please review my resume, one year experience

[rallucutz]

Hi, I've been working on my resume for a few days now...If anyone would give me a feedback, good or bad, i would really really appreciate it! Thanks in advance_.

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PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Compassionate Registered Nurse with one year experience in a cardiovascular intensive care unit. Maintain strong reputation for being professional and knowledgeable with a drive for seeking education and patient satisfaction.

LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS

· Active Illinois Registered Nurse license

· Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support - ACLS expires March 2018

· Basic Life Support – BLS expires January 2018

· Intra-aortic Balloon Pump Certification Class (November 21, 2016)

· Continuous Extra-Corporeal Blood Therapy Certification Class (October 3, 2016)

SKILL HIGHLIGHTS

· Post-operative care of open heart surgery patients

· Post-operative care of minimally invasive cardiac surgery patients

· Vasopressor support based on clinical picture of the patient and hemodynamic values

· Ventilator and chest tube management

· Cardiac rhythm monitoring and management of life-threatening arrhythmias

· Non-invasive/invasive monitoring via arterial and central lines, Swan Ganz catheter and IABP management

· Pain/Sedation management

· Fluent in English, Romanian and Spanish

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

01/2016 – 01/2017 RN – CVICU/CICU

XXXX hospital– TX, 412-bed hospital and Level I Trauma Center

· Completed a critical care internship and accepted a position in a 24-bed cardiothoracic intensive care unit with a nurse to patient ratios of 1:1, 1:2 and 1:3 depending on acuity and daily census

· Utilized strong assessment skills to determine necessary care for young and older cardiac patients, including: post cardiac surgery, post PCI, CHF, MI and cardiogenic/septic shock

· Combined hemodynamic monitoring and knowledge of vasoactive drugs to implement a plan of care and evaluate patient response

· Recognized life-threatening arrhythmias and conditions and initiated appropriate nursing and/or medical care in accordance with established guidelines and evidence-based practice

· Implemented and evaluated quality improvement activities for CICU such as monthly bulletin board on the unit's CLABSI and CAUTI rates and how to prevent them

· Engaged patients and family member to participate in the plan of care, educated them according to assessed needs and acted as a liaison in order to coordinate an excellent care.

09/2011 – 11/2015 Certified Medication Assistant

XXXX– TX

· Reviewed physicians' orders and safely administered medications to 25 residents daily

· Incorporated patient teaching about medication purpose, adverse effects and monitoring parameters

· Advocated for patient and family concerns regarding medications

· Collaborated with physicians, nurses and home health agencies in developing individualized care plans

· Supervised nursing aides following infection control practices

06/2009 – 02/2011 Translator

XXXX - ROMANIA

· Translated over 2,000 medical documents, brochures, technical manuals, legal contracts

· Consulted with experts in scientific and medical areas in order to correctly translate documents

EDUCATION

12/2015 Associate of Applied Science in Nursing, GPA 3.74

XXX- Texas

06/2009 Bachelor of Arts Degree

XXX, Romania

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I was trying to upload it as a PDF file, but i wasn't able to figure out how to do it on here. Any feedback is appreciated.

[cocoa_puff]

I'm not sure what you think of my edited version, but I rearranged and removed some parts I thought were repetitive and/or unnecessary. You have an impressive resume for having 1 year of experience, best of luck! :)

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Full Name

Address

Phone Number

Professional Email

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EDUCATION

12/2015 Associate of Applied Science in Nursing, GPA 3.74

XXX- Texas

06/2009 Bachelor of Arts Degree

XXX, Romania

LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS

· Illinois Registered Nurse license #XXXXX

· Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support - ACLS (expires 3/18)

· Basic Life Support – BLS (expires 1/18)

· Intra-aortic Balloon Pump Certification (received 11/21/16)

· Continuous Extra-Corporeal Blood Therapy Certification (received 10/3/16)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

01/2016 – 01/2017 RN – CVICU/CICU

XXXX hospital– TX, Level I Trauma Center, 412 beds

· Completed a critical care internship on a 24-bed cardiothoracic intensive care unit; nurse to patient ratio of 1:1, 1:2, and 1:3, depending on acuity and census

· Provided care for open heart surgery and minimally invasive cardiac surgery, post PCI, CHF, MI and cardiogenic/septic shock patients.

· Combined hemodynamic monitoring and knowledge of vasoactive drugs to implement a plan of care and evaluate patient response.

· Monitored cardiac rhythms and recognized life-threatening arrhythmias; initiated appropriate care in accordance with established guidelines and evidence-based practice.

· Ventilator and chest tube management

· Non-invasive/invasive monitoring via arterial and central lines, Swan Ganz catheters and IABP management.

· Implemented and evaluated quality improvement activities for CICU (monthly bulletin board on the unit's CLABSI and CAUTI rates and prevention strategies).

· Educated patients and family members according to assessed needs, engaged them in the plan of care, and advocated for their needs.

09/2011 – 11/2015 Certified Medication Assistant

XXXX– TX

· Reviewed physicians' orders and safely administered medications to 25 residents daily

· Collaborated with physicians, nurses and home health agencies in developing individualized care plans

· Supervised nursing aides following infection control practices

06/2009 – 02/2011 Translator

XXXX - ROMANIA

· Translated over 2,000 medical documents, brochures, technical manuals, legal contracts

· Consulted with scientific and medical experts to correctly translate documents

· Fluent in English, Romanian and Spanish

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[rallucutz]

Thank you so much for taking time to look over my resume. I think the way you edited some parts make it look a lot better. I really appreciate it.

[cocoa_puff]

You're welcome!!!