Catherine Kovacs BScN, RN

Enthusiastic and dedicated Registered Nurse eager to contribute to team success through hard work, attention to detail and excellent organizational skills. Clear understanding of the pressures and challenges of working as a frontline health care team member in adult acute care and intensive care settings. Recent nursing experience in adult cardiovascular intensive care. Past nursing experience in adult cardiovascular surgery. Motivated to learn, grow and excel as a Registered Nurse in the nursing profession.

• Emergency cardiac management
• Rhythm Analysis (ECG)
• Temporary epicardial & transvenous pacemakers
• CRRT - Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy
• Ventricular assist device (HeartMate 3, BiVAD)
• Direct IV Administration
• Administration of procedural sedation
• Administration of neuromuscular blocking agents
• CVAD blood withdrawal
• Venipuncture/Phlebotomy
• Lumbar drain management
• Epidural management
• EPIC: CONNECT CARE training and experience in adult inpatient acute care nursing and ICU nursing environments.

• Cardiac surgery post-operative critical care
• Heart & lung transplant post-operative critical care
• ECMO & VAD/BiVAD critical care
• Hemodynamic monitoring
• Electrophysiologic monitoring
• Central line care
• IV starts
• Charge Nurse experience - CVICU
• Clinical judgement
• Leadership
• Teamwork