LAUREN R. COOK

I am so grateful for my career as an RN. After ten years of acute and ambulatory care I’m ready to settle in to this position and grow towards new professional goals.

• Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing
• YMCA of San Francisco
• SF Public Library
• Golden Gate Mothers Group
• KQED sustaining member

• Spanish, Fluent
• Portuguese, Conversational
• Certified English-Spanish Provider, SFDPH
• BLS for Healthcare Providers, current
• Certificate of completion; Introduction to Fetal Heart Monitoring
• ONS/ONCC Chemotherapy Immunotherapy Certificate, 02/01/22

• Labor and Delivery RN, ZSFGH, 04/01/22, present, 0.8, Competently performed all the duties of a labor nurse after successfully completing a 6 month training period caring for maternal and fetal patients, newborns, and operative cases as a circulating nurse in the OR. I sadly leave this position due to family circumstances but with outstanding references despite the inopportune timing.
• Medical Surgical RN, ZSFGH, 01/01/14, 12/31/22, 0.9, Performed all the essential duties of the acute care bedside RN at SFGH for complex geriatric patients. This includes head-to-toe and focused assessments, telemetry and continuous pulse oximetry, epidurals, titratable drips and CAPD. I show up early, work hard for my patients and value team work. I have served on various unit-based committees and have excellent references from various roles on this unit.
• Public Service Aid, SFGH, 01/01/13, 12/31/14, Performed all essential duties of a med-surg PCA and assisted with RN responsibilities while completing my masters degree at UCSF.
• Home health nurse, 06/01/12, 12/31/12, Cared for 78-year old patient with advanced Parkinson's disease; ADLs, medication management, transport to and from appointments.
• IHSS/In Home Support Services Caregiver, 02/01/13, 06/30/13, Cared for a 35 year old quadriplegic man; ADLs, medication administration, bowel and bladder care, and complex transfers.
• Discharge Lounge Volunteer, SFGH, 06/01/12, 12/31/12, Scheduled patient appointments; manage medication and personal belongings processing, and arranged for patient transport.
• Volunteer, Laguna Honda Hospital and Rehabilitation Center, 01/01/98, 12/31/14, Taught art to elders; assisted with feeding, transportation and transfers, currently involved in unit-based hospice care.
• Patient Relations Intern, UCSF Medical Center, 02/01/11, 07/31/11, Collaborated with patient relations staff, nurse managers and the Joint Commission to develop a patient satisfaction survey tool.
• Volunteer, Breast Care Clinic at CHOMP, 02/01/10, 12/31/10, Translated intake forms for Spanish speaking patients; performed appointment reminder calls, assisted patients preparing for appointments.
• Peace Corps Volunteer, Mozambique, 01/01/07, 12/31/09, English Teacher and Women's' Health Advocate. Taught health education and HIV prevention to rural high school students; assisted patients at community hospital navigating western style health care; performed discharge teaching for postpartum and tuberculosis patients.

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ONS/ONCC

Bilingual Spanish English Provider SFDPH