICU and high-acuity patient care. Expert in managing pre- and post-operative patients, conscious sedation, airway support, and pain management. Proven success in high-pressure environments such as trauma, neuro, and cardiac ICUs. Seeking to leverage my experience into a new position to provide safe, high-quality care during the critical perioperative phase.
CORE COMPETENCIES
PACU/Post-Op Recovery Care
Airway Management & Conscious Sedation
Neurological & Cardiac ICU
Pain Management & Patient Advocacy
Hemodynamic Monitoring (A-lines, Central Lines, EVDs)
Ventilator Management & Proned Patients
Emergency Response (Code Blue)
Multidisciplinary Collaboration
EPIC & Meditech Documentation
Patient & Family Education
NIHSS
LICENSES & CERTIFICATIONS
Registered Nurse – California (Unencumbered, Active)
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) – Current
Basic Life Support (BLS) – Current
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Plastic Surgery Center of Palo Alto – Palo Alto, CA
December 9, 2025 – Present
Provide comprehensive pre-operative admissions, including assessment, and surgical readiness verification
Deliver post-anesthesia care through discharge, monitoring airway, hemodynamics, pain, and nausea
Provide OR circulating break coverage while maintaining sterile technique
Educate patients and families on post-operative care and discharge instructions
Registered Nurse III – ICU
O’Connor Hospital – San Jose, CA
November 2021 – Present
Provide high-acuity care in a combined ICU including medical, surgical, trauma, and post-operative patients
Recover patients from OR and IR procedures, including conscious sedation monitoring
Manage advanced support devices: arterial lines, central lines, ventilators, and transducers
Perform rapid assessments and implement complex clinical interventions
Act as charge nurse; oversee care assignments, staff coordination, and emergency response
Registered Nurse II – ICU
Regional Medical Center – San Jose, CA
September 2019 – September 2021
Delivered care in a Level II Trauma Center ICU (Neuro/Cardiac/Trauma)
Monitored patients post-craniotomy, CEA, spinal surgeries, and cardiac events
Titrated multiple vasoactive drips and managed intubated, sedated patients
Collaborated closely with physicians and interdisciplinary teams for optimal outcomes
Registered Nurse II – Dialysis
Satellite Healthcare – San Jose, CA
February 2018 – August 2019
Monitored patients undergoing hemodialysis, managing access and post-procedure stabilization
Responded to emergencies and coordinated care with nephrologists
Registered Nurse II – Neuro ICU
UCSF Medical Center – San Francisco, CA
July 2005 – March 2018
Specialized in critically ill neurological patients (SAH, stroke, trauma, post-op neurosurgeries)
Provided bedside procedural sedation and recovery support
Managed EVDs, ICP monitoring, A-lines, ventilators
Served as part-time charge nurse; ensured smooth unit operations and mentorship of junior staff
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Sonoma State University – Rohnert Park, CA June 2005
High School Diploma
Sutter Union High School – Sutter, CA May 2000
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