Qualified Progressive Care Clinical Nurse with solid foundation in clinical nursing practice. Proven ability to provide compassionate patient care and effectively manage clinical duties. Team oriented and reliable with expert healthcare knowledge.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Clinical Nurse IV
El Camino Hospital
09.2018 - Current
Provide direct bedside nursing care to acutely ill progressive care patients at the 16 bed Progressive Care Unit.
Providing care to patients on BiPap, High Flow Oxygen Therapy, administering drips such as Heparin, Amiodarone, Diltiazem, Dobutamin, Precedex
Perform duties and responsibilities of bedside, resource and charge nurse
Responded to patient emergencies to provide prompt and correct intervention .
Member of Unit Practice Council, Skin Integrity Committee-leading quality improvement project to reduced pressure injuries, developed Pressure Injury Skin Bundle for our unit
Mediport Project Leader supervising competencies for PCU Mediport champions
Superuser and Professional Development Day instructor for Wound Vision Scout.
Clinical Nurse
El Camino Hospital
09.2017 - 09.2018
Provided direct bedside acute nursing care to cardiac, stroke, observation, medical, surgical patients
Float to medical/surgical, telemetry and progressive care unit in Mountain View and med/surg and telemetry units in El Camino Hospital in Los Gatos
Registered Nurse
O’Connor Hospital
07.2016 - 09.2017
Provided direct bedside acute nursing care to cardiac, stroke, observation and, medical-surgical patients at the Intermediate Care Telemetry Unit.
Procedures include bedside cardioversion, transesophageal echocardiogram (TEE), post and pre-cardiac catheterization/interventions care, post CABG patient care, care for patients on mechanical ventilation, CAPD, administration of cardiac PO and IV medications and drips such as Dobutamin, Dopamin, Amiodarone, Heparin, Nitroglycerin.
Registered Nurse
American Mobile Healthcare
05.2016 - 07.2016
Float Pool RN-Floated to various departments at Stanford Hospital, including Medical Surgical, Intermediate Intensive Care Units, Emergency Department-Obs, Inpatient Psychiatric Care unit.
Registered Nurse
Sanford Hospital
09.2015 - 05.2016
Provided direct bedside nursing care to cardiac and medical-surgical,patients with cardiac catheterization/intervention, cardiac arrhythmias and conduction disorders, congestive heart failure, coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG), transcatheter aortic and mitral valve implantation and repairs, Mitraclip procedures, cardioversion, transesophageal echocardiogram (TEE), pacemaker placement.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of Texas
Arlington, TX
05.2017
Associate of Science - Nursing, Liberal Arts and Sciences, Math and Engineering Emphasis
De Anza College
Cupertino, CA
12.2014
Juris Doctor - Legal Studies, Graduate Lawyer
University of Sarajevo
04.2002
Skills
Mediport Champion and Unit Project Leader
Wound Care Warrior
Wound Vision Scout Superuser and Trainer
Employee of the Month January 2023 for PCU for leading HAPI reduction project
Developed PCU Pressure Injury Bundle
NTI 2025 Poster Presenter on Reduction of Pressure Injuries in PCU
Personal Information
Title: RN, BSN, PCCN
Professional Accomplishments
PCCN by AACN
American Association of Critical-Care Nurses Member
Certified Medical Translator for Bosnian Language
Lamp of Knowledge, Nursing Award Sanford Hospital
Daisy Award Nominee, Sanford Medical Center
Deloras Jones RN Scholarship-Kaiser Permanente
Stroke Council Member, O’Connor Hospital San Jose
Wound and Ostomy Warrior, El Camino Hospital
Mediport Champion and Project Leader, El Camino Hospital
Employee of the Month, January 2023
Teach Scout Wound Vision class at ECH MV and LG, July 2024
Certification
CA Registered Nurse license expires May 2027
Progressive Care Certified Nurse (PCCN) expires December 2025
Basic Life Support expires July 2027
Advanced Cardiac Life Support expires July 2027
Timeline
Clinical Nurse IV
El Camino Hospital
09.2018 - Current
Clinical Nurse
El Camino Hospital
09.2017 - 09.2018
Registered Nurse
O’Connor Hospital
07.2016 - 09.2017
Registered Nurse
American Mobile Healthcare
05.2016 - 07.2016
Registered Nurse
Sanford Hospital
09.2015 - 05.2016
Associate of Science - Nursing, Liberal Arts and Sciences, Math and Engineering Emphasis
De Anza College
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of Texas
Juris Doctor - Legal Studies, Graduate Lawyer
University of Sarajevo
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