Data Entry Invasive Cardiology

Christine Vigilio

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New Fairfield, CT 06812

252-***-**** Cellular

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Personal Statement:

My experience in nursing is vast and varied. My objective for working in your facility is to secure a dynamic position, which will allow me to use my skills and education. In turn helping to improve patient outcomes, empower staff, and better the organization.

Work Experience:

White Plains Hospital- Montefiore Health System- Nurse Manager for Invasive Cardiology- May 2023- present

Responsible for day-to-day operations of a high volume, rapidly growing invasive cardiology, structural heart, and EP dept. Manage and lead staff of fifty plus including RNs, NP’s, CV technicians, and unlicensed personnel. Manage all hiring, evaluations, disciplining, terminating, comfortable in both union/non-union environments. Organize and present monthly meetings for budgets, quality, and Invasive cardiology statistics for national data input. This is not an exhaustive list, more provided upon request.

Nuvance Health Quest- Cardiac Educator for the network- May 2022- May 2023

Developed and educated all new graduate RN cohorts in comprehensive EKG interpretation class, provided annual education for telemetry units within all Nuvance hospitals. Provided real time support for RNs and monitor techs with rhythm questions, interventions, treatment, etc. Collaborated with colleagues and managers to ensure RNs were competent in caring for cardiac patients.

Danbury Hospital- Nurse Manager Cardiac Telemetry Unit- December 3, 2018- May 2022

Nurse Manager for a forty-five-bed cardiac/medical in-patient unit, responsible for the day-to-day operations. My primary responsibilities include leading a team of over ninety plus employees both licensed and unlicensed, maintaining fiscal responsibility for both operations and staffing. As well as maintaining top box ranks in Press Ganey scores, and evaluating, mentoring, and coaching all employees. Daily rounding on patients to improve patient satisfaction scores and ensure Registered Nurses are working at the top of the licenses. Perform daily rounds with multiple disciplines including physicians, residents, case managers, and therapeutic ancillary staff. This is to ensure proper treatment plans are conducted, to decrease the length of stay, and prevent readmissions.

Registered Nurse Albany Medical Center- August 27, 2018, to November 25, 2018

Travel assignment provided total patient care for those undergoing invasive cardiac procedures. This included Left and Right heart caths, TAVR’s PFO closures, and STEMI call. Proficient in the administration of moderate sedation, titration of cardiac drips, pulling arterial and venous sheaths, and providing both pre and post op care.

Clinical Coordinator Carteret Health Care in Morehead City, North Carolina – July 2017 to present.

The role is responsible for CCU/PCU units, as well as house wide coverage on off hours, weekends, and holidays. Manage staffing and day-to-day operations of both critical care and progressive care, handle evaluations, staffing assignments, patient complaints. Respond to all in house rapid responses, strokes, and cardiac arrests. Provide educational training to the staff in both departments on caring for and managing cardiac cath lab patients. At present work in cardiac cath lab to cover and assist as needed to maintain cath lab skill set.

Cardiac Cath Lab- Carteret Health Care Morehead City, North Carolina- July 2016- June 2017

Worked as staff nurse in cardiac cath lab assisted and recovered patients’ pre and post procedure. Also assisted with diagnostic and planned interventions. No call required and no STEMI program at this time.

Clinical Coordinator at St. Luke’s Cornwall Hospital in Newburgh, NY- March 2016 to June 2016

Oversaw the daily operations of the cardiac cath and interventional labs, participated in monthly STEMI meetings, rounded on and provided education for all in- patients who received stents or experienced a STEMI. In conjunction with the director of the cardiac cath lab, my responsibilities included reviewing readmissions, cardiac cath lab complications, development of quality metrics, and data entry, assisted in procedures, as needed, which included data entry, medicating patients, setting up equipment for emergencies.

Staff RN- Cross Country Travel assignment February 2015- March 2016 at Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY

Employed at an excellent academic center that had three cardiac cath and three EP labs as a staff nurse. All necessary functions performed for patients undergoing cardiac cath procedures, EP studies, and right heart cath biopsies, cared for patients, pre, intra, and post procedure.

Nurse Manager of Interventional Cardiology and Imaging Services at Mid-Hudson Regional Hospital of Westchester Medical Center, Poughkeepsie, NY- August 2014 to January 2015

Responsible for day to day operations of 2 room IR/Cath lab suite, manage 4-5 RN’s and 2 x-ray techs, providing scheduling, interviewing and performance appraisals, handle payroll via Kronos, maintain all education and certifications for staff, hold staff meetings as needed, work collaboratively with IR physicians as well as multiple disciplines to ensure excellent customer service. Also assist staff with CT/MRI injections as needed to ensure patient care in a timely fashion, attend management and leadership meetings as necessary, and provide input to improve nursing practices by using evidenced based sources.

Staff RN- Aureus Medical Travel assignment June 2014- August 2014- Johnson City Hospital, Binghamton, NY

Worked in a two room cath lab, my responsibilities include caring for the patient pre and post procedure. As well as pulling sheaths, administering medications for sedation and interventions. Data input for all cases, scrubbed for elective interventions as well as STEMI’s.

Staff RN- March 2013- June 2014 West Florida Hospital, Pensacola, Florida

Worked as a staff RN in a 26-bed mixed ICU/CVICU. Responsibilities included total care for the critically ill patient. Ventilator management, critical IV drips, blood transfusions, monitoring hemodynamics, post-surgical patients, CABG pts., post MI and other medically complicated cases.

Staff RN- June 2009 to November 2012- Orange Regional Medical Center, Middletown, NY 10940

Worked as a staff nurse and charge nurse in a 3-room cardiac cath lab. My responsibilities include caring for the patient pre and post procedure. As well as pulling sheaths, administering medications for sedation and interventions. Data input for all cases, scrub for devices, elective interventions as well as STEMI’s.

Staff RN- June 2005 – June 2009 Orange Regional Medical Center, Middletown, NY 10940

Staff nurse in a 14-bed mixed critical care unit, duties included total patient management including ventilators, cardiac infusions, paralytics, and hemodynamics. Also served as a code neuro, code blue and RRT responder. Served as a charge nurse which included monitoring and assisting in the daily operations of the CCU.

Nurse Manager-July 2003- June 2005 Valley View Center for Nursing and Rehab, Goshen, NY 10924

Nurse Manager on a 30-bed secured Alzheimer’s unit. Responsibilities included overseeing the daily operations of the unit. While working collaboratively with multiple disciplines to provide the highest level of care possible for the patients. In addition, supervising a staff of over thirty ranging from medical assistants, LPNs, and RNs.

Clinical Nurse Manager – July 2000- June 2003 Crystal Run Healthcare LLP, Middletown, NY 10940

Oversaw the daily operations of three separate medical offices. Managing a staff of over fifty employees which included medical assistants, LPNs, and RN’s. Managed patient and family issues as well as worked collaboratively with a large group of physicians.

Staff RN-July 1994-Sept.1996 Westchester Medical Center, Valhalla, NY 10595

Worked at a level one trauma center in an 8-bed neuro-surgical ICU, responsible for total patient care including ventilator management, hemodynamics, ICP monitoring and maintaining organ viability after brain death confirmation.

Staff RN-July 1989-June 1994 St. Agnes Hospital, White Plains, NY

Began as an LPN, graduated and received my RN, worked in multiple units including med-surg, telemetry, ER and ICU. Responsibility included total patient care.

My lapse in employment from September 1996 to June 2000 was while I attended the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, NY. I received my associate’s degree in culinary studies and worked as an executive sous chef until June 2000. At that point I returned to my nursing career.

Education

Graduated from University of Phoenix August 13, 2018, MSN with an Administrative Focus

Obtained my BSN degree on Feb. 29, 2016

Iona College Sept. 1991- May 1993 New Rochelle, NY

Graduated with honors, received my associate’s degree in nursing as well as a Clinical Bedside Excellence Award. Took and passed my NCLEX exam in Oct. 1993. Licensed in NYS 457301-1. Licensed in North Carolina NCRN 288652, Licensed in Connecticut 156246

Achievements: Attended an 80-hour intensive course directed at working in a cardiac cath lab and passed a 250-question exam obtaining a 92%.

Certifications: ACLS and BLS

Professional Affiliations: Member of the American Nurse Association (ANA) and the Connecticut local chapter

References furnished upon request.

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